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- Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:06 am
- Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
- Topic: Film competitions - Mini DV or DVD?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10331
In Belgian festivals also mini-DV-tapes are used because of the many problems with DVD's. Last year a film made by one of the young members of my club was selected for the National Competition. He didn't want to attend the festival as he hates these competitions. He gave me his film on DVD ! He refu...
- Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:48 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
This is a good example of the sheer importance of CONTENT over all else. "Low Handrail" is one of my one minute movies. Two men are having a beer in a pub. They are tipsy. They leave the pub when it's already dark. The pub is near the railway line. They cannot find their way back home and they crawl...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:54 am
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: The Queen in my film !
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1681
The Queen in my film !
Some time ago I received archive films from the curator of the Passchendaele Museum in Belgium. They are very useful for my film about the First World War in Flanders. The Battle of Passchendaele took place in 1917. More than half a million of soldiers were killed, wounded or missed. In one month ti...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:11 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
I agree that friendship or connections should play no part in judging and in my experience never have. No matter how we slice it different judges will often review the same film with totally different evaluations. Ned[/quote] I agree that friendship should play no part in judging. My experience is d...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:35 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: How can a comp judge be helpful?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16538
[quote="Dave Watterson"]There's a lot of good sense in those remarks, Ian. A) judges are only human, not godlike B) I like the idea they are "more experienced public" C) film makers should accept / reject comments as they think fit D) judges are only one more opinion ... Yes, of course, judges are n...
- Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:43 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
Re: Shocking !
[quote="stingman"][quote="Willy"] a blind man would like to buy a flat..... If someone made a film about a balding young man (like me!) then I would not be offended. If you have a disability, then you can either mope around all your life or you can make the most of life and be happy... I would enjoy...
- Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:54 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: UNICA Films in our club
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4610
The AMPS definition is clear, the film must not be made for financial reward or expect to be rewarded at some later date. If a winning film goes on to commercial distribution then the award is forfeit and an announcement would be made in the AMPS newsletter. _________________________________________...
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:39 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: UNICA Films in our club
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4610
Hello Dave, Yes of course, also "Extension Event" and "Plan B" are on that DVD, the two British entries. Wonderful films. I had already seen them a few times before. In Chesterfield I think and also on a British DVD. The Belgians enjoyed the British humour in these films very much. I'm also happy to...
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:24 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: UNICA Films in our club
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4610
UNICA Films in our club
Last night I saw some UNICA films in my club. In Flanders you can hire a DVD with some UNICA films on it. Perhaps also in Britain. I am sure that Dave Watterson has seen the film. He was a judge in South Korea and also some other forum friends attended the world festival down under. The Dutch had ma...
- Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:59 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
[quote="ned c"]How do you train and test potential judges? Who judges the judges? What do I expect from a judge? They should be thoroughly versed in all aspects of film and be regular viewers of contemporary films. They don't have to be film makers but it helps if they are. _________________________...
- Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:16 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
- Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:46 am
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
One of the films I enjoyed most when making it was "Schola Europaea Symphony". I am sure that Dave and other friends remember that film. There was some discussion in Guernsey about it, but I had very good results at BIAFF and the "Lily Festival". The theme was : "The European Schools are communities...
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:43 pm
- Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
- Topic: Shocking !
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12715
Shocking !
I sometimes find inspiration for my one minute movies in cartoons made for an international cartoon festival in Belgium. "Sweetie" was one of them. The cartoonist was a Rumanian artist. Cartoonists from all over the world take part in that festival. Now I've made a new one minute movie based on a ca...
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:29 pm
- Forum: Club and General Issues
- Topic: The IAC NLE and General discussion groups
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4297
About Filmmaking
I absolutely agree with Tom and Peter, let's just have one group of correspondents, it's all to do with film making and we do need to talk more about the craft itself rather than bitch about how the IAC is run. Can someone act on this? About filmmaking. You're right, Michael. Here we are : At this ...