UWOL 32

Trond Saetre · January 12th, 2015, 04:26 AM

Thanks everyone, many votes where submitted this time.

Winner of the December 2014 UWOL challenge:
Andrew Hood - Our Universe

Runner up:
Vishal Jadhav - Elements

Everyone: Well done! You all made some really good films and you can all be happy with your results.

Gordon Hoffman · January 12th, 2015, 06:08 AM

Congratulations Andrew and Vishal. Well done! Thanks Trond and Chris and all the members of UWOL.

Gordon

Paul Wood · January 12th, 2015, 07:32 AM

Many congratulations to Andrew for a well deserved win!

And to Vishal for an excellent first entry! and of course to everyone else for submitting some really good entries.

Mark Williams · January 12th, 2015, 09:06 AM

Links to winner's videos?

Mick Jenner · January 12th, 2015, 11:22 AM

Congratulations to you both well done, worthy winner and runner up. Mick

Vishal Jadhav · January 12th, 2015, 12:58 PM

Congrats Andrew

Thanks a lot to all of you for the feedback surely will help me get better, already editing version 2 of my entry to incorporate the suggestions .

Hope to get better for the March challenge .

Cheers
vishal

Trond Saetre · January 12th, 2015, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Williams

Links to winner's videos?

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/uwol-cha...atch-them.html

Andrew Hood · January 12th, 2015, 10:44 PM

Thanks for the vote of confidence everyone. I still don't think this makes up for the number of times I've ended up in the shark tank though. Does this raise the expectations for next round?

Such a great diversity of films, and there are things to like about all of them, things I wish I could do myself, or had thought of to use in mine. A great way to learn.
Well done Vishal also - looking forward to the next entry. And to all the finishers, it's so easy to find excuses - finishing something is a large part of the challenge, and an achievement in itself. I should know, my ratio is about 1 in 4.

Feedback is also a great part of the community here, and appreciated. Although I think it fair to thank Geir and especially Marj for their meticulous and valuable feedback across all the entries.

And where would we be without Trond making all this happen? And Chris for giving us a home.

Marj Atkins · January 13th, 2015, 03:10 AM

Apologies for this late post - we had no internet for 24 hours!

Congratulations Andrew - no surprises there. I do hope you are encouraged by this win because you are certainly raising the bar here and we would love to see more of your work.

Vishal you have added some excitement and colour to this challenge with your wonderful first entry all the way from India. You are also raising the bar here so we are all going to have to work harder in order to come up to your standards - which is good!

(Re the feedback - thanks for mentioning this Andrew - it is so important. Knowing the level of feedback everyone wants definitely makes it easier to make constructive observations without fear of treading on toes. Critique is so subjective so working to a simple checklist helps a lot. I don't always get it right or see everything that's significant but then that's where we all balance things out with our different feedback comments - the more constructive comments everyone can offer, the more we can learn.)

Thanks to both Trond and Chris for making this happen.

Trond Saetre · January 13th, 2015, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Hood

Does this raise the expectations for next round?

Of course it does. UWOL is all about pushing yourself and improve our own skills as film makers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marj Atkins

(Re the feedback - thanks for mentioning this Andrew - it is so important. Knowing the level of feedback everyone wants definitely makes it easier to make constructive observations without fear of treading on toes. Critique is so subjective so working to a simple checklist helps a lot. I don't always get it right or see everything that's significant but then that's where we all balance things out with our different feedback comments - the more constructive comments everyone can offer, the more we can learn.)

Very well said, Marj. It's good to see all the good feedback beeing provided this round. It is an important part of the UWOL challenge.

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Geir Inge · January 13th, 2015, 08:33 AM

My congratulations to the winners and to my fellow participants.
This was a great round and my special thanks to Trond and Chris who hold the fort.
Thank you Andrew, who mentions me regarding feedback.
I am of the opinion that to give and receive feedback is the main thing we can do for each other, in this forum.
Although we have different cultural backgrounds and come from all corners of the world, I feel that Uwol has room for everyone.
Something I appreciate and feel is important to stick to, and take care of.
The language has been and still is, one of my Achilles heels.
Wish that I could express myself just as well in English as in Norwegian.
At times I feel that I am giving feedback that may seem somewhat short or deficient.
I want to be constructive and I must unfortunately have help from google translate.
This means that at times, the language gets another meaning when translated.
This is something one must live with, I guess.

Hope to see you all in the next round.

Vishal Jadhav · January 13th, 2015, 12:46 PM

Geir Inge
Your feedback is pretty detailed and structured and I would say very informative, infact I made it a point to go to all the feedback threads started and read your feedback, I found you and Marj to be the most detailed in way you provide you feedback, others have been good and very helpful .
I found Geir Inge and Marj to go the extra mile in studying things and making it structured.

Dvinfo is a place I now study it's like a film making university where I can go to things that interest me and gain knowledge from the practicing experts of those arts.

In last 4 months I have been active here I have learnt a lot , credit goes to all you folks who share wisdom.

Thanks to all
vishal

Mike Sims · January 14th, 2015, 09:04 AM

Congratulations, Andrew. I try to just keep signing up and completing as I am able and not worry too much about it when I can’t. Your work is now at a level where I really hope for the privilege of watching a much longer video from you in the near future.

Way to go, Vishal! Congratulations on placing on your first out. I hope it is the first of many. Also, thanks for providing our first “official UWOL dancing girl”. :)

I think all of the videos from this round are very good. I would have had a great deal more to say on that subject (I realize how important the feedback is), unfortunately, an encounter with pneumonia has left me feeling weakened, dispirited and temporarily incapable of much critical thought. I hope to see everyone again in March. Best wishes, all!

January 12th, 2015, 04:26 AM	#1
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	UWOL 32 - The Winners Thanks everyone, many votes where submitted this time. Winner of the December 2014 UWOL challenge: Andrew Hood - Our Universe Runner up: Vishal Jadhav - Elements Everyone: Well done! You all made some really good films and you can all be happy with your results.

January 12th, 2015, 06:08 AM	#2
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Congratulations Andrew and Vishal. Well done! Thanks Trond and Chris and all the members of UWOL. Gordon

January 12th, 2015, 07:32 AM	#3
Paul Wood Major Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 485	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Many congratulations to Andrew for a well deserved win! And to Vishal for an excellent first entry! and of course to everyone else for submitting some really good entries.

January 12th, 2015, 09:06 AM	#4
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Links to winner's videos? __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

January 12th, 2015, 11:22 AM	#5
Mick Jenner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Sussex England Posts: 843	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Congratulations to you both well done, worthy winner and runner up. Mick

January 12th, 2015, 12:58 PM	#6
Vishal Jadhav Major Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pune, Mah , India Posts: 445	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Congrats Andrew Thanks a lot to all of you for the feedback surely will help me get better, already editing version 2 of my entry to incorporate the suggestions . Hope to get better for the March challenge . Cheers vishal

January 12th, 2015, 10:44 PM	#8
Andrew Hood Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Latrobe Valley, Vic Posts: 320	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Thanks for the vote of confidence everyone. I still don't think this makes up for the number of times I've ended up in the shark tank though. Does this raise the expectations for next round? Such a great diversity of films, and there are things to like about all of them, things I wish I could do myself, or had thought of to use in mine. A great way to learn. Well done Vishal also - looking forward to the next entry. And to all the finishers, it's so easy to find excuses - finishing something is a large part of the challenge, and an achievement in itself. I should know, my ratio is about 1 in 4. Feedback is also a great part of the community here, and appreciated. Although I think it fair to thank Geir and especially Marj for their meticulous and valuable feedback across all the entries. And where would we be without Trond making all this happen? And Chris for giving us a home.

January 13th, 2015, 03:10 AM	#9
Marj Atkins Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Johannesburg South Africa Posts: 768	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Apologies for this late post - we had no internet for 24 hours! Congratulations Andrew - no surprises there. I do hope you are encouraged by this win because you are certainly raising the bar here and we would love to see more of your work. Vishal you have added some excitement and colour to this challenge with your wonderful first entry all the way from India. You are also raising the bar here so we are all going to have to work harder in order to come up to your standards - which is good! (Re the feedback - thanks for mentioning this Andrew - it is so important. Knowing the level of feedback everyone wants definitely makes it easier to make constructive observations without fear of treading on toes. Critique is so subjective so working to a simple checklist helps a lot. I don't always get it right or see everything that's significant but then that's where we all balance things out with our different feedback comments - the more constructive comments everyone can offer, the more we can learn.) Thanks to both Trond and Chris for making this happen.

January 13th, 2015, 08:33 AM	#11
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,342	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners My congratulations to the winners and to my fellow participants. This was a great round and my special thanks to Trond and Chris who hold the fort. Thank you Andrew, who mentions me regarding feedback. I am of the opinion that to give and receive feedback is the main thing we can do for each other, in this forum. Although we have different cultural backgrounds and come from all corners of the world, I feel that Uwol has room for everyone. Something I appreciate and feel is important to stick to, and take care of. The language has been and still is, one of my Achilles heels. Wish that I could express myself just as well in English as in Norwegian. At times I feel that I am giving feedback that may seem somewhat short or deficient. I want to be constructive and I must unfortunately have help from google translate. This means that at times, the language gets another meaning when translated. This is something one must live with, I guess. Hope to see you all in the next round. __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

January 13th, 2015, 12:46 PM	#12
Vishal Jadhav Major Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pune, Mah , India Posts: 445	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Geir Inge Your feedback is pretty detailed and structured and I would say very informative, infact I made it a point to go to all the feedback threads started and read your feedback, I found you and Marj to be the most detailed in way you provide you feedback, others have been good and very helpful . I found Geir Inge and Marj to go the extra mile in studying things and making it structured. Dvinfo is a place I now study it's like a film making university where I can go to things that interest me and gain knowledge from the practicing experts of those arts. In last 4 months I have been active here I have learnt a lot , credit goes to all you folks who share wisdom. Thanks to all vishal

January 14th, 2015, 09:04 AM	#13
Mike Sims Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 880	Re: UWOL 32 - The Winners Congratulations, Andrew. I try to just keep signing up and completing as I am able and not worry too much about it when I can’t. Your work is now at a level where I really hope for the privilege of watching a much longer video from you in the near future. Way to go, Vishal! Congratulations on placing on your first out. I hope it is the first of many. Also, thanks for providing our first “official UWOL dancing girl”. :) I think all of the videos from this round are very good. I would have had a great deal more to say on that subject (I realize how important the feedback is), unfortunately, an encounter with pneumonia has left me feeling weakened, dispirited and temporarily incapable of much critical thought. I hope to see everyone again in March. Best wishes, all!