| Green highlighting |
means NOT a Tuesday Club night or NOT at usual venue |
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| 2015
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| Tues 15th Sept |
OPENING NIGHT
COURSE: week 1 |
Introduction to filming course WELCOME AND WELCOME BACK! Memberships hopefully prepaid. Old friends and new members congregate to welcome the newcomers, understand their needs, and enjoy some nibbles. Course starts and others discuss script ideas for green screen event, as well as equipment needs |
| Tues 22nd Sept |
COURSE: week 2
TECHNICAL DEMO
SOUNDS GOOD! |
Members join with course members. Member David Goddard will lead the evening sharing his knowledge of audio, gained from recording many live events |
| Tues 29th Sept |
COURSE: week 3
GREEN SCREEN TECHNIQUES |
Members join course members to practice green screen skills. Script ideas will be discussed at opening night, as well as equipment needs |
| Tues 6th Oct |
COURSE: week 4
THE GOLDEN AGE OF FILM |
Course continues while member Henry Farrar presents the growth of the BBC film unit from its beginnings in 1936 to its demise in the late 1990's |
| Thur 8th Oct |
GATEWAY TROPHY
TRIANGLE COMPETITION |
Our annual competition against Staines and Bourne End hosted by Bourne End at SL8 5SX at 7.30pm |
| Tues 13th Oct |
COURSE: week 5
GUEST SPEAKER
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Course join others to listen to Tim Stannard, LACI, and 4 Star BIAFF film maker, presents and discusses some of his films. |
| Tues 20th Oct |
COURSE: week 6
THE CURRIE CUP
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Course windup with screening of new members Intro Films and the Currie Cup, 4 minute film competition. Also presentation of course certificates |
| Tues 27th Oct |
PRACTICAL CHALLENGE
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FILMING DIFFERENT POV's. In groups, we will film teams of 3 people "in conversation". To keep this interesting, different camera angles must be considered. Scripts to be planned in advance. |
| Tues 3rd Nov |
GUEST SPEAKER |
BLUE PETER : BEHIND THE BADGE. Producer, Director and Cameraman Alex Leger talks and illustrates his experiences whilst making 600 films for Blue Peter. Signed copies of his book available on the night. |
| Tues 10th Nov |
THE GROSVENOR TROPHY |
Our
annual competition for summer
project films (max 15mins) made by club members |
| Tues 17th Nov |
FILM Screening |
INSPIRATIONAL ONLINE FILMS and recent practical results. We watch, learn and discuss a variety of short films from Vimeo. Also, the results of the Green screen evening, and the POV evening. |
| Tues 24th Nov |
GUEST SPEAKER
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Writer/director/producer Harley Cokeliss visits us |
| Tues 1st Dec |
PRACTICAL CHALLENGE |
FILMING AN ADVERT. Always good fun, we work in teams to create a short advert, and see the results in the new year |
| Tues 8th Dec |
THE WARD TROPHY |
Our annual competition for the best holiday
film or video (max 15mins) |
| Tues 15th Dec |
GOODBYE 2015 + Christmas fun |
Join us for nibbles including some surprise fun and games |
| Tues 22nd Dec |
NO MEETING |
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| Tues 29th Dec |
NO MEETING |
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| Tues 5th Jan |
GUEST SPEAKER |
DIRECTING WORKSHOP. Dann Emmons of Poseidon Studios, share his tips on Writing and Directing, in a workshop style evening |
| Tues 12th Jan |
PLANNING for practical |
PLANNING FOR MAPLEDURHAM FILMING. With 2 scripts selected , teams are allocated for our Mapledurham Location Shoot, and preparations made. Plus results of our adverts made in December |
| Tues 19th Jan |
Competition night |
THE BURKE TROPHY for the best ten minute film or video made by a club member who has not previously won a club competition (max 10mins) plus THE
CAVERSHAM CUP for the best one minute film or video |
| Tues 26th Jan |
GUEST SPEAKER |
Cameraman Mike Clarke returns to entertain us with his often humorous tales of life as a freelance camerman |
| Tues 2nd Feb |
ON LOCATION FILMING EVENING |
MAPLEDURHAM. This week we meet at Mapledurham House. |
| Tues 9th Feb |
Members Evening
FILMMAKING TALES |
Members Brian Hibbitt and Laurie Joyce share some of their film making from over the years |
| Tues 16th Feb |
THE GEAR TROPHY
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Our annual competition for the best
documentary film or video (max 15mins) |
| Tues 23rd Feb |
LIGHTING THE SCENE |
In preparation for the next two weeks, we watch some tutorials, then practice lighting set ups |
| Tues 1st Mar |
PRACTICAL
FILM TRAILER PART ONE
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Over the next two weeks, we will make a trailer for a film, with NO AUTO ALLOWED. All filming to be done using manual settings. This takes longer but the end result is much more cinematic. The LESS experienced to do the filming with guidance. |
| Tues 8th Mar |
PRACTICAL
FILM TRAILER PART TWO |
We continue from last week. |
| Fri 11th Mar |
STAINES INTERCLUB COMPETITION |
Staines annual Interclub competition at Laleham Village Hall, The Broadway, Laleham TW18 1RZ at 7.30pm |
| Tues 15th Mar |
BERNARD BAREHAM
FICTION TROPHY
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Our annual fiction
film competition (max 15mins) including the MAPLE DURHAM results |
| Tues 22nd Mar |
GUEST SPEAKER
Not Available so BIAFF Films |
DRONES EYE VIEW. Richard Leyman of Aireye Drone Filming company shares experiences as a professional drone pilot. Programme changed to
BIAFF 2015 - Some of the best |
| Tues 29th Mar |
MEMBERS FILMMAKING TALES |
Brian & Laurie share some of their commercially commissioned films. Another 1 or 2 members also share and discuss their own films. |
| Tues 5th Apr |
THE BOURNES CUP |
Our annual open competition for the best film or video (max 15mins) |
| Tues 12th Apr |
Practical
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Practical macro shoot set to the specified music
Programme change from
BIAFF 2015 - Some of the best (used earlier) |
| Tues 19th Apr |
Technical evening |
We watch and learn from a variety of on line tutorial films. All members encouraged to send a link to the programme co-ordinator 2 weeks in advance of this evening. |
| Fri 22nd Apr |
PREMIERE NIGHT |
We invite our friends and families to
see the highlights of our year and present
our awards at the Reading Golf Club |
| Tues 26th Apr |
Planning Summer projects |
Script writers put forward their ideas for summer projects |
| Tues 3rd May |
AGM |
AGM and results from our Film Trailers made in March and perhaps April practical |
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| Summer break | |
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