Month: March 2015

Special Coaching Evening April 21st 2015

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Coaching Evening 21st April 2015

On this extra Tuesday evening we are being visited by John Mills and Alan Butcher all the way from Surrey Borders Movie Makers based in Farnham. Do have a look at their entertaining web site for an interesting description of their large club’s activities (www.surreyborder.org.uk).

Their presentation is to promote the basic route for the capture of images and video, transferring to a computer, safe storage and what next to do with the material. This will cover a variety of cameras, editing and, finally, burning to disks. There will be time for your questions and if possible a look into the future for us enthusiasts.

Obviously this is not intended to be an in depth tutorial. Whilst this evening is primarily designed for possible newcomers to our ranks, I’m sure that there will be something for everyone to gain from it. We know that there will be some interested visitors in our audience, so make sure that you all make the effort to chat with them. Only by feeling comfortable in our club will they ever be likely to join us.

Please come along and show your appreciation of  John and Alan’s volunteering to help us as part of our recruiting drive.

And DO wear your name badges!

Ian

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday March 31st 2015

Posted on by Lee Relph

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Yes it is another project evening this time devoted to an old favourite – the Green Screen!

We’ve had some fun before exploring the wonders of filming before a green screen and messing about with fun backgrounds and other aspects this technique affords us to great effect so this night shouldn’t be any different.

Unfortunately I cannot give you any more information about what to expect as our Vice Chairman Sam “Choo Choo” Brown, who is organising the activities for the evening, hasn’t passed any details on to me. All I do know is that we are hoping to make a film in this evening or something we can put towards a possibly entry for the North vs South competition.

Just a reminder that, like the Oscars on the 17th, this meeting will be held once again at All Saints Church in Orpington.

Whatever Sam has in store for us it should be an eventful and hopefully productive evening!

‘Deception’ the background story

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OVFM is an eclectic mix of people of all ages, abilities and interests and consequently the films made by OVFM members reflect that variety.

Two relative youngsters associated with OVFM are Vice-chairman Sam Brown and his friend and colleague Adam Beveridge. The two of them have collaborated on many projects and have received well deserved critical acclaim for their work.

Their period thriller ‘Deception’ was one of Adam and Sam’s first feature length films. Involving location shoots, costumes, authentic props and special effects it is undoubtedly a work of great talent.

Scroll through the images to read about ‘Deception’ in Adam and Sam’s own words and to see photos from the shoot at the amazing Chatham Historic Dockyard. You may recognize the warehouse building as it has been used in several big budget movies.

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It’s Selfie Time at the OVFM Oscars!

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We may not have been at our usual venue and we may have been down on numbers due to health reasons but were we downhearted? Take a look at the photos and you can decide as in a departure from the norm club members were asked to take their own presentation photos – or ‘Selfies’ as I believe the youngsters say!

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John is presented with the Kath Jones Cup by Colin for his film ‘Par for the Course’
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David makes the presentation of the Vic Treen Trophy to Mike for the best film cut to music
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Competition Secretary Brenda awards Mike the Top Ten Trophy for his film ‘Illusions’
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With all due solemnity John accepts the Vincent Pons Shield from Mike on behalf of Bob V, awarded to ‘Census’ for best fiction
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Richard and Jess stand in for Reg who was awarded the Alice Howe Cup for the best documentary for his film ‘Lakeside Weekend’

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Ian presents Hugh with the Reg Lancaster Trophy

 

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Simon accepts the Arthur Woolhead Trophy from Tony on behalf of John and Ann

 

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Jim accepts the Jubilee Shield for the best film under five minutes from Malcolm

 

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Pat presents Barbara with the Priory Trophy for her film ‘The Bells of St. Bartholomews’

 

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Jim accepts the Rene Morris Penguin Plate from John

 

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Simon accepts the Heyfield Cup from Lee on behalf of Bob V for his film ‘Census’
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Mike again! This time it’s Marian doing the honours

 

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Winner Colin with James Bond-alike Roger

 

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Roger presents winner David this time. Got to love those bow-ties!

 

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Charlie presents Mike and Jo with their Highly Commended Certificate for ‘Hamilton Landscapes’

 

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And the Oscar for the best competitions secretary goes to…Brenda, Freddy records the moment for posterity

 

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All the winners who made it on the night. Well done one and all

 

2015 OVFM Oscars – The Results!

Posted on by Lee Relph

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Last night, March 17th, OVFM held their annual Oscars awards ceremony at the All Saints Church in Orpington. A capacity crowd filled another venue while some of the OVFM faithful showed up to receive their awards and see their peers be rewarded for their creativity and hard work over the past year.

As ever our Competitions Officer Brenda Wheatley put in another sterling effort in arranging a smoothly run night and we thank her and everyone else who helped out, including our esteemed chairman and MC for the evening, Simon “Snapper” Earwicker.

On to the awards, and while some winners were unable to collect their awards in person, those who did show up took “Selfie” photos via Simon’s camera which I am sure we will see in the website gallery soon.

So, to the winners and first the awards as judged by the members of OVFM:

Kath Jones Cup (Joke film under five minutes)–Winner: Par For The Course by John Bunce

Vic Treen Cup (Film set to music) – Winner: Building The Dream Boat by Mike Shaw

 

Mike Turner Plate (Film under sixty seconds) – Winner: Sam by Mike Shaw

 

The 2014 Top Ten Competition –

Runner Up: Steaming Back To Metroland by  Sam Brown

Winner: Illusions by Mike Shaw

 

We then moved onto the Annual Competition Awards as judged by Staines Video Makers.

 

Jubilee Shield (Film under five minutes) – Winner: Hahndorf by Jim Morton-Robertson

 

Raasay Trophy (No special category) – Winner: Celebrating 30 Years Of Care by Ann & John Epton

 

Alice Howe Trophy (Documentary) – Winner: Lakeside Weekend by Reg Lancaster

 

Reg Lancaster Trophy (Funniest Film) – Winner: Bad News For Mrs. Smudge by Hugh Darrington

 

Heyfield Trophy (Sound) – Winner: Census by Bob Vine

 

Rene Morris Penguin Plate (Photography) – Winner: Sunday Night In Central Park, New York by Jim Morton-Robertson

 

Vincent Pons Shield (Fiction) – Winner: Census by Bob Vine

 

Priory Trophy (Editing) – Winner: The Bells Of St. Barthomolew’s by Barbara Darby

 

Arthur Woolhead Trophy (Animation or Visual Effects) – Winner: The Gang Broke Up by Ann & John Epton

 

Orpington Trophy (Best Film Runner Up): Illusions by Mike Shaw

 

Ian Dunbar Cup (Best film) – Winner: The Bells Of St. Barthomolew’s by Barbara Darby

 

High Commendations:

Rounding The Horn by David Laker

Hamilton Landscapes by Mike & Jo Coad

 

Commendations: Valediction by Colin Jones & John Epton

 

So there we have it. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees and thanks to everyone who showed up last night!

Until we do it all again next year….

Top Ten Competition 2015

Posted on by Lee Relph

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2015 is starting to pick up steam which means the annual Top Ten competition aka the “Barbara Darby Hands Off That’s Mine” award is about to begin!

As ever the names of all OVFM club members have been put into the hat belonging to our competitions organiser Brenda Wheatley and drawn in random to make up the participants for each of the five rounds that will take place between now and the end of the year, leading to the final in January 2015.

Remember that each film has a 20 minute time limit but can be on any subject and in any style. If you have a film from the past which has undergone a significant revamp (perhaps a new soundtrack, remixed sound, improved titling, tighter editing, extended or redacted cut etc. you are also welcome to re-submit these as your official entry.

And you can team up with your fellow club members if you need help on the technical or casting front, it will be the author of the script/concept who gets the entry credit.

The breakdown of the rounds and the selected members for each date is thus:

 

ROUND 1 – June 9th

Basil Doody

Sam Brown

Ian Menage

Colin Jones

Jim Morton Robertson

Ann & John Epton

Harold & Maisie Trill

Reg Lancaster

Simon Earwicker

 

ROUND 2 – July 21st

Mike Graham

Freddy Beard

Lee Relph

Brenda & Roger Wheatley

Pamela Webb

Peter Mitchell

John Bunce

Cherie Hamlet Smith

 

ROUND 3 – August 18th

Andy & Marian Watson

John Alford

Malcolm Goodwin

Charlie & Nellie Caseley

Richard & Jess Pugh

Mike & Jo Coad

Pat Palmer

 

ROUND 4 – September 29th

Barbara Darby

Mike Bishop

David Laker

Leo Staggs

Anna Littler

Walter McKenna

Tony Keable

Chris Coulson

Barbara Walker

 

ROUND 5 – October 27th

Bob Wyeth

Alan Smith

John & Sylvia Greengrass

Annabelle Lancaster

Mike Shaw

Bob Vine

Brian Pfeiffer

Hugh Darrington

Peggy Parmenter

 

As ever if you can’t make your designated round be sure to let Brenda know ahead of time or you have a film ready early, please bring it along as chances are it will be welcomed for screening time permitting. Couples can each enter a film.

So, get filming and we look forward to seeing what gems you have in store for us in 2015!

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday March 17th 2014 – OVFM OSCARS!!

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Those American impostors may have got there first but our annual film awards show is still the best.

Tuesday March 17th sees the biggest event in the OVFM calendar in which the hard work and creativity of OVFM club members are rewarded with polished up bits of shrapnel with the names of previous winners carved into them. As ever club members who entered their film into the Annual Competition will be on tenterhooks as the results are read out while the rest of us will sit on chairs like civilised human beings.

The many awards being contested include:

 

Ian Dunbar Cup

Orpington Trophy

Jubilee Shield

Vincent Pons Trophy

Mike Turner Plate

Kath Jones Cup

Freddy Beard And Moustache

 

We’ll also give a hearty slap on the back to whoever was voted the runner up to Barbara “Cakes” Darby in the 2014 Top Ten competition.

This year we are thankful to Tim Stannard of Staines Video Makers for kindly judging the films on our behalf and we believe he might be joining us on the night, so if you don’t know who Tim is, he’ll be the one who is either surrounded by grateful club members or being beaten up by those who didn’t win an award!

And as ever, with this being a special night we expect attendees to dig out their best clobber or be a bit creative with some fancy dress if that floats your boat, either way it would be nice if you do make an effort and not just turn up like the scruffy tyke you usually are.

Last year’s big winner was our extinguishable chairman Simon “Snapper” Earwicker who bagged an impressive six awards! Can he do it again this year or will 2015 be someone else’s year of triumph?

Much like the February 17th meeting this event will take place at All Saints Church in Bark Hart Road, Orpington. If you need a reminder of how to get there please consult this map:

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We hope to see you all on Tuesday March 17th  for the 2015 OVFM Oscars!! Unless you get a better offer of course…