Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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The guest speaker lined up for this week’s club meeting should be familiar to everyone at OVFM as it is our very own Professor Mike Shaw! Before he picked up the camera and became the club’s resident special effects whizz, Mike spent many years working in advertising and was responsible for masterminding a number of …
MOBILE The next club meeting is dedicated to sharing the results from you, our dear OVFM members, of the latest project entitled “Mobile”. For anyone who may have forgotten the full details of what is required can be found HERE but I am sure you have all been hard at work putting ideas together and giving …
Brian Pfeiffer is one of long standing and prolific club members with quite a catalogue of films shot around the globe. Wherever he goes on his international trips, Brian is never without his camera (police permission withstanding natch – Brian still swears he “accidentally” walked into the women’s changing room in that swim resort in …
“New York, London, Paris, Munich Everybody talk about Pop Muzik” Of course they really should be talking about the fact it is our annual January tradition of the OVFM Holiday Film evening! When not stuck in front of our computers either scripting our next cinematic masterpiece or editing away at the countless hours of footage …
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 …