Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
News about latest club meetings
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 …
KENT FILM FESTIVAL 2015 The annual Kent Film Festival will soon be upon us, taking place on Saturday 26th September 2015 at Canterbury Christ Church University, with doors opening at 10:30am. OVFM has had a far amount of success at the KFF over the years, our last big win occurring in 2013 while we had a good showing …
It’s back! After a break last year when we went to the Bond Museum in London for the club’s annual outing the club ramble returns to give our members its yearly dose of physical exercise. This time the ramble is being organised by Colin “Colin” Jones, taking over the reins from our chairman Simon” …
The highlight of the summer for many in OVFM is getting away from this dreary country of ours and experiencing the delights and wonders of other societies where the sun is likely to be on display for more than a few minutes and the company is usually pleasant and welcoming. Those who choose to …
It’s back! The annual Top Ten competition makes its return and the 2015 instalment kicks off this coming Tuesday night! The procedure as ever is that we ask you to bring in your best film to be judged by your peers in OVFM and the ten films that receives the highest votes over the …