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UNICA President Dave Watterson has raised the old chetnut of what we call ourselves again in his recent UNICA newsletter: "I make a plea for one right now: we cannot call ourselves “amateur” or “non-professional” because both of those adjectives are commonly equated with poor quality. Please let us ...

Yes, indeed we could make the photos smaller, but why would we (other than to reduce space in the magazine) and why would this bring us into the 21st century? If it was up for discussion I'd argue precisely the opposite! 1) I find the photos filling the column-width of the new three colunm format, o...

You are absolutely right, Jill. You cannot apply as an individual. I've filmed where schools have done it on my behalf (yes, it costs them) and it is only valid for the organisation that has applied. Martine and I have considered setting ourselves up as a company simply so we can apply for DBS check...

2)The comments in this thread - I hope a Council member or a Forum member can summarise this discussion for the next issue of FVM so that it will be read by many more members. If no-one has time, I'll volunteer. I, for one, am very disappointed that there was no mention of this very interesting thr...

Working my way through them. Thanks for sharing Ned. When I saw "horror" I immediately turned off as the genre does nothing for me and I was expecting a bit of a gorefest, but from what I've seen so far, it appears to be much more psychological horror than blood & guts. There are certainly some very...

At the risk of going off topic, thanks Michael. The split screen in this instance is supposed to conjour up the idea of seaside postcards but also allowed me to crop in or use lower resolution footage of choirs which came from various sources. One such source for a couple of choir shots (no problems...

I've used it and like the workflow. I struggled with it (and gave up) for a 2hr theatrical production, but I put this down to lack of perseverance and the fact I've used Vegas for 14 years. I did not find it as good as Vegas for audio (then again, I don't think anything is as good as Vegas for audio...

I'm not sure becoming a 'members-only' club would help, because the same issues apply. My only reason for suggesting that was that I was under the impression (from comments from the Council at AGMs I have attended) that the few suggetions from the floor were quashed due to the fact they would been ...

You make good points, John, and I'm sure I'm not alone in remembering you making them before. Admittedly I've only attended a few AGMs but as I understand it, whilst we may be struggling year on year with funding, we actually have a lot of money in the bank. The question must be how best to invest t...

Contributors to this forum thread may genuinely believe the 'competition culture' is inclusive for all, but I say it is not -- as I have previously explained why. Jameela, you are inferring something from what you have read without justification. What I, and others, have said here is not that the "...

Jameela M Boardman wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:35 am

If we took notice of the non-competitive Glastonbury Festival, we might actually be able to go big and make some money, thereby have several paid staff!

It's almost as if you haven't read John Roberts' response (point 6) in this thread.

Well worth discussing all of those, Ned. I presume you mean pay for the Director of Festivals from the cost of producing the magazine, rather than the editor. If we move the magazine online - which would have a much higher visibility than BIAFF - in my view it is essential we have expertise in a pai...

I think Jameela and I are never going to agree about "hobby". I think she has a very different perception of the word than I and everyone I've discussed it with. As for "serious" ... thousands of hobbyist astronomers around the world continue to contribute enormous amounts to our understanding of wh...

I do think the word "hobby" is a problem! You need to see it how younger people will see it... Old folks doing their hobby! I think the problem with that phrase is "old folks" rather than hobby. They feel, with some justification, that if we "old folks" had been any good at our hobby we'd have made...

2)The comments in this thread - I hope a Council member or a Forum member can summarise this discussion for the next issue of FVM so that it will be read by many more members. If no-one has time, I'll volunteer. Rather than that - give them just a taster and get them to come here , read all the com...