Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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The OVFM’s main annual competition has been running since 1985 under its original moniker “The Knockout” until 2003 when it became the Top 10. The concept is fairly straightforward – club members submit their films for scrutiny and critique by their peers (well, the other club members) then points are awarded for the …
I publish or layout books for authors and get involved in marketing the end product. One project was a book “Surviving By Magic” by Fergus Anckorn, a resident in the Sevenoaks area and a POW of the Japanese in WW2. He worked on the Thai-Burma railway. He survived this grim ordeal, partly thanks to his …
Just a reminder that tonight’s meeting will feature guest speaker, radio & TV comedy scriptwriter Nick Thomas, who should provide us with an insight into the dos and don’ts of scriptwriting for us budding scribes! More info on Nick can be found on his website here: http://www.nickrthomas.co.uk/ Usual time and place! See you then!! 😛
Welcome to all our new visitors and club members! Please take a moment to have a look around the new website, which now features articles and news items written by members of OVFM concerning the latest club happenings or handy tips and advice to help improve your film making as well as a selection of …
Congratulations to Lee Relph, whose film Writers Block won the Silver Salver for Orpington Video and Film Makers at the 38th Inter-Club Competition at Staines Cine & Video Society. This picture shows him being presented with the Silver Salver by the Mayor of Spelthorne!
The possibility of members working together to share experience and issues with specific cameras or editing software has been mooted for some time. In the discussion after the AGM I offered to set up a group for users of Pinnacle Studio editing software. The idea is that this would be a forum to raise queries, …
Funding available for Club Films As announced at the AGM, the committee has decided that we should provide funding to encourage members to make more club films, especially dramas. Therefore, as long as club finances permit, a grant of up to £100 per film up to a total maximum of £300 per year will …
This signifies the end of my first year as new Chairman, and I’m still alive! I’m wearing Mike’s Crown Jewels as I speak, but you won’t be able to see them. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this incredible job. So many members have been very encouraging with their kind words, and …
COMPETITION SCORES 2010/2011 TOP TEN 2010 Final scores – a total of 21 Entries “Otford Pond” by Barbara Darby 55.69 “Finnish Foibles” by Reg Lancaster 55.60 “Plane,Train and Automobile” by Hugh Darrington 54.79 “Art & Design in fabric” by Jim M-Robertson 52.00 “Greenland Ice Cold Beauty” by Brian Phieffer 51.93 “South Foreland” by Harold Trill …
It seems like ages since I last wrote a piece for the viewfinder, and I guess that’s because… it is ages! Of course, I’ve left it till the last minute, and my faithful fairy Godmother, Peter Lodge has emailed me saying “Where’s your View from the Chair?” and so I’ve locked myself away, not to …