Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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North v South Competition 2012 THE FINAL The Grand Final of the North v South Competition took place on Sunday 27th January in the South at its usual venue of the Village Hall in Farnborough, Kent. Apart from the 10 Final films, we also showed the remainder of the Northern entries that didn’t quite make …
Hello loyal OVMFers!! As you know the 2013 Spring Show is soon upon us and we would like to spread the word around the Orpington community. To ensure we make a bigger splash this year, Simon “Snapper” Earwicker has created a poster to display across various willing public places to help generate interest. If you …
So it’s freezing cold here in old Blighty at the moment and some of us have had some of the old white stuff get up our noses (no not THAT!) but that isn’t the case for other countries around this big old world of ours as some tend to enjoy periods of prolonged sunshine. And …
OVFM Spring Show 2013 It’s that time of year when OVFM celebrates the days getting brighter, the weather is getting warmer and the trees and plants are in bloom once again. So what better way is there for a film club to mark this occasion by sharing with everyone the best of the many films …
North vs South Southern Heat Report by Mike Coad The Southern Heat of the North v South Competition took place on Sunday 25th November at Farnborough Village Hall in Farnborough, Kent. There were only 11 films entered this year compared to the 29 we had only 2 years ago so it left a big …
OVFM Autumn Show 2012 When the members of OVFM work so hard at producing films it seems only fair that they should get the best showing possible. At club meetings their work is projected onto a large screen, but when we put on a show at an outside venue we’re also able to attract …
GUEST SPEAKER BILL DUDMAN This coming Tuesday sees a guest speaker paying a visit to OVFM – Bill Dudman!! Bill is an acquaintance of John and Ann Epton but don’t let that put you off from attending this session! Bill is a cameraman and Director of Photography of BBC Ealing Studios with an extensive …
The Top Ten competition rolls on as we head into Round Three. Last time we had just three entries but with so much happening over the past few weeks and this being the holiday season, I imagine there should be a few more than that this time around. The following people have been selected …
As the more astute of you may have already divined, this week’s club meeting will feature a show of films from another club. For more on this I hand the floor over to Simon “Snapper” Earwicker: “Potters Bar Film Makers – The Video Club for East Herts, have sent us two discs of their …
It’s Top Ten Time again folks!! Hopefully you’ve all recovered from the wanton debauchery of the Garden Party at Colin and Mrs. Colin’s domicile on the 3rd so now it’s back to the business of making films! This week sees round two of our annual contest and the following people have been selected to present …