Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
News about latest club meetings
RON PROSSER For the first club meeting of June, we hand the hosting duties over to an old friend of OVFM, Ron Prosser! Ron Prosser (FACI) has a storied career in filmmaking spanning 65 years, cutting his teeth professionally with Hollybush Films in a number of roles, including the shooting, editing and …
Despite a low turn out (of five people!) the last meeting was deemed a valuable enough experience that we’re doing it again for this session too! We will once again congregate at the Barnard Rooms and expect you to bring along any footage you have filmed recently, unedited and untouched, so it can be …
OVFM returns to the club hall of the Barnard Rooms for our next meeting, which will be a mix of filming and discussion to see if we have the seeds for a new project or something to bolster our coverage of the upcoming Jubilee celebrations for the special bonus newsreel we hope to include …
Student Films Showcase This week’s meeting will once again be held via Zoom but is a slightly different in its content. OVFM was contacted by Bromley College to watch and give comments ton films made by students of their Media Studies course. The remit of this project was to produce a 2-5 …
One of the key annual events in the OVFM calendar is the Triangle Competition, which we have won on many occasions and maybe this year, we will win again. For those who aren’t aware, the concept is that three film clubs submit a programme whilst a fourth club judges them and declares the …
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One of the more important and serious nights on the OVFM calendar, the 2022 AGM is the one night of the year where club members get to air their concerns, ask questions and share their ideas for future programmes, so please don’t let this opportunity pass you by if you have something to say. …
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It’s that time of year again – The OVFM OSCARS!! Like last year, this meeting will be held via Zoom to ensure the largest turn out possible but don’t feel dissuaded from dressing up as we would were this meeting “in person” you can still enter into the spirit of the event and …
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Its back to Zoom for our next club meeting, with a twist on an old theme. We’ve had many evenings in the past where we’ve viewed films from other clubs, but rarely has this be a reciprocal arrangement in the same week – until now! This Tuesday evening, OVFM will be sharing films …
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 …