tedsaidit.com is a free speech and free market site. High bidders on eBay become the official sponsor- and have creative input in the actual content- of a one minute tedsaidit.com quicktime web video. Release dates are specified in the live eBay auctions.
Once the clip is published, the winner can use it- wherever, whenever, however and as long- as they wish. Full contract terms below.
Theodore Terbolizard aka Terbo Ted has been creating and producing desktop video since 1992. Ted and/or his work has appeared on TV networks around the world. Ted was anchorman and producer of the world news program at storytoday.tv throughout 2006. Terbo also sings and plays guitar in the local San Francisco Bay Area rock band Chief Enablers.
The winning sponsor for the date specified has the opportunity to help co-create the actual content of the sponsored message with the cooperation and within the existing production standards of tedsaidit.com. Final recommendations and input from the winning sponsor for the sponsored clip ("Content Submissions" - details below) must be submitted in full by the deadline specified, via email (ted[AT]tedsaidit.com) or messaging on any of the affiliate tedsaidit.com sites. If the winning sponsor misses the content submission deadline, the sponsored clip will be created with the full discretion of tedsaidit.com. Any and all custom requests for specific content will be considered and attempted, as reasonable possibilities and existing production standards allow. tedsaidit.com can and will make discretionary edits to all submitted content as readability, timing and production limits allow. Clips at tedsaidit.com are never to exceed one minute in length.
All sponsored clips are delivered 'as is' with no warranties or additional editing or delivery. All bidders respect, accept and understand the existing production standards of tedsaidit.com. Winning bidders may edit, reproduce and redistribute their sponsored message as they desire, granting tedsaidit.com the same rights to each sponsored clip. tedsaidit.com reserves full discretion to cancel and refund winning bids for whatever purpose. If tedsaidit.com fails to post a sponsored clip on or before the realease date specified, tedsaidit.com will refund the winning bidder's funds in full. if the winner bidder does not pay in full by the release date, the clip will not be published until payment is made.
Content Submissions
The following options are available to choose from to help collaborate on a sponsored message with tedsaidit.com:
content:
pick one of the following:
tedsaidit.com's complete and full discretion
tedsaidit.com's original interpretation of a supplied topic, keyword, webpage or other article.
tedsaidit.com will read your custom message of one minute or less, which is approximately 200 words or less.
tedsaidit.com will incorporate your supplied imagery or video as technical limits allow. Images are preferred in .jpg format, videos preferred in quicktime format. Other files may be attempted but may be subject to technical limitations.
tedsaidit.com will provide narration to your provided visual presentation with ted not appearing on camera.
tedsaidit.com will run your supplied and completely finished one-minute quicktime clip 'as-is' with no editing.
appearance:
choose any combination of the following:
sponsor gets to pick a headline and sponsor subtext for onscreen graphic titling. Titles are subject to editing to fit the space onscreen; short headlines and sponsor names are recommended.
ted will wear a jacket, shirt and tie (color/style requests considered) [sample 1,sample 2]
ted will wear a dress shirt (color/style requests considered) [sample]
ted will wear a supplied tshirt or other garment provided by the content submission deadline (XL size or greater). items will not be returned at tedsaidit.com's expense.
ted will wear 'stunna' shades in a full-face closeup. [sample]
special effect: tedsaidit.com will use special effects on the video and/or audio. [sample 1, sample 2]
backdrops: lit studio background [sample] or dark curtain backdrop [sample]
custom backdrops: a custom backdrop supplied at or before the content submission deadline may be used (approximately 5 feet wide and 4 feet tall in size). items will not be returned at tedsaidit.com's expense.
other reasonable requests will be considered and attempted.
content framework and restrictions
tedsaidit.com is a free speech and free market inspired product. tedsaidit.com will read any political view, religious belief, personal message, product endorsement, event announcement, copyrighted work or other material, as long as it is consistent with the following:
tedsaidit.com will read profane or untrue words and texts, but tedsaidit.com has the option to disable autoplay on tedsaidit.com and begin the clip with a stationary WARNING screen.
tedsaidit.com will read from copyrighted works, and display copyrighted images or video at the sponsor's request, as long as they are properly annotated or credited in either the spoken text or onscreen titles, as fair use laws require.
tedsaidit.com will not read overt hate or outright slanderous material.
tedsaidit.com will reserve the right to not knowingly violate any laws that may jeopardize tedsaidit.com
tedsaidit.com will not read or present material criticizing theodore terbolizard, terbo ted or tedsaidit.com
affiliate limitations
tedsaidit.com has no control over the policies of any of the affiliate sites or ISPs used by tedsaidit.com, and in the event that a sponsored message violates the conditions of any of tedsaidit.com's business partners and is subject to removal from any of the tedsaidit.com affiliate sites, tedsaidit.com will email the final quicktime .mov file directly to the sponsor for the sponsor's own use.
About Ted
