Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
News about latest club meetings
This coming Tuesday we are back in our old haunt of the Barnard Rooms for our first in-person meeting for a while, as we jump into our time machine and take a trip into the past for a look into the OVFM archives! The evening will be split into two halves – the …
I hope everyone has their thinking caps ready as our next club meeting, held via Zoom, will be a Quiz Night! The Legion of Doom (OVFM Committee) have been tight lipped about what we can expect in terms of questions and categories thereof, although I have been reliably informed there will be “something …
SIGNS Coming up in the next club meeting on January 25th we have the screening of the films you made to the theme of Signs as first revealed to you HERE. Hopefully you’ve taken advantage of the nebulous scope this rubric has as we explained but if you still need to add …
Happy New Year everyone and what better way to kick things off for the club than with the Top Ten final! The results of the individual rounds can be found HERE so now it is time to determine once and for all which film was the collective favourite of club members and will …
As we head towards the end of the year that can only mean one thing – the annual competition is upon us. This is where we submit our films for judging by another club and the results are reveal during The Oscars in March next year. Also part of the Oscars are the club …
This week we give members a chance to interact with each other via the comfort of our lovely warm homes and not have to brave the freezing temperatures of the dark nights as we present another Zoom meeting. For the first part of this session John Epton will be discussing the club’s latest technical …
We are now ready for the second round of the 2021 Top Ten competition. In the first round we had five films entered, featuring a drama, travelogue and another local history lesson, and for this second and concluding qualifying round, we are hoping to top that number of entries Like last time, we are …
This week’s meeting will be held over Zoom and will be a film screening night based on the choices of YOU, the OVFM members! Following on from this request made by the Committee, the plan moving forward is for Zoom meetings without a set theme will be comprised of film screenings in which members …
Now we are up and running again (sort of) it is time to get down to the serious business of our club competitions and that of course means the TOP TEN, and the first round is this Tuesday! Obviously this was suspended in 2020 due to something or other but it is back and …
It’s time to face the music and Gdansk as OVFM returns to Zoom for our next club meeting, and yes, there was a festive clue there as to what you can expect to see. Inspired by guest speaker Michael Gough, the Legion of Doom decided to dig out two films based on the aforementioned …