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Surrey filmmakers keenly participate in film competitionsThe club' makes many new movies throughout the year both using big teams for community films as well as individual compilations. All members are encouraged to take part but naturally some are very active while others are content to watch.
In order for your film to be shown to its best advantage it should be in a form the projectionist can easily handle. How many films are spoilt by the start being missed, the sound too low/high and the lights being brought up before the end? Do you want this to happen for your competition film? If not then help the projectionist by adding a standard count down leader from 10 to 0 with sound pips at each second, this leader is available on request. The screen should go blank and the sound go silent for the last two seconds of the leader to allow for the projectionist to fade up to the start of the film. PLEASE put an END caption on your film to help the projectionist know when to bring the lights up. |
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SURREY BORDER FILM & VIDEO MAKERSDECEMBER 2004 CLUB COMPETITION RESULTSBest Holiday Film - Alex Dove with Sacred Harbour Best Photography - Gillian Gatland with Spirit of Victoria Best Creative Film - Dixie Dean with Don’t You Just Love a Drunk Best Use of Sound And Commentary - Not Awarded Best Documentary - Neil Cryer with In The Genes Best First Time Winner - Kay White with Day in the Tala National Park Best Film Overall - Paul Holden with Excellence at Woking Highly Commended - Paddy Haines with Knole Highly Commended - Gillian Gatland with Chill Out on the Canal Commended - Bill Jackson, Caroline Bullock with Ewe Must Be Joking Commended - Dixie Dean with Pompei |
Friday 3 June: 30 second ads and 1 minute epics. Bring along your film of a spoof 30 second advert - for anything - or a complete 'epic' which lasts for just one minute! Previous competitions 5 March 2004 - Another competition between members who will have produced a film to a theme which this time is 'Woods' and or 'Brass'. Films made to this theme should be brought along on the night. December 2003 - The main club competition. 22 Films were entered and the standard was extremely high. Many films were from new members and/or members who had not entered competitions before. There were limited to a maximum of six minutes. The prizes awarded were:- The Jackson Trophy for the best overall film, The Arthur English trophy for the best photography, The Pat Doherty Trophy for the best use of sound, The Ron Clements Trophy for creativity, The Jack Stribling Trophy for the best newcomer, The trophy for the best holiday film. July 2003 - Film in an evening - a time of fierce competition between groups at this Surrey video club where practice beforehand is allowed but the entire shooting and editing for a complete film is done in just two hours! The result is a number of new movies in record time. May 2003 - Film editing competition. At the March meeting VHS and MiniDV tapes holding a random selection of clips were handed out to members. The challenge - to use this material to make a video of no more than 6 minutes. The theme and arrangement of this video was entirely up to the person doing the editing. Only video material from the composite tapes could be used although titles, captions and a commentary could be added. Both group and individual entries were allowed. The final edited material was handed in to the projectionist at the meeting. February 2003 - A competition between members who have produced a 30 second advert and/or a one minute 'epic'. December 2002 - The main club competition evening. There were a total of 15 entries judged by three members of the Circle 8 club. For more details see the Film making/December 2002 awards in the menu above. July 2002 - Film in an evening June 2002 - Was a club outing to the Hollycombe Steam Collection. More than 20 members enjoyed a picnic, filming and the rides. The August meeting will be an opportunity for members to show their film making efforts to the rest of the club. May 2002 This was an opportunity for members to show their creative skills. At the March meeting tapes of assorted raw footage were handed out. The idea was that individuals or groups took a tape and chose elements of the visuals to make an entirely different movie of their own choice, adding sound and captions as required. The resulting movies were shown at this meeting. February 2002 - The themes for this competition were Members Local Shopping Experience or Members Local Amenities. The film which won was a community film about 'The Alton and Basingstoke Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre'. Other films entered were:- 'Living in the dark', 'Oh Boy!', 'Zebon Copse', 'Arson at Yately'. December 2001 - was the club competition month. For pictures see the bottom of the home page. November 2001 - was the SERIAC Film and Video Festival at the Cranleigh Arts Centre. The club had four entries and won the Orpington Cup for Dead in Bed, a black comedy by the WriteAngle group, and two Highly Commended certificates for The Indian Wedding Photo by Trepid Films group, one for the film and one for the acting role of Steph Taylor.
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