Permaculture Technology Jamboree Movie (possible 2023 kickstarter)

Mary Combs wrote:Kickstarter sends me a couple of emails per week with  6 or 8 teasers to entice me to open and look at current projects. I usually skim the offerings but only open the odd one that really appeals.

I'm not 100% sure I would open a teaser with a strap line of "Low Tech Movie". It might not immediately come across as being a movie ABOUT low tech ways of living. Is there a strap line available to better convey the idea of the content?

Once opened, I think the trailer is great and should attract lots of attention and participation.

If a product is priced too low, people tend to undervalue it. I would recommend bumping up the price.

If I got so far into a Kickstarter to see that I'd have to use Paypal and that I'd have to raise an account on Paypal, and it wasn't Permies, I'd just close the teaser and move on. Only for Permies would I persist to get across the finish line in spite of the Paypal ask.

$1 THANKS
     rocket hot tub plans
     log picnic table plans v1.0
     log picnic table plans v2.0

$15 the final movie as HD streaming
     + THANKS

$25 the final movie tiny download
     + HD Streaming
     + THANKS

$45 the final movie HD download
     + tiny download
     + HD Streaming
     + THANKS

$65 plans (all of above plus)

     shaving horse plans
     spinning wheel made from bicycle parts plans
     mycelium insulated door plans
     log beehive plans

$80 all of the above plus

    rocket kiln plans
    hugelkultur plans
    spring terrace / humus well plans
    extended interviews
    live interactive webinars with some of the instructors

$100 all of the above plus your name in the movie!

Lots more to talk about, but I'm feeling like this will be a substantial kickstarter.  I guess if this is sounding good, you can click on the thumbs up for this post.

paul wheaton wrote:I am visiting with andres about the whole plans thing.  Currently, the discussion goes a bit like this:

$1 thanks

      rocket hot tub plans
      log picnic table plans
      log picnic table plans v2.0

$65 plans (all of above plus)

      shaving horse plans
      spinning wheel made from bicycle parts
      mycelium insulated door
      log beehive

$80 all of the above plus

     rocket kiln plans
     hugelkultur plans
     spring terrace / humus well plans
     extended interviews
     live interactive webinars with some of the instructors


Lots more to talk about, but I'm feeling like this will be a substantial kickstarter.  I guess if this is sounding good, you can click on the thumbs up for this post.

Permaculture can make your life more luxuriant, and easier on both you and the environment. One of the ways this can be achieved is through the use of low tech, DIY solutions for your homestead. Here at Wheaton Labs we run an annual event - the Permaculture Technology Jamboree - to explore new ways of doing things, to innovate and bring more solutions for green living into the mainstream. If enough of us make the change and educate ourselves, we can make a difference and save the world in the process!

The Permaculture Technology Jamboree (PTJ) was held last summer over xx days and is a hugely exciting event where you could experience, learn and participate in the following areas:

Homegrown mycelium insulation/building an insulated door with Beau Davidson
Rocket Kilns with Lisa Orr
Xxxxx
Xxxxx

We had amazing results in many of the experiments and this gave us momentum to run the event again this year to explore new areas and go further in others.

One of the barriers to our success is spreading the word to the masses. The event is held in Montana and is well attended but we need to infect more minds and share the incredible content, innovation and experimentation with the wider world. Our friend Michael Otten was able to film last year’s event and has put together a fantastic professional movie including interviews with all the instructors and vast footage of the projects.  So the kickstarter question is: are there enough people wanting to watch this unique event to pay for the editing and make this into the must-watch movie of the year?

Beau Davidson wrote:
Low Tech Laboratory Movie: Practical Permaculture R&D
The Permaculture Technology Jamboree: Seeking to solve the world's greatest problems with your homestead's best solutions.

Permaculture can make your life more luxuriant, and easier on both you and the environment. One of the ways this can be achieved is through the use of low tech, DIY solutions for your house and homestead. At Wheaton Labs we run an annual event called the Permaculture Technology Jamboree, in which we bring together some of the world's most formidable designers, builders, tinkerers, bodgers, fixers, goof-balls, and water witchers; to explore, innovate, and experiment with all kinds of things related to homesteading and permaculture.  The results are consistently amazing!  New and old natural building methods have been unlocked and refined, like mycelium insulation and roundwood and earthen building modalities. New time and energy-saving inventions have been born - lots with solar and passive solar design to capture, store, and move heat, water, and (yes) electricity. Wood heat technology has grown into maturity, finding new expressions in luxuriant and practical applications such as the Rocket Kiln, Forge, and Crucible, achieving heat-work that was previously regarded as "impossible."  

The only limitation of the Permaculture Technology Jamboree has been its reach.  While the event is continually regarded as a transformational experience for those in attendance, that number is less than 50 people per year.  So we put our heads together to devise a way to share what we are doing and learning with the world.  One of the instructors said "Hey, why don't we make a movie!"  So he set up his camera and captured the best of every project, including extensive interviews with the instructors.

Some of the things covered in this movie:
the rocket kiln that changed the ceramics world
mycelium insulation
an all-wood proenneke hinge
log picnic table
spinning wheel made from bicycle parts
hugelkultur building
simple solar pump
spring terrace - making a spring on dry land
many styles of food preservation
take home a rocket heater core
log beehive
a beautiful shaving horse
using animals to seal a pond
sheep shearing and wool processing
robust apothecary
rocket hot tub
rocket forge
harvest and process clay for pottery and glaze
plant a living fence
a door for a weirdly-shaped doorframe, with a snappy magnetic closure mechanism

The footage is there.  The first draft of the edit is fantastic.  So the kickstarter question is: are there enough people wanting to watch this thing to pay for the polishing and make this into the must-watch movie of the year?

paul wheaton wrote:is this the complete project list?  What am i leaving out?

the rocket kiln that changed the ceramics world
mycelium insulation
an all-wood proenneke hinge
log picnic table
spinning wheel made from bicycle parts
hugelkultur building
simple solar pump
spring terrace - making a spring on dry land
many styles of food preservation
take home a rocket heater core
log beehive
a beautiful shaving horse
using animals to seal a pond
sheep shearing and wool processing
robust apothecary
rocket hot tub

Mary Combs wrote:I like the new strap line better

Low Tech Laboratory: A Movie about Practical Permaculture
Documentary-style narrative exploring homesteading innovations, diy wizardry, woodland craft, animal husbandry, wood heat, and more

Mary Combs wrote:Many people will have had very painful fuel and electric bills this winter - and that pain is probably top of mind. Maybe the second item in your strapline list could be 'super efficient wood heat'.

Low Tech Laboratory: A Movie about Practical Permaculture
A narrative documentary exploring homesteading innovations, diy wizardry, wood-fuel devices, woodland craft, animal husbandry, and more

source: https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_03.htm

Permaculture can make your life more luxuriant, and easier on both you and the environment. One of the ways this can be achieved is through the use of low tech, DIY solutions for your house and homestead. At Wheaton Labs we run an annual event called the Permaculture Technology Jamboree, in which we bring together some of the world's most formidable designers, builders, tinkerers, bodgers, fixers, goof-balls, and water witchers; to explore, innovate, and experiment with all kinds of things related to homesteading and permaculture.  The results are consistently amazing!  New and old natural building methods have been unlocked and refined, like mycelium insulation and roundwood and earthen building modalities. New time and energy-saving inventions have been born - lots with solar and passive solar design to capture, store, and move heat, water, and (yes) electricity. Wood heat technology has grown into maturity, finding new expressions in luxuriant and practical applications such as the Rocket Kiln, Forge, and Crucible, achieving heat-work that was previously regarded as "impossible."  

The only limitation of the Permaculture Technology Jamboree has been its reach.  While the event is continually regarded as a transformational experience for those in attendance, that number is less than 50 people per year.  So we put our heads together to devise a way to share what we are doing and learning with the world.  One of the instructors said "Hey, why don't we make a movie!"  So he set up his camera and captured the best of every project, including extensive interviews with the instructors.

Some of the things covered in this movie:
the rocket kiln that changed the ceramics world
mycelium insulation
an all-wood proenneke hinge
log picnic table
spinning wheel made from bicycle parts
hugelkultur building
simple solar pump
spring terrace - making a spring on dry land
many styles of food preservation
take home a rocket heater core
log beehive
a beautiful shaving horse
using animals to seal a pond
sheep shearing and wool processing
robust apothecary
rocket hot tub
rocket forge
harvest and process clay for pottery and glaze
plant a living fence
a door for a weirdly-shaped doorframe, with a snappy magnetic closure mechanism

The footage is there.  The first draft of the edit is fantastic.  So the kickstarter question is: are there enough people wanting to watch this thing to pay for the polishing and make this into the must-watch movie of the year?

Beau Davidson wrote:I think the magic sauce is in finding the perfect title/blurb combo that, without being redundant, is grippy, clear, compelling, and has quality searchable terms.

Something that folks on the Kickstarter Films page might see and say, "hey, that looks way more interesting than everything else on this page!"

S Rogers wrote:Title ideas...these kinda suck, but might help stir someone else's brain soup.

"The Low Tech Lab: A Permaculture R&D Movie"


"The Low Tech Lab: Innovating Permaculture with Appropriate Technology


"The Low Tech Movie: Sustainable Innovation and Permaculture R&D"

The Low Tech Lab Movie: Innovating through Permaculture Experimentation

Low Tech Movie: Innovating through Permaculture Experimentation

Andrés Bernal wrote:

The Low Tech Lab Movie: Innovating through Permaculture Experimentation

Or for brevity:

Low Tech Movie: Innovating through Permaculture Experimentation

What do you think?

Come explore the world of Permaculture Technology with us, as we capture the brightest minds and the most daring doers in the permaculture universe!

Welcome to the Low Tech Laboratory, where we find simple solutions to massive problems.  

Permaculture can make your life more luxuriant, while also restoring the environment.  One of the ways this can be achieved is through the use of low tech, DIY solutions for your house and homestead.  At Wheaton Labs we run an annual event called the Permaculture Technology Jamboree, in which we bring together some of the world's most formidable designers, builders, tinkerers, bodgers, fixers, goof-balls, and water witchers; to explore, innovate, and experiment with all kinds of things related to homesteading and permaculture.  The results are consistently amazing!  New and old natural building methods have been unlocked and refined, like mycelium insulation and roundwood and earthen building modalities.  New time and energy-saving inventions have been born - lots with solar and passive solar design to capture, store, and move heat, water, and (yes) electricity. Wood heat technology has grown into maturity, finding new expressions in luxuriant and practical applications such as the Rocket Kiln, Forge, and Crucible, achieving heat-work that was previously regarded as "impossible."  

The only limitation of the Permaculture Technology Jamboree has been its reach.  While the event is continually regarded as a transformational experience for those in attendance, that number is less than 50 people per year.  So we put our heads together to devise a way to share what we are doing and learning with the world.  One of the instructors said "Hey, why don't we make a movie!"  So he set up his camera and captured the best of every project, including extensive interviews with the instructors.

Some of the things covered in this movie:
the rocket kiln that changed the ceramics world
mycelium insulation
an all-wood proenneke hinge
log picnic table
spinning wheel made from bicycle parts
hugelkultur building
simple solar pump
spring terrace - making a spring on dry land
many styles of food preservation
take home a rocket heater core
log beehive
a beautiful shaving horse
using animals to seal a pond
sheep shearing and wool processing
robust apothecary
rocket hot tub
rocket forge
harvest and process clay for pottery and glaze
plant a living fence
a door for a weirdly-shaped doorframe, with a snappy magnetic closure mechanism

The footage is there.  The first draft of the edit is fantastic.  So the kickstarter question is: are there enough people wanting to watch this thing to pay for the polishing and make this into the must-watch movie of the year?

Welcome to the Low Tech Laboratory, where we find simple solutions to massive problems.  

Beau Davidson wrote:Current draft of the kickstarter "story."

Welcome to the Low Tech Laboratory, where we find simple solutions to massive problems.  

Permaculture can make your life more luxuriant, while also restoring the environment.  One of the ways this can be achieved is through the use of low tech, DIY solutions for your house and homestead.  At Wheaton Labs we run an annual event called the Permaculture Technology Jamboree, in which we bring together some of the world's most formidable innovative designers, builders, tinkerers, bodgers, fixers, goof-balls, and water witchers; to explore, innovate, and experiment with all kinds of things related to homesteading and permaculture.  The results are consistently amazing!  New and old natural building methods have been unlocked and refined, like mycelium insulation and roundwood and earthen building modalities.  New time and energy-saving inventions have been born - lots with solar and passive solar design to capture, store, and move heat, water, and (yes) even electricity. Wood heat technology has grown into maturity, finding new expressions in luxuriant and practical applications such as the Rocket Kiln, Forge, and Crucible, achieving heat-work that was previously regarded as "impossible."  

The only limitation of the Permaculture Technology Jamboree has been its reach.  While the event is continually regarded as a transformational experience for those in attendance, that number is less than 50 people per year.  So we put our heads together to devise a way to share what we are doing and learning with the world.  One of the instructors said "Hey, why don't we make a movie!"  So he set up his camera and captured the best of every project, including extensive interviews with the instructors.

Some of the things covered in this movie:
the rocket kiln that changed the ceramics world
mycelium insulating a home with mushrooms
Yes, I know technically mycelium is correct, but I doubt the vast majority of people who might be interested in the movie know what that is *AND* it sounds more sensational.
an all-wood proenneke hinge
Capitalize it if it is a proper noun. I don't even know what the heck a pro-whatever hinge is...is there some other way to say this? If not, shove this at the bottom or leave it of and use the  "and even more!"
log picnic table move this down
spinning wheel made from bicycle parts move this up
hugelkultur building hugelkultur instruction
simple solar pump up
spring terrace - making a spring on dry land
many styles of food preservation move down
take home a rocket heater core you can't take one home by watching the video... but if you figure out how to make that happen put it first
log beehive up
a beautiful shaving horse explain what this is
using animals to seal a pond  down or "and more"
sheep shearing and wool processing
robust apothecary down or "and more"
rocket hot tub UP!
rocket forge up
harvest and process clay for pottery and glaze
plant a living fence  down or "and more"
a door for a weirdly-shaped doorframe, with a snappy magnetic closure mechanism

The footage is there.  The first draft of the edit is fantastic.  So the kickstarter question is: are there enough people wanting to watch this thing to pay for the polishing and make this into the must-watch movie of the year?

Mike Haasl wrote:Or maybe
title:  

Low Tech Laboratory: Experiments in Permaculture Technology  (1 character under limit)

blurb:

A movie with innovations in homesteading, woodland craft, hot tubs, forges, textiles, bees, pottery with foraged clay and much more (4 characters under limit)

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