Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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It’s been a while but OVFM are taking the first steps in resuming the club meeting schedule in person in the Barnyard Rooms at St Augustine’s church in Petts Wood! After a year of holding meetings – including the 2020 Oscars – via Zoom we are cautiously inviting club members to come face to …
Since the Pandemic, many people have learned new skills or taken up new hobbies, whilst the rise of communicating via video devices and platforms such as Zoom and Skype replacing meeting in person. This has also meant people are using their phone cameras on a more regular basis to share their lives with others, …
Due to the current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic, the OVFM Committee has made the decision to cancel the upcoming club meeting. Whilst regrettable this is inevitable under the circumstances but it is hoped once things calm down the Oscars will be held later in the year. Thank you for your understanding and …
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Yes, I know we said at the last meeting this would be an evening of films from another club, but the Committee changed their mind and didn’t tell anyone! They instead felt that since not all of the films entered onto the Annual Competition are shown during the year at club meetings for a …
RUBBISH It is time to see what you have to share with us regarding our first Film to a Theme project for 2020. I’m sure interest was piqued when we announced this project two months ago, and you have all been busy making something relevant to the theme of Rubbish – maybe you …
As much as we pride ourselves on creating original work here at OVFM, we are not above pinching existing concepts for our own use, as evident by the theme for our next cub evening – Desert Island Films. But, to avoid litigation by the estate of Roy Plomley, we’ve altered the format a little …
It’s that dreaded time of year again – the annual screening of club members’ holiday films! Not that there is anything wrong with well shot, picturesque footage of foreign climes in all their glorious splendour but there is something about holiday films that seems to cause filmmakers to take off their sensible editor hat …
2019 is about to come to an end which means the last club meeting of the year is the annual Christmas Social, a once a year event that only happens every 12 months or every 365 days in old money. For the benefit of our newcomers and a reminder for the rest of you, …
And so we enter the final stretch of 2019 with our last regular meeting of the year, the final round of our annual club competition films! Offering club members a chance to test their creativity in three separate categories that pay tribute to past club members, this is one of the more unique and …
No this isn’t a case of deja vu, we have a second week where the theme of the meeting is another practical evening. No this isn’t a case of deja vu, we have a… hold on didn’t I type that already? Anyway, the idea behind this week’s session is to follow up what was …