Surely everyone who has ever seen programs related to alterations of an apartment or a hacienda dreamed of being in the place of the program participants. It is quite possible to become them: for this it is enough to live in Moscow or the nearest Moscow region.
Country alterations
There are two main projects for the redevelopment of country houses and plots. These are "Fazenda" and "Dachny answer". You can get into them by filling out an application, having previously studied the selection criteria. If the dacha is located at a distance of no more than 30 km from the Moscow Ring Road, then any project will do, but the distance from 30 to 50 km is considered only by the Dachny Answer brigades, they also require all possible communications.
The area of the premises intended for alteration should not be less than 15 sq.m.
Apartment renovation
The renovation of apartments is carried out by the teams of the projects "School of Repair" and "Housing Problem". They work exclusively in Moscow with apartments with an area of at least 60 square meters, located in buildings with a freight elevator. New buildings are not considered.
Filing an application
On the website of each program, you must fill out an electronic application. The saying “Brevity is the sister of talent” does not work in this case. You should write in detail, very lively and emotionally. Preference is given to large, complete families, but if the hero is lonely, but has very colorful and cheerful friends who are ready to take part in the filming, then the editor is likely to be interested.
It is important to tell something intriguing about yourself: a family legend, amazing facts, an unusual dating story, everything that will set you apart from thousands of other applicants.
This hobby should be bright, dynamic, have its own flavor, and family activities should be exciting and funny. The main thing for television people is how interesting your family will be to the viewer, and not how deeply philosophical thoughts you lead at evening tea parties.
Casting
The approval of candidates takes place within a month. This will be followed by a meeting with the organizers (on your territory when you get into "Fazenda" and in the program office in the "School of Repair" and "Dachny Answer"). The casting is attended by all the people declared in the questionnaire. You must definitely have high-quality photographs of the house, room, site, as well as a plan and BTI.
The interview lasts no more than 15 minutes, so it is important to prepare for it in advance, playing with all the stories with jokes, vivid emotions of each family member. The chance is given once, and there are many who wish, so it is important to give it all out in full, even if such emotionality and dynamism are not characteristic of you - play it.
Meeting with the designer
You will find out about the results of the casting within a month, if the decision is positive, the program editor will contact you and arrange a meeting with the team of employees. A group, including a designer, leaves for the site. You need to properly prepare for the meeting, you can make an album with clippings of the interiors you like, pick up examples of colors and furniture design, determine what you absolutely do not want to see. But remember that the last decision is up to the designer, he does not coordinate the project with the owners. This is an intrigue, it will be revealed to you only in the finale.
Rework
The owners do not know the date of the alteration almost until the last day, the shooting is carried out in order of priority, so get ready to sit on your suitcases and leave your home on the first call for at least a month and a half. Otherwise, the repair will not take place.
The brigade needs to leave the dishes, minimal equipment, and provide sleeping places.
Within 1-2 days you will participate in the filming, tell everything that you wrote in the questionnaire, play for the camera. The editor will help with the text, with the staging in the frame, but you shouldn't freeze with your mouth open after the "Motor" signal.It is recommended that you shoot each other at home to get used to the camera and look at yourself from the side.
The final
Until the end of the program, it is strictly forbidden to return home and spy on how the repairs are progressing, otherwise the TV people will simply simply stop working with you. They care about your real emotions. By the way, it is also better to play them in the family in advance, preparing yourself for various results, including those that may not be to your taste.
Remember that even if you received something that was not quite what you imagined, you were left with expensive repairs of excellent quality, which you yourself would hardly have dared to do.
Helpful tips for those who want to apply
- Do not say at the casting that there is no money for repairs. Editors don't like that. Better to say that you want something like that, but fantasy is not enough.
- There is no need to voice the option of reworking the repair if you suddenly do not like something.
- Do not list visiting public places as a hobby, think of an intra-family activity.
- Prepare some funny or touching stories that will interest the viewer.
- Look at the previous episodes of the programs, think about how the heroes "hooked" the editors.
- Send an application for alteration of a summer residence in January-February, and for apartment renovations - in August-September.
