Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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Ovfm members had great fun on Friday evening trying to recreate sound to film clips that had the sound muted. We learnt a lot and found that sound can be very subtle whilst also being essential. We recorded each element of sound seperately, so the audio levels could be adjusted on each sound clip individually. …
Many members turned up at Ron’s lovely home to watch and learn some Archive films. Mainly looking at previous IAC 48 hours challenges as we prepare for this years entry. Also looked at some of Mike Shaw’s short films and ponder on just how it was achieved. Mike was a master of special effects years …
This was a fun meeting where we put together a short comedy film and made up the script on the night. We came up with this film about a shy character who was really not that shy after all. There was spontaneous acting and filming. Everyone took part. Now the editing begins. After this we …
We had an excellent evening of members favourite films where members can select one film from the Archive to show and explain themselves why they chose it. The evening started with a film selected from Hugh Darrington called Call of Duty which was a comedy film with the confusion of a wrong number phone call. …
We had an excellent meeting in Ron’s lovely home where several OVFM members turned up. Ron had put together edited clips of the documentary ‘The Story of Film’ and several were shown then we discussed them and learn about how the filmmakers were thinking at the time. The clips mainly centered around Hollywood films including …
And here we go with the first round of the 2022 TOP TEN competition. Like many of the activities we undertake as a club this one has had to undergo a slight change to fit in with the current climate and limitations of travel for many of our members. don’t worry it doesn’t …
For this meeting, the format is going to be slightly different, possibly even radical in its thinking but should be treated as the same as any other practical evening. We are looking to do some filming and improve our techniques and understanding of our craft but this time it is up to YOU to …
RON PROSSER For the first club meeting of June, we hand the hosting duties over to an old friend of OVFM, Ron Prosser! Ron Prosser (FACI) has a storied career in filmmaking spanning 65 years, cutting his teeth professionally with Hollybush Films in a number of roles, including the shooting, editing and …
Despite a low turn out (of five people!) the last meeting was deemed a valuable enough experience that we’re doing it again for this session too! We will once again congregate at the Barnard Rooms and expect you to bring along any footage you have filmed recently, unedited and untouched, so it can be …
OVFM returns to the club hall of the Barnard Rooms for our next meeting, which will be a mix of filming and discussion to see if we have the seeds for a new project or something to bolster our coverage of the upcoming Jubilee celebrations for the special bonus newsreel we hope to include …