Xtreme Waste

Talbott,

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Congratulations on getting accepted for TV. I liked this piece very much. Great time lapse and stop-action animation. Happy to see people so passionate about recycling!

If you have 5 minutes, please check out Drawn For Life for a Green Light consideration.

Looking forward to seeing more from you Common_People.
Peace, Morgan

Inspirational!

Any message that has to do with the preservation and conservation of the environment, and/or the improvement of the natural resources that we rely on, is worth to be shared with lots of people. Those kinds of messages certainly help increase the awareness, and hopefully allow more people to stop taking those things for granted. I salute you for taking this pod to TV, and I wish I could have contributed for that with my vote.

I have been away from the website for some time, but I know you have checked and supported my work in the past. I have another production posted here now, which tries to share a similar kind of message when it comes to the conservation and preservation of our ecosystem. I would appreciate to have your comment on that.

Please take a look at my latest pod when you have a moment, and let me know what you think about this reversed perspective on the world. Thanks for your time!

I would really like to see this become an issue with current waste managment programs across the US. I'm sure most of the arguments will be based around that it's not as productive or cost efficient enough to be really profitable. But I can see stuff like this done on small levels, local levels, and maybe have the potential to evolve into macro businesses as things naturally do by utilizing the resources of individuals of places that do want to help make changes. I think it was in a newspaper artical or National Geographic where a researcher was digging in a dump in New York state and found a newspaper in near mint condition from the 1950's.

The goverment needs to re-evaluate many of the taxes of the nation and considering moving them from one place to another so that it's profit neutral but persuades certain things to happen. Some of Al Gore's polution tax ideas, as well as various other ones everyday people and myself think of would work great to utilize that revinue (if available) to support businesses such as this recycling center to exist; because Waste Managment can't take all our trash alone.

It is actual and local, a good example for any comunity

Wow, amazing. This was just the video I needed to help me convince my school more involved with recycling. This was done really well, keep up the good work!

nice work. these people have the right idea.
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what an uplifting story....almost got a little teary eyed there for a sec...... had it not been for the questionable reggae music...,that's the only major thing I would change to this great pod you've created. If you wanted to tighten it up to get airtime (too bad they aren't airing pods of this length/depth lately.) then I would recommend you cut the most difficult to understand people you interviewed....despite the fact that I'm totally a sucker for that sexy kiwi accent.
Also, thanks for the feedback on my subway bboys pod......I would really appreciate some input/ suggestions for "mayday mayhem" pod...its basically just a collage of video/ interviews set to music....which I'm not sure how............. or if i want to tell a story about / draw conclusions from...any feedback would help...keep the good stuff coming...your lettuce pod makes me hungry!???

A very fascinating story. I think you have to break it up a little to keep people with short attention spans like myself on task -- change the music around (it gets a little repetitive, so play with sound, no sound, different levels and different songs and effects). Also, I think you did a great job editing those interviews together -- it obviously took a lot of care and patience -- so highlight these interviews by interspersing them with some action and "on the fly" type interviews (for example, people doing and talking at the same time). And let us see some of these people interacting with each other as they do their thing -- I bet it's a fun, quirky community. This might mean cutting down on some of the interviews, but I think it could work in the end.

Either way, good job reporting on such a great story!

Cool organization! Good interviews. I'd make it a bit shorter though. Reminds me of Berkeley, California's Urban Ore. GL!

Well-paced and great topic. I also think the choice of music was perfect. GL!

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well done piece. i like the cutting between the individuals and the sites they are talking about.
shot well, edited well, interesting story telling, something we can all learn from.

thats an xtreme pod! whoo hoo

What did all of that mean at the beginning of the piece? What language is that?

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Great stuff. I would suggest you make it shorter. Just my opinion.

i want to know if they're still taking volunteers. i would love to lend a hand!

Great pod! I believe what their doing is truly inspiring, one of the greatest things to do is help better this planet by eliminating waste =]

Great pod!
One of the most important thing on these days is to rescue our planet.

GL

A 'must see on TV'

Another impressive video that packs a lot of info! Love the time lapse. Sure winner.

Katotoy
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good. the subject matter is vital and important and the information needs to be broadcast.

i was left as a viewer overwhelmed by the amount of information i received via interview. i wanted more. i wanted to experience the people interacting, as in, not just b-roll of sorting through waste, but segments where the actions of recycling constitute a scene. The start and completion of a small project at the site, to balance the way the information is conveyed...

Thank you to everyone for your positve feeback. Its nice to be able to see what people have to say.

Take care

Talbott and Lula

Important topic and well done. Extreme waste, illegal open-dumping and all of the ramifications that those issues have on the environment are so important for filmmakers to cover -- images of waste speak volumes in and of themselves.
I think what we need to start doing is rallying for more funding for illegal open-dump cleanups. There is a great program in the Illinois EPA in my state that is tackling this problem. But more still needs to be done.

Overall we need a better system of accountability, inspections and harsher citations enforced on those who continue to pollute in illegal ways. The group you spotlighted in your pod is very inspiring.

I reccommend checking out the documentary "Crapshoot" about sewage, sludge and septage waste. It recently aired on the Sundance channel. The doc presents some interesting solutions to illegal waste disposal.

Overall-- great work and check out my pod "Generation Debt" if you have a chance. It's about gen x/yers facing credit problems, student loans and other crisis.
GL.

I love it

excellent!! GL

Beautiful work! GL

could give viewers a clearer idea of where in the world you are taking us from the very beginning. Love the ideal, the concept!

Fierce video of real people who are actually giving a f--k about their circumstances and willing to put in some mind and muscle and - most importantly - heart, into being environmentally responsible and Conscious. Inspiring!

GL - Great story. great to see people doing something to help their situation, positive.
Good work!
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like it. GL.

Very interesting and well filmed. The sound quality could use a little improvement though. Otherwise very good, GL!

Very motivating.I get discouraged when I see how much people waste.This pod cheered me up alot.We can make a differende if we work together.
Peace out.

I love these beautiful shots. Music that fits the piece too. GL from me. Check out my Food For Thought in Environment.

This ones boring,.. but should be watched! Plus it's not really that bad!>>!>!>!>!

Send it uP!

cool pod!

TV needs this video and more like it. a very positive environmentally friendly message. those hard cases at CPP have pulled their fingers out of their arses with this one

Brilliant viewing! All we need are more like-minded pople in this world!

Great piece! GL!!

Xtreme indeed....GL

I just uploaded a new piece (B-Green) and would like your comments on it. please

Thanks
Ron.C (Zan)

Great project, interesting people well shot, well edited and a good choice of music too! Well done.

wish we could pull this off in the US

Love it - GL

Love it - GL

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It's really important to me for American's to see how the rest of the world is helping the environment and how they can be inspired to help this part of the world.

Great piece and great people...
GL

loved it... we need more poeple like you folks

loved it... we need more poeple like you folks

Great idea and a good message. Another example of how we can all make a big difference if we try. Greenlight!

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very nice shots!! nicely executed! GL! (for some reason it doesn't show up on the list..?)

you wanna know what I liked......the people being interviewed..fairly thought out answers...and the topic of waste is so appropriate....I wish we could see how they actually recycle stuff other than reselling it...like plastics and stuff.....also how much of the "waste" is reused...presently...90% ??? 90% is my guess....which would be astounding. Liked the background music..cheers mates.

good variety of interviews

Got some great characters in here. Good story & shot well!

Nice job talbott

another great piece/ GL

I really enjoyed this - everyone had a glow about them and it made me want to get involved. Inspiring work - GL

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Fantastic time-lapse skies + stop-motion garbage. Your program presents a great model that can be emulated globally. This needs to be seen. Here's to common people! recycle this ~ link

was great to see some of the "non-touristic" sides of nz!

Wow. Fantastic editing and really great interviews make quite a few interesting characters that really make this piece shine. Your shots were beautifully composed. Excellent work!

Inspiring , extraordinary, ordinary people as world leaders. Makes me want to switch my PC off to save energy. Anyone produced a solar powered or wind up PC yet ?

This short is brilliant. Made me cry. I love you guys... so proud.

The kindness revolution is all over the planet!

Keep on the phenomenal work fantastic siblings!!!

Astronomical GL ; )

Nice one T and Lu. Good work, I like the timelapses mixed in. Proud of you guys, keep it up.

Peace
Chris
GL bitches!

Greetings Tal and Lu

I see you working hard. Thanks for caring about our earth. Beautiful documentary and the music is a sweet groove..

Peace,
Claudia

Great story.

This was genius. My Goodness! This video brought me into a higher state of conciousness!!! Props to the makers of the film.

A round work!

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Looks like you will have no problem getting this to TV where it should go! This is fantastic! Thank you for putting it up.

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I loved that video so much, you really get an idea of what they are trying to do and it motivates me to do similar!

The production and time spent on this is clearly shown and is well worth it. The only thing that confuses me is the music, i expected to hear Caribbean accents at first! Still good though.

Definitley green lighted - i hope to see this on TV
well done.

the people make this one for me - some real characters, who've clearly been prompted with pertinent questions

Yet another superb video offering about the awesome crew at Xtreme Waste. Keep up the good work guys .

Yeah Yeah!!!!

The use of timelapse is becoming a bit of a trademark for you eh? (Was used well in 'Ute City Farm Girls' too.) I don't think the stop-motion rubbish segment works as well as the timelapse segments though (it feels comedic and out of place). The music was perfect. To get aired I suspect you'll have to chop the length in half but maybe that'll give you a chance to use PatrickHJohnson's suggestion (22Mar) and recreate the intra-pod titles from recycled materials - which will be a nice touch. Regardless, I greenlighted it. Good Luck.

I'm impressed. This is rad. I believe this is how we can all change our world. First, we look for change within ourselves. Change begins from within, then, outward. I love to see what happens when we decide to work for change. The globe is changed. One person at a time. Keep this rad piece going. Thanks for sharing. Danielmklopp. GL from me and hope to see this get wired up.

great to see what the folks on the other side of the world are doing! keep up the great work
by the way, you commented on my vid South Central Farm Tribute that you wanted to see more story, to see the story, search this web site for "Save The Farm", "South Central Farm Bulldozed" and "South Central Farm Trial" peace. M.

interesting! Good work.

With communities working together like this there is real hope. In my town the council gave the waste management contract to a big company and they just dump so much stuff. They will not even let you take stuff away from the tip. I've seen perfectly good stuf thrown away. Drives me nuts. Thanks for the Pod it cheered me up.

Wow, this pod packs a lot of info!

I really like the concept and the pod overall.

I'd like to see some of their processes, and more Maori language.

The sound was a bit quiet in places. It was beautiful though! I wish we had a system like this in the states. Please check out my pod: Unhealthy Hormones

Good job GL! it should be on TV . If you got time take a look at my 30 sec. CURRENT ad thank you.

YES! a dose of hope in 8 mins. LOVE IT! Common People rule the world.

Good Job! So nice to hear someone is doing something good for the planet and their community. Send it to Al Gore, maybe the US can take a tip from the NZers....

Congratulations on your endeavours, well done
I visited Raglan last year, as with all of NZ it is beautiful, and you are keeping it that way.
cheers

sandyk (Australia)

WOnderfull!! Absolutely kick ass! You guys are awesome! Well done!! Im glad i got a chance to see the Recycling center first hand! What a wonderful place...

great idea about the recycled material titles....that post 5 says...
great vid tho guys!!!!aurrsome!
lots of lov
Foreva ur Whaingaroa sistar no matta where we roam!

Samantha Star x

Thanks for all of your comments. We love being a part of this community. We have learned so much from everyone on this site, we hope to have more pods to come.

Lula and Talbott

I would love to see a follow up video in two or three years to see how the program is working after it is established in the community. What a great concept! This should be a model for the world, ambitious as it may be. Well Done!

This is a really nice pod. My girlfriend is crying and want's to move to new zealand. Loved the compositions and the structure of the editing, very professional. I also like the stop frame animation, you took a page out of your own book in network promo's and I really loved to see the creativity blended with the documentary. Nice images overall; what kind of camera are you using?
Thanks talbott and crew at xtreme waste.
-canofmeatfilm

I saw the first minute and loved it already! YES! Love those FF shots, especially of the sky, and the opening of the shoreline. I think the story is extremely timely and inspiring. And the subjects -- regular people like all of us, taking the power to make a change. Excellent.

I also like the opening in another language with no translation [Maori?]. Really piqued my interest.

Nice job!!!

Thanks for watching my Pod. BUT...due to some funkyness in the website yesterday I think you watched the OLD Version of "Doing My Part/Solar energy" I just checked and the NEW version is playing today. I hope I addressed some of what you commented on. Also, your greenlight did not get posted. Please give it another look if you get a chance.

Well done piece. GL from me!

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Greenlight! Great to see a community come together with such a great cause! beautiful!

please check out my RE-Edited pod "Doing My Part/ Solar Energy". you can find it under environment.

Great segment. The subject matter is a great one. The production value is pretty good. Excellent use of timelapse footage. My only critical comments would be that the intertitles could benefit from something more creative than the stock Final Cut Pro generated text. Have an artist draw up some title cards or perhaps make them out of recycled materials.

be the change you want to see in the world. i love the ambition here!

The goal of zero waste, I dont think can be achieved, however, to try to achieve the ideal is so important.

BTW, please tell me they've proven my above comment wrong if it's ever done.

Well done, great piece. GL from me for sure.

A small community making a difference. Bravo! GL

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Well Done! Well Done!! I love those shots!!
Greenlight!

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