Frommer in Ames, IA Feb 3rd

wm.annis · January 30, 2011, 11:29:27 AM

Giving a talk at Iowa State, "Giving Avatar its Voice: Creating the Na'vi Language."

Details: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2011/jan/LecturesFrommer

Kì'eyawn · January 31, 2011, 02:52:17 PM

Oh hey, they actually mentioned his Disney film by name. That's news to me.

`Eylan Ayfalulukanä · January 31, 2011, 04:50:09 PM

Never heard of that film though. Is it still in production? Or did it flop?

Wish I was in Ames, Iowa! I hope there are folks here close enough to attend and report firsthand on the event. I also hope a recording will be available.

wm.annis · January 31, 2011, 05:00:04 PM

Quote from: `Eylan Ayfalulukanä on January 31, 2011, 04:50:09 PM
Never heard of that film though. Is it still in production? Or did it flop?

Still in production.

QuoteWish I was in Ames, Iowa! I hope there are folks here close enough to attend and report firsthand on the event. I also hope a recording will be available.

You probably do not wish you were in Ames, Iowa, right now. It (along with my home in WI) are in the path of a blizzard. The real insanity should be over the day before he arrives, so it probably won't get cancelled.

`Eylan Ayfalulukanä · January 31, 2011, 05:28:28 PM

Thanks. I got an initial impression that the dates following the title were the dates he worked on the film. The IMDB listing is here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/

Looks like a fun film.

So I wonder what happens when 10 foot tall blue kitties meet 12 foot tall green barbarians

Hope the weather does get straightened out in time.
Never been to Ames, but I have spent a couple weeks in Des Moines over the years...

wm.annis · February 04, 2011, 12:27:29 PM

Not anything new in this article about the talk, but they do link here.

Lisa · February 04, 2011, 12:54:32 PM

Quote from: wm.annis on February 04, 2011, 12:27:29 PM
Not anything new in this article about the talk, but they do link here.

The bottom of that page had a link to How to Speak Na'vi: A traveller's guide to the language of Pandora, another article by the same reporter.

While I love to see Na'vi in the news, some of this is a bit painful:

Pay (Puh-eh) = water
Irrotok (Ear-oh-tock) = smile
Ngaru lu fpon srak? (Na-ru loo phone sack) = How are you?

phone sack?

Plumps · February 04, 2011, 12:58:03 PM

Great! More publicity

Too bad there isn't a recording...

Outch, and this is so new ... I thought we knew by now how to count $:-\$ vol si 'aw for 9 ... better yet: vol si 'awstengyem for 10 ... this just hurts *shake head*

Lisa · February 04, 2011, 01:13:35 PM

Quote from: Plumps on February 04, 2011, 12:58:03 PM
Too bad there isn't a recording...

Yes, that would be nice.

I was originally thinking about attending this as it's a doable distance for me, unfortunately the horrible weather here this week made that too difficult.

`Eylan Ayfalulukanä · February 04, 2011, 02:57:23 PM

William, were you able to make the lecture. Sounded like you were going to try.

wm.annis · February 04, 2011, 03:43:29 PM

Quote from: `Eylan Ayfalulukanä on February 04, 2011, 02:57:23 PM
William, were you able to make the lecture. Sounded like you were going to try.

No, no, not even in good weather. If he's ever in Chicago, I'll be there. But Ames, IA is too far away.

Ftiafpi · February 04, 2011, 05:50:08 PM

Quote from: Tirea Ikran on February 04, 2011, 12:54:32 PM
Quote from: wm.annis on February 04, 2011, 12:27:29 PM
Not anything new in this article about the talk, but they do link here.

The bottom of that page had a link to How to Speak Na'vi: A traveller's guide to the language of Pandora, another article by the same reporter.

While I love to see Na'vi in the news, some of this is a bit painful:

Pay (Puh-eh) = water
Irrotok (Ear-oh-tock) = smile
Ngaru lu fpon srak? (Na-ru loo phone sack) = How are you?

phone sack?

Duh! Of course it's "phone sack" that's how I've been pronouncing it this whole time.

Heheheh, I'm going to chuckling about "phone sack" for weeks, I bet.

Ekirä · February 04, 2011, 06:02:23 PM

And this one?

Nga za'u fitseng pxim srak? (Na za fat-ooh-sang phom sack) = Do you come here often?

Where did the "ooh" come from?

The only explanation is that this guy decided to make up fanciful pronunciations....but I wonder why he didn't just check LN as he linked to it at the bottom. $:-\$

'Oma Tirea · February 05, 2011, 02:25:54 AM

Quote from: Ekirä on February 04, 2011, 06:02:23 PM
And this one?

Nga za'u fitseng pxim srak? (Na za fat-ooh-sang phom sack) = Do you come here often?

Where did the "ooh" come from?

The only explanation is that this guy decided to make up fanciful pronunciations....but I wonder why he didn't just check LN as he linked to it at the bottom. $:-\$

You're actually thinking of the "fat" and the "phom", ma Ekirä

Phone sack... HRRH

Quote from: Plumps on February 04, 2011, 12:58:03 PM
I thought we knew by now how to count $:-\$ vol si 'aw for 9 ... better yet: vol si 'awstengyem for 10 ...[/size]

Also HRRH

/bad humor