The Sleeping Giant Foundation New
Media Studio was set up in house in July 2005 to provide
training opportunities in film and DVD production to
the local community and as a way of further promoting
our area. Since then the studio has been busy with requests
for filming coming from small community groups to commissions
from larger organisations.
No experience is neccessary to become part of the team,
just enthusiasm and commitment, as training is done
in house. If you are interested in joining or would
like to discuss the possibilities of commissioning a
film for your group, please contact the office
on 01639 731062
Josef Herman DVD A partnership project between the SGF and the Josef
Herman Foundation. This production looks at the influence
and the impact that this Polish artist had on Ystradgynlais
and the art world during his time in Wales. Interviews with
artists, academics and local inhabitants and many images of
his work will go to create a vibrant picture of a man who
was welcomed and accepted by our community and found solace
here in the aftermath of WWII. Due for release in December
2007.
Past Productions
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Swansea Bay (5mins)
Music video by local musician following his
trip to Swansea Bay and exploring the changing face of Swansea
City over a 24hours. This is part of our Development Officer's
course work for her MA in Media Studies at Lampeter University
- produced using Lampeter University's Macintosh Suite and
Department of Film and Media's resources.
Brecon Beacons National Park 50th Anniversary (26mins)
Commissioned for the National Park's 50th
Anniversary, this DVD contains interviews with people of all
ages, sharing their memories, stories and hopes for the future
of the Park. This project gave the crew a chance to learn
new skills in interviewing and chroma keying.
Activities
in Mid Wales & the Brecon Beacons (9mins)
Commissioned by Powys County Council showing
the enormous variety of activities that Powys has to offer.
This DVD was released in Spring 2007 and will be used with
PCC's 2007 Activities Guide. A fantastic time has been had
by all involved and none of us realised just how stunning
mid Wales is or the amount of activities to be found here.
We've all learned loads on this project, especially how to
organise 18hours of footage into 10 minutes!
Y Fari Lwyd (2mins) At the time of the New Year
a strange sight is seen in the South Wales valley. Y Fari
Lwyd and her troupe journey through villages and towns trying
to get into pubs and bringing luck for the coming year.
This video shows the first outing of a new
troupe in our community and has been a partnership project
between the SGF and Menter Brycheiniog. Watch out for her
over this Christmas season as she will be out once again.
WATCH Club (9mins) 2006
Filmed over the summer of 2006 this
DVD shows the fun that children can have in the WATCH Club
based at Craig y Nos Country Park. From bug hunting, nest
building, geological discoveries and natural art, children
learn to experience the wonders of the natural world. This
project again provided the opportunity for new people to learn
video production skills, including some of the children themselves.
Fforest Fawr Geopark Promo DVD (5mins)
2006 - made to promote the newly designated Geopark,
this film was produced for the launch of the Geopark on 21st
April and seen by none other than Neil Kinnock and Rhodri
Morgan, both of whom commented positively about the film.
Home Front Recall Evacuees Reunion
(20mins with over an hour of bonus features) 2006
- produced in partnership with students of the Department
of Film and Media at University of Wales Lampeter. This DVD
features footage from the Evacuees Reunion Event held at Abercraf
on 25th Nov 2005 with moving interviews from people who were
evacuated to our valley.
Memoirs of Abercraf (28mins) 2006
- in conjunction with The Sleeping Giant Foundation Oral History
Project, an interview with Bella Mills and David Williams
on their childhood growing up in Abercraf. This DVD is not
only capturing our past, but will be used as an educational
tool for future generations.
Discover the Land of the Sleeping
Giant (10mins) 2006 - tourism promotinal DVD for
the Upper Swansea Valley. This showcases the attractions,
activities, natural beauty, history and heritage of our area.
Not only did the film crew and editors work extremely hard
on creating this vibrant film, but we also had lots of support
form local businesses and activity providers in the making
of it.
Penpont Mountain Boarding DVD (2005)
- as a promotional tool for our local Mountain Boarding Centre.
Filmed at the 2005 Welsh Open Championships. This was the
pilot film from the new studio and shows the fresh and creative
potential that is available.
