Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Derrek]

I was formerly a TV Producer in the USA.

I am kicking around the idea of producing a DVD about teaching in Korea. As you may have seen, I've already made several simple home videos of my experiences here (click www link below).

I hope to find different people interested in talking about thier teaching experiences on-camera (the good, bad, ugly). Any good stories or situations deemed interesting could qualify. Talk about a sucky director. Talk about Immigrations. Talk about whatever.

I would record your story on camera, but your face would appear between different video clips (you wouldn't be on camera for long periods of time).

Anyone interested, or have any ideas? PM me or post.

I'm open for suggestions! Thanks.

[kangnamdragon]

[PatrickSiheung]

Sounds really cool ) You know on the Life Network they aired a show called English Teachers. They followed around some teachers in Taiwan. I really liked watching it and I bet you could create a popular series! I for one would buy them if they weren't priced too high.

Have you thought about hiring writers and maybe a narrater too?

You could not only follow around teachers but you could also show some various areas of Seoul. Visit Yongsan, Itaewon, Hongdae... you know, some popular foreigner hang outs as well as show people the lesser known parts of Korea, prostitution houses etc that you can find. Would be kinda cool to sneak a hidden camera down one of those streets.

You could get a Korean friend to even interview different people about Korea. They could speak to the person in Korean of course and then translate for the camera.

The difficult part I would think though is keeping it a neutral peice of work. Trying not to show too much of the bad. You could speak to teachers that are here for the short term and those that have found a new home here.

Anyway, I'm rambling. But this is an exciting idea!

[hellofaniceguy]

What is wrong with showing ones face instead of hiding it on T.V.? I don't get it and no amount of reasoning will make me understand it either.
Even in the U.S., at times the faces are covered. It's often in korea. I'd have no qualms about my ugly mug being shown! Even if I was being arrested in korea, I'd be "hamming" it up for the camera! Good, bad, or the ugly, why hide faces? If you're a bad person and ashamed, why then did you do wrong in the first place?!?!? Only those who have something to hide want their faces blocked!
Sign me up Derrek!
I'll speak my peace and piece and then some!
I'll rattle off like a machine gun against the injustice done to non koreans!

[Derrek]

Well, I as a writer for 8 years too.

I'll put more up about this topic a little later... in a rush at the moment.

Yeah, I've planned to walk my video camera down one of those side streets as well.... take some video of all the "foreigners" there... you know... prostitution is a "foreigner problem" in Korea.
ahahaha

Seriously, I'd love to do an Andy Rooney type of satirical piece on that!

"Koreans behaving badly!"

[shawner88]

[paperbag princess]

i'll do it!

[matthews_world]

I'd be interested.

I'm Mr. Clean so my air time would be pretty boring. I could be your public tranportation expert. Use me if you needed to show the world that there are some foreigners who actually go to church in other countries. I could take viewers into DVD rooms, PC bangs and health clubs.

Other than that, I'd be a dry subject.

See if you can Zyz and Denz to do it. They would be more of the cool cats on the board.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Can I talk about how much love there is between various groups of foreigners working in Korea?

[Zed]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Yanks vs Canucks. More childish than ever before.

[Zed]

TMKATM vs. Andie - A Battle Not So Royale

[coolsage]

I'll do it. I've already had a cameo on MBC. How much are you paying? I'm betting that you won't get back to me.

[Derrek]

[jazblanc77]