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The more I check on film festivals which genuinely welcome entries from amateurs, the more I am struck by the sheer number of rules people feel it necessary to lay down. I guess most of these arise from incidents which happened in earlier years. What's worse is that each festival sets out its rules ...

Funny no one mentions that the way you physically store either films or video tapes can cause problems ... not just the atmospheric or electrical problems "Thurso" sensibly mentioned but gravity. Store them flat on a shelf and sections of film can slide out of alignment on the spool if there is any ...

Roy the number is
020 8346 8302 - there was a final 2 missing on the earlier post.

A quick Google search on AXCO +"Regents Park" presents lots of local business listings which includes them ... the power of the internet!

Dave

You could try using your computer in a sealed vault at the bottom of a lake or loch with your own generator and no internet connection. That's pretty safe apart from the occasional curious electric eel ... Billy's advice is good. You can get decent free anti-virus software and programs to scan for s...

Maygirrl is a false name and appears on around 9,110 forums around the net ! This type of spammer is a little more subtle than others - they start with an innocuous topic. If we allowed them to remain there would soon be an advert for an MP3 website of dubious honesty from "her". The user has been r...

That's a good one, Roy - and welcome to the forum. I am not keen on the sort of judging where you have to stand up at the end of the evening and speak about the films. The art of giving off-the-cuff speeches has little to do with your ability to assess movies. I suspect that some of the sillier rema...

Aaaargh! What did I unleash on the world?!?!?! Actually this illustrates the positive side of judging, when something you say or write helps or inspires a film maker. The negative and terrifying fear is that something you say or write may put people off making movies. Funnily enough I spotted that ...

People have been very complimentary about BIAFF 2007 and have rightly noted various things which worked well. Now let us turn our thoughts to the future. BIAFF 2008 will be in Harrogate BIAFF 2009 will be in Chesterfield We have already had the suggestion that the Isle of White would be a possible v...

Just to prove that not only do I read all the postings - I even pay attention to them ... The promo for UNICA 2007 which was screened at BIAFF during the Sunday awards show featured Bob's track "Superstrada". And yes I bought it and downloaded it and other tracks from his website. Thanks Bob it was ...

These stories are already on the main website but bear repetition here I will confess to having dropped a realistic dummy from an 8th floor school window for one movie. We warned people in the classrooms below but did not consider the public in surrounding houses. BIG mistake. On another occasion ha...

I'd certainly go along with that list of films, Ned, and add - for example - 'The Stuntman' starring Peter O'Toole 'Kill Bill' (Tarantino) 'Crash' (Paul Haggis) 'The Butterfly Effect' & 'Donny Darko' for teenaged angst 'Being John Malkovich' 'Lola Runs' All the sort of films where I quickly felt I c...

Bless you, Roy, for some experience, thought and good sense. Most of the views expressed on the forum are moderate but elsewhere I hear some vitriolic comments about judges and judging. I find putting aside one's own tastes so far as possible is very hard to do. It's not just saying "I don't like ho...

Publicity can help a club to get new members, but that depends on the enthusiasm of the club membership, a one man band cannot resolve all the ails of a diminishing and aging membership. When a club gets below a critical point - maybe due to the lack of numbers/ filmmakers in the club then it may b...

You'd think as movie makers we would be good at communication ... but ... How many clubs have a publicity officer who actively seeks coverage in the local newspaper, on local radio and tv, who contacts other organisations, schools and official bodies when there is something vaguely relevant to their...

Hi Terry I'd just been looking at the YouTube material before popping on here ... great stuff. I know Westcliff do a lot of mock adverts and so on which might go down very well ... When can we hope for another longer work of fiction from you? Your documentaries about the Hope school for disadvantage...