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Each team must create a celebrity-themed digital brochure for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and then present their brochure to a crowd of avid Harry Potter fans.

Arnold Schwarzenegger takes over the boardroom, where 16 celebrities compete for their favourite charities.

Primary Title
  • The New Celebrity Apprentice
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 11 February 2017
Start Time
  • 15 : 55
Finish Time
  • 16 : 55
Duration
  • 60:00
Episode
  • 7
Channel
  • Three
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger takes over the boardroom, where 16 celebrities compete for their favourite charities.
Episode Description
  • Each team must create a celebrity-themed digital brochure for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and then present their brochure to a crowd of avid Harry Potter fans.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States
Genres
  • Reality
LAST WEEK ON THE NEW CELEBRITY APPRENTICE ` THE TEAMS WERE TASKED WITH CREATING A PRODUCT LAUNCH FOR LORISSA'S KITCHEN. THE PRESSURE IS ON. GOOD LUCK. ON TEAM PRIMA, POWER PLAYER LISA LESLIE STARTED TO BUTT HEADS WITH CAGE FIGHTER CHAEL SONNEN. YOU PROBABLY ARE FORGETTING, CHAEL, I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER. BRING` BRING YOUR IDEAS OVER HERE. OH OK. LISA WASN'T NICE, AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT NICE, IT'S HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO DO STUFF FOR YOU. IN THE END, PROJECT MANAGER BROOKE'S STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH WAS A SUCCESS. TEAM ARETE. ALL CELEBRATE LISA ACCUSED CHAEL OF INSUBORDINATION, AND CHAEL RESPONDED THAT LISA WASN'T A TEAM PLAYER. LISA NEVER HAD CONTROL OF THE TEAM. THIS WHOLE THING WAS A DISASTER FROM THE BEGINNING. THIS GUY RIGHT HERE IS A BS-ER. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A KNIFE IN THE BACK. BUT IT WAS VINCE NEIL'S LACK OF RESOLVE THAT UPSET THE GOVERNOR. VINCE, YOU'RE TERMINATED. DRAMATIC MUSIC COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017. I KNOW THAT CHAEL DIDN'T GIVE 150%, FOR SURE. BUT YOU KNOW CHAEL'S GONNA FIGHT THAT FIGHT IN THERE. CHAEL NEVER SOUNDS, LIKE, AUTHENTIC TO ME. LIKE, IT'S ALWAYS, LIKE, SOME SPIEL. (SIGHS) I HATE THAT HE SOUNDS LIKE A LIAR, COS HE WAS SO TELLING THE TRUTH. (LAUGHS) AH-OOH! YEAH! YEAH! LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. THINGS WERE GETTING TENSE BETWEEN CHAEL AND I BECAUSE CHAEL IS A FIGHTER. HE'S A STREET FIGHTER. HE'S A DIRTY FIGHTER, AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE BOARDROOM, YOU JUST GOTTA SURVIVE. DON'T LOOK SO SURPRISED. MY STRATEGY HAS BEEN BRUTAL HONESTY. I WILL CHOP EVERYBODY'S HEAD OFF HERE. I WILL STICK A KNIFE IN EVERY SINGLE ON OF THEIR BACKS. HOW WAS VINCE? COOL. I DID EVERYTHING I COULD. I WAS THIS CLOSE TO GETTING RID OF THE EVIL WITCH. WE FAILED. IT WAS LISA AND I KILLING EACH OTHER, WITH VINCE IN THE MIDDLE. OUT OF NOWHERE, VINCE GOES, 'UH... 'IT'S PROBABLY ME.' LAUGHTER OUT OF... OUT OF NOWHERE! WHAT? HE JUST GAVE HIMSELF UP? YEAH. EVENTUALLY, SHE WILL HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH EVERYBODY HERE ` THEY'LL ALL BE ABLE TO SIT AROUND AND SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE CHAEL SONNEN MOMENT. 'TELL ME ABOUT THE NIGHT CHAEL SONNEN ELIMINATED YOU.' CHEERS. LIVE TO` AWKWARD AND ONWARD. LIVE TO DO ANOTHER DAY, YEAH? EXACTLY. THE O'JAYS' 'FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY' # MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. # MONEY! # MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. # MONEY! # SOME PEOPLE GOT TO HAVE IT. # HEY, HEY! # SOME PEOPLE REALLY NEED IT. # HEY! LISTEN TO ME, Y'ALL. # DO THINGS, DO THINGS, DO THINGS, # BAD THINGS WITH IT. # DOLLAR BILLS, Y'ALL. COME ON. # THAT MEAN, # OH, MEAN, # MEAN GREEN. # ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. # TALKIN' 'BOUT # MONEY! # GIVE ME A NICKEL, BROTHER. # CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? # MONEY CAN DRIVE SOME PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MINDS. # NO GOOD, NO GOOD. # MONEY! # MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. # MONEY! # COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 UPBEAT BUSY MUSIC WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. APPRENTICES: GOOD MORNING. AS YOU CAN SEE, BOY GEORGE IS NOT WITH US TODAY BECAUSE OF A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT, BUT HE WILL BE WITH US FOR THE NEXT TASK. NOW, DON'T EVER SAY I DON'T TAKE YOU TO BEAUTIFUL PLACES. (LAUGHS) COME ON, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. LOOK AT THIS HERE. IT'S GREAT. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD. THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANOTHER HUGE, GIGANTIC BRAND ` HARRY POTTER. WHOO-HOO. HARRY POTTER HAS BEEN A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND NOW UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HAS BUILT ALL OF THIS FOR HARRY POTTER. BUT SOMEONE IS MUCH MORE AN EXPERT IN ALL OF THIS THAN ME ` LARRY KURZWEIL. LARRY KURZWEIL IS THE C.O.O. AND THE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR US. WE HAVE REVITALISED OVER 75% OF OUR MOVIE STUDIO PROPERTY TO CREATE THE WORLD'S MOST AMAZING THEME PARK EXPERIENCE. TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT YOUR TASK, INTRODUCING XIOMARA WILEY. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CREATE A CELEBRITY-INSPIRED DIGITAL BROCHURE TO PROMOTE THE 'WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER', HERE IN HOLLYWOOD. AND YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR BROCHURE TO US AND A GROUP OF AVID THEME PARK FANS. YOU'LL BE JUDGED ON THREE CRITERIA ` CREATIVITY OF THEME CONCEPT; BRAND INTEGRATION; AND LIVE PRESENTATION. BESIDES PATRICK, WE HAVE A SPECIAL BOARDROOM ADVISER, TRACEY EDMONDS. NOW, TRACEY IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN AND ALSO THE HOST AND PRODUCER OF 'EXTRA'. TRACEY. OH, WELL, THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. I'M EXCITED AND HONOURED TO BE HERE, AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE OUR TEAMS DO WITH THEIR TASK. ALL RIGHT. NOW, LET'S FIND OUT WHO THE PROJECT MANAGERS WILL BE. I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES. MAKE THE DECISION. I'M GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD? YEAH. YEAH? ON A SCALE OF, LIKE, ONE TO 10 HOW BIG A HARRY POTTER FAN I AM, I'D SAY NERD. (CHUCKLES) NERD. I` I LOVE HARRY POTTER. I'VE READ ALL THE BOOKS. I'VE SEEN THE MOVIES, AND IN THIS COMPETITION, YOU REALISE IF IT'S REMOTELY CLOSE TO AN AREA WHERE YOU FEEL YOU HAVE SOME STRENGTHS, YOU GOTTA JUMP ON IT. CARSON: IS THIS JUMPING OUT TO ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR? (CHUCKLES) ANYBODY? WHO'S DONE MARKETING? ANYBODY? I HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF, LIKE, THE MARKETING IDEA. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT... WHISPERS: HARRY POTTER. ALL RIGHT, YOUR FEW MINUTES ARE UP. OK. OK, LET'S START WITH TEAM PRIMA. WELL, I'M KIND OF A KID AT HEART, SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT FOR ME, SO I'LL BE THE TEAM LEADER. VERY NICE. BRAVO. TEAM ARETE. (CHUCKLES) WHO'S YOUR PROJECT MANAGER? WELL, WE DIDN'T NEED A SORTING HAT TO FIGURE OUT THAT I WAS GONNA BE THE PROJECT MANAGER. OH-OH. I WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL, BUT IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD GO TO HOGWARTS, SO THIS, FOR ME, IS AN UNBELIEVABLE OPPORTUNITY. I'M ECSTATIC FOR THE CHANCE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING AMAZING FOR THIS EXPERIENCE. WRAP IT UP, MAN. I DIDN'T GET A SENSE THAT ANYBODY REALLY KNEW A LOT ABOUT HARRY POTTER. MATT, ON THE OTHER HAND, KNEW ALL ABOUT HARRY POTTER. HE'S A NERD. HE'S GONNA STUDY THAT STUFF AND PROBABLY DRESSES UP ON HALLOWEEN TO THIS DAY. SO PRIMA'S GOT A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE. YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE WINNING PROJECT MANAGER WILL GET $25,000 TOWARDS THEIR FAVOURITE CHARITY. BUT WE HAVE A GENEROUS STUDIO EXECUTIVE HERE WHO SAID... WE'LL MATCH IT, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. BRAVO. APPLAUSE THANK YOU. IS THAT FROM UNIVERSAL OR FROM GRINGOTTS? $25,000 IS $25,000, MATT, OK? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM. I'M BEING A NERD HERE, GOVERNOR! I'M HERE. THIS IS HOGWARTS. WE HAVE GREAT GENEROSITY HERE. SO, TOGETHER, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $50,000 FOR THE WINNING PROJECT MANAGER FOR THEIR FAVOURITE CHARITY. SO I WILL SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW IN THE BOARDROOM WHERE ANOTHER CELEBRITY WILL BE FIRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M VERY EXCITED. FANTASY MUSIC THIS IS EXCITING. HELLO, CONDUCTOR. THE NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS PLATFORM TODAY, ARE WE? UH, WELL, WE'D HOPE TO BE... SO, ONCE THE GOVERNOR GIVES US THE TASK, I STEP UP AS PROJECT MANAGER. SO NOW IT'S TIME TO GO OUT, SCOUT THE PARK. EVERYBODY, LET'S JUST EXPLORE. 'I AM BY NO MEANS AN EXPERT ON ANYTHING HARRY POTTER.' IS THIS ON? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WIZARDING. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT QUIDDITCH. THESE LOOK LIKE THEY REALLY MAKE YOUR BUTT LOOK BIG. I'M GONNA GO WITH AN EXTRA SMALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT A MUGGLE IS. I WAS ONCE MUGGLED AT AN ATM IN NEW YORK CITY. THAT'S ALL I KNOW FOR MUGGLING. THE GOLDEN SNITCH. IT'S PART OF QUIDDITCH. IT'S WHAT HARRY GOES` AS A SEEKER, THAT'S WHAT HE CAPTURES. IT'S THE MOST ICONIC GAME WITHIN THE HARRY POTTER WORLD. THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. IT'S JUST INCRED` NOT NOW, HEDWIG. IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE GETTING TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC. (COOS) YES, I MISS LOVETTS TOO, BUT NOT THAT MUCH. GUYS, YOU'RE GONNA WALK. I'M JUST GONNA TAKE MY BROOM. SO WE'LL MEET BACK AT THE WAR ROOM, OK? ALL RIGHT, AWESOME. LOOK AT THIS DUDE RIGHT HERE. WHAT HAPPENED TO DR MATT? THAT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD, MATT. LET ME TELL YOU THIS CONCEPT THAT CAME TO ME. WE ARE ALL STARS IN OUR OWN WORLD. OUR STARDOM IS ALL UPSTAGED BY THIS NEW STAR IN TOWN, WHICH IS THE MAGICAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. I THINK THE CONCEPT IS DEAD-ON. 'OH MY GOSH. WE'RE CELEBRITIES, 'BUT WE PALE IN COMPARISON TO THIS NEW AMAZING CELEBRITY IN TOWN, WHICH HAPPEN TO BE THIS ATTRACTION.' WE'RE ALL CELEBRITIES IN OUR OWN RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT WE GET TO COME HERE AND BECOME KIDS AGAIN. OH MY GOSH, I GET TO PUT ON THIS CLOAK. OH MY GOSH, I GET TO HAVE A WAND. AND THAT'S` THAT'S` THAT'S THE WORDS THAT WE SAY. IT'S KIND OF BRINGING US TO LIFE, SO IT'S, LIKE, OK... PORSHA ALWAYS HAS A TON OF CREATIVE IDEAS. SOME THAT, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY HIT THE MARK, AND SOME THAT ARE OFF THE MARK. WHEN YOU COME HERE, YOU'RE, LIKE, 'OH MY GOSH! IT'S IN ME!' 'I'M A WIZARD!' RIGHT! SOMETIMES THE MOTOR JUST NEVER STOPS RUNNING. WE HAVE TO BE VERY EXPRESSIVE IN A REAL WAY. NOT (GASPS DRAMATICALLY) BUT JUST IN THE MOST NATURAL WAY POSSIBLE. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA EXCITE AND MAKE IT LOOK REAL. 'UNLOCK THE SECRET FOR YOURSELF'. OH SHIT! OH MY GOD, I WAS JUST` LOOK, I WAS JUST` WE... CARSON AND I ARE SPEARHEADING THE CREATIVE PORTION OF THIS WHOLE CONCEPT, AND I COULD TELL THAT HE AND I THINK ALIKE. THAT'S ALL I NEED, IS SOMEONE WHO I CAN VIBE OFF OF. WHAT WE NEED TO SHOW IS THAT WE'RE COMING DOWN THE CARPET,... AND WE SEE SOMETHING. ...AND IT'S, LIKE, OUR NORMAL THING, LIKE, POSING OR WHATEVER. 'ANOTHER RED CARPET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.' WE DIDN'T HAVE HARRY POTTER WHEN I WAS A KID, SO I DIDN'T CONTRIBUTE AT ALL. I WAS BASICALLY TAKING A NAP. I HAD MY EYES OPEN, BUT INSIDE I WAS ASLEEP. CAN I JUST SPEAK OUT LOUD ABOUT, LIKE, MY GUT FEELINGS ABOUT THINGS? YES. UH-HUH. JUST PUT IT OUT THERE, COS I'M THINKING IT. YUP, TELL ME. I THINK WE SHOULD NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE HARRY POTTER FAN. LIKE, THEY'RE` I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING VERY GENERAL, LIKE, (GENTLE VOICE) IT'S THIS. IT'S... LIKE, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DEEPER. UH-HUH. THEY'RE FANS. I THINK THEY'RE BEYOND THAT. DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN IN THE DETAILS, OK? OK. BECAUSE, KEEP IN MIND, WE'RE TELLING A STORY THROUGH PHOTOS. WE FINALLY GOT A GRASP OF WHAT OUR CONCEPT IS. WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY 100% CLEAR, BUT CARSON SAYS, 'HEY, LET'S TAKE AS MANY PHOTOS AS POSSIBLE,' HOPING THAT THE SHOTS WOULD REALLY TELL THE STORY, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A VARIETY OF SHOTS TO PICK FROM. LOOK AT THAT! THAT IS OUR DIB. THAT TELLS YOU WE'RE ON POINT. BOOM! SO, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT JUMPED INTO MY MIND IS THE DAILY PROPHET, AND IT'S THEIR NEW YORK TIMES. SO I THINK FOR OUR DIGITAL BROCHURE WE WANNA CAPTURE THAT FEEL, AND, TO ME, THIS IS ABOUT FAMILIES. IT'S CALLED THE DAILY TIMES? DAILY PROPHET. P-R-O-P-H-E-T. AS SOON AS I HEARD THE TASK, WHAT JUMPED INTO MY MIND WAS CREATING THE DAILY PROPHET, THE NEWSPAPER OF THE WIZARDING WORLD. I THOUGHT IT WOULD COMPLETELY LEND ITSELF TO A BROCHURE FOR THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. THE MAGIC IS REAL. THE MAGIC HAS ESCAPED, AND YOU CAN COME EXPERIENCE IT HERE. A FAMILY COULD COME TO THIS PARK, AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY'S GONNA HAVE AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE WITH A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES, AND THAT'S THE MAGIC. BUCKBEAK WAS THE LOYAL HIPPOGRIFF IN THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES. BUT, TO ME, HARRY POTTER AND THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY IS THE BIGGEST RIDE. IT'S THREE-DIMENSIONAL. (CHUCKLES) HOW OLD ARE YOU? IT'S THREE-DIMENSIONAL... I FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE SECRETARY, WISHING I KNEW SHORTHAND. I WAS, LIKE, TRYING TO JUST WRITE DOWN AND LET HIM RIFF. AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN THE FLOO NETWORK, THEY WERE TRANSPORTED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A QUIDDITCH GAME, WITH HARRY POTTER AND RON WEASLEY. AFTER NARROWLY SURVIVING ONE OF HAGRID'S DRAGONS,... AND HE WAS JUST GOING ON AND ON AND ON, (CHUCKLES) AND LAILA AND I ARE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, AND WE'RE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT THE HELL HE'S TALKING ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT IF WE THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN INTRODUCED TO HARRY POTTER YET. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVEN'T WATCHED HARRY POTTER. RIGHT. THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT HARRY POTTER. LOOK, THE REALITY IS I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO SELL THE HARRY POTTER BRAND TO ANYBODY. TO ME, HARRY POTTER IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BRANDS ON THE PLANET. THERE'S MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE, LIKE ME, THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY HARRY POTTER FANS. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. OK, SO THE ROBES IS A TRADITIONAL GARB AT HOGWARTS... HE HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO US THAT HE'S GONNA GO ALL THE WAY THERE, AND WE NEED TO REEL HIM BACK IN IF WE NEED TO. SO OFTEN IN THE BOOK THEY TALK ABOUT BERTIE BOTT'S EVERY FLAVOURED JELLY BEANS. AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT SO OVER THE TOP AND FOR HARRY POTTER FANS ONLY THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN RELATE TO IT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO BE GRYFFINDOR, COS THAT'S WHERE HARRY POTTER WAS, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. 1 YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! SO, OUR TASK THIS WEEK IS TO DESIGN AND CREATE A THEMED DIGITAL BROCHURE PROMOTING THE 'WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER' AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD. SO, WE REALLY WANTED TO BUILD THIS AROUND THE DAILY PROPHET, BUT THE THEME WAS 'THE MAGIC IS REAL', AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY'S GONNA HAVE AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE, AND THAT THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE WITH A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES. COME HERE! COME HERE. HI, SWEETIE. THE FAMILY I GOT FOR THE SHOOT ` THE GUY HAS BEEN ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS OUT HERE IN LOS ANGELES. THE FAMILY THROUGH LINE IS MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE AS A FAMILY TOGETHER AT THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER ` ONE OF THE FEW PLACES YOU CAN DO THAT. NICE. WE GOT IT. GREAT JOB, YOU GUYS! OK. IF YOU CAN GET THE BROOMS. I DON'T THINK WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS ONE, DO YOU? YEAH. WE JUST GOTTA` DO YOU AGREE? WE JUST GOTTA GET IT. WE'RE REALLY RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK. WE ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GET ALL THE SHOTS. LOWER YOUR HAND JUST A LITTLE BIT. THERE YOU GO. BY THIS TIME, PEOPLE HAD STARTED COMING TO THE PARK, AND PEOPLE STARTED TO GATHER AROUND, AND THE SHOTS WEREN'T AS NICE. IF YOU JUST STEP A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE SHOT. YEAH, THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STANDING AROUND IN WAY. WE'VE GOTTA DO CROWD CONTROL. SO, IF WE COULD CLEAR THOSE PEOPLE BACK. WE ARE ON TASK RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HERE TO KEEP IT MOVING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT HERE TO ENJOY THE THEME PARK. OH! AAAH! BOTH SCREAM, LAUGH BOTH WHOOP BRITISH ACCENT: ACCIO FIREBOLT. (WHOOSHES) (LAUGHS) I HAD TO PULL MATT AWAY FROM THE FUN. I MEAN, THE CLOCK WAS TICKING. I NEEDED TO GET BACK TO THE WAR ROOM AND START THE GRAPHICS. MATT! MATT'S STILL IN THE (CHUCKLES) CANDY SHOP, PLAYING. MATT! LOUDER: MATT! (YELLS) PLAYFUL MUSIC ALL GASP DRAMATICALLY THAT'S MY FAVOURITE STAR! WE'RE GONNA CREATE A CELEBRITY-INSPIRED BROCHURE. UNIVERSAL IS A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO LA TO SEE STARS. WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE THEM TO THE BIGGEST STAR THEY'VE EVER HAD ACCESS TO, AND THAT'S THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. HEY, IS THAT A MAGICAL BROOM? EXCITING FANTASY MUSIC AS WE ARE SHOOTING, ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE AT 4.30 AND HAVE THREE SOLID HOURS WITH THE DESIGNER. SO WE'RE ALL, KIND OF, EXPERIENCING AND PHOTOGRAPHING AT ONCE, AND I WAS JUST LIKE, 'OH MY GOD. I WISH THIS WAND WOULD WORK AND I WOULD, LIKE, CLEAR OUT THESE STREETS.' PORSHA: YES, MA'AM, ONE SECOND. I'M WORKING RIGHT NOW. ASK THEM TO STEP TO THE SIDE. WHEN WE TURN AROUND, IT'S, LIKE, A STAMPEDE OF PEOPLE. THEY ARE RUNNING EVERYWHERE. (SINGS OPERATIC TONE) AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PARK, EVERYBODY BECOMES THE LEADER OF THE CREATIVE. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT EVERYBODY IS TAKING THE PICTURES HOW THEY WANNA TAKE THE PICTURES. CAN YOU BE IN ONE OF OUR PHOTOS? SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING INTO THE CAMERA. SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AWAY. SOME PEOPLE ARE SMILING. THEY'RE KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I'M JUST STANDING THERE LIKE, 'NOW, WHAT THE HELL AM I GONNA DO WITH THIS IN EDITING?' CAN YOU GET A PHOTO OF ME GETTING A PHOTO? TIME MANAGEMENT WAS TOUGH. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T WANNA LEAVE. BUT I WAS LIKE, 'CARSON, WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP.' THANK YOU SO MUCH. HIGH-PITCHED: OH, MY PLEASURE. LET'S DOWNLOAD THESE IMAGES, SEE WHO WE GOT. SIGHS: ALL RIGHT. WE WENT BACK TO THE WAR ROOM, AND I FIGURED WE HAD TO REALLY GET FOCUSED AND KNOCK THIS OUT. I JUST SEE, LIKE, AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME. A SHOT OF THE FAMILY, A SHOT OF` A COUPLE OF SHOTS OF US SMILING. JUST THREE SHOTS. 'THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD. THE MAGIC IS THERE.' ALL RIGHT, LET'S LAY IT OUT. MATT WAS DEAD-SET ON THIS` SORT OF RECREATING THIS DAILY PROPHET HARRY POTTER NEWSPAPER, WHICH MEANT I HAD TO BUILD THIS WHOLE NEWSPAPER WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT FONTS AND DESIGNS AND VERTICALS AND HORIZONTALS. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING. OK, WE JUST` WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE, OVER HERE, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, 'ELATED EXPERIENCE SURVIVING.' WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HER SOME WORDS... OK. AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BUZZ WORDS? HARRY POTTER'S FORBIDDEN JOURNEY. I WAS, SORT OF, CREATING THIS NEWSPAPER IN A WORLD THAT I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND. (CHUCKLES) THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. MUGGLES AND WIZARDS... BECAUSE MATT'S SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE HARRY POTTER WORLD, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY JUST ABOUT THE PARK ATTRACTIONS. OF HOGSMEADE VILLAGE. OF HOGSMEADE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S GOOD. OF HOGSMEADE VILLAGE. YEAH. I THINK HE'S GONNA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT IF THAT GOES SOUTH. SUPER COOL. WAY TOO AMBITIOUS. HELLO, HELLO. WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU PHONES AND CAMERAS, AND WE HAVE TONS OF IMAGES TO DOWNLOAD. WE GET BACK TO THE WAR ROOM, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE SHOTS THAT WE GOT. RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST ABOUT PULLING OUT THE BEST SHOTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A TON. WE HAVE TO BE DONE BY 7.30. LET'S SEE HOW LONG THIS TAKES. I MEAN, WE CAN ALL EYEBALL IT. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE, HOWEVER, WE HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES TO DOWNLOAD, AND DOWNLOADING PICTURES TAKES FOREVER. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. THIS ONE, I THINK YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED. THAT ONE'S A NO. THAT'S A NO. NO. NO. KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING. WE'RE GONNA GET THE NEXT BATCH ON A SEPARATE DRIVE. YET ANOTHER BATCH TO RUN THROUGH? THIS IS THE SECOND PHONE, YEAH. OK, WELL, LET'S GO THROUGH IT, THEN. I'M TRYING TO BE CALM. INSIDE, I'M CRYING, BUT I'M, LIKE` ON THE OUTSIDE, I AM CALM. WE DIDN'T ESTABLISH THAT WE WERE CELEBRITIES ENOUGH. THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE INTRODUCING THE BIGGEST STAR IN TOWN. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SET OURSELVES UP AS STARS, AND WE'RE PUTTING COPY IN. WE HAVE WORDS TO USE FOR THIS. LET'S NOT ABANDON OUR WHOLE STORY AND GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE NOW. IT'S TOO LATE. I'M WATCHING THEM CHOOSE PICTURES, AND I WANNA BE OF GOOD HELP TO CARSON. JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE TO SEE HOW WE CAN TIE IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. LET'S GET THESE SHOTS IN HERE. THOSE GO TOGETHER, SO IT'S FINE. YEAH. NO, NOT THAT ONE. ODDLY ENOUGH, DOING THAT I AM ABLE TO START THINKING OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. WE COULD MAYBE, LIKE, CROP IT UP A LITTLE BIT. WELL, HELLO, TEAM PRIMA. TEAM: HI. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? HEY. WE'RE GREAT. SO, UH` YOU'RE GREAT? THIS IS SUCH A FUN ATTRACTION, AND I THINK WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO, LIKE` OUR IDEA WAS THAT WHAT THEY'RE UNVEILING HERE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IS A HUGE STAR. RIGHT. AND PEOPLE HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COME TO HOLLYWOOD. THEY WANT TO SEE A STAR. SO OUR IDEA WAS KIND OF, LIKE, WE'RE CELEBRITIES IN OUR OWN LITTLE WORLDS, BUT THERE'S THIS BIGGER STAR THAT'S BIGGER THAN US, THAT UPSTAGES US. IT'S THE MAGICAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. OK. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR STORY. WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF IMAGES. I GOT A SENSE THAT TEAM PRIMA FAMILIARISED THEMSELVES WITH THE HARRY POTTER BRAND AND PROBABLY RESEARCHED IT. I WASN'T QUITE CLEAR, THOUGH, ABOUT THEIR CONCEPT. LIKE, THAT'S KIND OF OUR HERO ENDING SHOT,... OK. ...WHICH IS, LIKE, YOU'VE HAD THE MAGIC INSIDE YOU ALL ALONG. RIGHT. SO, UM, I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE THAT, AND I'LL LOOK FOR THAT IN THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, WELL, SOUNDS GOOD. OK. BEST OF LUCK. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OK, TAKE CARE, GUYS. BYE-BYE. WE HAVE ONE HOUR TO DO THIS. ARE YOU CONFIDENT WE CAN GET IT ALL DONE? WE'RE GETTING IT, COS WE'RE ORGANISED. YEAH. YOU FEELING GOOD? THERE'S ONLY ONE DONE. HMM? I THINK THIS IS SUPER AMBITIOUS. MAGICAL MOMENTS. JUST DO IT. IT'S JUST` PULSE-POUNDING RIDES. (MUTTERS) CHOCOLATE FROG... (MUMBLES) GOOD. YEAH, OK. YEAH, GOOD. RIGHT? GOOD. IT'S` IT'S THE WRONG CANDY, BUT LET'S JUST LIVE WITH IT. WELL, IT'S A CANDY SHOP. IT'S OK. YEAH, DIFFERENT` YEAH. PART OF THE ISSUE WITH THE LAYOUT WAS WE WEREN'T SURE ABOUT THE COPY. I KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PLACES WHERE THE COPY DOESN'T EXACTLY LINE UP WITH THE PHOTO. I'M TRYING TO PROOFREAD AS WE GO, BUT I IMAGINE IT'S VERY POSSIBLE I MADE A MISTAKE. I THINK THAT'S FINE. I THINK WE GOTTA MOVE ON, COS WE` I-I-I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE... CAN YOU EJECT THIS? I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED HERE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE` LOOK, THIS WAS MY BABY. I'M THE ONE WHO CAME UP WITH THIS AMBITIOUS IDEA, AND ULTIMATELY, THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA FALL ON MY HEAD. I THINK IT IS WHAT IT IS. DRAMATIC MUSIC DRAMATIC WHIMSICAL MUSIC SWITCH THOSE. MAKE THIS THAT SIDE. THAT SIDE THAT SIDE. ALL RIGHT. LISA: HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE? CARSON: WE HAVE 35 MINUTES. HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU HAD INCREDIBLE POWER? HAD... INCREDIBLE POWER. I KNOW WE WERE DOWN TO THE WIRE. EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT THE CLOCK, AND TIME IS TICKING AWAY. AND WE'RE LOSING MINUTE BY MINUTE BY MINUTE. WE HAVE A HALF AN HOUR. QUIETLY: OH MY GOODNESS. YOU CAN DO AMAZING THINGS IN A HALF AN HOUR. I'M GETTING SWEATY AND HOT, AND MY EARS ARE RED, AND I JUST` I'M DREADING IT. AND WHO ELSE DO WE HAVE? DO YOU AGREE? YES. ON WITH THE NEXT SHOT. ON ALL OF THESE TASKS, WE HAVE DEADLINES, AND DEADLINES HAVE TO BE MET, AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THIS TASK BASED ON TIME. THAT'S` THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. NOT ON MY WATCH. DRAMATIC DRUM MUSIC WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT. THAT CAN... YOU DON'T WANT THAT? YEAH. I THINK WE NEED THAT. IT, KIND OF, SHOWS` PUT IT NEAR THIS PICTURE. DID SOMEONE COVER THE CASTLE? ELECTRICAL ZAP, ALL EXCLAIM OH JE-SUS. ARE YOU OK? ARE YOU OK? OH, I'M TOTALLY FINE. ARE YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED? DID YOU DROP WATER? WHAT THE <BLEEP>. THAT WAS CRAZY. WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH THOSE SCISSORS? STRAINS: ALL RIGHT. I'M REALLY IN SHOCK, BECAUSE I'M THINKING THAT HE JUST CUT THE CORD OF THE COMPUTER, BUT I DIDN'T SEE HIM CUT THE CORD, BUT I SAW` IT WAS JUST LIKE SOMEBODY BLEEDIN'. SOMEBODY GOT A KNIFE. IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY JUST GOT STABBED. YOU HOLDING THE KNIFE. YOU CLEARLY JUST STABBED THAT PERSON. I'M GONNA STAY FOCUSED HERE. CHAEL CAN JUST WORK ON TECHNICAL. OK. WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE? HERE'S THE THING WITH TIME ` ANY TIME THERE'S A TECHNICAL ERROR, YOUR CLOCK STOPS. SO I GO, 'ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GO OVER TO THAT COMPUTER RIGHT THERE, AND I'M GONNA CUT THE CORD.' THAT'S GONNA GIVE US AN ERROR. FOR A $2 PAIR OF SCISSORS AND SOME CREATIVITY, I CAN STOP THE CLOCK, AND WE CAN KEEP WORKING ON THIS TASK. DO YOU HAVE THIS SAVED? YEAH, I SAVED... YEAH. OH, IT'S RIGHT THERE. YEAH. CAN WE WORK ON THIS COMPUTER? IN SPITE OF THIS HEROIC AND BRILLIANT MOVE ON MY PART, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A BIG HERO. I FELT LIKE A GUY THAT KNEW IF WE HAD A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY, WE GOT MORE TIME. GOTTA DO PAGE ONE. THAT'S IT. IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE DOCTORS. IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE LAWYERS ON YOUR TEAM, AND AT SOME POINT, IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE A GANGSTER. SO TO CARSON KRESSLEY,... YOU'RE WELCOME. DRAMATIC MUSIC GENTLE RHYTHMIC GLOCKENSPIEL MUSIC WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER THIS MORNING, CARSON MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE DID NOT WANNA ADDRESS THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED WITH CHAEL. BUT I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE CHAEL IS THE PERSON THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS. LIKE, HE WILL LIE. HE WILL NOW CHEAT. WHIMSICAL MUSIC WAND. THANK YOU, MY MAN. CUTTING THE CORD BOUGHT US THE TIME THAT WE NEEDED. IT WAS A CREATIVE MOVE. IT WAS ONE THAT SHOULD BE VALUED AND APPRECIATED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, CHAEL MIGHT HAVE CUT THIS CORD. I DIDN'T SEE IT. BUT WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL UP, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S UP TO NO GOOD. AND I'M GONNA GET CALLED ON THE CARPET FOR IT BECAUSE I'M HIS MANAGER, BUT HOW DO YOU MANAGE SOMEONE WHO... IS AN OUTLAW? OK, KIDS. LET'S GO WIZARDING. DON'T FORGET YOUR WANDS. DRAMATIC FANTASY MUSIC LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,... APPLAUSE ...I BID YOU ALL GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON THIS MAGICAL DAY. TODAY IS PRESENTATION DAY. WE HAVE TO PRESENT OUR BROCHURE TO NOT ONLY TRACEY AND THE EXECS, BUT ALSO A CROWD OF HARRY POTTER FANS. LOOK, I'M A PERFORMER. I LOVE HAVING A CROWD, AND I LOVE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I TRULY BELIEVE IN, THAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND HONESTLY, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHERE I CAN SHINE. THANKS TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, THEY'VE BROUGHT HOGWARTS TO HOLLYWOOD! CHEERING BRITISH ACCENT: 'SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I GIVE YOU A SPECIAL ADDITION OF THE DAILY PROPHET ` 'THE NEWSPAPER OF RECORD FOR THE WIZARDING WORLD! CHEERING 'EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! OUR HEADLINE IS RIDE THE MAGIC!' CHEERING, APPLAUSE NORMAL VOICE: IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S IN 3D! CHEERING I GOT TO RIDE THIS RIDE YESTERDAY. IT IS SO IMMERSIVE. I THOUGHT A DEMENTOR WAS GOING TO STEAL MY SOUL. LAUGHTER AND, NO, PATRICK, A DEMENTOR IS NOT A HOLLYWOOD AGENT. THEY ARE THE DARK GUARDS THAT PROTECT AZKABAN PRISON. SERIOUSLY, SOMEBODY EDUCATE THIS GUY. BROOKE: MATT IS SO EXCITED, AND HE WAS AH-MAY-ZING. HE WAS, REALLY, LIKE A LITTLE BOY, BUT I ALSO WAS WORRIED THAT HE WAS LOSING HIMSELF IN THE EXPERIENCE. THERE'S A PHOTO UP THERE. I'M SITTING NEXT TO MY BEST FRIEND. MATT... MATT, I KNOW YOU COULD TALK ABOUT HARRY POTTER ALL DAY LONG. YEAH. CAN WE SHOW 'EM THE NEXT SLIDE? (CHUCKLES) IS THE NEXT SLIDE GOING? I'M WAITING ON YOU. WELL, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO TASTE THE MAGIC. YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GET TO LIVE THE MAGIC! CHEERING YOU CAN GO TO GLADRAGS. YOU CAN GE THE ROBES OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOUSE, WHICH MANY OF YOU ALREADY HAVE. YOU CAN GET OUTFITTED IN QUIDDITCH, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU CAN GO TO OLLIVANDER'S. YOU CAN GET A WAND, AND YOU CAN CAST YOUR VERY FIRST SPELL. THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE... TEAM ARETE: ...THE MAGIC IS REAL! CHEERING THANK YOU, GUYS. I FEEL LIKE THE PRESENTATION WAS EXACTLY ON POINT. I HOPES THE EXECS APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT. I JUST HOPE THEY SEE THE SAME MAGIC I DO. WHIMSICAL MUSIC APPLAUSE, CHEERING WELL, HELLO! WELCOME TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD! PLEASE, PLEASE, SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN. A STANDING OVATION THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING ` THANK YOU. IS THIS ON? LET'S SEE. SO, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S A BIGGER STAR IN TOWN. WE ARE INTRODUCING THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER. SO STEP INTO THE WORLD OF WONDER THAT AWAITS. NOW, NEXT UP, HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU HAD INCREDIBLE POWER? WELL, LET THE MAGIC GUIDE YOU. DISCOVER, EXPLORE, TOUCH, TASTE AND FEEL THE WIZARDRY ALL AROUND YOU. I THINK WE'RE HITTING THE MARK IN OUR LIVE PRESENTATION. I JUST KEPT MY EYE ON LARRY. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD, SO I'M THINKING, 'WOW, MAYBE WE'RE RIGHT ON BRAND.' WE GOT TO LIVE IN THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER FOR A DAY, AND WE REALISED THAT WE WERE WIZARDS ALL ALONG. (CHUCKLES) SO WE INVITE YOU TO UNLOCK THE WIZARD IN YOU. APPLAUSE, CHEERING I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF. IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT GOING INTO THE BOARDROOM WE CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH CHAEL AND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE, AND THAT HAS TO COME OUT ON THE TABLE FIRST. EXPECTANT MUSIC EXPECTANT MUSIC CONTINUES HELLO, EVERYBODY. CONTESTANTS: HELLO, GOVERNOR. (SIGHS) NOW, MATT, THERE ARE TWO THINGS I KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW ` ONE IS THAT YOU'RE A BIG HARRY POTTER FAN. LIGHT LAUGHTER AND THE OTHER ONE IS I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY YOU'RE NOT MARRIED. LAUGHTER BROOKE: WHY? (LAUGHS) ANYWAY, WAS EVERYONE IN YOUR TEAM AS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HARRY POTTER THAN YOU WERE? UM... NOT EVEN CLOSE. I MEAN, I MEAN, THERE IS NOT A BIGGER FAN. NO, I HAVE BEEN THE OUTLIER. I LOVE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MOVIES AND HARRY POTTER. LAUGHTER VERY DIPLOMATIC. IT WAS` IT WAS VERY FUN. WOULD YOU BE EMBARRASSED IF YOU LOSE THIS TASK, BEING SUCH A BIG FAN? NO, I` YOU ALWAYS KNOW THAT` THIS IS A GREAT COMPETITION. AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE BLINDED BY YOUR PASSION. AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY RELIED ON THE TEAM, GOING, 'LISTEN, GUYS, I KNOW I CAN GO DEEP INTO THE WOODS ON THIS, 'SO IF I REALLY GET TOO FAR OFF THE TRACK, PULL ME BACK IN.' I THINK BROOKE ACTUALLY DID PULL YOU BACK IN ONCE. YEAH. I DO HAVE TO SAY IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO PULL MATT OUT OF THE ATTRACTION WHEN WE NEEDED TO GET BACK TO START. ONE MORE RIDE. I WAS LIKE, 'MATT. MATT, I'M SORRY, 'BUT WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW AND GET BACK TO WORK.' AND TELL ME, DID YOU FEEL THAT YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SELLING THE IDEA THAT IT IS FOR ALL AGES? SO, WE REALLY GOT THE SENSE THAT THEY WANTED US TO COVER A BROAD DEMOGRAPHIC, AND I KNEW THAT I WOULD COVER THE PASSIONATE FAN BASE, AND SO MY IDEA WAS TO LEAN ON THESE THREE. WHAT ABOUT FOR THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS? DID YOU FEEL THAT MATT WAS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MANAGER? UH, I THINK HE DID A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO COMMUNICATE HIS EXPERTISE TO NOVICES. AND I THINK HE REALLY BROUGHT 'EM IN, AND THEY GOT THAT THE MAGIC IS REAL. NOW, CARSON, THERE WAS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC ON YOUR SIDE, BECAUSE WHAT WAS INTERESTING WAS THAT YOU GUYS WERE DEBATING WHO SHOULD BE THE PROJECT MANAGER. NONE OF US, I THINK, WERE BIG HARRY POTTER AFICIONADOS, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING, KIND OF, LIKE` THERE'S LIKE KIND OF A PALLOR OVER OUR TEAM, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE NORMAL LINE OF QUESTIONING, BUT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, LIKE, LEADING YOU THROUGH THIS REGULAR COURSE OF QUESTIONS WITHOUT BRINGING IT UP FIRST. MM-HM. WHAT IS THAT? AS WE WERE FINISHING OUR TASK, AND WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, THERE WAS A SITUATION THAT, I THINK, MADE ALL OF US UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHAEL, IN THAT WE NEEDED MORE TIME, AND THEN TWO SECONDS LATER, THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL POP, AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT, AND CHAEL'S ON THE GROUND, AND LISA SEES SCISSORS, AND I'M STILL, LIKE, FREAKING OUT THAT WE'VE LOST ALL OF OUR DATA, AND THEN PORSHA CAME TO ME AND SAID, 'HEY, I THINK CHAEL MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO BUY US TIME 'AND MAY HAVE, YOU KNOW, TAMPERED WITH OUR COMPUTER.' IT MADE US ALL LITERALLY NAUSEOUS. WE DIDN'T SLEEP. WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION. I WAS NOT ON MY 'A' GAME. I WAS EXTREMELY DISTRACTED. PORSHA, WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT THAT? RIGHT, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I SAW CHAEL ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND I'M THINKING, 'OH MY GOD, THIS MAN JUST SHOCKED HIMSELF.' AND RIGHT AFTER THAT, I LOOKED AT LISA, AND SHE WAS SAYING, 'DID HE JUST CUT THAT WITH THE SCISSORS?' WELL, LISA, WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS CHAEL'S MOTIVATION? WELL, GOVERNOR, I DON'T KNOW WHY CHAEL CUT THAT CORD. THE MOTIVATION ` WHETHER IT WAS TO BUY US TIME OR TO SABOTAGE US. IT WAS JUST A REALLY O` A WEIRD EXPERIENCE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW. WELL, CHAEL, WE'VE HEARD FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THAT AND DID YOU CHEAT? GOVERNOR, THIS WAS NOT CHEATING. THIS WAS A GREAT MOVE. I AM VERY GLAD THAT WE DID THIS. HERE'S HOW THE RULES READ ` YOU HAVE TO FINISH BY 7.45. AT 7.43, WE WERE NOT DONE. YOU GET ONE EXCEPTION, WHICH IS TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. SO WITH A LITTLE CREATIVITY AND SOME SCISSORS, I GAVE US A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. I QUICKLY UNPLUGGED IT. I TOLD THE PRODUCER, 'WE NEED MORE TIME.' HE SAID, 'I'LL GIVE YOU 10 MINUTES.' AT NINE MINUTES AND 54 SECONDS USED, WE FINALLY HIT SAVE, AND WE'RE DONE. THIS IS A GAME. THIS WAS IN THE RULES. I HAD TO GET A LITTLE CREATIVE HERE. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I WAS VERY UPCOMING ABOUT IT. I DIDN'T CHEAT BY ANY MEANS. THERE WAS NO LAWS BROKEN. IT WAS A 30c CORD VERSUS CARSON'S $50,000 TASK. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THAT CORD. WE HAD THE BUDGET TO DO IT, AND I OFFERED TO DO SO. BUT, CHAEL. CHAEL, I WILL SAY THIS ` TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, IT CAN'T BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAUSE YOURSELF. THAT COULD BE. THAT COULD BE. THAT` THAT WAS RISK INVOLVED, WHICH IS WHY` CHAEL. CHAEL, I KNOW THAT YOU THINK THIS IS A GREY AREA. BUT IN MY WORLD, THIS IS NOT A GREY AREA. I WILL NOT TOLERATE CHEATERS IN MY BOARDROOM. YOU'RE FIRED. LOW DRAMATIC MUSIC IF IT'S CHEATING, I SHOULD BE FIRED. (EXHALES HEAVILY) OUR TEAM WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE COMPETITION ON TECHNICALITY LAST NIGHT. I BOUGHT THEM 10 EXTRA MINUTES, SO THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, 'HEY, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID OF A GOOD PLAYER.' IT'S A GAME. I RESPECT WHAT THEY DID. I RESPECT HOW THEY CARRIED IT OUT. HATS OFF. NOW, LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL OF YOU. I FIRED CHAEL BECAUSE HE BROKE THE RULES. AND NOW I'M GONNA FIRE SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY LOST THE TASK. LET'S CONTINUE ON. CARSON, NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE PROJECT MANAGER. OK, YOU KNOW, MY MOTIVATION AS A LEADER, I SAID, 'LET'S JUST GO INTO THE PARK AND BE KIDS 'AND ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY IT AUTHENTICALLY. TAKE YOUR PHONES, 'AND IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT DELIGHTS YOU, TAKE A VISUAL NOTE OF THAT SO WE CAN COME BACK 'AND SHOOT THAT MOMENT.' PORSHA, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATIVITY ON YOUR TEAM? UH, BESIDES MYSELF,... CARSON AND PORSHA LAUGH ...I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY DEAR CARSON. UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE FOUND, SINCE OUR LAST TASK, THAT WE THINK ALIKE WHEN IT COMES TO CREATIVITY, SO I THINK THAT WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER, AND LISA DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING MADE SENSE IN OUR CRAZY WORLD. RIGHT. OK, PATRICK, WHAT DID THE EXECUTIVES THINK OF ARETE? SO, TEAM ARETE, FIRST OF ALL, THE EXECUTIVES THOUGHT THAT MATT, YOU WERE AN INCREDIBLE SHOWMAN. YOU HAD THE CROWD FULLY ENGAGED. THEY THOUGHT THAT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRAND AND ENTHUSIASM WAS JUST OVERWHELMING. THEY LOVED THE CREATIVITY OF THE NEWSPAPER, THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ORGANIC FOR THE BRAND, AND THEY THOUGHT, OVERALL, THEY LOVED YOUR BROCHURE AND SAID THEY WOULD DEFINITELY USE YOUR BROCHURE AND YOUR IDEA. THEY JUST LOVED IT. TRACEY, WHAT DID THE EXECUTIVES THINK OF PRIMA? WELL, THEY FELT THAT PRIMA'S CREATIVITY WAS VERY PREDICTABLE. THEY ALSO FELT THAT YOUR PRESENTATION WAS UNINSPIRED. AND SO, OVERALL, THEY REALLY FELT LIKE YOU MISSED YOUR MARK OUT OF THE GATE. WELL, I THINK THAT YOU HEARD IT. I THINK THE ANSWER IS CLEAR... THAT TEAM ARETE WON. AND TEAM ARETE WON A TOTAL OF $50,000 TOWARDS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARITY. YOU DESERVE IT SO MUCH. SO IF YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CHARITY. I'M THRILLED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE GOTTEN TO TALK ABOUT MY CHARITY, THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION. AND IT'S PERSONAL TO ME, AS I SAID, BECAUSE I HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, AND HOPEFULLY, THERE'S HOPE, AND THERE ARE ANSWERS OUT THERE. WELL, MATT, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS WON TWICE, SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. SO YOU AND YOUR TEAM... APPLAUSE ...GO INTO THE BOARDROOM, HAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE, ENJOY YOURSELVES. MAYBE I'LL FOCUS ON GETTING A GIRLFRIEND. (LAUGHS) OH MY GOSH. OK, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN THERE WITH CHAEL? WHAT THE HELL... I THINK WE WERE ALL SHOCKED TO WATCH IT UNFOLD IN FRONT OF US. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT WE WERE HEARING, AND IT WAS RIDICULOUS HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE CHAEL DELIVERED, AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND I THINK HE DESERVED TO BE FIRED. CARSON, YOU HAVE BEEN A JEWEL UP UNTIL NOW. YOU'VE WORKED VERY HARD. MM-HM. WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME? UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY LESS HARD WORK AND ANY LESS CREATIVITY. I THINK WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO FOUR PEOPLE, AND QUITE HONESTLY, WE WERE DOWN TO THREE PEOPLE FOR THIS CHALLENGE FROM THE START. YOU KNOW, CHAEL WAS NOT EVER ONE THAT WAS GOING TO REALLY SUPPORT THE TEAM AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. I'M SORRY THEY DIDN'T LIKE OUR CREATIVE CONCEPT. THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT I PUSHED REALLY HARD FOR. I THOUGHT THAT WAS STILL VERY ON-BRAND IN INTRODUCING THIS HUGE STAR. BUT I WAS THE ONE WHO TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY, AND I DID THE WORK, AND I LED THE TEAM THROUGH THIS VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION WITH CHAEL THAT DID PUT A PALLOR ON AN ENTIRE 24 HOURS OF IT, AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I CAN REALLY SPEAK TO. LISA, I WANNA ASK YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS FORCE. YOU'VE DONE INCREDIBLY WELL. ON A GOING-FORWARD BASIS, WHO IS THE STRONGER PLAYER BETWEEN THE THREE OF YOU? YOU MEAN, INCLUDING MYSELF, TO SAY WHO'S MORE VALUABLE? INCLUDING YOURSELF. WELL, I'M ALWAYS GONNA VOTE FOR MYSELF. I THINK THAT I'M A VERY VALUABLE PLAYER, UM, IF YOU CAN JUST THINK OF THE HISTORY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE. EVERY TIME OUR TEAM HAS LOST, THE ONE THING THAT ANY EXECUTIVE HAS LIKED HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I WAS A PART OF CREATING. THEN LET ME REPHRASE IT ` WHO IS THE LEAST VALUABLE ON A GOING-FORWARD BASIS? IF I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH MY GUT FEELING, I WOULD SAY CARSON IS A STRONGER PLAYER THAN PORSHA. PORSHA, WHAT DO YOU THINK? AS FAR AS WHO I WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH, IF THAT WAS THE QUESTION, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY SAY CARSON, UM, ALTHOUGH LISA IS VERY VALUABLE AS FAR AS HER WORK ETHIC AND HER PASSION AND HER BEING SO SUPPORTIVE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT AS FAR AS ORGANISATION AND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP WITH MARKETING AND BRAND AND INTEGRATION, I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH... (SPEAKS GERMAN) (SPEAKS GERMAN) ...CARSON. LET ME JUST SAY THIS, GOVERNOR ` THE REASON WHY IT'S SO HARD FOR HER TO GIVE AN ANSWER, BECAUSE SHE TOLD YOU, I'M A VERY STRONG PLAYER, AND I'M A HARD WORKER, AND I DO ALL ABOVE AND BEYOND. I SAID THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE. I HELP WITH CREATIVITY. SUPPORTIVE, AS IN ASSISTING. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT CREATIVE PEOPLE TALK A LOT. PORSHA TALKS A LOT. JUST BECAUSE SHE'S TALKING, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION, BUT I SAID BEFORE,... LIES. ...SHE IS VERY GOOD WITH CREATIVITIES. SOME STUFF YOU JUST HEAR, AND OTHER STUFF IS... WHEN I TALK ABOUT` WHEN I SPEAK... ...THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. I'M TALKING. WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO STEPS FORWARD,... I'M TALKING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ABOUT FIGHTING FOR` ...I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT MIND TAKING ON THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES... YEAH, AND I HELPED WITH EVERY SINGLE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY. ...AND SUPPORTING OUR LEADER, AND SHE HAS NEVER DONE THAT. THAT'S IN HER TRACK RECORD. ARE YOU SERIOUS? ALL RIGHT, CARSON. YES. WHENEVER YOU CAN GET A WORD IN HERE,... YES. ...WHICH WILL BE A MIRACLE HERE, BUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ALL THIS? I HAVE TO SAY THAT PORSHA WAS INVALUABLE, AND EVEN THOUGH SHE QUESTIONED THE CREATIVE AT SOME POINT, I FELT THAT WAS ACTUALLY HELPFUL TO SOMETIMES SAY, 'HEY, ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK?' BE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, LISA DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. PORSHA JUST WAS THERE MORE FOR ME. THAT'S ALL. BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT DIDN'T WORK, CARSON. IT DIDN'T WORK. YES. IT DIDN'T WORK. SO, CARSON, LET ME ASK YOU, AS PROJECT MANAGER, OBVIOUSLY THE CREATIVE WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVES. SO WHO IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATIVE ON THIS? UH, I AM. PORSHA, WHO SHOULD I FIRE? UM, YOU KNOW, I CA` I REALLY CANNOT` IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SAY. IT HONESTLY IS. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET FIRED OVER ` THERE IS CHEATING, AND WE FIRED ONE BECAUSE HE WAS CHEATING. MM-HM. AND THE OTHER ONE IS THEY AVOID THE QUESTION. THEY GIVE THE NO ANSWER. OK. AND BE ALL OVER THE PLACE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. OK. SO YOU'RE IN A TRAP TO FIRING YOURSELF RIGHT NOW. WELL, NO, I DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA BE FIRED. SO I WANT TO HAVE AN ANSWER. I'M ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION. WHO SHOULD I FIRE? YOU KNOW, I REALLY HATE THAT YOU HAVE TO FIRE ANY OF THE THREE OF US, BECAUSE THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED IS ALREADY GONE. UM, SO IT'S JUST DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY. PORSHA, ENOUGH. NOW, CARSON, IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST WEEK, I WOULD HAVE FIRED YOU TODAY, BECAUSE YOU FAILED. BUT YOU HAVE BEEN SO GOOD, AND YOU'VE WON, AND YOU'VE DONE AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB. YOU ARE A TRUE CHAMPION. BUT YOU, PORSHA, YOU'VE LOST SIX OUT OF EIGHT TASKS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YOU'VE FAILED TODAY WITH YOUR MISSION, BECAUSE YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF THE CREATIVE, AND THEY HATED THE CREATIVE. AND I HEAR FORM YOU A LOT OF DIALOGUE, TALK, TALK, TALK, TALK. PORSHA, YOU'RE TERMINATED. DRAMATIC MUSIC OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THAT'S FINE. DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES YOU CAN'T FIRE CARSON, BECAUSE HE WAS JUST SO GOOD. WHEREAS SHE HAS NOW COME BACK TO THE BOARDROOM SO MANY TIMES, AND SHE'S TRYING TO WIGGLE HERSELF OUT WITH DIALOGUE, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE. I THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. YEAH. ROTORS THROB I WISH I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME MONEY FOR MY CHARITY, HOSEA FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS, BUT BEING FIRED IS PRETTY INTENSE, AND I KNEW WITH THE CHOICE WORDS THAT I HAD IN MIND THAT I WANTED TO SAY WERE NOT GOOD, SO I JUST DECIDED TO BE QUIET, LIKE MY MOMMA TOLD ME. 'IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY, CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.' CAPTIONS BY KATE PARKINSON. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017
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