2008-2009 PROGRAMMEAll meetings are held
at: St Andrews Hall
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| Pink highlighting | means NOT a Tuesday Club night |
| 2008 | ||
| Fri 5th Sept |
RFVM showreel for
Surrey Borders members |
Some members will show our showreel at the Surrey Borders club at Farnum at 7.30pm |
| Tues 16th Sept | OPENING NIGHT | Welcome to new and old members. Social and quiz |
| Tues 23rd Sept | Hall NOT Available | |
| Tues 30th Sept | CURRIE CUP | 4-minute competition |
| Sat 4th Oct | Teign Cup interclub competition | 2pm at Bitton Hall, Bitton Park Rd. Teignmouth TQ14 9DF |
| Tues 7th Oct | PRACTICAL 1 part 1 | Demonstration (eg origami) |
| Tues 14th Oct | PRACTICAL 1 part 2 | Demonstration (eg origami) |
| Fri 17th Oct | GATEWAY TROPHY TRIANGLE COMPETITION | Our annual competition against Staines and Bourne End hosted by Staines at 8pm |
| Tues 21st Oct | Art of Editing | Neil and Tony will show how a long film was cut down. David Wright will show samples of corporate video for Oracle Corporation |
| Tues 28th Oct | CAVERSHAM CUP | 1-minute competition |
| Tues 4th Nov | GUEST speaker | Phil Bloom - Working with 35mm film lens adaptors on video cameras See website |
| Tues 11th Nov | GROSVENOR TROPHY | Summer project films |
| Tues 18th Nov | PRACTICAL 2 part 1 | Interview |
| Tues 25th Nov | PRACTICAL 2 part 2 | Interview |
| Tues 2nd Dec | GUEST speaker 'Filming the extremes' |
Alister Chapman - the Arctic, volcanos, tornados and other natural nasties. See website |
| Tues 9th Dec | BURKE TROPHY | Novice competition |
| Tues 16th Dec | GOODBYE 2008 HELLO 2009 | Quiz Night |
| Tues 23rd Dec | NO MEETING | |
| Tues 30th Dec | NO MEETING | |
| 2009 | ||
| Tues 6th Jan | NO MEETING | |
| Tues 13th Jan | GEAR TROPHY | Documentary competition and critique |
| FRI 16th Jan | ANNUAL DINNER | |
| Tues 20th Jan | Production Workflow | Neil and Roger present their methodologies for filmmaking |
| Tues 27th Jan | PRACTICAL 3 | Phil & Laurie - advanced
camera technique experiment in the big hall BRING CAMERAS etc |
| Tues 3rd Feb | MEETING CANCELLED | Due to the tricky weather conditions, this meeting is postponed till next week, with the holiday competition moving to 17th |
| Tues 10th Feb | PRACTICAL 3b | Film a short script using last week's techniques. Possibly see film on Hollywood camera techniques. BRING CAMERAS etc |
| THURS 12th Feb | FILM SHOW | Fund raising show for St Andrews Fellowship |
| Tues 17th Feb | WARD TROPHY | Holiday competition |
| Tues 24th Feb | Camera Techniques | Watch Hollywood camera technique tutorials |
| Tues 3rd Mar | GUEST speaker Editing techniques | Don Fairservice will once again talk about editing. |
| Tues 10th Mar | BERNARD BAREHAM TROPHY | Fiction competition |
| Mon 16th Mar | Visit to Oxford Video Club | Some members will show our showreel to members of the Oxford club |
| Tues 17th Mar | PRACTICAL Camera Techniques | Phil and Steve will help members practice camera techniques. BRING CAMERAS etc |
| Tues 24th Mar | PRACTICAL | One
off event or performance Bring CAMERAS etc |
| Tues 31st Mar | Wallingford Documentary | Nick will show his film to members and their friends |
| Tues 7th Apr | Guest Speaker | Matthew Davis will give a presentation about tapeless acquisition and workflow |
| Tues 14th Apr | BOURNES CUP | Open competition |
| Tues 21st Apr | Making a docummentary | Tony will discuss problems he had while making his film and invite suggestions from the audience |
| Fri 24th Apr | READING OSCARS NIGHT - guests Dave & Jan Watterson | We invite our friends and family to the Reading Oscars to see the highlights of our year on film and present our awards at the Reading Golf Club. |
| Tues 28th Apr | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | |
Demonstration (eg origami)
Devise and shoot a practical demonstration
Key skill:
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Single and multiple camera shooting
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Devising a shot list and getting coverage
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Lighting for close up
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Ensuring good sound for both narrative and foley
Interview
Plan and shoot interviews covering the same subject that can be into
a short montage that tells a story without voice over.
Key skill:
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Plan an interview and interview technique
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Lighting and backdrops
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Varying the shot and getting coverage
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Getting good sound. How to cope with noisy environments
In a stationary car
Script and shoot a scene between 2 people in a stationary car.
Could be a stake out, a seceret rendezvous, a lover's quarrel, what
ever you want but must be under 3 minutes.
Key skill:
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Shooting in confined spaces
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Lighting in difficult spaces
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Getting good sound away from camera
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Creative angles
Atmosphere and sound
Script and shoot a short scene without dialogue of 2 people meeting.
Use sound, music and foley to create an atmosphere.
Key skill:
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Shooting in confined spaces
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Lighting in difficult spaces
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Getting good sound away from camera
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Creative angles
One off event or performance
Plan and shoot a musical performance. A friend of Roger's is
a guitarist who will play while we film him.
Key skill:
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Planning
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Recording sound off camera and with a wide dynamic range
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Set dressing so mics and lights are off camera
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Multi camera shooting
- Lighting for performance