Surrey Border Film & Video Makers

Filmmaking club in Farnham, Surrey

Situated on the Surrey border we have members from Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire we are a filmmaking social club in Farnham, Surrey. We welcome visitors and new members. There is no need to own any equipment and no need for previous experience.

Josephine Jones receiving the best acting award for her role in 'Judgement Day' 

Gordon and Pam Sutton receiving the script writing award for non-drama

Membership

At the last count we had 28 male and 21 female members with a wide age range. Not all own a camcorder. We range from complete beginners to dedicated amateurs to professionals. Whatever your level you will be welcome and will fit in. A typical starting point for membership is the desire to make something of holiday movies or footage captured on a mobile phone. See some members articles.

There are many opportunities to participate in all aspects of filmmaking, from the development of the initial concept to writing movie scripts, through acting to the shooting, editing and production of new movies. Members frequently start with absolutely no experience but quickly find their niche. 

Workshops and training are ongoing and have included directing, lighting, voice development, getting to know your camcorder, video editing, script writing, being a film critic.  Some members work individually while others enjoy working in teams.

The club is a member of the IAC. Our video club encourages all aspects of filmmaking, both by encouraging entry into competitions and by taking part in many charity and community filmmaking projects.

We are forever making new movies with something for everyone regardless of age or experience. Many of us are video makers and some enter their efforts into film making competitions.

Situated in the South East of England on the borders of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, this video club is keen to make new movies from movie scripts written by members. Members have completed 102 films between Jan 2005 and December 2007 including two club projects 'Judgement Day' and 'Keep On Keeping Mobile'. Around half the films have been made by individuals within the club with the rest by small groups.

One of a number of social clubs in Surrey we meet close to Farnham just West of Guildford and Woking, South of Farnborough and Aldershot. Not all members have a digital camcorder or other equipment. We have members travelling from as far away as Winchester. We are video/film makers interested in socialising, as well as entering film making competitions. There is a great deal of sharing experiences and improving all aspects of our video making skills including script writing for our movie scripts, acting for films, directing film making, lighting for video, sound for video, camera work and editing. We now have a number of collaborations with local amateur dramatic groups. Come along and see how we operate (first Friday of the month).

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