Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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Another new film competition for IAC members (and non-IAC members) for the South has been created by Tim Stannard & Alan Colgrave but this one is slightly different. Instead of having to burn a disc buy a jiffy bag then toddle off to the post office to buy the correct stamps in order to send …
It’s been a while since we’ve held a session like this in OVFM but with a few new members now among our ranks, it’s time to one again open up the floor to our resident experts who are willing to share their wisdom and years of experience with the rest of us in the …
OVFM Autumn Film Show 2016 One of the most important dates in the OVFM calendar is our annual Autumn Show where we share the fruits of our labours from a year of busy filmmaking, along with some gems from our archive with the public. As the nights are getting darker and colder you’ll need something to brighten them …
If you recall earlier this year that Lady Annabelle of Lancaster requested footage from the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations that took place locally for the 2016 Newsreel to be featured as a part of the 2017 Spring Show. However the Legion of Doom have decided that a mini-Showreel dedicated to these events should be a part …
For our next club meeting we leave our usual premises of the Barnyard Room for the annual Garden Party! This year Colin Jones and Mrs. Colin will once again open their home up to club members and their partners (that’s your own partners by the way, a new rule enforced after last year’s embarrassment …
This week’s club meeting sees us welcoming a guest speaker to regale us with tales of their filmmaking career and hopefully share some advice too. Stepping up to the podium is Chris Woollard, an associate of our own John Alford. Chris has an impressive CV in the film business – he entered the industry in …
Per Lady Annabelle of Lancaster: Hello everybody This year’s newsreel really should reflect the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Looking around the following events will take place in and around the Orpington area and hope that they can be well covered by a variety of club members. If you think there are others who should be told please …
Apologies in advance for the vagueness of this preview but while the theme of the next club meeting is a Workshop evening, where one of our knowledgeable members shares their expertise in a certain area of film making or post-production, I have little else to add to that. I can tell you that our archivist and …
Another annual inter-club competition is upon us, this time it is the 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. This year’s event take place on Thursday, …
If you’re blue And you don’t know where to go to There’s always OVFM’s one night of glitz Puttin’ on the Ritz I must confess I’ve never put on a Ritz, I wouldn’t actually know where to start – I couldn’t find any instructions on the Internet (at least not on sites which …