Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
Latest club news and updates
The day Animal Planet came to film! What an exciting month I’ve had! It started with a call from Animal Planet TV on a Friday, saying that they’d seen my cat behaviour channel on YouTube, and they’d like to film and interview me and the cats for a series called “My Pets Gone Viral”. …
Having been let down at the last minute by our guest speaker who as part of the original planned club meeting, we instead will take a walk through the OVFM archives with our curator Andy Watson. So, please feel free to look through the archive lists HERE and if anything leaps out at you …
OVFM Annual Dinner Friday 8th March 2013 – 7pm for 7.30pm Rescheduled from January. Please get in touch with Freddy, Annabelle or Peggy if this new date is a problem for you. Due to rising costs we’re moving the dinner this year to the Change of Horses, 87 HighStreet, FarnboroughVillage, BR6 7BB. …
In Memoriam – Val Pinkerton It is with regret that we bring you the sad news that OVFM club member Val Pinkerton passed away on Saturday January 26th after a short but brave battle against Motor Neuron Disease. We are sure you will join us in sending our deepest condolences to Val’s wife Veronica …
Hello loyal OVMFers!! As you know the 2013 Spring Show is soon upon us and we would like to spread the word around the Orpington community. To ensure we make a bigger splash this year, Simon “Snapper” Earwicker has created a poster to display across various willing public places to help generate interest. If you …
Coaching Evenings 2013 by Ian Menage Following the success of last year’s coaching evening sessions, which resulted in the making of The Amazing Healing Machine, we will be running a second group of sessions in 2013. As already trailed at previous meetings, this time the emphasis will be on a debriefing of the last shoot …
SURPRISE SURPRISE Our first project for 2013 was suggested by John Ransley. The theme should be pretty self explanatory but is is really that simple? Surprises come in many forms – a surprise birthday party, a present one didn’t expect, an underdog victory in a sports event, friends or family members being reunited after a …
TWO WORDS It’s time for another project and this one was suggested by…erm…Me! The genesis of this was an idea I had for short film many moons ago, when this was all fields and we used to walk twenty miles to school in bare feet through the snow carrying our milk in our hands, about …
OVFM Spring Show 2013 It’s that time of year when OVFM celebrates the days getting brighter, the weather is getting warmer and the trees and plants are in bloom once again. So what better way is there for a film club to mark this occasion by sharing with everyone the best of the many films …
720p or 1080i? by Brian Pfeiffer Is anyone thinking of buying a new Camcorder? As my mini-dv camcorder is showing its age I’ve been thinking about replacing it with an HD device. So I’ve been searching the ‘net and magazines for useful information and likely models. Obviously there are many things to consider: I’d …