Behind the Scenes at Anthill Films With Darcy Wittenburg

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Downtime MTB

Health & Fitness, Fitness, Hobbies, Leisure, Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m chatting to Darcy Wittenburg, owner, director and producer at the awesome Anthill Films. We hear how Darcy got into film making and how things have progressed from the Collective, through to Anthill Films being born. Hear how some of their incredible scenes were made and what it was like to be responsible for telling Stevie Smith’s story. We also get some insight on their incredible new film, The Engine Inside, talk about the current state of mountain bike film making and plenty more. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Darcy Wittenburg.

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You can find out more by heading to anthillfilms.com.

You’ll find more about their new film, The Engine Inside at engineinsidefilm.com.

You can also follow them on Instagram @anthillfilms.

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0:00.0	Like, wow, the bicycle is like this unbelievable tool that is like such a positive influence on the world.
0:07.0	And it's one of the only machines and one of our only inventions that you could actually say is like very hard to find negatives.
0:15.3	Like it is positive and helps people's lives no matter how they use it around the world.
0:22.0	The scroll is endless and something that is like such an amazing piece of content
0:28.8	will just be gone and the next day there's something new.
0:33.6	I think one of the things that like is a difference between people that might have a career in something and might not is is just sticking with it.
0:41.9	Like if I look back in my career, I'm like, I don't know if I really did anything that special.
0:48.7	It's I just kept doing the same thing for years and years and years and eventually you're like, okay, this is a
0:55.7	career now.
1:00.7	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking
1:04.5	you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
1:07.6	This week's episode is supported by Seven Mesh.
1:10.3	Seven Mesh is based in the mountains of
1:12.0	British Columbia and was founded by three of the team from high-end outdoor clothing brand Arc Terrics.
1:17.0	As you'd expect from that combo of challenging terrain, extremely varied weather and incredible
1:20.8	skills and experience in the outdoor clothing world, Seven Mesh are making truly high-performance
1:25.3	clothing for mountain biking, gravel and road riding. They're working super hard to give us new options and better solutions to meet our needs, which is designed to last the test of time and not just the next season. Needless to say, the performance is next level, but their gear is built to last in the harshest of conditions and to keep you comfortable for as long as you're prepared to go. Sever Mesh are always looking forward and have just launched their brand new air map collection.
1:48.0	AirMap uses a unique approach of different map layers that uses incoming air to expel warm,
1:53.1	moisture out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it.
1:57.0	This allows them to individually tune the product's performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garment, and believe me, you can feel that when you're wearing it. The entire range is also free from PFAS and PFCs, known as the Forever Chemicals. Head to their website now to find out more about the AirMap range. Alongside AirMap, they've got lots of other incredible products that will improve your comfort, whatever the weather.
2:18.3	I'd highly recommend checking out their chillcoat anorac, which was by far my most warm piece of mack bike
2:23.2	last autumn, winter and spring, both on and off the bike. You can see the entire range at 7Mesh.com.
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