Surrey Border Film & Video Makers members meeting

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Surrey Border Film & Video Makers, a filmmaking video club which meets on the first Friday of the month for one or more films, talks or other events. In addition there are various filmmaking activities, outings and other activities. Individual groups, training and film-making exercises are arranged to suit the individuals and the circumstances. (See 'Help/training'.) Meetings start at 7.45 and end at 10:15 with a refreshment break at around 9:00. It is a good idea for visitors to arrive by 7:30. Confirmation of any meeting can always be sought via an email in advance to the secretary using the address: For a map of the location click here - map of our permanent location.

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6 MAY 2011	Surrey tri-annual film awards ceremony. Come and see the best we have produced over the last 3 years.
3 June 2011	Guernsey Lily winners. A presentation by Dick Hibberd. Come along and join in the discussion of these films.
1 July 2011	Our annual 'Film in an Evening' competition. The theme this year is 'Easier said than done'. Groups gather beforehand to discuss, plan and rehearse for this evening. On the night they have to produce a film in just 2 hours (including shooting and editing) to show to the club at 9.30pm.
3 July 2011	Our annual garden party. This will be at Rita's and is for members and their partners only. If you haven't yet signed up then contact Jean asap with your £5.
5 August 2011	David Jackson will present “A Miscellany of Editing tips plus a dip into the archives
2 September 2011	Rochdale Movie Makers are coming all the way down South to entertain us with a selection of their excellent films. Accommodation has been offered to them.
7 October 2011	Interclub competition. An evening when we entertain four other clubs who bring along their best films in a friendly competition. Ealing won the competition last year and will be defending their position against films from the clubs of Epsom, Haywards Heath and Isle of Wight. This is an evening for seeing a high standard or films as well as a social gathering of amateurs keen on filmmaking. Visitors are welcome at all our meetings. Come and see battle commence.
4 November 2011	Chairman’s Evening – David Fairhead, editor of 'In The Shadow of The Moon', seen on national television, will be showing us a preview of the premiere of his latest film. A number of club members helped as 'gophers' during the filming of this. All the actors and film crew have been invited. This will be a fabulous evening and an opportunity to mix with the professionals. Plus a Retrospective of Paddy Haines’ and Bruce Frazer's films N.B. films for the December competition must be handed in tonight. N.B. Your deposit (£10) for the Christmas lunch needs to be in by today as well.
2 December 2011	Annual members competition. At the November meeting members will have handed in tapes of new films they have made. These will have been judged and the judge will show them and make constructive comments. Prizes will be awarded. The Watersons have agreed to travel to us to act as judges.
4 December 2011	Club Christmas lunch - at the Farnham house hotel. £18. The rooms are booked from midday with lunch at 1.00pm.
8 December 2011	Technical meeting re the film 'Cecil's Law' in the library at Clare Park 7.30pm
10 December 2011	Actors meeting re the film 'Cecil's Law' at Rita's 7.30pm
13 December 2011	Filming 'Cecil's Law': Car outside house and Kitchen scenes at Ivan's house. Technical crew arrive by 10am, actors by 10.45am.
2 January 2011	Filming 'Cecil's Law': Car park and inside office scenes at Rushmoor Business Centre. Technical crew arrive by 2.30pm, actors by 3.155pm.
6 January 2012	Premier of the club entry for the North v South competition and a chance to meet all the film crew and actors. Also your webmaster Neil Cryer will be showing a selection of winning films from BIAFF 2011. N.B. this will include significant time for discussion of each film so do come along and have your say. We all hope to learn from recognising what other filmmakers do and this is helped by hearing the views of others.
10 January 2012	Crew meeting for planning the shooting of the Albany film. 7.30 at Rita's
11 January 2012	Committee meeting at Rita's 2.00pm
10 January 2012	Film Crew discussions re the Albany film. 7.30pm at Rita's
17 January 2012	Actors meeting (and some technical) re the Albany film. Note that due to the numbers involved this will now be held in the Centenary room at the Tilford Institute at 7.30pm
26 January 2012	Shooting of the Albany film. Technical crew to be onsite by 8.30am. Actors to report to make-up by 9.00am
27 January 2012	Shooting of the Albany film Technical crew to be onsite by 8.30am. Actors to report to make-up by 9.00am
3 February 2012	The club's AGM followed by the latest technical update. Peter Matthews will show his latest mdifications to cameras, his trolly for equipment, Sound blending and more.
4 February 2012	Workshop run by John Bevan who has specialised during his professional life in filming advertisements. This workshop is re "Shooting a tv commercial" and will be held in Dick's studio. Lunch will be at the Shepherd and Flock. N.B. we will be 27 and counting.
7 February 2012	Premiere of A Long Journey Home at The Maltings, Farnham.
8 February 2012	Committee meeting at Rita's.
12 February 2012	WriteAngle meet for lunch.
2 March 2012	An evening with John Collins and Tom Blount, professional freelance camera men. Here’s your opportunity to pick the brains of an experienced professional cameraman! John Collins has been a lighting cameraman since 1990. Although now freelance, he has worked mainly for the BBC on programmes such as The One Show, That’s Life, Challenge Anneka and Watchdog and has also done much corporate work for companies like Virgin Atlantic, Renault, Tesco and Ford. He will be talking about his career and also imparting a lot of useful information on the art of good camerawork as well as location editing. John has been editing on Final Cut Pro since 2005 and has plenty of experience editing news packages in tricky locations. John will also be bringing along some of his kit, for example a mini jib arm which he has recently acquired, and his cameraman friend Tom Blount will bring along his GlideCam.
30th March 2012 Note 1 week early because of Good Friday.	Our Editing exercise. Make a 1 minute promotional film for the club for showing on the club website and possibly at the Maltings in Farnham.
22 April 2012	The Albany Competition organised by Surrey Border Film & Video Makers. This will be at the Newel Centre, Tozer Way, Chichester. Come along and enjoy a high standard of films.
4 May 2012	The Reading club will entertain us with a selection of their films.
1 June 2012	Mike Sanders, a professional filmmaker, will give us a talk 'How to do it'. An insight into some of the 'techi' bits of filmmaking.
6 July 2012	This is our Film in and Evening competition night when groups of members face the challenge of producing a complete film from start to finish in only two hours! Members then assemble at the club at 9.00pm to display their results. N.B. visitors - please don't arrive at the hall before 9.00pm as there may be no-one there!
3 August 2012	Under discussion
7 September 2012	We have invited Bournmouth video club to show us their films. (not yet confirmed)
5 October 2012	Interclub competition. An evening when we entertain four other clubs who bring along their best films in a friendly competition. Ealing won the competition last year and the year before! They will be defending their position against films from three other clubs. This is an evening for seeing a high standard or films as well as a social gathering of amateurs keen on filmmaking. Visitors are welcome at all our meetings. Come and see battle commence.
2 November 2012	Details not ready for display
7 December 2012	Annual film competition. Members compete for coveted awards by entering their latest masterpieces.
9 December 2012	Christmas lunch.