TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS would like to hear from female HGV drivers for a 1 x 50’ observational documentary we’re developing on female lorry drivers, their lives and their journeys.
The film is aimed at telling the real life stories of female drivers. The weeks away from home, the long and short journeys, life on the road, the friendships built along the way and the hopes and ambitions for the future.
We’re looking for women who feel they can give us a unique insight into life on the road. Whether you’re a highly experienced overseas driver or a complete novice starting lessons, we’d like to hear from you.
As a television company, TRUE NORTH produces a wide range of high quality factual programmes for the major British TV channels specialising in human interest documentaries.
We have a solid reputation for developing honest, collaborative relationships with all of our contributors based on respect and trust.
If you’d like further information about the company and its productions, please visit our website: www.truenorthproductions.co.uk for further details.
If you’re interested please either email or telephone:
Over the years there have been far too many experiences from drivers who’ve put themselves forward for this kind of show only to find the edited final version being nothing more than the usual standard media HGV bashing.
I think you’ll struggle.
Oh, and you DID ask permission from the board moderators to post this request?
I hope you are genuine, but my experience of answering media calls for help has not been good. With one exception, our own Lucy, which did produce a couple of hours of interesting conversation (for me anyway) and a free lunch.
If you’re up for it girls, let us know how you get on.
It might have been interesting when I was shipping the horses over the water but I don’t think the work I’m doing now, i.e drop off one orange trailer and couple up another will win them a bafta.
Hmmm…Women in trucks…I can give you a whole rake of good reasons why this is a bad idea and waffle on for hours about the hypocrisy of society’s politically laundered rhetoric on the subject, if you like…I can also provide you with several years’ worth of experience at being a “bad mother”, “selfish” and “irresponsible”…go into a remarkable amount of detail about how women with families who drive are expected to be pathetically grateful for being “lucky” enough to be able to work 70 hours a week and be allowed no time, ambition or desires of their own…and explain why my 3 year old daughter’s obsession with trucks fills me with terror rather than the pride I am told I should be full of…
But that would be telling the truth and casting us in a bad light. Maybe not then.
I dealt with a TV Company last year and believe me, I learned the hard way, they say what you want to hear to get you to sign the consent form to give them the rights to the material, but the final edit is twisted beyond bounds resulting in you having to deal with the Bradcasting Complaints Commission
Stay Well Clear is my advice, the program may start out with good intentions but if they see another use for the material they film, they will jump at using it, even if its to discredit the person helping them out by volunteering
Such production companies people usually approach Truck & Driver magazine first ( I’ve spoken to dozens over the years) but on hearing that I expect to be paid for doing their research and sharing 25 years worth of contacts and experience they disappear…
Most are not prepared to travel further than Fulham and have no concept of either a truckstop or the reality of working people’s lives.
While the BBC are usually good independents like tabloid newspapers) are usually about perpetuating the usual crap stereotypes and exploitative stithc-ups such as ‘Who could believe pretty blonde Sue drives a big bad truck’ or
‘all male truck drivers are by definition sexist’.
I like to point out that women all over the world have been driving trucks since WW1. If you’re still up for it be very careful and get agreements in writing from Tarquin or whoever after checking where the programme is to be broadcast .
Nah. A film crew in tow would do my head in. Neither would i be able to keep a straight face. Best i shut up.
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