OVFM Club Meeting January 3rd 2012

 

Hello and Happy New Year to you all!

I trust you’ve all managed to remain relatively unscathed by the Yuletide celebrations but that is now in the past and here at OVFM it’s business as usual. And what better way to kick of the new year than by finishing up last year’s Top 10 competition.

It’s been a hard fought contest, the likes we have not seen since John Prescott and Eric Pickles both spotted the last roast chicken in the House of Commons canteen. The ten films we will see again during this week’s meeting scored the highest points by you, the OVFM faithful, during the qualifying rounds. We have an eclectic mix of films all vying for the esteemed pole position, which has been claimed by such club luminaries as Mike Shaw, a Barbara Darby, Hugh Darrington and (surprise surprise) Reg Lancaster (whose only remaining contest he has yet to win is Miss OVFM although I believe he is making a concerted effort this year!). The full list of winners can be found HERE.

To keep things interesting for us (or maybe an act of pure sadism) our resident competition organiser Brenda Wheatley will not be releasing the competing film titles beforehand  – although the finalists themselves have been notified to give them a chance to fix any issues raised during the feedback sessions at the first screening (although I can confirm that at least one finalist wasn’t able to amened my…er, his film so you’ll have to make do with the original version warts and all and be done with it).

Also this meeting is the last date for submitting your entry forms to the Annual Competition. More details, including a downloadable entry form, are now up HERE.

Good luck to the ten finalists and see you all on Tuesday!

OVFM Annual Competiton 2011

 

OVFM Annual Competiton 2011

 

Yes folks it is that time again for all of you who are brave enough to have your films judged by a panel of experts in the fiercest battle of filmmakers known to man – well, in the Orpington area at least.

Last year’s competition – the complete list of winners can be found HERE – included multiple wins for veteran misery guts Lee Relph and promising newcomer Reg Lancaster. Will they triumph again this year? Only you can stop them!

With 2011 almost at an end (or if you are reading this after December 31st, Happy New Year it’s 2012!!) and the OVFM Oscars just a matter of weeks away in March the time to act is now. Below you will find the entry forms which you can download and print off and bring to the next club meeting on January 3rd 2012 – any later and competition organiser Brenda Wheatley will simply laugh in your face.

As always the entrance fee is £2.00 per person but you can enter as many films as you like. All monies are non-refundable as we have to bribe the judges somehow.

To download the Entry form as an MS Word document click  HERE

To download the Entry form as a PDF document click HERE

Good luck to every who enters and remember closing date for your entry forms is TUESDAY JANUARY 3rd 2012!

OVFM Goes Christmas Crackers

Deck the Hall with Betamax Tape trulla-la-la…

Order I Say

Hark! Are those festive bells I hear a-jingling? It must be the OVFM Christmas Social.

So let us raise our voices in a hearty Ho Ho Ho and welcome in the Yuletide Magix! (I mean magic of course, there’s no seedy product placement here, our Christmas is entirely non-commercial. After all we’re not just a film making club…we’re an M&S film making club!)

Last One Holding the Bill Has to Pay!

With our very own Chris Tingle acting as M/C the evening of the 20th December was a fabulously fun fusion of frolics, quizzes, conversation and of course lashings of mulled wine and generous servings of figgy pudding (or to be strictly accurate teas, coffees, soft drinks and assorted nibbles to accompany!)

Brilliant Brenda

To start the figurative snowball rolling Brilliant Brenda dished out her exquisitely trying quiz and while the ad hoc teams wrestled valiently with the problems Santa’s Little Helper, the utterly gavel crazy Chris kept order (no easy task considering the all round rowdiness going on, methinks he’ll be wanting a megaphone in his stocking this year).

As an ice breaker (thankfully not required in a literal sense this year) the quiz was an absolute winner with arch rivals in the editing suite putting aside their differences on jump cuts and aspect ratios to join in brotherly comradery and drag victory from defeat or at least maintain a modicum of dignity in the face of crushing ignorance.

Verily it is so. It shall come to pass that the Casablanca shall lie down with the Pinnacle Studio Pro Version 17 Plus (fully HD, 3D, Smellivision and Hologram ready and complient with all EU directives concerning tripod and zoom misuse), and there shall be harmony and goodwill to all.

 

Naturally in any competitive endeavour the judging is the moment of truth. So with bottoms perched precariously on edges and fingers crossed the answers were announced.

And I must say that during the marking of the quiz there was the usual mirth and banter, a little muttering, some outright disagreement, a smattering of healthy discussion, a hint of discontent, a serving of rebellion but absolutely no violence…this time! I call that a highly successul quiz and I hope that the trend of non-violence will continue into 2012, well we all have our dreams!

The OVFM lawyers have asked me to point out that violence is not endemic at the club. That the implications there-of are erroneous, misleading and almost entirely false. In fact OVFM has one of the lowest rates of amateur film making related argy bargy in the greater Orpington area and that the incident involving two film makers and the comedy script about a beach ball, three pounds of tripe and a window cleaner, has now been settled amicably and they are now happily working together on a North V South competition contender to the theme ‘Roses are red, violets are blue, if you can’t find a rhyme, a gag about Cockfosters will do’.

The OVFM Ethics Sub-commitee has asked me to point out that jokes about violence are not big or clever and if I don’t reform my wayward behaviour immediately I can wave my giblets goodbye. Oops!

Thanks to the ever diligent, productive and tireless OVFM catering team of Peggy and Jo et al there was a veritable corucopia of refreshment to be had at half time. And boy oh boy were we ready for it!

As I think I overheard certain Mike T say later as he munched his way through his ninth mini sausage roll, “This is one turkeytastic, mince pie-elian, stuff stockingly wonderful Christmas Social!!”

Hear hear to that.

Delicious dainties devoured, flavoursome finger fancies flattened, savoury sandwiches scoffed and food generally demolished it was quite literally time to…continue.

“Bring On The Dancing Girls” Some of us chorused. But no, it was better than that, Old Father Christmas Claus Mike T in full living colour before our very eyes!!

What a heart warming sight and so appropriate too to see Mike, the proud and dignified elder statesman of our club, the keystone of our organisation, the OVFM figurehead, our Vice-Chairman, the one we turn to in time of trouble or strife…dressed in a silly costume with a funny beard voluntarily humiliating himself for our entertainment!!

Thanks Mike.

If like me you imagined nothing could top that sight you were very much mistaken as not one but three (yes count them, one, two…er..sorry but I failed my counting O level) curiously dressed individuals made their entrance.

“What’s your name little boy? And what do you want for Christmas?” Santa asks

“My name is Mike and I want bubbles in my bath.”

“And my name is Basil and I want bubbles in my bath too.”

“What’s your name young lady?”

“Well hello Santa…my name is…Bubbles!!” Boom boom!

Thanks to Mike S, Basil and Rita for this comedy gold dust and superlative character acting. Although for Chris and myself seeing two grown men dressed as schoolboys who are not playing guitar for the greatest rock band in the world (oh yes it is) was a little confusing.

Oh and special attention must be drawn to Mike S and his bare behind…I mean BEAR behind, teddy that is, for the humorous use of, I don’t want to get into trouble with the Ethics Sub-commitee again!

With the laughing still ringing in our ears it was nearly time for the highlight of the evening…nay Highlight of the Year, and as we sat in excited expectation a kind of hush fell over the assembly. It was just like that time at the club when I’d forgotten to plug in the speakers, all over again. Ahh happy days.

After about thirty seconds of hush a number of people, possibly intoxicated by the sight of Mike and Basil’s knees, struck up a tuneless rendition of ‘Why are We Waiting?’ The names of these trouble makers have been noted and I understand that there will be consequences to pay (think Trial by Jury, be afraid, be very afraid!)

After a tense but highly dramatic build-up They appeared!!!

Jaws dropped and flabber was gasted, as the One, the Only, the Group of disperate persons wearing unusual and somewhat random clothes to top all similar groups…Yes you’re right, it’s them, I give you…The Definitive, the Delicious, they’re messing with my head but I like it…THE…SUGARBOOBS!!!!

The crowd went crazy as Cherie and her band (they wish to remain anonymous for credibility and contractual reasons) took to the stage and rocked in with their rendition of Cherie and Derek’s classic composition entitled “Hey Dolly, If I Said You Had A Beautiful Boom

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Pole would you Pan it against Me”, or something.

In fact here are the actual lyrics set to the tune of “My Favourite Things” from The Sound Of Music (uncensored version):

 

OUR CHRISTMAS SOCIAL IS NOW IN FULL SWING,

WE HOPE THAT THE MEMBERS WON’T MIND IF WE SING.

IT’S ALL ABOUT CAMERAS AND TRIPODS AND SUCH,

WHICH SOME OF US DON’T KNOW ABOUT VERY MUCH.

 

THIS IS A SONG FOR ALL FILMAKER NUTTERS

EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO THEIR LENS THROUGH THEIR SHUTTERS.

MAKING THE APERTURE BIGGER OR SMALL

TO SUIT EACH EXPOSURE, ONE DOES

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NOT ‘FIT ALL’.

 

(Chorus)

WHEN THE LIGHTS FADE AND THE CLOUDS SHADE,

AND IT ALL GOES WRONG,

WE SIMPLY REMEMBER THE GOOD FILMS WE’VE MADE

AND THEN WE BURST INTO SONG.

 

REG IS OUR SANTA, HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT

MIKE SAYS “THAT’S NOT TRUE! AND I VERY MUCH DOUBT IT”.

REG SAYS UNITED WILL WIN EVERY GONG,

BUT THE BOYS IN BLUE SHIRTS WILL SOON PROVE THAT HE’S WRONG.”

 

PEGGY AND JO ARE NOW SERVING UP COFFEE

WITH BISCUITS SO OLD THAT THEY ALL TASTE LIKE TOFFEE.

CHRIS CALLS OUT FOR SILENCE “NOW LISTEN TO ME!

HANDS UP ALL THOSE MORONS WHO ONLY DRINK TEA”.

 

(Chorus)

RESOLUTION, DEFINITION, GOD! THE JARGON’S TOUGH!

BUT THEN WE WATCH CHRIS AS HE PLAYS WITH HIS (PAUSE) GAVEL,

AND THEN WE DON’T FEEL SO ROUGH.

 

DOCUMENTARIES AND DRAMAS ARE CHURNED OUT GALORE

AND COMEDY FILMS IN THE HANDS OF MIKE SHAW.

BASIL DOODY, DEREK ALLEN AND MIKE TURNER TOO,

HELP MAKE UP THE TEAM OF THE COMEDY CREW.

 

OUR COMEDY QUEEN IS BAR BA RA RA WALKER,

SHE WRITES FUNNY SCRIPTS ‘AND IS A GOOD FILM MAKER.

SHE’LL GET YOU INVOLVED SO YOU’D BETTER WATCH OUT,

OR SOON SHE WILL GRAB YOU AND “GOTCHA!” SHE’LL SHOUT.

 

(Chorus)

NEARLY FINISHED, HOPE YOU LIKED IT

WE’LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!

BUT WAIT, IS IT TRUE, CAN IT BE, DID WE HEAR?

SINGING NEXT YEAR?! NO BLOODY FEAR!!

 

OH DEAR WE’VE FORGOTTEN OUR ‘MISS EVEREADY’

IF YOU NEED A JOB DONE JUST CALL ON OUR FREDDIE.

ANNABELLE TOO WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST

AND ANNA BANANA’S FILMS SHOULD NOT BE MISSED.

 

(Chorus)

WE CAN’T MENTION EVERYBODY BUT WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE,

IT MEANS WE CAN END ON A VERY NICE NOTE

‘A HEALTHY AND BRIGHT NEW YEAR!’

 

They were spectacular, they were stupendous…they were shameless! It was magnificent and we loved it.

What a way to end, an absolute high. Thanks Cherie and friends (your secret’s safe with us).

And so with the evening drawing to a close we nodded sagely to ourselves and considered…yes tonight had been a triumph. Thank you OVFM and thank you to all the hard workers who toiled to make it all happen.

You are quite literally the Ultimate. In fact you’re all so good you’re better than that you’re the…Penultimate!!!

I’ve decided to ask Santa for my own Bubbles this Christmas.

But according to Deborah I can’t expect any presents this year if I will persist in wearing the stockings instead of hanging them up. Baa Humbug!

But they are so exceedingly comfy!

On a serious note let us not forget the real meaning of this very special time of the year and remember that little chap of humble birth who grew up to bring joy and good cheer to us all…so here’s to you Mike T I raise my glass in salute!

Happy Christmas All.

See you in the New Year.

 

 

OVFM Club Meeting December 20th 2011

 

“So here it is Merry Christmas…”

It’s that time of year again when the decorations go up, carols are sung, the stars shine bright in the cold, winter night sky and all the little girls and boys pray that they’ve been good enough over the past twelve months to warrant a nice surprise from Santa. We here at OVFM, however, have to make do with being squashed together in the Garden Room at St. Augustine’s Church for the annual Christmas Social!

Last year’s meeting was called off at the last minute due to the unseasonable arrival of heavy snow (which didn’t bother me as I was laid out with flu anyway). Will this year’s event suffer the same fate? Find out on Tuesday December 20th.

This is actually my first Christmas Social so I’m wondering what to expect from this festive gathering. I’ve heard tell of some very debauched and decadent happenings at previous events some of which I am hesitant to repeat here for sake of common decency and to protect the names of the innocent. The less innocent, of course (you know who you are), are asked to be on their best behaviour this year and as a precautionary measure I understand there will be an adult on the premises to supervise the evening.

So, dust off your gladrags and get your party hats for the social event of the year. Or you can join the rest of us at the Garden Rooms….

Merry Christmas!!

An OVFM Christmas Treet!

 

An OVFM Christmas Treet!

by

Annabelle Lancaster

 

When clubs and businesses were invited to take part in a Christmas Tree Festival in the Methodist Church, Orpington the committee decided we should give them support and participate. After all, this is the church where we hold our annual Spring and Autumn shows nowadays.

Freddy came up with the idea of using a tree that Oxfam was not allowed to sell, and decorating it with CDs and DVDs.

Then I remembered seeing film themed decorations at a party we went to (no arrests this time) so I tracked down the supplier and ended up with a strip of artificial film and some reels, plus gold stars and other fancy bits. Freddy then came up with an Oscar instead of a fairy for the top and we were off.

There are 88 trees altogether and, although our tree isn’t illuminated, the discs reflect the lights on other trees as well as the coloured spot lights in the church. It’s all very pretty.

We’ve filmed the people setting everything up, plus Pudsey Bear doing the opening, and once we’ve captured the visit from the Mayor we should have a nice little piece for the newsreel.

For more details on the Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival – including OVFM’s tree being among those highlighted (fourth picture down) – please click HERE as well as a look from the whole event on the Bromley Borough News Website HERE and even on the SKY NEWS website HERE (our tree is on the far right hand side of the photo).

View from the chair December

I’m going to try an experiment for a while in posting my View From The Chair on the website as well as the print magazine, to see if it encourages discussion or comments. Does anyone have an opinion whether it should be private or public?

View From The Chair

I’ve had so many Chairmanly (*Yes, that is a word, ‘cos I said so) duties this month. And so many times, I’ve thought, I must write about that in this month’s View from the Chair.

Member’s Letter

I had a fantastic chat with Brian Pfeiffer about his letter that should be elsewhere in this month’s edition and/or on the website, where he expresses his concern that he doesn’t make enough films to be a proper member. For the record, we have many members who have never made a film, and have told us that they don’t intend to make a film either, but they love the club. That’s totally fine and no problem at all. In my opening address, where I encouraged everyone to make a film, I was simply doing that – trying to encourage members to make films. If you don’t want to make films, that’s perfectly ok, but we are a filmmaking club, so if I don’t encourage people to make films, then I wouldn’t be doing my job either.

I can’t stop encouraging people in film making, but I would be heartbroken to think that anyone wanted to leave because they simply like coming to the club and being part of our family!

Supreme Experts of the Film Making World

Brian’s letter also got me thinking about other comments I’ve received in the past, but the thing that struck me was my thoughts about the top ten Judges.

Now it’s a bit awkward because I called them judges, and maybe you do to, but they’re not judges at all. They’re simply brave souls that want to contribute to the club evening by offering their opinion, and possibly offering some constructive ideas on what would make the film better IN THEIR OPINION.

They’re not setting themselves up as “Supreme Expert of the Filmmaking World”, they’re just offering their opinion, because that’s the way the top ten works. Unfortunately, we don’t have any supreme experts of the film making world, so you’re just going to have to put up with some person’s mere opinion!

You may notice that I’m using the word opinion lots. My concern is that because the commenters appear to be being considered by many as supreme experts, people are taking their comments and suggestions too seriously.

Top Ten Volunteers (again!)

This brings me to a related point. I think people aren’t volunteering to comment in the Top Ten because they don’t consider themselves to be supreme experts. Well, neither do the commenters. They’re simply members who are helping out the club by creating some interactivity. And if they say something that you disagree with, then disagree or disregard it – it’s still your film!

But if you don’t have the confidence to offer your opinion on a friend’s film, whether it be Reg Lancaster or Freddie Beard’s film, then cut the commenters a bit of slack if they say something that riles you! They’re just telling the club what they liked about the film, and what they didn’t like – and in my opinion, that’s something that EVERY SINGLE club member could do, whether they’re an experienced prize winner, or someone who’s never made a single film.

So next time your poor chairman asks for commenters, why not put your hand up and save us all from listening to the usual bunch of 7 or 8 supreme experts of the video making world!

Member Feedback

Well done to Brian for having the nerve to let us know his concerns. I hope we’re not an unapproachable committee, but if we don’t know your ideas and opinions, we can’t address them. I would dearly love it if members could be a fly on the wall at our committee meetings, just to see how passionate some of our discussions can get! Usually we don’t reach the stage of violence, but if things happen that you disagree with, there’s a good chance that someone on the committee was fighting your corner when we discussed it and voted on a decision. I don’t want to paint an unfair picture though – the committee get on very well as genuine friends, but please don’t assume it’s an old-boys talking shop, where we all pat each other on the back, and chat till 11:30!

Interaction

I’d like to try an experiment this month, and also publish my View from the Chair on the Website in the private members area, so that if you want to comment or give feedback, you can, by typing in the “leave a reply” box!

My Favourite Films – Craig Robinson

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CRAIG ROBINSON

 

First off, let me say that this is not my top ten films – sort of defeats the purpose of the list title, but then it’s my view that there are simply too many great films in existence, for all sorts of reasons for me to even consider trying to state that only ten are my favourites.

This list is therefore a list of my top ten examples of potentially many movies in the same category – simply by definition therefore, this list is in no particular rank. Check with me tomorrow, and I’ll probably give you an entirely different list.

 

1. La femme Nikita (Dir. Luc Besson 1990)

 

An exceptional film in itself, with the likes of Luc Besson and Tcheky Karyo, but here as a good example of how Hollywood can take a good and influential foreign film and have the sheer arrogance to think that a American remake will sell better. At the same time, also an example of the great foreign films that even the UK audience don’t watch at their best as they are so conceited to think that it should be dubbed rather than simply read the subtitles – all of the acting nuances evaporate into nothing.

 

2. The Naked Truth (Dir. Mario Zampi 1957)

Not only an example of the lost filmmaking talent of the UK (here, I’m talking crew and writers) from the golden age of Ealing (inc. all the other lost studios, like Islington where many of these were made), but also a time when a collection of great actors and comedians would come together against personal differences and create something magical. Today, I’m not even sure that I could list a group of this nature, let alone whether it would be even physically (and financially) possible.

 

3. McVicar (Dir. Tom Clegg 1980)

 

A terrible film, which I watch every time I want a laugh, but actual quality, good or bad is not the point of this example. Why? Because ignoring its artistic merits, especially as it’s from an old hand like Tom Clegg (huge amounts of TV, including all of the Sharpe’s), it’s a film which is an example of a great film maker being overruled by money. I know from personal experience of the film crew and the prison service how much everyone was grinding their teeth through the production of this travesty, yet could not do a thing about it. This is therefore my favourite film setting artistic interpretation against artistic integrity.

 

4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Dir Stanley Kubrick 1968)

For a moment ignoring story (if that’s at all possible with a man like Arthur C. Clarke), this film was ahead of its time in regards to production values in so many ways – remember that we are still talking the late ’60s here, yet have set design and film editing better than many SF films prior to the mid-80s. Many studios up until the ground breaking Star Wars and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (the first I think showing the great ILM’s distinctive style showing through), and most certainly the Academy, still viewed SF as either a money making tool not to be taken seriously, or the realms of the B-movie.

 

5. Charade (Dir. Stanley Donen 1963)

Well, what can I say. Combine the likes of Hitchcock and Stanley Donen with Grant, Hepburn, Kelly and Mason, and it’s difficult to not get something special. In the case of Charade, we have so many names coming together (Mattau, Coburn, Kennedy and even Ned Glass and Jaques Marin) with great character performances and one liners, that I’m not sure we’ll ever see the likes of these movies again (considering the current liking for remakes in Hollywood right now, not sure I want to. Hey, Hollywood, just…don’t…touch…)

 

6. An Ungentlemanly Act (Dir. Stuart Urban 1992)

A wonderful and often forgotten voice, Bob Peck starred in this ‘play for television’ (what the US would call a TV film) about the Marine detachment in Port Stanley at the time of the invasion. It includes so much WWII-era ‘Britishness’ that we are now losing, that it’s worth the watch even without the fact that it’s a great production in itself. This is my favourite example of plays turned movie, bridging the gap between theatre and film in many ways, and returning some focus to often nebulous screen-only productions.

 

7. Three Days of the Condor (Dir. Sydney Pollack 1975)

Even though often regarded as a precursor of the Bourne films in terms of story background, despite being typically slow in places like many a Robert Redford film, this is one of my favourites for a totally different reason. Including Fay Dunaway, Cliff Robertson and Max Von Sydow, there is not much more to it than that despite at least one action sequence and the use of firearms. It’s therefore a ‘big’ film which I feel would still be well within the reach of an amateur production: a case of how you use your tools, rather than what your tools are.

 

8. Avatar (Dir. James Cameron 2009)

 

Despite being a huge SF fan, from a story perspective I wasn’t overly impressed with Avatar – too many elements that I recognised from other places, especially literary. One can’t ignore it’s other redeeming features however, most notably that it is one of those groundbreaking films which introduce technological advances into the industry which will have shock waves reverberating for years to come. It’s one of those events where, if you have not seen Avatar in 3D, you need to just to be able to say, ‘I was there’.

 

9. Moulin Rouge (Dir. Baz Luhrmann 2001)

Moulin Rouge is one of those films that people love or hate, but in many cases of the wrong reasons. I have spoken to too many people  who say they walked out in the first few minutes – a travesty in itself for many movies as you are not giving it a chance – but for this film those first few minutes are a fast paced, farcical ‘bring the audience up to speed’ before a musical production that breaks the hold of the big scale Hollywood musical piece or Disney teen-bopper. If you have not seen the DVD extras for this movie, you need to, just to understand so many of the design issues, both physical and musical, that needed to be overcome.

 

10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Dir. Peter Jackson 2001-2003)

Many people do not realise that when Tolkein wrote Lord of the Rings, he was reclaiming British history which had been overwritten by the Norman conquests. With such an endeavour therefore, any movie maker attempting to challenge such a huge background needs to have a very clear vision. It is therefore testament to Peter Jackson that he carried it off, but also testament to the executives at the incumbent production studio (at the time), New Line Cinema, for looking at the two-film breakdown which Peter Jackson had prepared (typical of all attempts to bring LOTR to the screen, fearing that there was no way that any studio would shell out for three such massive productions) and declaring that two films were not enough for such an epic. They immediately requested him to re-write the production plan for three…that’s belief and commitment.

If anyone has not seen the DVDs from the collectors edition of these three films (each uncut film being over 2 discs, totalling something like 21 DVDs for the set), please see me if you want to borrow them. Covering all aspects of production of these epics by WETA, they are really a must see for anyone considering either amateur or professional move-making.

 

So there you have it – agree or disagree as is your wont. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to check out the lists from other OVFM members!! Click HERE to return to the menu page!

OVFM Club Meeting December 6th 2011

 

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A Look Into The Archives

with

Andy Watson

 

For our final “regular” club meeting of 2011, the curator of the OVFM archives, Andy “Del Boy” Watson, will be our guide on a tour of the club’s cinematic history!

The evening will comprise of a brief introduction for our new members and an update on how the compiling of the archive is coming along (which members can find in the Member Only section). Andy will then share with us some of the films in our vaults which have a special meaning for him then will open the floor to YOU!! By now you should have received an e-mail from Andy asking you for any requests you may have for a particular film you wish to see again or one which has caught your eye in the list that you might wish to take a gander at.

If you want to make a request then please e-mail Andy HERE but please remember that if your choice of film lasts over ten minutes then only a part will be should there be a shortage of time. Requests should be in by Monday at the latest since Andy has to source the film before Tuesday evening.

This should be an interesting night for us newbies and a nostalgic treat for our long time members. See you then!

P.S – A bonus point to anyone who can name the legendary filmmaker in the picture! 😉