Entering into our final round (UWOL #6) of Year 1 of the UWOL Challenge, these fine folks are still in free t-shirt contention. At the beginning of the year, I promised a free UWOL t-shirt to anyone who completed the full year cycle, and these are the few, the proud, the truly hard-core players who have made this year's Challenge so consistently fun. Challenge #5 seems to have knocked a few off the list!

Geir Inge
Gordon Hoffman
Brian Mckay
Mat Thompson
Bruce Foreman
Chris Barcellos
Per Johan
Ruth Happel
Dale Guthormsen, pending his re-load


The rest of you slackers will be able to purchase these, but these folks, should they complete #6, will be getting a little something in the mail, courtesy of the UWOL Challenge.

Of course, the Chief Slacker will need to get off her butt soon and get these things made! Soon!

Ah, shoot... what about those of us who didn't know about the challenge until after a round was played... but have been faithful since? Yeah, I know... that creates difficulties! Someone could hear about the challenge in #6, and be "faithful" to get their entry in! Rules are rules!

Cat

dale's back in the running, since he re-loaded. nice going, dale.

cat, when i first pitched this free t-shirt incentive in Challenge #1, i thought maybe 4 people would pull it off...looks as if these 9 will most likely complete the full year without a hitch, more than twice the number that i originally expected. they have earned a little medal of some sort.

i thought maybe 4 people would pull it off...
Cant believe my own eyes, no fate in us at all Meryem? just kidding :)
If I manage to fulfill uwol6 I will put mine in a frame and hang it on the wall in our livingroom :)
But to be honest Meryem, you are the one who pull this through, we the others just participating. Thats my opinion and I think you, deserve a T-shirt too and of caurse a big uwol-hug :)
Maybe it's time for a uwol gathering, someplace in this wonderful world of ours?

not a lack of faith, geir, i just had no idea that if i talked chris into throwing this little party that so many of you freeloaders...i mean players...would show up. all i did was open a bag of potato chips and put out a six pack of beer, and the guests poured through the door. i guess the timing was right for this sort of thing.

wait until you see our spread for next year. me n the boys are in the process of planning a few things for UWOL Year 2.

however, you must survive my UWOL #6 theme first. heh. heh heh. hahahahahahahahahahaha!

meryem,

No doubt you are the big hero in this whole effort!! You put up with all the glitches, user screw ups, frustrations to be certain!!! You have held up WELL!!

One more to go and I might actually get the downloading right!!!


I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE LAST THEME, DEAD OF WINTER HERE, uGG.

Maybe it's time for a uwol gathering, someplace in this wonderful world of ours?

That would have been great! Would have been really fun if we could manage to get together sometime.

any time is the right time for UWOL #6, dale! you're gonna love it, i promise. after all, your Challenge is to make a film, mine is to see how many of you t-shirters i can knock into the shark tank before this is all over!

i'm gonna enter the next one too, i don't know how, i don't know what to do with it yet, but i can say it is gonna be most interesting....

if we survive Year 2 and if all of our Year 2 plans materialize, i'm gonna start working on the International UWOL Meet-up for Year 3. I think we can pull something together, but we have a lot to work on just for next year, to make this contest even better. some of it is simple, some of it is going to take a little time, but fortunately, we have a most outstanding and dedicated team assembled, props to kevin and mat!

if we survive Year 2 and if all of our Year 2 plans materialize, i'm gonna start working on the International UWOL Meet-up for Year 3. I think we can pull something together, but we have a lot to work on just for next year, to make this contest even better. some of it is simple, some of it is going to take a little time, but fortunately, we have a most outstanding and dedicated team assembled, props to kevin and mat!

Meryem, it's not a question about IF, but WHEN we survive year 2. :)
The UWOL family has come to stay!
We must be optimistic and think positive, right.


One other thing:
I know you, Mat and Kevin have spent much of your free time, and your own money hosting this challenge. I'm thinking about server space, website, finding judges and sponsors for the prizes, and so on...
Maybe it's time for all of us to start sharing the expences.
At least I wouldn't mind paying my share.

Wow! If we have a UWOL get-together and if it's in Norway.... I'm there! Which one of you guys, Per, Trond or Geir can put up 7 goats? Trond, how about your cabin? Then Vera the goat can meet Vera the pooch ;-).

Cat

There is a lot of goats (I have counted more than 50) a few miles from our cabin, so 7 more or less wouldn't be any difference, haha.
Vera meets Vera, umm yeah, I think I'm getting an idea for a video...

Seriously, Norway or any other part of the world, you can count me in, that's for sure!
I'm already looking forward to UWOL#6.

Wow! If we have a UWOL get-together and if it's in Norway.... I'm there! Which one of you guys, Per, Trond or Geir can put up 7 goats? Trond, how about your cabin? Then Vera the goat can meet Vera the pooch ;-).

Cat

Well, Catherine, I'm not sure about goats. I'm more into sheep you know ;)

And to you Meryem; There's something exiting of being part of UWOL, soon as I've finished and uploaded my film I'm longing for the next theme. It has become an important part of my life. Kevin talked about passion to make a film in this round, and I understand him so well.
Anyway here's my 10 points of passion for uwol:

1. Sitting here in my "boysroom" waiting for the next theme.
2. "Taste" the theme-word and figure out what to make out of it.
3. Ask my family and friends what they think about my idea.
3. Do a little research on the topic.
4. Do a research on location and places to shoot film.
5. Write a manuscript/storyboard/narrations.
6. Go out there and make the shooting.
7. Editing process.
8. Having a "releaseparty" for my family and friends, yes with popcorn :)
9. Uploading.
10. Waiting for feedback and give my own comments to my uwol friends.

Then we're back again at square one, but it looks pretty much like a schedule for a school, don't you think?
For me uwol has become an important part of my life.
And I love it, thanks to you :)
But there's one thing that makes me even more greatful as you mention year 3.
I suppose this means we can run this for two more seasons, what a joy :)
Think of all those beautiful films we're gonna make, eh?
Think of all those nice friends we'll get, eh?
And much more:
Think of all those nice uwol-hugs you're gonna get in 2009, eh?

Nice sentiment Geir. I have to agree its really become a cyclic part of my life as well. My cycle is a little different to yours but it is similar.....never had popcorn for it though but I'll make sure I pick some up for UC6....promise!

I'm starting to get a little worried about Meryems plans for UC6...she's sounding very sinister and I'm already wracking my brain as to whats in store!

"Think of all those beautiful films we're gonna make, eh?" Very true fella, very true and with the increase in the quality of the film making around here its going to be exciting to see where it all goes !

Bring on year 2....well if we survive UC6 of course :-/

For me uwol has become an important part of my life.
And I love it, thanks to you :)
But there's one thing that makes me even more greatful as you mention year 3.
I suppose this means we can run this for two more seasons, what a joy :)
Think of all those beautiful films we're gonna make, eh?
Think of all those nice friends we'll get, eh?
And much more:
Think of all those nice uwol-hugs you're gonna get in 2009, eh?

Geir Inge, I couldn't have said it better myself!
As soon as I have finished an uwol film, I'm already looking forward to the next one.
And the day the theme is released, I kinda constantly check the forum...
Almost like a kid waiting for something good, right.

Good morning,


well, I know this challenge has become important to me.

I started feeling real anxiety when I realized how busy I was and the thought of the possibly I might not have the opportunity of getting a submission in!!!


The next one already has me revved but spooked, what is her plan???

well, we would not want to finish out our first year on a boring note, would we? no, of course we wouldn't!!

what makes our Challenge so enjoyable to me is all you wonderful people out there. the participants who have played our game and the people who have stepped up to support it have such a generosity of spirit.

trond, the Challenge will always be free. i appreciate you thinking about helping us out. i did receive a generous, unsolicited, anonymous donation from one of our players which helped mitigate some of the expenses. we are working on getting the right systems in place so that we can get the expenses covered next time, but this will take some time. if anyone wants to make a donation to help keep us afloat until we can get things aligned, feel free to e-mail me. that is entirely voluntary and without pressure on our end--we won't request donations. we just have some more work to do in that area.

one thing that we will be doing is taking a brief break at the end of Year 1--we started this last January and the first Challenge of Year 2 will not begin until February of next year--this will give players a chance to shoot outdoors in the off-months that they shot this year. in other words, you'll be shooting February, April, June, August, October, and December. so you'll be able to hit different seasons and different moods of the planet than you did this year. the extra month away will also give me and kevin and mat a chance to integrate some new features into the game and find additional support. we have a plan in progress.

our game has come a long way in a short time. we still have some work to do, but we'll get there. your volunteer team is highly committed to making this the best experience that it can be. it is almost like a 2nd business to me now, because to safeguard its future, i will have to treat it that way, more than i have to date. it started as a hobby--a labor of love, but now it has grown into an established entity with expectations placed on it. we plan to set the bar just a wee bit higher for ourselves, so that we can do more for all of you. and for our current and future sponsors!

i love geir's idea of having a release night with friends and family popcorn. that's genius!

one thing that we will be doing is taking a brief break at the end of Year 1--we started this last January and the first Challenge of Year 2 will not begin until February of next year--this will give players a chance to shoot outdoors in the off-months that they shot this year. in other words, you'll be shooting February, April, June, August, October, and December. so you'll be able to hit different seasons and different moods of the planet than you did this year....
Meryem, that's cool, you just hit the nail with this one! You see, I'm going to two real good wildlife locations February and April next year (both planed and ordered months ago) and they are both within the open challenge-window, I'm so happy and enthusiastic about this now!!!

I second what my good friends are telling in this thread, you can count me in for the next challenge, the next season and for years to come! This has become a part of me and I think the timing for this challenge was very well when I read what others commenting in this thread.

It's also nice to see how this challenge has spread out on our entire globe, I think we are just missing Asia for a participant from all continents?

I'm very anxious about the next theme in November however, at least here in Norway we are in the most dark season of the year. Wildlife is very spare, much rain and fog, be nice Meryem...

I'm very anxious about the next theme in November, at least here in Norway we are in the most dark season of the year. Wildlife is very spare, much rain and fog, be nice Meryem...
But Per Johan, that is exactly why it is called a Challenge!
And Meryem really knows how to make it a challenging Challenge too.
I can't wait.


PS, Meryem, I sent you an email.

i think per could really use an edge in our contest! glad it worked out well for you...as for the rest of you, he's ready to win another, prepare yourselves. per, raise the bar for these folks!

Hi Per, Trond and Geir:

Reading your posts, it has dawned on me that not only has your film-making improved and set the standard high.... your written English has too. I forget that you 3 are writing and narrating in a second language. You have always written well, but you write even better now!

How do you say (write) "hello!" and "good film!" in Norwegian? Got to start somewhere!

Cat

Hi Catherine.
I'm at work in my new job, night shift :)

write = skrive (pron. with a sound of double E and the last E like an half/start of an A)
hello = hei (pron. not like hi, more like hay)
good film = fin film (fin pron. with a sound like double E, film like you say it)

By the way, thank you for honor our english talking/writing :)

In my new job I have to speak english all the time because the "gang" I'm working together with are from different countries.
Irak, Russia, Polen, Sri Lanka, Etiopia, Liberia - just me from Norway :)

In Norway we begin our english teaching when we're about 8 years.
It starts with singing english songs, so maybe in my next canoe film I'll give it a try in english :)

Hei Geir:

Congratulations on your new job! It sounds very interesting! I'd like to hear more about what you do.

Thanks for the Norwegian lesson! Perhaps if I don't ever win a challenge I will at least pick up a little Norwegian ;-).

And that was a fun idea! How about a little of both, singing in Norwegian and a little in English too!

Now I need to learn "good bye"! I'll "shrive" soon.

Fin film! :)

Cat

Hi Catherine, nice to hear you think my, Geir's and Per's English has improved.

Like Geir, I have to speak English everyday at work.
(I work as an air traffic controller)

("good bye" = "hade bra")
You're learning fast ;)

Have a great day and evening everyone!

it would be nice to hear how to say something like "nice film" in all the languages of all the players...we've got sweden, france, spain....and more!

and just what is that strange tongue that mat thompson speaks, anyway??? where's the subtitles?

blimey!

Ok, I'll start (or follow up Geir's lesson)

Good film in Norwegian: 1. god film, or 2. fin film. (both can be used, means the same). I would prefer to use "god film", which is pronounced about the same as in English.

Hei Trond:

Air traffic controller? My! Are we not all very interesting in our "other" talents and occupations?

Beste Hilsen

You are right! I'm learning fast ;-)

Hade Bra!

Cat

I see someone is doing her homework fast.
Will your next uwol entry be with Norwegian VO, Catherine?
That would have been the challenge of all challenges.
Oh nooo, now I gave Meryem a tip for themes... foreign languages for VO.
(I better think before I speak from now on, haha)

it is lucky for you people that i am thinking up these things instead of trond. on the surface, he appears to be another one of those sweet, happy norwegians. ha! can i just say that foreign language VO is a far more heinous theme than i could have ever cooked up?

Good film or nice Film in
ZULU: Kuhle bioscope
Afrikaans: Mooi film

in Swedish:

good film: Bra film, pron. same as bra (the one for you bobs)(or the same as in Norwegian)
Hi: Hej (pron. same as Norwegian "hei")
Good bye: Hej då, pron. å like oh, but short.

Swedish and Norwegian are in text almost the same language, but in pronunciation Norwegian are a bit weird. ;)
Sweden and Norway got a long history together (and apart) many wars between the Scandinavian countries have been a common thing from the 800 AD to 1700 AD. Norway was a part of Sweden until 1844 - 1905 but the union separated. But still we always “fight” about stuff… or make jokes about each other.

Geir Inge likes to talk about the Viking era, and that is our mutual history. During the 1800 the Viking era was glorified and many known painters made huge paintings about this time. Unfortunate some things were not correct. I the last feedback thread about Geir Inges last film someone wrote about the horn on the sheep’s. The Vikings didn’t got horns on there helmets, it is just not effective if you are in a battle (you can’t swing you sword if you got big horns on you helmet). I admire Geir Inge for his passion for his history and the way hi brings this to al of us around the globe.

Geir Inge… I just remembered that I have forgot to write in you feedback thread… need to go..

Hej då, bye for now


Markus Nord

cool! zulu and swedish!

ok, so in general i speak 'marican English, but here's how we'd say "good film" specifically using Colorado-ese:

"tight film, dude!"

Hei Trond!

There's an idea! Norwegian VO for my uwol 6 entry. Hmmmmm ... I can see it now .... my entire clip is put to music and then at the end I will say ...

"god film, no?"

Okay Trond, more words please! My Norwegian vocabulary is a little limited with hi, good bye and good film. How about:

It's cold in Norway today!

Beste Hilsen!

Cat

Okay Trond, more words please! My Norwegian vocabulary is a little limited with hi, good bye and good film. How about:

It's cold in Norway today!


"It is cold in Norway today" = det er kaldt i Norge i dag