Wight Vision

This is the first part of a series in which I convert my living room into a studio, to recording vlogs, interviews, and discussion panel videos. I talk about why I'm doing this, the design, and I show before shots of how the living looks now, before I get started. If you'd like to find out more about this and other projects, then visit the Wight Vision community group website, at https://wight.vision website.

In this episode we propose an idea that we call ‘Home-School Pooling’, which outlines a simple and practical way that parents can share the home-schooling responsibilities of their children with other parents in their community. If you’d like to learn more about the Wight Vision project, which is based on the Isle of Wight, see https://wight.vision.

On Friday 8th of April 2022 we interviewed a shaman who lives in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, called Marushka Mikhailovna Tzinoulnikova. If you’d like to find out more about Marushka and the shamanic services that she offers, the website that she shares with her partner is https://www.wynn-sigel.com/home.html. You can find out more about the Wight Vision project, which is based on the Isle of Wight at https://wight.vision.

What's the Big Idea? is a video about big ideas. We present three big, potentially world changing ideas, to inspire thought and stimulate discussion. Are these ideas viable? Would they make the world a better place? Could we make them happen? The first idea is about self-governance - replacing politicians and governments with a noticeboard style website, that allows the citizens of a nation, and of a county within that nation, to propose ideas, and to vote for those ideas, and make decisions autonomously. The Second idea is about an ethical labelling system for product packaging, that allows consumers to see at a glance how ethical that product, and the company that produces it, is. The Third idea, is about kick starting failing economies, by creating business start-up hubs that entrepreneurs can access, for very little or no cost, to help them get their project off the ground. If any of these ideas resonate with you, and you'd like to discuss them, or help to make them happen, then please either forward this video on to a friend or colleague, leave a comment below, or get in touch via our website, at https://wight.vision. 00:00 - Introduction (Summarising the three ideas). 01:42 - Self-Governance (first idea). 06:29 - Ethical Labelling System (second idea). 10:08 - Affordable Start-Up Hubs (third idea).

On Sunday the 6th March 2022, at 10am, we went along to the weekly Island Friends meet-up at Appley Tower in Ryde, to see if we could finally make contact with some of the members of the group. This video documents what happened on that day. The Island Friends website can be found at https://islandfriends.uk. The Wight Vision website can be found at https://wight.vision.

On Wednesday the 2nd March 2022 I contacted the Isle of Wight Council, and explained that I was making a video about the Island’s recycling operation, to combat rumours that all our recycled waste was being dumped into landfill sites, along with our general household waste. This video documents what happened next. A transcript of the emails that were exchanged can be downloaded here - https://wight.vision/wp-content/uploads/recycling-email-transcript.pdf. If you work in, or know anything about the Island’s recycling operation, then please get in touch to anonymously share that information. You can get in touch via the contact form on our website, at https://wight.vision/contact, or via our more secure email account, at wightvision@protonmail.com.

On Monday 28th April we interviewed Isle of Wight country singer-song writer Luke Guy Reed, in a little recording studio at the bottom of his garden. We chat about his musical beginnings, and he sings two songs for us, one that he wrote himself and performs unplugged, and a Waylon Jenning's cover, that he performs over a backing track. Thanks Luke, it was great to meet you, chat to you, and hear to your music. Luke's website can be found at https://lukeguyreed.com Luke's facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/lukeguyreed If anyone who watches this video is a musician, or knows a musician, who would like to do an interview and perform one of their songs on camera, then we'd love to hear from you. You can get in touch via our website at https://wight.vision/contact.

On the 19th February a demonstration was organised in St Thomas’ Square in Newport on the Isle of Wight. We thought this was newsworthy, so we went along to film it and interview some of the demonstrators. But the day didn’t unfold quite as we expected. Wight Vision is a volunteer-led community project based on the Isle of Wight, that is designed to bring people together, teach them new skills, and help them to get more involved in their local community. Our aim is to create compelling video content that inspires, entertains, and empowers the Island's residents. If you’d like to get involved, then please get in touch via our website, at https://wight.vision. Thanks for watching :)

The first video uploaded to the Wight Vision Rumble channel is a fun, 3 minute explainer animation, that illustrates in a nutshell how the Wight Vision project works. Wight Vision is a volunteer-led community project based on the Isle of Wight, that is designed to bring people together, teach them new skills, and help them to get more involved in their local community. Our aim is to create compelling video content that inspires, entertains, and empowers the Island's residents. If you’d like to get involved, then please get in touch via our website, at https://wight.vision. Thanks for watching :)