Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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STOP PRESS!! OVFM HITS THE HEADLINES! Some of you may not know that aside from being Mrs. Club President and an aspiring cage fighter, Annabelle Lancaster is also OVFM’s press officer. This past week Annabelle scored a coup for the club by getting us featured in three different local publications with a feature on …
An Epic Tale of an Epic Tale by Anna Littler (click on images to see them full size) PART 2 – TV actors ~ Brian Murphy and Linda Regan It’s been such a pleasure and great fun to work with TV actors, Brian and Linda on Blitz and Bananas. They’ve been so generous with their …
OVFM Autumn Show 2011 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 …
An Epic Tale of an Epic Tale by Anna Littler (click on images to see them full size) PART 1 – Background to Blitz and Bananas ~ How it all began! First of all a huge thank you to everyone who’s been involved in my epic – Blitz and Bananas! For those of you who …
OVFM GOES GREEN!! This week’s meeting will take the form of a practical night where our esteemed chairman and other club members (or Google if things get too tough) will share with us their immense knowledge and experience on a particular film making method. The subject of this seminar was requested by Robert “Bob” …
Kent Film Festival 2011 Wearing my Kent Film Festival Chairman’s hat, I would like to applaud members of OVFM for their support of the Kent Film Festival as this year your 20 entries represent a staggering 40% of the total number received. All of you deserve a trophy but I have no influence over …
In anticipation of the OVFM ramble on Sunday 21st August Deborah and I were out at the weekend boldly going into the unknown (well!!) on your behalf. We were soaking up the sights, breathing in the fresh air and indulging in a little cream tea action for your benefit. It’s a tough life in the OVFM! As a little taster of …
Saturday, 11th June 2011 – Oast Theatre Tonbridge Pretty much everyone who’s anyone in the amateur film making world has heard of our Reg, and his innumerable anecdotes and stories about the films that he’s made over the past 150 years. Approximately. This is your opportunity to spend some time watching his outstanding collection of …
Hi All, As always, it was a most enjoyable event with an excellent turnout. There were 39 films entered and as is Frome’s policy, all 39 were shown. This was down on last year’s total of 47 so we got out before midnight this time. Quite a number of natural history and wildlife films but …