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Creyr 114 posts |
Mar 09, 2008, 15:55
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Thanks guys. I loved it - particularly the beautiful photography. And the espousal of the 'we dont know' philosophy. I like to leave plenty of room to enjoy the possibilities. Have to admit to diappointment in the whistle stop nature to the tour. I just wanted to be more immersed in some of those awesome places. But I know...its inspiration to get out there more myself. Hope to get to Anglesey this spring and check out that mysterious stone/tree. Will try to pursuade the megalith buddy to come with me - he is a bit of a stone and wood expert (hands on working knowledge rather than scientific study) and Im sure he'll have something interesting to say about it. I know he'll jump at the chance once he sees the film (yup I sneaked a preview before his birthday ; ) ) Really surprised by what you said in the interview about not bumping into more people while you were filming. Hope your film gets out there and inspires more people to explore for themselves. Re Offerings. We did alot of tidying up at Long Meg last year. Meeting with much approval - particularly from locals who didnt want to interfere with the offerings but were glad that we were. Somebody suggested that if people absolutely MUST leave an offering of some kind, a single strand of hair from their own head is appropriate. Its unobtrusive, organic/degradable and intensely personal. I cant see anything wrong with this and wonder if it might be a good idea to suggest it to people who are into more extravagant non-biodegradable gestures?? Maybe thats a topic for another thread. Loved your enjoyment of Callanish too- really MUST get up there. So many places so little time.... Best Wishes cx
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Michael Bott 60 posts |
Mar 10, 2008, 12:55
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Thanks for that, Creyr. Glad you enjoyed it. It's always the thing with making something like this - and it goes with the territory - just how much can you cram into 2 1/4 hours and still do some justice to the subject? The amazing thing is - and I hope this comes across with us just scratching the surface sometimes - just how much there is to know and reveal about these places. You only have to look at Burl's work to realise that it would take several lifetimes to really unravel these mysteries. Film/video is lousy at teaching, but is best at inspiring and moving. I hope we managed to do some of the latter. Yep, we managed to avoid the crowds. Except at Stonehenge. That was mostly down to the time of year we chose to film - the bulk of which was done during the Winter moths. Most Summer filming was in Cornwall and on Dartmoor - I think the most folk we met was at Men-an-Tol. Michael Michael
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Michael Bott 60 posts |
Mar 10, 2008, 13:02
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postyesterdayman wrote: maybe you could get that commission or, if not from a TV company or 'production company', you might find people who loved the DVD and who might be willing to invest in a sequel. No doubt the 'networking' you will achieve from this DVD will open up many doors and change the landscape (metaphorically) for you. Good Luck!!! I reckon that's the way it'll go. I have done broadcast work and it's a strange world out there (which is why we chose to do this one completely ourselves), but having made this we have more leverage now. Keep fingers crossed, but don't hold your breath! Michael.
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summerlands 192 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 08:49
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Digging up this old thread (knew there would be one on here somewhere!) to say I watched this this yesterday, after ages of "...meaning to get...". Fantastic!!! My husband and I had a blast with the 'been there' and 'oh yeah, that’s on the list', as well as getting a much better picture of places we know little of in a way a book / website just can't show. Rupert Soskin is hugely engaging as a presenter, and I really appreciated all the 'we'll never knows', so much more refreshing than those who only have half a clue but like to push hard their personal theories as fact. I'm actually going to watch the whole thing back with a notebook / sketch pad as I had so many inspirational thoughts whilst watching for work - some big thoughts that occurred to me, for that I'm very grateful! :-D I'd love more of the same in whatever form - DVD, series, etc - but I do realise the logistics and barriers to this :-S I shall cross my fingers...
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 09:21
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summerlands 192 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 09:27
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Littlestone wrote: You might also be interested in this. Ahh fab stuff, thanks Littlestone!
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GLADMAN 950 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 12:44
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summerlands wrote: Rupert Soskin is hugely engaging as a presenter, and I really appreciated all the 'we'll never knows', so much more refreshing than those who only have half a clue but like to push hard their personal theories as fact. Isn't it said that what defines a truly intelligent person is an outlook relating to something like 'the only thing I'm sure of it how much I don't know'? Clearly Rupert and Michael fall into this category and are a credit to 'stoneheads' everywhere. I think one of the most intruiging aspects of possessing an interest in prehistory is that, more or less by definition, it is very, very difficult - if not genuinely impossible - to reconstruct a 'complete picture' of any individual site, let alone epoch. So we think, 'perhaps the next site will tell me more?' Sometimes it provides another piece of the jigsaw, always it generates enthusiasm for the next, an automatic declaration that, unlike the claims of the monotheistic religions, we do not know it all! The pursuit of knowledge. How wonderful. Science alone can only go so far, and religious dogma has historically performed such an infamously thorough job of discouraging the academic from pursuing the task that it has taken a few true mavericks - Thom , Burl, Cope etc - to prise open the lid of the 'pandora's box' where so much of our ancient heritage has languished unseen and let us see what's inside. What an amazing, precious, priceless gift. The gift of curiosity... a need to know more, to think. The very essence of humanity. So if Rupert and Michael have intruiged anyone enough to want to go to those sites they should be more than happy.
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Littlestone 5386 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 12:53
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The pursuit of knowledge. How wonderful. Science alone can only go so far, and religious dogma has historically performed such an infamously thorough job of discouraging the academic from pursuing the task that it has taken a few true mavericks - Thom , Burl, Cope etc - to prise open the lid of the 'pandora's box' where so much of our ancient heritage has languished unseen and let us see what's inside. What an amazing, precious, priceless gift. The gift of curiosity... a need to know more, to think. The very essence of humanity. Well said.
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tiompan 5758 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 17:52
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GLADMAN wrote: Science alone can only go so far, and religious dogma has historically performed such an infamously thorough job of discouraging the academic from pursuing the task that it has taken a few true mavericks - Thom , Burl, Cope etc - to prise open the lid of the 'pandora's box' where so much of our ancient heritage has languished unseen and let us see what's inside. I wouldn't consider Burl , a maverick .
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GLADMAN 950 posts |
Feb 05, 2011, 18:07
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tiompan wrote: I wouldn't consider Burl , a maverick . I would consider anyone who devoted his life to studying prehistoric monuments a maverick - sure, he wasn't undisciplined in the true sense of a maverick, but it is certainly viewed as 'unorthodox' - that is, not normal - to devote your life to stone circles in today's society.
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