IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

What is Willy on about with "the skin of the pig"? Is there something in the Belgian water that's affecting you Willy? I didn't have any negative intentions by saying this, Michael. On the contrary even. Just look at the picture of Billy on the left of his messages. The dog is wearing the...

Sorry Dave I can get exasperated at times. I've even got a fever since the day I came back from Harrogate!! I'll be fine next week though. Yes, indeed, the bulldog in the pig's skin on the left looks a bit like that, Billy. It looks very sad. Next week it will laugh again. Take courage. I don't mea...

I forgot to tell you that Paul Bagshaw was winner of the Mersey Ten Competion some months ago. As you know I had to judge the films. I am pleased that he has two **** awards. It proves in some way that he is a talented filmmaker. I feel more at ease. In the Preston competion he showed three films. T...

[quote="Ken Wilson The films were a mixed bag and I must say, many were not to my taste. Insects are not as fascinating to me as they obviously are to many film makers. Lots of bugs, Praying Mantis` eating their partners and large hairy spiders would not be my preferred choice of Sunday entert...

[quote="Ken Wilson The films were a mixed bag and I must say, many were not to my taste. Insects are not as fascinating to me as they obviously are to many film makers. Lots of bugs, Praying Mantis` eating their partners and large hairy spiders would not be my preferred choice of Sunday entert...

The trouble with judges` opinions is that they are just opinions. Just that! I think that judges are influenced by a lot of factors such as: do they know the entrant? Are they familiar with his/her work? That is just human nature -- after all when we go to the cinema we are influenced by who the di...

We sometimes forget that criticising is not a synonym for complaining or moaning.

What do you think about the way the results are published on the IAC website ? Fantastic, don't you think so ? Congratultions, webmaster !

In one of my previous messages I said that I would vote 4 times 'yes' because I had 4 films, but it seems that we can only vote once.

Just a word of warning about all this ... It is quite likely that some people who are not happy with their result will not be willing to say so in public. It sounds like being a poor sport. This means we cannot assume that the poll or the comments here represent every view. Dave Reports Belgian Fil...

Willy said " Keep making films. You're good :roll: better than most of us. We always get disillusioned after a bad film. I do, and still am, but when the time is right, I`ll make another film. When you get kicked hard in the nuts. It takes along time for it to heal. Stingman Oh Ian, I am not d...

Having sat on both sides of the competition fence remember that judges give it their best shot and also accept that judging is SUBJECTIVE.... We also have to sit back and look at the judge's comments and relate them to the movie, if we follow the judges suggestions will a better movie be the result...

bunny wrote:Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol.


Keith

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British brews are best in British breweries. Hic !

"Michael Slowe": Ned's right, the dreaded word 'amateur' is the killer. NON-COMMERCIAL FILMMAKERS ! Yes, I agree with Ned, with Michael and Ray. We must avoid the word "amateur". I will do my best to use the word n-c filmmaker in the future. Maybe an idea ! Dave asked us to keep...

Yes it would be helpful to give the IAC a higher public profile, but how can we do that within our means? Dave Money ! Maybe the answer is not blowing in the wind. Jan has written it on the home page : "Throughout February 2008 the Government is running the first ever national survey of amamte...

Yes it would be helpful to give the IAC a higher public profile, but how can we do that within our means? Dave Yes, we are checkmated now by what Dave says. We need money ! Advertising costs. Couldn't we have a chat with the Minister of Education and ask him to help us ? There must be art classes i...