And that means the A-Z Bushcraft DVD that we co-produced with Undercurrents will be going on offer for £10 from tomorrow, for two whole months! Get you mouse down to www.azbushcraft.com ASAP and get your copy.
What else does August mean? Well we're hoping sunshine! As we will be outside filming at the Big Bite Festival in Pontypridd on Sunday. Then next week out and about again, this time in Blaengarw, making a community led film about arson.
In other August news, Mr Chainey, Tantrwm's UberBoss (Founder and MD) is having his birthday next week so we hope that you will all be flooding our mailbox with birthday greetings for him!
have a great weekend folks!
Friday 31 July 2009
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Apple Anonymous - The 12 Step Plan
It is official. I am an APPLE addict.
I tried giving up my laptop. Leaving it at work. Not using it when i got home, but the addiction overcame me. First i started checking mails on the MAC MINI at home, then i resurected an old G4 and now i have brought the laptop home.
I am joining the AA (Apple Anonymous) and taking their twelve step plan:
For all of you like me, i am joining their programme.
Step 1: Honesty
After many years of denial, recovery can begin when with one simple admission of being powerless over Apple -- for Appleholics and their friends and family.
Step 2: Faith
It seems to be a spiritual truth, that before a higher power (Steve Jobs) can begin to operate, you must first believe that it can.
Step 3: Surrender
A lifetime of self-will run riot (PCs) can come to a screeching halt (Blue Screen of death), and change forever, by making a simple decision to turn it all over to a higher power (Apple).
Step 4: Soul Searching
There is a saying in the 12-step programs that (disk) recovery is a process, not an event. The same can be said for this step -- more will surely be revealed.
Step 5: (File System) Integrity
Probably the most difficult of all the steps to face, Step 5 is also the one that provides the greatest opportunity for growth.
Step 6: Acceptance
The key to Step 6 is acceptance -- accepting character defects exactly as they are and becoming entirely willing to let them go (The ONE BUTTON MOUSE).
Step 7: Humility
The spiritual focus of Step 7 is humility, asking a higher power (Steve J) to do something that cannot be done by self-will or mere determination (PLAY WMV FILES FOR JOBS SAKE!).
Step 8: Willingness
Making a list of those harmed (Microsoft, AVID) before coming into recovery may sound simple. Becoming willing to actually make those amends is the difficult part.
Step 9: Forgiveness
Making amends may seem like a bitter pill to swallow, but for those serious about recovery it can be great medicine for the spirit and soul. (BOOTCAMP)
Step 10: Maintenance (Repairing Permissions)
Nobody likes to admit to being wrong. But it is absolutely necessary to maintain spiritual progress in recovery.
Step 11: Making Contact ( MobileME)
The purpose of Step 11 is to discover the plan JOBS as you understand Him has for your life.
Step 12: Service (APPLECARE)
For those in recovery programs, practicing Step 12 is simply "how it works."
I tried giving up my laptop. Leaving it at work. Not using it when i got home, but the addiction overcame me. First i started checking mails on the MAC MINI at home, then i resurected an old G4 and now i have brought the laptop home.
I am joining the AA (Apple Anonymous) and taking their twelve step plan:
For all of you like me, i am joining their programme.
Step 1: Honesty
After many years of denial, recovery can begin when with one simple admission of being powerless over Apple -- for Appleholics and their friends and family.
Step 2: Faith
It seems to be a spiritual truth, that before a higher power (Steve Jobs) can begin to operate, you must first believe that it can.
Step 3: Surrender
A lifetime of self-will run riot (PCs) can come to a screeching halt (Blue Screen of death), and change forever, by making a simple decision to turn it all over to a higher power (Apple).
Step 4: Soul Searching
There is a saying in the 12-step programs that (disk) recovery is a process, not an event. The same can be said for this step -- more will surely be revealed.
Step 5: (File System) Integrity
Probably the most difficult of all the steps to face, Step 5 is also the one that provides the greatest opportunity for growth.
Step 6: Acceptance
The key to Step 6 is acceptance -- accepting character defects exactly as they are and becoming entirely willing to let them go (The ONE BUTTON MOUSE).
Step 7: Humility
The spiritual focus of Step 7 is humility, asking a higher power (Steve J) to do something that cannot be done by self-will or mere determination (PLAY WMV FILES FOR JOBS SAKE!).
Step 8: Willingness
Making a list of those harmed (Microsoft, AVID) before coming into recovery may sound simple. Becoming willing to actually make those amends is the difficult part.
Step 9: Forgiveness
Making amends may seem like a bitter pill to swallow, but for those serious about recovery it can be great medicine for the spirit and soul. (BOOTCAMP)
Step 10: Maintenance (Repairing Permissions)
Nobody likes to admit to being wrong. But it is absolutely necessary to maintain spiritual progress in recovery.
Step 11: Making Contact ( MobileME)
The purpose of Step 11 is to discover the plan JOBS as you understand Him has for your life.
Step 12: Service (APPLECARE)
For those in recovery programs, practicing Step 12 is simply "how it works."
Thursday 23 July 2009
Top 10 Musical FIlms
So we have been asked to make a musical. Yes, the song and dance type. Hopefully it will come off and we can get some dancing in! That would be a dream come true. I can watch musicals over and over again.
One of the first i remeber watching was Grease, and around the same time i remember watching Oliver. They are both fantastic still to this day. If we could make something that had any level of comparison to these then i would be a happy man.
Anyhow, while researching i have compiled a list of what are my personal top 10 musical movies. Starting in reverse order of course.
10: HAIR
9: EVITA
8: THE BLUES BROTHERS
7: GREASE
6: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
5: THIS IS SPINAL TAP
4: TOMMY
3: MOULIN ROUGE
2: ROCKY HORROR SHOW
1: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
I hope that some people disagree and offer some other suggestions.
Ciao
One of the first i remeber watching was Grease, and around the same time i remember watching Oliver. They are both fantastic still to this day. If we could make something that had any level of comparison to these then i would be a happy man.
Anyhow, while researching i have compiled a list of what are my personal top 10 musical movies. Starting in reverse order of course.
10: HAIR
9: EVITA
8: THE BLUES BROTHERS
7: GREASE
6: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
5: THIS IS SPINAL TAP
4: TOMMY
3: MOULIN ROUGE
2: ROCKY HORROR SHOW
1: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
I hope that some people disagree and offer some other suggestions.
Ciao
Sunday 19 July 2009
FREE DVDs and BIG WEEK THIS WEEK
Do you want a quality pressie for someone. If you pop along to azbushcraft.com and take a look you will find a link to get the DVD for "What you can afford". This ends very soon. So head over and grab yourselfs a bargain.
Its going to be a busy week for every one at Tantrwm this week.
We start filming a film about Anti Social Behaviour. Stephen is in charge of that and is all ready for a good few days filming in and around the South Wales Valleys.
On top of that we kick off a new website for Llanharan Drop in Centre and start a film about Arson with a group from Blaengarw in Bridgend.
So we will keep the coffee flowing and try and keep awake.
Its going to be a busy week for every one at Tantrwm this week.
We start filming a film about Anti Social Behaviour. Stephen is in charge of that and is all ready for a good few days filming in and around the South Wales Valleys.
On top of that we kick off a new website for Llanharan Drop in Centre and start a film about Arson with a group from Blaengarw in Bridgend.
So we will keep the coffee flowing and try and keep awake.
Thursday 16 July 2009
Glamorgan Purchase Prize
Hoorah, Tantrwm Creative Director, Stephen Hanks and long-time Tantrwm collaborator, Catrin Doyle are short listed for the Glamorgan Purchase Prize, for their film Annwyl Plant.
So Stephen is suited and booted and ready to head to the Wales Millennium Centre to find out if they will be winners. Fingers crossed!
So Stephen is suited and booted and ready to head to the Wales Millennium Centre to find out if they will be winners. Fingers crossed!
Boys don't read!
Boys don't read! from Tantrwm Limited on Vimeo.
We recently worked with some lads from across Rhondda Cynon Taff on a project to help get them reading.
It really worked. Some of these non-readers have come a long way in a short time. They have been writing poetry and performing. Something that would not have happened if this programme did not exist.
So well done and keep on reading guys.
Wednesday 15 July 2009
What are we up to?
We realise the Tantrwm blog's been a bit quiet of late, apart from our ping experiments! So just to let you know that we are still busy working away on projects, not just kicking back with margaritas - although we'd like to! So what have we been up to?
Well, besides the new website design which is gradually growing from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, we've been editing a number of films. 26 climbing films to be precise, which will be released online soon at www.azclimbing.com, at the same time we've been working on videos for the other A-Z series - A-Z of Climate Change and A-Z Ecobuild. In other A-Z news, we've been busily dispatching the A-Z Bushcraft DVDs around the world after launching the website back in May - see it for yourself at www.azbushcraft.com.
We've also been working closely with the South Wales Police (and behaving ourselves!) to create a short film about the work of their School Liasion Officers, which will be seen very shortly in schools across Wales. Along the same line, we are currently planning the production of a film about ASBOs to be filmed next week, when we're hoping the weather will improve.
We've been out and about at a few awards ceremonies preparing visuals for the Love Where You Live Awards in Pontypridd last month, as well as filming at the RCT Business Club Awards and the Heads of the Valley Innovation Programme Awards last week.
In between all that, we've been working with young people on E3+ programmes in Tonypandy and Pencoed to promote the scheme and get them interested in media production, as well as training some young people in an evening programme in Cwmparc.
Phew, so busy all round. But no rest for the video producers, we will very soon be starting another brand new project in Blaengarw with an arson theme - but don't worry, we won't be starting any fires, we're trying to prevent them!
Watch this space for some new videos going up online soon.
Well, besides the new website design which is gradually growing from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, we've been editing a number of films. 26 climbing films to be precise, which will be released online soon at www.azclimbing.com, at the same time we've been working on videos for the other A-Z series - A-Z of Climate Change and A-Z Ecobuild. In other A-Z news, we've been busily dispatching the A-Z Bushcraft DVDs around the world after launching the website back in May - see it for yourself at www.azbushcraft.com.
We've also been working closely with the South Wales Police (and behaving ourselves!) to create a short film about the work of their School Liasion Officers, which will be seen very shortly in schools across Wales. Along the same line, we are currently planning the production of a film about ASBOs to be filmed next week, when we're hoping the weather will improve.
We've been out and about at a few awards ceremonies preparing visuals for the Love Where You Live Awards in Pontypridd last month, as well as filming at the RCT Business Club Awards and the Heads of the Valley Innovation Programme Awards last week.
In between all that, we've been working with young people on E3+ programmes in Tonypandy and Pencoed to promote the scheme and get them interested in media production, as well as training some young people in an evening programme in Cwmparc.
Phew, so busy all round. But no rest for the video producers, we will very soon be starting another brand new project in Blaengarw with an arson theme - but don't worry, we won't be starting any fires, we're trying to prevent them!
Watch this space for some new videos going up online soon.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Friday 3 July 2009
New Site Coming Soon
We know that we've been keeping you waiting at www.tantrwm.co.uk for a while for our new website to arrive, but it's now in development and will be appearing very soon. Sign up to follow our blog for all the updates.
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