Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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I can’t believe it is 2016 already! 2015 has flown by in general but the year for OVFM seems to have gone even quicker! Where does the time go? It was barely nine months ago we kick off the annual Top Ten competition and now the final is here! With the five individual rounds …
North v South Competition Grand Final. 6th December 2015, Farnborough Village Hall, Farnborough, Kent. 3pm – 7.30pm This years event was tinged with sadness as we remembered Mike Coad, the Orpington Video and Film Makers member and keen champion and organizer of the North v South Competition in the south. His sudden and unexpected death …
OVFM Annual Dinner Friday 12th February 2016 – 7pm for 7.30pm It’s time to break out your glad rags as OVFM hits the local eateries for the Annual Dinner! This year the venue is the Darenth Valley Golf Club – The Club House, Station Road, Shoreham, n/r Sevenoaks TN14 7SA (<– this link is a map) The price …
This week’s club meeting affords us the opportunity to watch a selection of films without the pressure of being judged by our peers as we present a look at the output from outside of OVFM. At the time of writing the list of clubs contributing showreels has yet to be finalised but no doubt …
It’s competition time again when we invite you to submit films for a chance to win one – or all three – of our long standing trophies: The Kath Jones Cup, Mike Turner Plate and Vic Treen trophy. As you know the respective requirements for these contests are: A joke film no longer than 5 …
This week’s club meeting is a two part coaching evening to help improve the filmmaking skills and knowledge of club members and familiarise them with the club equipment. First there will be a demonstration of how to use the various supplementary bits of kit we have at our disposal (full list is HERE), including …
For our next club meeting we invite another visitor to share with us his experiences and expert advice in the world of amateur filmmaking, albeit this time with a little twist. (bio courtesy of Annabelle Lancaster) Our guest speaker, Mike Whyman FACI, had a very varied career from technical assistant at the BBC through to …
SHOW US YOUR FILMS! It’s a special project evening for this meeting because there is no special project theme! Don’t worry – it’s not that confusing. Our committee (aka The Legion Of Doom) have been concerned that the filmmaking output of the club members has dwindled somewhat recently, with the same few people submitting films …
Colin Celebrates Fifty Years with OVFM. Fresh from his success leading the August OVFM ramble around Penshurst, the ever dynamic Colin Jones accepted an invitation to share his film making memories at a recent club meeting. ‘An Evening With Colin Jones’ was entertaining, informative and thoroughly good fun. Amongst the films shown were great examples …
OVFM Autumn Film Show 2015 One of the most important dates in the OVFM calendar is our annual Autumn Show where we share the fruits of our labours from a year of busy filmmaking, along with some gems from our archive with the public. As the nights are getting darker and colder you’ll need something to brighten them …