tukano_2 said:
Does it really need an answer?
It may be not your case, but this question sounds a bit ingenuous.
My question isn't why they do it so much as why would they consider doing something so stupid and dishonest. Also, I don't understand why producers have models fake when they can just find some that are genuinely ticklish. Sure, it's easier to get lots of models if you have them fake, and finding qualified models can be a lot of work for some people. But I feel that it's not so hard that it justifies deceiving the customers and risking having people blast one's work because the models are faking it. I mean, my models are genuine and you think they're faking, at least partially. So how can producers expect to get away with real fakers? I know some producers do it, but it's just beyond me.
Info?!? What kind of info do I need to evaluate a tk preview clip?!? If by "all the info needed" you intended your point of view on the matter, now I have "that info", but my opinion is just the same.
Not what I meant at all. What I meant is that you're basing your opinion solely on short clips made up of tiny little bits of footage. As far as I know, you haven't watched an entire video, which is the actual product. It's like reviewing a movie based on a commercial.
Second, you haven't worked with these models. You haven't talked to them, learned to know them, tested their ticklishness and reactions in person, nor have you been there during the actual shoot. So you really can't say that there's "lots of overreaction and many clearly forced laughs" because you don't know. You weren't there.
"I should tickle them personally to have a different opinion, but I frankly find this eventuality very remote"
Indeed. I admit that's a problem. It goes without saying that potential customers can't test the models themselves, and they only have the preview clips to make a judgement. So to some extent, I can't blame you for having an opinion of my work based on the clips. It's perfectly normal. It wouldn't make sense for me to say that one can't have some form of opinion after watching the clips, since that's what they're meant for.
What I do mind is your posting of your negative impressions which are only based on the clips, and not the actual videos, as well as your certainty that the models' reactions are fake, almost like it goes without saying that they are. You could post a negative comment if you had seen a full video. I wouldn't be pleased about it, but it would be fair. Or you could say that, based on the preview clips you've seen, there may be some fakeness, but you're not sure because they're only preview clips, or something like that.
The only thing that REALLY disturbed me is that you labeled "my legitimate opinion as consumer" as "to post stuff that's potentially harmful for a producer's reputation".
Please understand that I'm not trying to censor negative comments about my work. Naturally I dont like negative comments, but if someone watches one of my videos and doesn't like it, well, it's only fair that he can post about it (hopefully explaining his reasons).
At the end of the story, there are many qualified people here in the forum who like your stuff and said that in a number of threads, my opinion will not hurt your reputation. But, since I have no intention to start a discussion that could be potentially not likeable, I won't talk no more about your videos.
Fair enough. I may not like the certainty of your opinion, considering you only saw the preview clips, but in restrospect, you're right, it's not like it's going to "damage my reputation" or anything like that. I guess I was overreacting. And you do have a right to express your opinions. I just wish you had done it some other way, that's all.