IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Peter, I assume you are well into your 80's to be too old to start again. There is no substitute for taking the camera out and shoorting things to see how they turn out and trying again to get another point of view, different lighting, focal length etc. This is one of the great advantages of tape, y...

Could someone explain to me what the criteria are for judging a film other than the judges reaction to the content and the way it is presented? All judging is subjective, full stop, technical skill is importat but not paramount. Remember there are NO RULES, this is an art form not a formalised game....

As a rule writer for the AMPS Festival please let me know what you don't like and what you do like. Use our rules as a reference if possible (www.ampsvideo.com) but all comments/suggestions welcome. All Festivals want life to be as easy as possible for the entrants. For the past three years all the ...

In the past AMPS has accepted PAL DVDs only. This year we accept miniDV tape, both PAL and NTSC and HDV(tape) in 1080 50i and 60i. We have a multi-standard/multi format tape deck and a HD TV monitor for this year's judging. We also accept DVDs in both SD standards; we are not ready for Blu-Ray or HD...

Define the language. This is essential as not all judges are multi-lingual. Define that copyright clearance is the responsibility of the entrant. Here in the USA many entrants use the "fair use" rule in the US copyright laws which allows use of copyrighted material for educational purposes...

To Film Thurso. Have you considered 16mm as an alternative to Super8? I know that the costs will be more but for special projects it may be possible to raise the funds and the quality is inherently much better than Super8. Reversal stocks are available and there are second hand mag strip projectors ...

Whilst wallowing in nostalgia, I started out loading magazines and slating shots. We shot on Ektachrome Commercial 25 asa tungsten, about 16 asa daylight with a wratten 85 and half a stop of latitude. What a boon Eastman negative was, the early version 64 asa and about two stops under latitude. The ...

Yes, it is a 1014XLS, hardly used. I have a Pathe 16BTL with Angenieux prime lenses and a share in an Arri 16BL. We will keep the 16 mm cameras, the Pathe as a paper weight and the Arri just in case; although I suppose we would have to have it reconfigured to Super 16 if someone actually wanted us t...

First, welcome and enjoy this site. I haven't used film in years though there are good arguments in its favor in this video age. I still have both a 16 mm and S8mm camera but the deterrent is cost, here in the USA a supplier offers packages of S8 and 16 mm film that include both processing and trans...

I was going to post this in the Banbury discussion but decided it didn't really fit. One of the problems with video clubs is that they tend to be restricted to video camera/equipment owners. In practice the shooting part of film making, although important, is a small part of the production process. ...

Just a quick note to let you know that AMPS is accepting HDV entries on tape for this year's Festival. They will be played out from a Sony HDV deck to a 1080 60/50i LCD for the judging and we are arranging for a suitable projector for the Festival. We know the judging set-up works but haven't tested...

A quick update on my adventures with HDV. This is all recent and I am still very low on the learning curve. I bought a Canon XH A1 camera and so far I have shot 4 hours of HDV with it. The results are excellent and the camera has a wide range of controls. I view my results on a 24 inch HD TV and hav...

May I add Ken Russell's early films? The Devils, Mahler, the TV composers series. Artists work in two areas, commissioned art that should meet the expectations of those commisssioning the work and their own speculative creations. When artists work to their own vision this may not communicate to the ...

I agree with Dave's listing of favorites but haven't seen The Butterfly Effect, now on my list of "to view". I don't think that length is the problem, in fact many experimental films are relatively short. I would like to see the work of Jan Baca, which raises the problem of how difficult i...

The most surprising aspect of amateur film making is the very low level of experimentation. Most amateur films look like B versions of what we see on TV. The feature films I revisit are those that play with my mind and demand a high level of attention and can subsequently be analysed for hours. here...