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by ned c
Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:20 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: What do you think about this ?
Replies: 12
Views: 12323

"Art is in the eye of the beholder". In a world where everything is given a value the originator of a work of art is an integral part of the value of the work. During his lifetime you could have bought a van Gogh for the price of a glass of wine, now you would have to sell the vineyard. So...
by ned c
Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:24 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Which Mini DV player?
Replies: 24
Views: 23417

I believe the Sony DSR 11 has been discontinued but a used one may meet the bill. It plays and records both PAL and NTSC, take the small and full size DV cassette, has Firewire and analog i/o. I used one for 6 years of heavy work and sold it on to a studio where it continues to give good service. ne...
by ned c
Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:41 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Justify or Help - what should competition crits try to do?
Replies: 9
Views: 10495

Have just received the reports from the Guernsey Lily and these are surely a model for all judges to aim for. BIAFF reports are very good but I think our friends in Guernsey have hit a high mark in judging/reporting. The reports are interesting, informative and, yes, even entertaining. Thanks to eve...
by ned c
Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The IAC`s 75th Film - Watched at last!
Replies: 5
Views: 6707

First, thanks to the IAC for letting us have a copy to view at the AMPS/AMMA/TBW Convention. It is well made, interesting and great to fit some faces to names seen on forums and in the magazine. It tells the story very well but personally I don't think the "green martian" added anything, i...
by ned c
Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:44 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Mercalli Image stabilizer or 'de-shaker'
Replies: 37
Views: 31962

It will be interesting to see what happens to Avid Liquid as it does not fit into the Avid professional software series. I was an early user of EditDV, became a Beta tester, saw it go to Media 100 and then to Autodesk where it fitted neither company's philosophy and then died as Cinestream 3 when it...
by ned c
Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:55 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Justify or Help - what should competition crits try to do?
Replies: 9
Views: 10495

This was my last year as Chair of the AMPS judging panel and can only feel a sense of relief that I don't have to do it again. It is great watching other people's movies but very tough to provide useful comments. One of the problems is that of "style", for me a travel film must reveal what...
by ned c
Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:01 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: DVD storage/identification
Replies: 10
Views: 10611

DVD storage/identification

My collection of home made DVDs and CDs is now in the dozens and to save space I keep them in the thin hard cases, stored on shelves Any suggestions about an easy way of finding what I need as there is no room on the thin spines for ID? Are there any storage systems where they can be stored and easi...
by ned c
Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:26 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: First timer - New Home!
Replies: 3
Views: 5703

Welcome Paddy! We have wandered around the world and lived in Norway, America and Hong Kong and spent time in New Zealand and Australia, (plus army time in Egypt) although originating from the UK and living there at various times. My first move is to try and find a local video/film making club altho...
by ned c
Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The strangest place that you have filmed?
Replies: 24
Views: 25365

Actually the law is clear on where we can film withoutpermission. That is in any public place and any people in that public place can be included in the filming, you can also film into private places from a public location. If there are restrictions on filming in public places in specific cities it ...
by ned c
Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:25 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Memberlist - New Members
Replies: 10
Views: 12934

Welcome Souterman, nice to meet someone who uses FCE, I have and use FCE 3.5 HD, easy to use with good results. Any tips and suggestions?

Ned C
by ned c
Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:10 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The strangest place that you have filmed?
Replies: 24
Views: 25365

We were shocked to see in The Little Knight that the film maker was arrested in Malta for filming the US Embassy.

ned c
by ned c
Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:06 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: This year's AMPS Winners
Replies: 9
Views: 10407

Thanks Dave & Willy, any other wiiners who read the forum will be very welcome to send a short disc of comments. Most welcome. I am staying in Lavenham, we rent a cottage on the square opposite the Guildhall. E Anglia is where we lived for 16 years (our longest in one place) and remains my spiri...
by ned c
Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:53 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: This year's AMPS Winners
Replies: 9
Views: 10407

I am answering from East Anglia so am under an English sky. We advise all the winners individually by e-mail and then release the results for general circulation. We hope people will attend the Convention to collect their awards. The early release this year is because I am in England at present (as ...
by ned c
Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:51 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: This year's AMPS Winners
Replies: 9
Views: 10407

This year's AMPS Winners

Joint First The Pinnacle (Altrincham Video Society UK) Breendonk (Willy Van der Linden Belgium) Second Life's Little Gaps (Scott Hillhouse USA) Third When Talk Works! (Joyce Axelrod USA) Best Short Comedy It's Hot (Eddie Evans USA) Best Experimental The Wishing Well (Rod Maxwell USA) Best Documentar...
by ned c
Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:32 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Your next Camcorder?
Replies: 135
Views: 139013

Add my astonishment to Michael's not keeping the camera originals. I have all the stuff I have shot, all the Video8 and Hi8 was transfered to DV on the full size DV cassettes to keep the sheer amount of space under control. I quite often borrow stuff from past shoots and have given shots to other fi...