It is with regret that due to current situations OVFM has made the decision to cancel the upcoming Spring Film Show. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we hope you will join us for our Autumn show in October.
Year: 2020
OVFM CLUB MEETING TUESDAY February 18th
RUBBISH
It is time to see what you have to share with us regarding our first Film to a Theme project for 2020. I’m sure interest was piqued when we announced this project two months ago, and you have all been busy making something relevant to the theme of Rubbish – maybe you even deliberately made a bad film to suit the rubric (not that anyone in OVFM would make a bad film, of course).
As usual we ask a little cooperation from everyone bringing a film to the meeting to PLEASE REPLY TO THIS POST in the comments/reply section below, letting us know the film’s run time, media format (DVD, Blu-ray, USB/Memory stick), file format if using the latter (MP4 is preferred, 1080p maximum) and picture ratio (4:3 or 16:9). This is a great help for us when planning the evening out and helping things run smoothly so if you could do us this courtesy it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing your films on Tuesday!
OVFM CLUB MEETING TUESDAY February 4th
As much as we pride ourselves on creating original work here at OVFM, we are not above pinching existing concepts for our own use, as evident by the theme for our next cub evening – Desert Island Films.
But, to avoid litigation by the estate of Roy Plomley, we’ve altered the format a little by having two castaways and they, of course, are choosing films to keep them amused whilst stranded on a remote atoll. Not just any films by the way, these are selected from the extensive OVFM archive, meaning one of YOUR films could be chosen by one of your peers to quell their loneliness and boredom, quite an accolade indeed.
The evening will be split into two parts beginning with Andy Watson, who will include one of his own films but his selection will mostly be from other club members. Andy has chosen the films which have impacted and influenced him the most , and will include one that encouraged him to join OVFM!
Colin Jones will host the second half, with his focus being on short film from members who are no longer with us, as well as few forgotten gems from yesteryear he would like to share with a new audience to appreciate.
We hope this sounds like an enticing evening for you and look forward to seeing a full house this coming Tuesday for Desert Island Films!
OVFM CLUB MEETING TUESDAY January 21st
It’s that dreaded time of year again – the annual screening of club members’ holiday films!
Not that there is anything wrong with well shot, picturesque footage of foreign climes in all their glorious splendour but there is something about holiday films that seems to cause filmmakers to take off their sensible editor hat and stick every bit of footage into their clips. This is fine for the family looking to relive their fun in the sun but not so much for the rest of us.
For that reason it has been decreed that the time limit for holiday films is between 5 and 10 minutes maximum – any longer and the projectionist has the right to stop the film and move on to the next one. But don’t look at this as being harsh – modern filmmakers are able to deliver succinct yet still plentiful travelogue clips inside 5 minutes or less, so it is possible to apply the “less is more” ethos to your edits and end up with good results.
Here’s a couple of examples:
I appreciate a lot of the editing techniques might be a little “modern” for some of you, but hopefully you can recognise at least the power of shot choice and flow over flashy technique is still a valid part of the narrative without having each shot drag on beyond their use. So please, be inspired by these clips for future reference and not be intimidated or put off by them. This is how we all grow as filmmakers, by always learning and adapting.
Now the bit everyone seems to ignore – if you are bringing a film this week it would be very much appreciated if you could PLEASE REPLY TO THIS POST in the comments/reply section below, letting us know the following information:
Run time
Format (DVD, Blu-ray, USB Stick)
File Format and Resolution (MP4 -1080p etc)
Picture ratio (4:3 or 16:9)
This is a great help for us when planning the evening out and helping things run smoothly.
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing your films this coming Tuesday!
OVFM CLUB MEETING TUESDAY January 7th
No, I can’t believe it is 2020 already but it is and the start of a new year means concluding some unfinished business from 2019, namely the TOP TEN competition!
The three individual qualifying rounds were held over the latter half of the year and from that the ten films with the highest scores from those rounds will be screened again in this final. The complete scores from all three rounds can be found HERE.
The ten – or in this case 11 – films which will be screened and voted on in this session are as follows:
1. The Making of Ogre Eating by John & Ann Epton
2. Lanzarote – A Different View by Brian Pfeiffer
3. Distance by Mandy Carr
4. Magic Tricks by David Roman-Halliday
5. Braveheart by Jane Oliver
6. Best Friends by Barbara Walker
7. Lost Smile by Lee Relph
8. World Garden by Barbara Darby
9. i360 by Trevor Rogers
10. General Election, Orpington by David Laker
= Birks of Aberfeldy by James Morton-Robertson
As always, It is imperative we have a high turnout to make the scoring as fair and representative as possible so each film is given a fair assessment from a high a pool of voters. The film with the most votes will be crowned the 2019 Top Ten Winner at the OVFM Oscars on March 17th.
We also ask everyone who is bringing as film via USB stick that you properly mark your device with your name and film title, making it easier for the projectionist when screening them rather than having to sift through a pile of flash drives with no clue as to which one belongs to whom.
Also, this meeting is your last chance to enter the Annual Competition. Hopefully you have already submitted your film(s) to Ian Menage for inclusion on the DVD to be compiled for the judges, so please ensure you have your £2 entry fee and ENTRY FORM (this is in the Members’ Only section so make sure you are logged in to access it) to hand in, whilst anyone who has yet to return their trophies from last year please bring them along too.
To download the Entry Form from the above link, roll your cursor over the top of the window to reveal the menu bar then click the download icon, or you can print the form off directly from the page by clicking the printer icon which is to the right of the download icon.
We hope to see everybody bright and fit for this important evening on Tuesday as we kickstart a new year here at OVFM!