Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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We have another practical evening lined up for you for this meeting but this one is different. Instead of learning about filmmaking we are going to hone a different set of skills – our judgement of films. Opinions are like bottoms – we’ve all got one – but it is how we express them …
It’s time for us to put what we’ve learned into action once again for another practical evening at OVFM. The program for this week’s meeting is outdoor filming. Now, I know we can do this just be stepping into our own back gardens or walking down the street but this is about group participation, …
Joke Films Part II I think this may be a precedent, at least in my time with OVFM, that we are continuing with a themed evening for a second successive meeting. The first evening was something of a success – arguably more of a Pyrrhic victory in some ways – in that …
For this practical evening we are finally bringing to fruition an idea that has been proposed for a while but was never acted upon until now for a number of reasons. Originally suggested by Colin Jones in 1974, the idea is to make a series of quick joke films in a restaurant setting, akin …
One of the more important and serious nights on the OVFM calendar, the 2018 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. Also at …
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COLOUR CORRECTION/GRADING You lucky people as Tommy Trinder used to say. We have a second Workshop evening planned for you this week to help improve your filmmaking skills. Jim Morton-Robertson returns to the presenter’s podium, joined this time by John Epton for a session concerning an overlooked part of the post-production process for amateur …
EDITING Editing. It’s one of the most important parts of filmmaking as our films won’t have a narrative without it! It’s also one of the trickiest parts of the filmmaking process- not to mention time consuming – but its rewards are – plentiful once the film is finished and we share it with others …
Ladles and Jellyspoons It’s award season for OVFM which means the 2018 Oscars! Every year we celebrate and reward the efforts of our club members with a small trinket or two, with club awards voted for by their peers and the Annual competition categories judged by an external panel. This …
This week’s club meeting sees OVFM playing host to the annual inter-club Triangle Competition in which three of four clubs – OVFM, Spring Park, Shooters Hill and Epsom – enter films in a three-way contest to be judged by the fourth, with the judging role alternating each year. We will be welcoming members from …
ADS & TRAILERS This week’s meeting gives club members the opportunity to share with us the results of their hard work in creating adverts and/or trailers for any upcoming films they may have, as per the remit outlined in this post last month. Given the sheer scope of options available for the ads …