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- Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
- Replies: 12
- Views: 318
Re: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
Many thanks for having given us the opportunity to attend Reg Lancaster's funeral ceremony. Now I know why he was a Manchester United fan. I once had a chat with him about the Mat Busby Babes. Reg was born in Manchester in 1935. He was an Englishman, but he also had some Scottish roots I could under...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF 2021 - should we even hope?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 129
Re: BIAFF 2021 - should we even hope?
I think it would be better to postpone in the hope that the Covid-situation will improve and restrictions on meeting and travelling would have gone. I also share Tim's opinion. I am not against an online festival - it seemed that it was a perfect one in October - but, me too, I prefer a "real&q...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:26 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
- Replies: 12
- Views: 318
Re: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
Yes, I already felt excluded, Michael. I was very disappointed. (joking of course). But I was happy to be helped by Dave, a real Scotsman and Europhile. I still can't miss my favourite BBC-programmes. This morning I watched the Andrew Marr show. The BBC-reporter said to Boris something like: "Y...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:39 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
- Replies: 12
- Views: 318
Re: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
What a terrible year...! Reg Lancaster and now on Christmas Day Jean McRonald. Such a kind lady! Ken and Jean McRonald were always together. They were a fantastic couple. We often met them at BIAFF. They always belonged to the Scottish contingent. My wife Vera and I met them at Glamis Castle about t...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:34 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
- Replies: 12
- Views: 318
Re: Sad news: RIP Reg Lancaster
Dorothy and Norman Speirs...Michael Shaw ... Now Reg Lancaster... Very sad... Reg was a very friendly man. He, too, deserves a monument in the IAC. I met him several times at BIAFF. At BIAFF 2007 in Royal Tunbridge Wells for instance. He played an important role I remember. The ceilings were very lo...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:59 am
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: FVM articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 507
Re: FVM articles
I always find your articles very interesting, Ken. I think we have something in common. We are creative and perhaps many-sided. We are not technofreaks. We are no enthusiasts for technology or for the technical complexities of a particular kind of equipment. Thanks to your stories in FVM we learn ho...
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF ONLINE ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1922
Re: BIAFF ONLINE ...
Dave wrote: "Sorry you missed it, but hope you enjoy what you can see on the website". I already enjoyed the "Best British Entry", Dave. "Dearly Departed". It's a musical made by Elise Martin & Jess Bartlett from East Sussex. A wonderful movie! I look forward to see...
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:47 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF ONLINE ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1922
Re: BIAFF ONLINE ...
I will start this message just like Ken's: "Well unfortunately, I saw none of it. I registered and hoped to see some of it, but the big problem with a virtual BIAFF (no other choice this year) is that real life takes over." What happened to me/us? On Saturday we were very busy, but I took ...
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:24 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Message for Willy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 317
Re: Message for Willy
And you did even more, Dave! I remember that thanks to you my best English friend Brian Higbee appeared at the Gala Dinner in Royal Tunbridge Wells. That was quite a surprise! I still wonder how you could find his address or telephone number. I am very worried now. Some weeks ago Brian had a stroke....
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Message for Willy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 317
Re: Message for Willy
Many thanks for your kind words, Michael. I wrote this story about two years ago. I enjoyed reading it again in FVM. I had forgotten most details. Yes, I went through tremendous trouble in making "Hop around the Weald". And I was very disappointed when reading something like "I am ver...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:00 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF ONLINE ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1922
Re: BIAFF ONLINE ...
I understand Michael, our fierce Arsenal-fan. Last weekend his team could win the derby with 2 goals to one. I wish you a very successful season, Michael! Making that introduction for my Scottish film was very stressful. I filmed a scene on my balcony, but a dog was barking all the time. I got nervo...
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:20 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF ONLINE ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1922
Re: BIAFF ONLINE ...
My entry "His Royal Highland Laddie" is being shown on Sunday. Me too, I was invited to film a short introduction. Maximum length: 30 seconds! It was not easy, but I did it! It is not longer than half a minute. I sent it to David Newman by WeTransfer. I called it "My Royal Laddie"...
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:14 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: BIAFF ONLINE ...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1922
Re: BIAFF ONLINE ...
I agree with Howard-Smith and other friends. I hope that it is not the start of a long series of BIAFFs on line. I hope that the pandemic will be over very soon thanks to a British vaccine, a Chinese one, a Russian one, an American one or a Belgian one which will be the best in the world just like o...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:56 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Anyone out there?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 7807
Re: Anyone out there?
Hello Ned. I use a SONY PXW-X70. My previous camera was a bigger one: a SONY HXR NX5. I chose that one because Tom Hardwick had recommended it in Film and Video Magazine . The image quality was fantastic. I bought it in 2014. I was very happy with it. But as I had too many health problems my camera ...
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:28 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: Anyone out there?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 7807
Re: Anyone out there?
That's strange, Ken. In a message on 7 August Mike wrote to me: "20 pages! (in the mean time 26 pages) Gosh! That is some effort. Thank you very much. I may not be able to use it all as I want to give Tom, Ken and a few other regular contributors similar space." I told Mike that he can dec...