VC2 on TV | March 21, 2006 | 20 comments

Polar Bear Club

Voytek
It's 30 Fahrenheit.
Undress and dive!
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  • vigliotti
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      vigliotti  
    • I love how you begin this piece. There's a very similar event in Milwaukee and you do great job at capturing the spirit. all of you pieces have such a voice. I'm a big fan.

      if you get a chance I'd love any feedback you might have on my pod: "a midwest oasis"

    • 4 years ago
  • jscott
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      jscott  
    • Voytek just wanted to say thanks for the comments, and I saw this polar bear piece after it got air, and i think its the great.

    • 5 years ago
  • getreel
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      getreel  
    • Well done, I live in NYC and have always been morbidly fascinated by these guys. Nicely done piece. Thanks for the window and thanks to CTV again and again.

    • 5 years ago
  • nata
  • bissella
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      bissella  
    • Cool. There are also polar bear clubs around Lake Superior, but they only jump in once a year and they have to jump right back out...the air temp is usually below zero and the water is near freezing temp.

    • 5 years ago
  • KiNKYKRiSSY
  • jhcarr32
  • Voytek
  • JeffB
  • lilahpapaya
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      lilahpapaya  
    • nicely done, i really like it. if any criticism, i'd like to see more of that guy screaming, call me sadistic, but i thought that was hilarious!

    • 5 years ago
  • brooklynscribe
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      brooklynscribe  
    • growing up in brooklyn and going to CI as a kid, I can appreciate this pod. The story of the Psycho Polar Bear Club is well told.

      I've done it myself - the ice water is invigorating.

      Nice work. Brooklyn represent.

      BS

    • 5 years ago
  • Voytek
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      Voytek  
    • Yeah, we color corrected most of the shots to make them more "cold" and sometimes just "strange" to evoke the feelings of "coldness" and thoughts like "what the hell are those guys doing?"

      But this Sunday I am going to do it myslef. So, I will tell you what one feels when diving into freezing water :)

      Iam preparing myslef for this experience by taking a cold showers three times a day. Almost mastered this one :) and already hate hot showers!

    • 5 years ago
  • melli
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      melli  
    • but forgot to add that i did find the fact that the colors of the images changed from part to part kinda distracting...is there a creative reason behind this that i didn't get??
      but good job

    • 5 years ago
  • melli
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      melli  
    • i liked a number of the clips in this project, especially the woman who talks about "embracing the cold"!
      wow!

    • 5 years ago
  • cirkusgal
  • theunknownchef
  • gdanny
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      gdanny  
    • Very good energy. Loved the music. And you can't beat the subject matter. Muy bien. Keep swimming, bears. – DannyD

    • 5 years ago
  • drjspepper
  • Kaska
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      Kaska  
    • Coney Island Polar Bear Club rocks. I can't wait to film Voytek getting into that freezing water :) Hopefully his thing won't shrink...;)
      Kashka

    • 5 years ago
  • Voytek
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      Voytek  
    • ...and I am going to keep my promise! This Sunday I am leaving my camera at home and I am going to dive into the cold ocean. My girlfriend and filmmaking partner Kashka will shoot everything and we'll make a sequel :) and upload to the Studio!
      It is going to be 40 F (water). Oh, well :)
      Voytek

    • 5 years ago
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