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by Richard Scarsbrook
Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?
Replies: 52
Views: 3614

Re: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?

Excellent. I can fit everything else around those dates. I'll be there +1.
by Richard Scarsbrook
Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?
Replies: 52
Views: 3614

Re: BIAFF 2024 - yes or no?

I much prefer live events, and I was very sorry to miss BIAFF this year. It's hard to get to know people properly over Zoom. By the time the dates were announced my diary had already filled up. I hope the same doesn't happen next year, but unless BIAFF is the last weekend in April I shall miss it ag...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:21 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: How best to run festivals in the electronic age?
Replies: 7
Views: 6970

Re: How best to run festivals in the electronic age?

The BIAFF entries/results system works well for me. All electronic, card payments accepted, email communications - as good as any other entry system I've used, and far better than some. I think communication with entrants, including updates on delays in judging etc, is best done by email (as now), n...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:59 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF Results 2022
Replies: 72
Views: 35154

Re: BIAFF Results 2022

In response to Dave Watterson’s request for views on judges’ comments.... By mid-December last year I hadn’t completed any new films with a BIAFF audience in mind. The IAC seemed keen to encourage entries, and had a free entry offer for members expiring in a few days. So I decided to enter two fami...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Sat Feb 26, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: How short is too short?
Replies: 3
Views: 4798

Re: How short is too short?

An interesting question. What do we mean by "a film"? Perhaps the distinction is between "spectacle" - a loop on TikTok of someone pulling a silly face, a clip of an armoured vehicle crushing a passing car in Ukraine - and "story" - an edited sequence of images delibera...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:17 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 51035

Re: BIAFF 2022

Well here's another view. https://vimeo.com/455043781 . I generally just lurk on forums, but since I uploaded this film to Vimeo about half an hour ago I thought I'd post it. The first six minutes got four stars at BIAFF 2021, and the new version has one update reflecting the situation in September ...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:18 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2021 RESULTS
Replies: 63
Views: 44322

Re: BIAFF 2021 RESULTS

I will keep the identity of the commenter on the absent music a secret. After all it is correct to say that the music does not overpower the voiceover. Perhaps they decided I had used 4′33″ (1952) by John Cage (1912–1992) silent; in three movements lasting a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, for...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2021 RESULTS
Replies: 63
Views: 44322

Re: BIAFF 2021 RESULTS

Results arrived today. three 4 stars and a 2 star. Happy enough with that, especially as Lucky Nelson , one of the 4*, was my first attempt at animation (very time consuming!). My Old Bedroom Window was selected for Kendal Mountain Festival 2020, achieving a long held ambition for me. A Pond and a R...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:43 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF Web Page
Replies: 2
Views: 6190

Re: BIAFF Web Page

It works OK for me, with no warnings. OK via the home link at the top of this forum webpage, and via a Google enquiry. My ISP is Virgin Media, and I use Chrome browser.

Cheers
R
by Richard Scarsbrook
Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:50 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Peculiar Camera Mounts
Replies: 13
Views: 12818

Re: Peculiar Camera Mounts

Thanks Jameela

BTW this is the film I made with footage from the improv tripod (plus some handheld and some on a little gorillapod).

https://vimeo.com/455042353

Cheers
R
by Richard Scarsbrook
Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Peculiar Camera Mounts
Replies: 13
Views: 12818

Re: Peculiar Camera Mounts

Here's an improvised tripod I made on a recent wild camping trip...... https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoAozYX-65zkgoR7ye3ZqThRImaYXw?e=sAtbot Clicking the above hyperlink will reveal the picture, but the 'insert picture' feature below (small mountain icon described in Jameela's post) doesn't seem to work. http...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:13 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: COVID-19
Replies: 23
Views: 35393

Re: COVID-19

Cheadle & Gatley Film Makers, and Altrincham Movie Makers have both suspended meetings until further notice. Swan Movie Makers have suspended meetings until September. Burnley Film Festival, which includes an inter-club competition, was to have been held today (Sunday) but has been postponed.
by Richard Scarsbrook
Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:41 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: IAC MUSIC LICENCE
Replies: 11
Views: 19885

Re: IAC MUSIC LICENCE

There's a search function at https://www.youtube.com/music_policies?nv=1 on YouTube where you can search for the music policy (allow, place adverts, mute, take down, etc) that will be applied to anything you upload containing a particular piece of music.
by Richard Scarsbrook
Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Da Vinci Resolve 15 & possibly 16
Replies: 6
Views: 14314

Re: Da Vinci Resolve 15 & possibly 16

Several members of Altrincham Moviemakers have been using Da Vinci Resolve for a while now, and seem delighted with it. It's a full-featured package comparable to Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro, and a step up from cheaper packages like Premiere Elements, iMovie, and the products from Corel, Pi...
by Richard Scarsbrook
Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:58 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Mermaid & mini Mermaid
Replies: 4
Views: 10906

Re: Mermaid & mini Mermaid

Thanks Tim. Unfortunately that seems to rule out entries from members of former NW Region clubs :(