Intrinsic Self - A Short Documentary on Fire Dancing and the Flow Arts

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A short documentary on fire dancing and the flow arts, focused on members of the San Francisco Bay Area fire arts community.

It Donned On Me's official entry into the 2009 7 Day Film Festival. sevendayfilm.com

"Best Editing" winner, nominated for "Best Sound", "Audience Choice" and "Best Picture".

All original production completed between 6pm Friday, August 7th and 12pm Sunday, August 9th, 2009.

This version is the 'directors cut' with approximately one additional day of work (reshot an interview due to sound problems) completed after the competition ended bringing total production time to 3 days. We are now in the preliminary stages of planning a feature-length documentary on the fire arts community.

Music by 'i am this' - jamendo.com/en/artist/iamthis

"Stray Strumming", "Sea of Something", "Alesian Fields" and "Melody Gone"
from the album "Spinning Into Control" jamendo.com/en/album/6207

"King for a Day"
from the album "adhDJ" jamendo.com/en/album/6502

Shot on the Canon 5DmkII with the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, Nikon 85mm f/2 AIS, Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.4 and Rokinon 28mm f/2.8 lenses. Audio via Countryman B6 recorded dual-system on a Zoom H4n and synced in Final Cut Pro using Pluraleyes.

For more information on fire performance, please visit:
spinagogue.net
vulcancrew.com
thecrucible.org
kindleonline.org

It Donned On Me is a competitive filmmaking team from San Francisco, CA. For more films and information on the team please visit our web site at www.ItDonnedOnMe.com

Some rights reserved: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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  • More!

  • We're working on it! Our plan is to do a full feature length doc this year - we'll be posting smaller pieces as we go.

  • 100% A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!

  • No, you are! 100% T-H-A-N-K-S!!!

  • Awesome video.

    If I knew of a warehouse to live in, full of awesome people to practice/flow with, I would move there in an instant.

    9 to 5ing is eating my spirit.

    Good job guys. =)

  • Thanks - maybe it's time to find a new job!

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  • Very down to Earth :) Love it

  • <3 u guys!

  • Wonderful words of expression & a mutual love for the art. I can relate on so many levels. Excellent job with the video. 2009 and I am just now seeing this?...fail.

  • @baburs i just realised this video was released in 2009. it's funny how we, in different countries, in different times, can feel the same experience.

  • holy crap. you took the words right out of my mouth! most of what was said is exactly of how we feel here!

    what Robert experienced is exactly the same with a friend of mine hehehe. The way he explained it is almost identical, with how he thought we were crazy for spinning socks but got mind blown when he saw the fire, and when he actually spun fire and felt the rush of the flames surrounding the body..

    i wanna see the extended version!

  • Excellent documentary. I hope to create a spin community in Venezuela someday.

  • ...fire brings inner peace and inner balance and harmony to the human body. developing both body and mind in incredible ways. it strengthens intuition, awarenes, concentration, focuz etc. i cant live without it.

  • Its so beautiful and so true. I was fascinated by the man who moved from far away to dedicate his life to fire and having a regularly job just to pay the bills. I have been spinning fire for 2+ years and i love it. i have both contact staff and doubles . the lady in the end of the video said that just thinking about not spinning fire due to something unknown would make her crazy. its so right. i would cry and be eternally depressed if something happend that would keep me from spinning fire.

  • thease people know what it is all about. some say we are crazy, some say it is just cool, but the truth is it is about the feeling and the art and the poetry that comes with the fire. And david is right fire is a part of all of us, you just have to find it within yourself.

    -Spinn on-

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