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RevBambooBen posted on 11/25/2015

Something we've been working on for a while.
Any tiki freaks out there in TV Land want to pick us up??? :wink:

http://www.mediameltproductions.com/BuildingParadise.html


Bamboo Ben
Custom Tropical Decor
I build Tiki Rooms for you! Just ask around :wink:
https://www.facebook.com/bamboo.ben

[ Edited by: RevBambooBen 2016-03-05 06:24 ]

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Thortiki posted on 11/25/2015

SWEET (-:

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mikehooker posted on 11/25/2015

Fun stuff.

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AceExplorer posted on 11/25/2015

WAY cool. I know a place in my city which immediately needs rescuing.

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ron-tiki posted on 11/25/2015

Awesome piece.

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Dustycajun posted on 11/25/2015

Very cool! Would love to see that concept get picked up for a series. You think you three crazy Tiki peeps can spin out 20 minutes of banter per episode?

DC

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 11/25/2015

What the hell am I doing in that show!

That was a fun day & this show needs to happen
Make it happen Ben!!! use your Bamboo mind powers!

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Kraken007 posted on 11/25/2015

WOW! Maybe a Vegas episode? :wink:

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GROG posted on 11/25/2015

It needs a quick little animated Bamboo Ben cartoon, and/or animated titles. :wink:

[ Edited by: GROG 2015-11-25 15:03 ]

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kkocka posted on 11/25/2015

Awesome! I'm behind anybody that gets this picked up, there's definitely a lot of potential even if it was only for a season or two ("Hawaii Life" on HGTV comes to mind.)

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8FT Tiki posted on 11/26/2015

Loved it. So much more fun than most of those HGTV type shows. Good luck and awesome work everyone. Who wouldn't want this all star team tikifying their space???

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Or Got Rum? posted on 11/26/2015

Great job Ben. It would provide a refreshing aspect to the other "makeover" shows. A true niche concept. Good luck. OGR

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bamalamalu posted on 11/27/2015

Now there's a home makeover show I'd watch.
When you're ready, you can come film a season's worth of episodes at my house (please!)

Best of luck!

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PremEx posted on 11/27/2015

Fantastic!

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hiltiki posted on 11/28/2015

Best of luck Ben.

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skootiki posted on 11/29/2015

This is a fantastic idea.... viewers would love it!

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TikiAno posted on 11/29/2015

Dig.

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LoungeShark posted on 11/30/2015

This has to happen! Way better than those other shows out there. And for those that don't get it, it has the added bonus of an after-show, where they paint the walls white again.

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RevBambooBen posted on 12/01/2015

Here's the first video that led to the latest aka Building Paradise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XWc0eJPYQw

MAhalos everyone for liking it.

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RevBambooBen posted on 12/02/2015

The first 6 pages of Spike's Breezeway were of us filming. Some of the pics Spike posted you can see the reflector on us
besides the shots that give it away with the michs and camera .
We actually built the core of it in less than 4 days and filmed too (which took as much or more time
than the build itself) .
Jeff Yarlett the camera man, producer, etc. did the filming, editing, etc. out of his own pocket for the pure love for tiki!
I'm trying to get him to release the original Building Paradise video he shot and edited of the build at Spikes pad.
He did a full 1/2 hour show. It's really cool! Here's the link for Spikes Breezeway.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=43239&forum=20&start=0

The video here is produced by Jeff Yarlett aka Media Melt Productions and Spectrum Productions both
out of Tampa Fl. It was re-named Tiki Takeover for a while when they were shopping it.

Aloha! BB

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kalenatiki posted on 12/04/2015

Great work Ben! I want to see this on DIY channel with yard crashers I'd watch it, he'll I'd record it

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Danno posted on 12/13/2015

Definitely would be my favorite show!!

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RevBambooBen posted on 12/15/2015

Thanks everyone for the positive responses. Jeff is gonna re edit the original one we shot at Spike's Breezeway and hopefully
we'll have it up here in the near future. Keep those hang loose fingers crossed that someone will see it and pick us up! :wink:
Aloha and MAhalo!
BB

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swizzle posted on 12/16/2015

Such a great clip.

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tikiskip posted on 12/16/2015

"Jeff is gonna re edit the original"
That is good, But dam, Do a new one at Bahooka To Be Reborn Clifton's!

Who says your show needs to be just peoples homes?
look at the show Tanked.
Might be hard to get before shots now though.

You should document your bigger builds just for history's sake anyway.
Good luck!

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RevBambooBen posted on 12/16/2015

T-Skip, here are a few Before and Afters. Some commercial, some residential. Some big, some small.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152327847341240.1073741838.679291239&type=1&l=6f1e26d6ef

Also you can look into the other "Albums" to see way more.

I'm thinking of getting a Go Pro and time lapse the Pacific Seas build.

Or, maybe old school pictures... :wink:

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tikiskip posted on 12/16/2015

"I'm thinking of getting a Go Pro and time lapse the Pacific Seas build.
Or, maybe old school pictures"

Do it all, the people that want to make your show a reality will pick and choose
what they think will sell.
Remember many times the things TC people like don't fly and make money.
Plus the stuff we hate translates into big bucks, Party City, Jimmy Buffet.
You need to find that in-between spot that all will like at least some and watch.

I have seen most of your work myself, you need to get
a way for others (read non TC) to see your work.

A good start may be a video bio of sorts starting with Ely and family ending with you
and your beginning on up to today.

Crazy Al is good for this too, Have met him a few times and he never has that
dismissive attitude many in the tiki world have, plus he is always "on"

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tikiskip posted on 12/16/2015

This one is good,
Quote Stephen J. Cannell “ Pitch your show with energy” Al would be a good person for this job.

How to Pitch Your TV Show by Television and Mystery Writer Stephen J. Cannell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAKNTaMMUrc

This one is good but they blab too much.
Sell Reality TV Shows With This Secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C8BQyZSW6o

How to Pitch a TV Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFpECoqyc8

How To Sell a TV Show Idea or Movie Script
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQg-5i6MdGo

Plus there are many books as well.

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RevBambooBen posted on 01/28/2016

BUMPITY BUMP!!!

For those of you that haven't seen this yet.

Someone buy our show!!!

http://www.mediameltproductions.com/BuildingParadise.html

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 01/28/2016

We need to see that whole episode, any luck Ben, getting the producer to post it?

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RevBambooBen posted on 01/28/2016

On 2016-01-28 14:30, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
We need to see that whole episode, any luck Ben, getting the producer to post it?

I'll bug him again.

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RevBambooBen posted on 02/29/2016

Here's the original "Building Paradise" that we shot while building the original Breezeway.

http://www.mediameltproductions.com/Building_Paradise_Pilot_Episode.html

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=43239&forum=20

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Thortiki posted on 02/29/2016

A Tiki Master at work, VERY NICE (-:

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Hakalugi posted on 02/29/2016

Wow Ben! That's easily the best, most concise "step by step" Tiki build-out ever shared on TC.

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swizzle posted on 03/01/2016

That was great. Very impressive seeing how fast you work Ben. Awesome stuff.

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RevBambooBen posted on 03/01/2016

MAhalos Y'all!

I've been know to work fast but this is TV. lol!!

Actually we did bust it out in 3-4 days (and with 3-4 takes every hour it was grueling )

The producer did the filming, editing, etc all by himself and on his own dime. He could only

be out here for a short time. He's based in Tampa. Pass it on and maybe someone will see it and pick us up.

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that could use a Bamboo Ben home tiki bar/room if we get picked up.

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SpaceAgeCity posted on 03/03/2016

This is great, Ben! Fingers crossed!

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Unga Bunga posted on 03/05/2016

I think its a winner.
Good Luck!

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