"Poi Documentary" Need Pictures/Videos from "Poi Wounds"

thank you nix, I hope as well that it comes to fruition rather than to frustration

thank you all guys
after having been a real nerd for about two weeks now I decided to take a week off and to finish the script on my vacation (and more important in the sun ayee )

I won't need any more input on particular spinners but if you have another idea go ahead an share it.

consider this poll to be over, I will need some time to think about a couple of things and I'll be back in a week; really need to get out now, weather is just fine and my head starts spinning around spinning even in my dreams now

well you could look at major evolutions spinning-wise

i remember someone on here describing a workshop drew gave years ago showing isolated buzzsaw's

you can talk about how these concepts can open up a world of ideas noone had thought of

first people playing with hyperloops? hybrids etc...

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hi guys,

hate to push my thread sorry about that
if there are still some British beginners out there - let me know
(geez somewhat tells me there simply are no beginners in the uk
anymore - they all mutate into "pro's" instantly )

contact me by the 30th of May no more entries possible after that
have to set a schedule for shooting that's why I came up with this deadline

have a nice weekend!
max

Hi Duvan,

There are always beginners around, but you'll probably struggle to find them on here particularly.

The only thing I could really suggest for finding beginners is to trawl through some threads in the events and meet others sections and pm some new people, and to also register on the meet others forum. The problem is, is that new people often visit this site once, register, then disappear, so really, meets are the best way to find them I guess.

As for inspiration, most people have been covered, but I would mirror, please include as many girls as possible, pref aiming for a 50/50 split, its the only way that girls can be promoted, rather than reinforcing existing steriotypes.

Its amazing how much new spinners have raised the game. I remember when the hardest/most technical moves were just within my reach, but now, I'm miles away from all that, especially after taking time out of poi to work on other things. Its great if not slightly intimidating!

From my own interests, I would like to know if there is still a definate old skool/new skool style divide, or whether the lines have blurred. I would also be intrested to know how many spinners out concentrate on the performance/dance/movement side of poi (which is what I concentrate more on nowadays), rather the technical side of poi, which features heavily with all the amazing tricks around, and whether those interests are gender-orientated.

I'll start shooting in a couple of days - if you still got any great ideas let me know - - - - - - - any of you guys in Paris in September?

thx to prickly once more for that nice post!

What about a visit to Play? there are loads of spinners there and you could get footage of increased gatherings and organisation etc. would be an example of an event that came to be mostly from the occurance of 1 community.

Hey Mynci,

I would absolutely love to visit Play festival but there are several issues holding me back. On the one hand I'd need a place to stay/sleep for I won't be able to travel with a tent - my camera equipment is really, really heavy (tripod itself weighs 8kg ).
On the other hand I'd need a room to lock my equipment and do the daily maintenance and material inspecting stuff (plus I'd get problems with insurance if I couldn't lock that stuff away)..
I'm currently talking to Rob about these issues for he offered me to come to PLAY to do some filming for the film + filming the shows and stuff.

But it really depends on whether these things can be assured or not. I hope they do, I really really do and I deliberately did not plan anything else on these days in July so that I'd be able to attend it

duvan::

wow...you started a work, i could not do in this moment..

how to select people..???where to start??- who was, is important..??

i wish you good luck for your work!!

and i love all comments that came..in all this post.

all this .names -that give me inner pictures, inspirations that came and still come!!..things i remember, people i came in touch with..vid-s i saw, festivals,conventions i went to...

and what i was missing...as well..

great thread and great idea...fascinating!!

what a wonderful spirit is "poi"



if you meet thai tom tomorrow..
give him a big hug from me!!

love
josh

josh, thank you for your kind and encouraging words

good news: Rob told me they'd be able to provide me with a place for my equipment. Now all I need is a place to sleep - I guess I'll check the PLAY thread for that

perhaps you could rent a campervan for those few days? GIves you a bed AND a lock up. Have fun!

but if not, theres always someone with spare space/tent

gabe, simta, I appreciate your concern. But mr. wibbling-matt already offered me a tent so this isn't really an issue anymore

anyways I'm still working hard on the film and it is getting pretty interesting right now for I am currently re-writing the script for the x(insertanynumberyouwant)th time. But I'm getting closer. Closer to what I consider to be a really good documentary. Yet I know that it is still going to take me days to figure out "the real deal".

I will add a little picture on this post so that you can see that there is actually some progress going on with this project



/edit:

oh guys, wait.. found somethink on my research
how about I steal the line from 1:55 of this lovely documentary for the intro of mine?

minor update with current state of production
(*shh.. early teaser coming in two weeks time )

two forward ; three backward

LENIN TANGO

cheers TT

It's teaser-time

EJC?

hell yeah

Duvan, pleasure to meet you and I see youn again the day after tomorow, EJC! :P

//Thomas

please dont take this the wrong way, but I think it would be interesting if you told the story that we didn't all know already - that of what was influencing and happening in the fire spinning world before HOP brought us together?

In that whole list of recommendations I think there was only 2 or 3 people I havent seen a video of or met IRT. and of those only one I've not heard of before.

While its easy for many people to forget, there were people doing poi and staff years before 90% of the gods listed here started. I'd be really interested in the story of the people in the generation before the one I'm already familiar with...or even before that.

Eg Robert Heart etc etc. (yeah I'm serious!)