A little update

My oh my how fast the time is flying by, and obvious I haven`t been any good on the blog updates lately. I think its cos the everyday life suddenly slapped me in the face after the semester break and it has pretty much been uni-uni-uni-uni. But I`m finally done with my BA (unless ive failed some of the units, which i really hope i didnt), only took me 5 years, haha - so bring on the world.

So what has happened since the last time? Hmm..

Well my neighbours tree fell down even if it wasnt that windy outside. I found it hilarious cos it was blocking the driveway and my neighbour looked very confused - ofc I had to go get my camera and take a few pics ;)

Me and Kristine

I had my second round of the friday night dinner. Wanted to make oven baked salmon but someone (wont mention name, but he is the aussie ^^) refused to eat fish, so I got Kristine (Girl from Stavanger in my class) to help me to make homemade meatballs the norwegian style all the way from scratch - they tasted quite good, and the others were happy, so ofc I was happy as well.
Oh and that reminds me. Siri (girl in my class from Stavanger), Tonje (Siris sister whos working in melbs) and me made potato dumplings (raspeballer) - which wasnt that successfull as they dont have half the ingredients we wanted - BUT it still tasted freakin good, and I know for sure thats the first thing my mum gotta make for me when I get home. I just changed my tickets so Im coming home on the 3rd of February btw, so its just for all of you to meet me at the airport whenever it is I`m landing :D

Soheil and Jon

Since Marie, Segolene, Sam, Pierre, Shelley and the rest of the crazy people left me after the first semester, and I was too lazy in the introduction week this semester to find new people I have been hanging out alot with the Norwegian people from my class. We are actually 9 (!!) Norwegians in my class. We have had alot of late nights at uni doing assignments, been going to the movies almost once a week, hanging at Jon and Bård`s place to make food and play wiii - Which I`m actually not that bad in :D and its really fun! Jon also makes the best homemade salsa Ive ever had, and is not a bad chef at all - so I cant complain :)

Soheil and Siri

Ollie, Apsara and me also managed to get tickets to the BEP concert which I think despite the bad critics was really good. Will.i.am put up a really good show, and I enjoyed it from the very start till the end. An American group named LMFAO was the support band and they were freakin me hilarious. After the concert we met up with a bunch of people in the city, so all in all it was a very good night :) And as Ollie and me always roll, we had pretty good spots close to the stage this time as well :D So even I without my glasses could se what was happening. hehehehe

Marielle, Kristina and Anne Lene

I also finally got the first visitors down here. Anno and co are spending 10 months in Australia backpacking and they spent a week here in melbs with me :) Since Anno also love me very much she brought me food from home, a letter from my dad and norwegian cigarettes - it felt like christmas eve!! Only bad thing was they came here before I was done with uni, so now i gotta start travelling after them afterwards unless they come back to do the Great Ocean Road with me and Anniken who is coming on hols down here in a week!!!! its gonna be legendary :D

Now that I got hols and gonna start to travel I`ll try to update my blog a bit more often, as it probably gonna happen some more exciting things now then what it has been the last months (being in the editing suits might be fun, but that not intresting to blog about i think, :P ). So cherrios my friends, missing you people back home! if i win the lottery within the next 30 days I`ll drop by in London for PKRL3 as well ;)

peace xox

Roadtrippin`Queensland! Part I

The gang wide awake after some expressos at T&T`s place before we cabbed it to the airport.
Breakfast in Cairns before we went to get the camper.. I had been shopping flags for our travels :)
Mossman Gorge - Swimming with the crocks in the middle of the rainforest!
The viewpoint in Mossman Gorge.

Breakfast at an amazing viewpoint!
My regular spot in the car.. really chilled can you say ;)

Roadtrippin`Queensland! Intro

Semesterbreak, after alot of hard studying, frustration, late evenings and alot of coffee we decided we needed a break.. Melboune was getting to cold, we needed some sun on our bodies! what happens when one columbian, one german, one dutch and one norwegian decide to go roadtrippin.. ? stay tuned ;)
fluffy, our camper for 12 days :) Tim and Ollie are the experiend ones while me and Tomas are virigns at the camping life.. (Not that our camper was bad tho.. we got a micro, waterboiler, toaster etcetc :) ) as soon as we picked her up in carins it was just to hit the roads! Tim and Ollie were the designated drivers, while me and tomas were the sleeping monsters in the back of the camper who only woke up for beer, food and toiletbreaks :P
Oh and yeah.. our plan.. 22nd of june we flew into cairns, 4th of July we flew back to melbourne from brizzy - inbetween.. hmm.. we wanted to see something :):) this region is what we had to work on.. we went from cape tribulation in the north till brisbane in the south.. all in all we drove 2400km with the camper + we had a 3 day boattrip in the whitsundays and rented a 4wd for 3 days on fraser island.

Cos we have experiences so much on this trip ill split it in to different blog posts :) i just need to get out of bed, have a nice shower, some breakfast and ill try to get on it :)

First semster over - my little evaluation

Well it`s been a while since I finished the first semester, but I`ve been pretty busy since then.. met so many nice people down here, so wanted to spend my time with those who are leaving after the first semester + I`ve been on hols :) I think for me the biggest difference between Oz and Norway is the amount of assignment, back home we will have fewer but bigger assignements, while here we had lots of small assignments.

Screen pratictioners was the simplest subject down here.. First assignment was to do two interviews, one had to be face-to-face while you could conduct the second however you wanted.. from the interviews you had to write an essay where you compared and analyzed the different answers. To get full pot you also had to write an self assesment and peer review. The second assignment was to write a split scrip from the interviews for a bio doc, you also had to write a few pages where you reasoned the structure, chose of visuals and audio - this also with self assesment and peer review. Not too much work to do in this unit, we didnt have to attend the classes and got my first High Distinction.

From ide to script - script development. This was probably the unit I hated the most down here, I spent so much time in the beginning trying to get out of it as I dont like script writing. The unit was pretty good tho, with a good teacher and pretty well structured. The semster started with a Self Audit and Case study where you was supposed to find out which episodes from your past had shaped you to who you are, and from that which stories you would be able to tell. From that we had to write pitch and proposal for an idea, before we started to shape out first draft from our story. We also had different editing circle where you had to give feedback on other peoples script and also write a critique. If you wanted you could have your script evaluated by an industry panel who chose the top 10 scripts to be made in the collaborating unit next semester. Me being me said thanks, but no thanks, but the rest of the Norwegians gave it a go and Soheil had his chosen. Others assignment in this class was a script alive presentation (which I never did and therefore just missed out on a Distinction, blah) and final draft of the script.

Documentary development project had the absolut best teacher, Dennis Smith. One of the most well known aussie documentary developers, and he was good. It started with an overlay assignment which was absolutt rubbish, but after everyone had done a pitch about a project we split into groups and I debated myself into the Guerilla filmmaking group which I`m really happy I did. We were gonna make a 5 mins short documentary, and we had enough footage to make probably 10 different ones and were struggeling a bit on what to focus on. In the end we made more a bio doc about the independent filmmaker Mark Bakaitis and how the guerilla filmmaking style has influenced him. This documentary was the main project in this unit, and for the last 10 weeks this was the only thing we were working on together with writing 3xsynopsis (one liner, paragraph and page) proposal and treatment for the documentary and a couple of peer assesments. I`m still waiting for the grad in this unit.. but I think we did pretty good and were in the top 3 of the documentaries that were shown in our screening.

Genre, form and structure. This was the unit where we shot of 16mm for the first time. The unit was alot about team building, but the funny part is with 7 people in a group where you are not allowed to set roles cos everyone are allowed to do everything they want - you are begging for trouble. Alot of different personalities, diffrent views on how to conduct everything and a big group so its easy to hide behind other people working and dont do much. In this unit it also were quite a bit of paper work, you had script development, 2x line producer, risk assesment, filmplan and presentation of the film + all the normal things you had to do before you go into production, script breakdown, shooting list, daysplans, light plans, storyboard etcetcetc. Alot to do in only 12 weeks, especially when you group is not too organized cos we dont have a producer or leader. One ex would be that we finished shooting about 2am in the night with 30mins to drive home, myself and the actor had to get up at 6am to do another interview for the doucmentary unit + some had to go to work so only 3 people were left to rig down the set and hand in the equipment which turned in to not be such a good idea since the equipment were only thrown into their boxes without being cleaned and the lights were packed when they were still hot and left in the car over the night.. all of this made the people of deakin a bit pissed and we got penalised with losing 5% of our project points.. I still haven`t go the grad for this unit, but I think I atleast will get a Distinction (from my own calculations from the assignments I`ve gotten back til now) and maybe hoping for something more.. but not sure yet...

This was fast what Ive been doing this semster.. I have already started the double point unit for next semester where I got to be the editor in the film project I wanted. Its a drama film about a schizophrenic main character.. is going to be intresting :) I got 1 more week of before we go into 13 intense weeks with ALOT of work.. gonna be fun :)

So much to do - so little time..

I know im not doing any good at the blogging down here.. but serious - being a student in aussie is not that chilled! Alot to do, but we are getting close. My last assignment for this semster is due June 12th and on the 22nd me, Tim, Ollie and Tomas are heading towards Cairns for some serious roadtrippin`. We have rented a camper and gonna drive down to brisbane in about 2 weeks time. im looking forward to the break - but its also gonna be a bit sad as all the exchange students are going home.. which pretty much means all the girls :(

this week has been pretty eventful tho.. weds we went to crown for poker and champions leauge final.. poker was awesome, the footie not so much.. on friday it was the stick party at stott street, saturday we went to the crown for some gambling before we hit the nightclub at the top of crown and today me and marie have been out for dinner :)

tomorrow it will be back to uni as we have one documentary which is due this week and one short film which is due next week.. + the fucking script :(

ill blog a bit after the summer trip when i acually have something exciting to write ;)

hope everyone is enjoying the sun back home! love u lots! x

Story of the last weeks

- I been sleeping some
- Eating some
- Studying ALOT - Its trueeeee! Down here we have alot of small assignments, and this few weeks are busy
- Interviewing a weird Russian Cinematographer who have an harder accent then my dad
- I`ve been to Cirque du Solei - which were awesome!
- I`ve seen fast and the furious - ok film
- I`ve seen Xmen - wolverine - ok
- I been to the icebar! - small, cold and pretty fun.
- Studying some more
- Watching tv on Mondays only together with Marie, Ollie and sometimes Jaspi.
- Got back my first grades - and I can`t say I`m filming in HD yet :P
- Facebooking - ALOT
- Eating carrots and Holiday dip - YAY
- Been out for sparkeling with the ladies

Friday Night Dinner

Then it was my go on hosting the friday night dinner. After a few phonecalls home to my dad, I managed somehow to make something that tasted like "fårikål" - The Norwegian traditional dish - and the guys liked it - atleast they said they did ;)

Later on we had a bunch of people coming over and we played some poker. Was a fun night which went on for too long. In the end I was soooo tired that I thought I was gonna die :P Good fun, and looking forward to go to the Crown to try the cashgames there - Advice needed as I suck even more at ring games then mtts.
/gl to me

Shooting day

I`ve finally had my first production day down here - was so fun. This is the rooftop where we did the first part for the interview, we are making a documentary about Mark B who is an independant filmmaker in Melbourne and used to do alot of Guerrilla underground punk inspired films. Awesome guy, the project i like the most down here! Awesome view, remind me about the states with all the palms there!

When making a documentary about guerrilla filmmaking we ofcourse had to try some of it ourself. Soheil jumping fences were a pretty funny to watch - he need a bit more practice me thinks!

Happy Easter everyone!

We finally got easterbreak down here, only 1 week later than you guys back home. The last week has been filled with Uniwork and some small social happenings. On thursday we went to Steves place for a little social gathering. Friday we went to res for a cheap potluck dinner. Was fun to just hang out with people before everyone left for their holiday tho. Yesterday we went to an AFL game which were really good!! I am starting to like AFL alot.. just to bad noone understands wtf Im on about when I sing about Torstein Helstad or Bergen By.. lol

Today I am trying something new as I`m not very successful in studying at my house - I have changed location to my 2nd home - the Stott street - So right now Sego, Tomas and me are trying very hard to study wtih various success...

Tomorrow I am off to Torquay for a few days to enjoy my beachlife and work on my surfing skills.. I hope all of you pepes are great back home - To all of you going to PKR Live 2 for the weekend - I AM JEALOUS - take lots of pictures and give everyone a hug from me xx

Happy easter everyone!
x

Surfs up!

The weeks down here goes sooo fast, way to fast! This week it has been alot of Uni stuff.. we have started planning 2 productions, one documentary and one short film + writing on 1 script and doing interviews with filmmakers for another unit, think thats the biggest difference from back home - you got soo many things going on at the same time.

Yet the weekend has been good. On friday I hung out at Peacock with a few peps, just chillin cos on saturday I was going surfing for my first time.. lol.. yeah you heard me - me doing something that include balance - funny! Well, me, Constantin and Tomas (Oliver and Christopher couldn`t make it hence sickness and visit from mum) we left early early to go to Torquay. Neither me or Constantin had ever done it before and wasn`t sure what to expect.. Had a lesson with 7 other peps, and went into the sea with 2 instructors and the other lot - lots of people to crash with as I had no controll on how to swing on the board what so ever.. BUT I did manage to get up a few times, it was good fun - so now I am only looking forward to easter! The boys did awesome tho!!

In the evening me, Jasper and Christopher went to central to go to the cinema - we saw Knowing - the latest Nicolas Cage film (Anitus, you can tell Wenche he lost his beard, looks not so old as last time, but he has starting to loose his touch on how to pick films) - I dont really know how to explain that film.. it started okey as an action thriller with a clairvoyant lady from the past that had predicted all major catastrophers in the world for the last 50 years which was an okey enough plot, but there were another storyline going with some alien being the one that told the lady how to predict etc - and it ended up as a bad bad bad sci-fi drama - YUCK. the last 30 mins could they absolutely dropped. My 2 cents atleast.

AND - since you guys back home put the clock 1 hour forward las weekend, and we put the clock 1 hour back this weekend it means during the next 6 months the time difference is only 8 hours!! Save it in your memory, aiit? :)
Well today I have to get some Uniwork done - then we are going bowling later - incentive - yeah :)

So hope everyone back home are okey - love you lots! x

Formula 1 - YAY + aussie footie

Finally! Been waiting for this weekend since.. hmm.. a long time :D Never been to a Formula 1 race before so quite excited! Couldn`t go on Thursday as i had way to much to do at uni, so I took friday of uni without feeling any guilty at all :) The place to be this weekend is St. Albert park - close to St. Kilda :) Friday it was practice, saturday it was quali and tomorrow its the actual race :)
Rubens Barichello (Brawn) definitely got the most sexy car - prob cos mr. brown (forgot his first name, ooops) has shit loads of money, and doesnt have the car full of sponsor stickers :)
Kimi Räikkönen :D About time he win the championship.. A girl can hope right? Just not sure enough to put money on him..
Was a f16 flying around and playing in the air.. looked so funny! left a really jealous marita on the ground atleast!!
the plane was freakin loud - much more noise then the f1 cars.. and it went really low.. so not everyone of us were that happy about it.
Bouncers that made steve look little :D
Enjoying our life out in the sun :) two of my fav peps down here! :) and really sexy green earplugs - oh yeah!

After the 2nd practice on the friday we went to see an aussie footie game! never been to one, so was a bit curious. it was the first game of the season between hawthorn and geelong - the two team who played the final last year - so a really big game. for you peps who doesnt know aussie football, aussie footie is a mixture between american footbal, football, volleyball, basket ball, rugby and prob something else. you have 18 !! players on each team - which means, and it was quite funny - there were 6 players fighting in the middle of the game, and the rest of they players just kept playing.. hahahhaha. you play 4x 30 mins and you get points whenever you kick the ball between the poles :) 6 points for the middle ones, and 1 point for the one on the side.
think i should stop now, as i dont really know the rest of the rules.. but i do know it only looked like a bunch of people running around having fun - and it was quite entertaining to watch :)

the stadium was HUGE - takes about 100k - so a few times bigger then the stadium at home ;)

geelong kicked hawthrons ass - then the hawks came back and were in the lead for 10 mins - til they were behind with almost 50 points in the 3rd quarter - then they made a siiiiick comeback and only lost with 7 points in the end :)
twilight when going to the footie game - its actually taken from inside the mcg stadium :)
def gonna go for another game :) was fun!

Life is good!!

Just a quick update.. Gonna hand in my first two assignments tomorrow - Kinda looking forward to get my grades on them so I know what they expect from us down here. Have been shooting some footage for our first overlay assignment in Docu, was awesome to play with a camera again :)

Shelly has fixed us some screen praticioners for the interviews we have to do, love that girl :)

Tomorrow starts Formula 1!! And I got a 4 days pass, :D:D
AND I just booked tickets for the Cirque du solei show!!!!!!!!!!

Right now, exept from me being hungry, I think life is frekin brilliant!! :)

Hope everyone are having fun back home in the snow - Anno, when you back I need to talk with you!

Be back later sometime.. need to rewrite my pitch.. blah.
/marita

P-Party

Shelly and Me as Peacocks :) Saturday the people living in Peacock street invited to a housewarming which also were a dressup party. You had to dress up at something that started with a P - so fun - a bit drama - french brown out day, but all in all I think everyone loved it! I am so happy I went, almost wanted to stay in bed as we didnt get home from the beach before 8pm and I was sooo tired.
Hayley and Thomas - two of seven who live in Peacock. Thomas looked really cool as a sleezy pimp!
Lovely Sam and Tomas :)
Just checking the baby is okey with white wine :)
Tamara and Steve. I think Steve really loves to dress up as he always plays the part really good :)
What happens when prisoner meets police.. Constantin doesnt look too happy about the situation.. hehe
Tim really suits playing a play boy, he got the look, you know
Marie looked absolut awesome as a punker! Michaela were such a cute pirate!
My cute girls :) See mum, I am able to befriend girls as well. :P

Else not much has been going on this week. Uni life has started for full with so many assignments that I dont know where to start. Today I have mainly been writing assignments.. such a great was to spend a sunday eh?? But I cant really complain about my life, as I really love it! The best news of the day is that Sam wrote and email to her home University asking if she could stay one more semester, something that would be awesome :D Tomorrow I am of with Jasper to Chadston (I think its called) to do some shopping. My incentive for sitting at my desk for hours writing!