Programme for 2005
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This page shows you what we're planning for the next few months. Events are on Monday evenings unless noted otherwise. See this page for details of where we meet.
Except where noted otherwise, there is a time limit of 15 minutes on all competition entries.
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3 January 2005 |
Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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10 January |
Annual General Meeting including election of committee for 2005. |
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17 January |
Discuss programme for 2005. |
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24 January |
Joe Kay Trophy Competition Borehamwood versus Harrow Cine and Video Society, at Borehamwood. |
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31 January |
Film of the Year 2004 We choose the best film made by our members in 2004. This competition is open to any film that was placed first, second or third in any club competition in 2004. The judges, Stanley Russell, John Eakins and Steve Pemberton, deliberated over ten excellent videos before selecting The Loro Parque by Barbara and Peter Norman as the winner. (Photo of Peter receiving the trophy.) |
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7 February |
Plan programme for 2005. |
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14 February |
Members' Videos With discussion, advice and criticism. |
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21 February |
Pinnacle Studio Roy Osgood talks to us about this popular editing program and how to get the best out of it. |
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28 February |
John Astin of Potters Bar Cine and Video Society talks to us about the making of some of his videos. |
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7 March |
General discussion about any and all aspects of videomaking. |
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14 March |
Open Competition Make a video about any subject that lasts no more than five minutes. The winner was Grand Junction Ninety, by Steve Pemberton and Breda Quirke. |
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21 March |
Mick Murphy presents a selection of videos from a club in Melbourne, Australia. |
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28 March |
Easter Monday - No Meeting |
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4 April |
Members' Videos |
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11 April |
An evening with Steve Pemberton and Breda Quirke |
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18 April |
Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than one minute. The winner was The Big Bang, by Peter and Barbara Norman. |
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25 April |
Programme from Chichester Film and Video Makers We have agreed to judge Chichester's annual competition this year, and they have sent us a tape of their entries. (We will not be judging the entries on this evening; three of our members will be doing that in their own homes. This evening is just some entertainment for the rest of us.) |
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2 May |
May Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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9 May |
Members' Videos With discussion, advice and criticism. |
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16 May |
Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that is based on or inspired by a song or poem. The winner was Wonderful Wonderful Copenhagen, by Barbara and Peter Norman. |
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23 May |
Planning for filming exercise on 6 June. |
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30 May |
Spring Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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6 June |
Peter Norman hosts a filming exercise. See some production photos here. |
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13 June |
Film footage for editing exercise John and Chris Eakins host |
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20 June |
No Meeting because of a BBC Band concert at Allum Hall. |
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27 June |
Open Evening We invite the public to see a selection of our videos. |
Summer Break
The club is closed during July and August, giving you more time to take advantage of the good weather to shoot lots of video.
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5 September |
Results of edit exercise |
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12 September |
Documentary Competition for the Dennis Edwards Shield Make a documentary, about any subject, that lasts no more than 15 minutes. The winner was The Rally, by Peter and Barbara Norman. |
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19 September |
Night shot and low light We investigate these little-used features of our camcorders |
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26 September |
Themed Competition Make a video that prominently features the given theme and lasts no more than 10 minutes. This year's theme is water. The winner was Contrasts, by Roy Osgood. |
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3 October |
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10 October |
An evening with Steve Pemberton and Breda Quirke |
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17 October |
Holiday Competition for the Bert Dewdney Shield Make a video about your holiday, lasting no more than 15 minutes. The winner was Into the Badlands, by Mick Murphy. |
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24 October |
Green screen evening If you fancy a visit to an exotic or imaginary location without the cost and effort of taking a film crew there (or you just want to try your hand at presenting the weather), Jane Sadler will show you how. See some photographs from this evening here. |
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31 October |
The Universal Picture Paul Fitzjohn, the director, tells us about the making of this club production. See some production photos here. |
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7 November |
Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than 20 minutes. The winner was Kites, by Roy Osgood. |
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14 November |
Discussion of possible future club productions |
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Saturday 19 November |
HACCA Competition at Hemel Hempstead. One of our entries, Grand Junction Ninety by Steve Pemberton and Breda Quirke, won second place. |
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21 November |
HACCA post mortem |
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28 November |
Film of the Year 2005 We choose the best film made by our members in 2005. The winners were: 1st Into the Badlands by Mick Murphy. 2nd Grand Junction Ninety by Steve Pemberton and Breda Quirke. 3rd Contrasts by Roy Osgood. (Photo of Mick receiving the trophy.) |
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5 December |
No Meeting because of a BBC Band concert at Allum Hall. |
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12 December |
Christmas Party |
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19 December |
No Meeting |
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26 December |
No Meeting |
Events held in previous years
If you're in charge of the programme for another club, feel free to use or adapt any of the ideas you find here for your own purposes.
Programme for 2004.
Programme for 2003.
Programme for 2002.
Programme for 2001.
Programme for 2000.