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by Willy
Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:33 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: This year's AMPS Winners
Replies: 9
Views: 9909

Willy - maybe you could film yourself giving a greeting to the Americans and thanking them for the award. If you send that to Ned's American address on a DVD they might play it at the convention. Yes, Dave, that's a good idea. I will do this. Now I'm in a hurry because I will have to do other thing...
by Willy
Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:55 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: This year's AMPS Winners
Replies: 9
Views: 9909

[quote="ned c"]I am answering from East Anglia so am under an English sky. East Anglia is beautiful, Ned. About 17 years ago I made a film about that area. The title of my film is "Old World Charm". I still did the camera work with my 8mm canon camera. The contents of that film :...
by Willy
Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:42 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Why did you join the IAC?
Replies: 10
Views: 10348

Re: Why did you join the IAC?

[quote="stingman Why did you join the IAC? I joined the IAC about 11 years ago. Maybe because I love Britain. I prefer the British atmosphere rather than the Belgian one at festivals. I am sure that all my friends who have already attended BIAFF and other festivals on the Albion and in Guernsey...
by Willy
Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:25 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: TV VIEWING OF DVD's
Replies: 27
Views: 22833

Yes, we are a VERY strange lot!! Sorry to introduce politics Willy!! I expected I will be ticked off now by a certain person from north of the border ... (or maybe just north ...) _____________________________________________________ Sorry, friends. I shouldn't have done this. I will continue this ...
by Willy
Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:38 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Film Festival
Replies: 3
Views: 5020

Re: Film Festival

I was having a look at the web-site for the BBC Film Festival which is being held in Glasgow on 9th Sept. and was intrigued by the picture of the presenter as it looks to me as if he is posing with a Super 8 camera. It looks like it could be a Canon but I might be wrong - what do you all think? htt...
by Willy
Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:27 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The weather is glorius. What am I doing here!
Replies: 10
Views: 9931

[quote="Brian Saberton"] When I say that he would go into the Cairngorms in the winter months, in the snow (we've seen shots of him digging snow holes) you will understand that these films were different! ... _____________________________________________________ Reindeer The Cairngorms ! O...
by Willy
Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:27 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Stars ... diamonds ... and ? confusion
Replies: 13
Views: 12597

[quote="Brian Saberton"]I know that some people favour them but as someone who does a bit of judging I dislike scoring systems for different aspects of a movie and never use them as I think it makes the process too clinical. What weighting would you give to each element? Should technical a...
by Willy
Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:06 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The weather is glorius. What am I doing here!
Replies: 10
Views: 9931

Re: The weather is glorius. What am I doing here!

Dear all, The subject says it all but I have just experienced a fantastic event. As most of you all know, I am a keen Motorcyclist and I ride my motorcycle when I can. Everyday! Anyway...... Or considering every Vespa scooter and it`s rider are kitted out in Mod gear and have Union Jacks EVERYWHERE...
by Willy
Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:05 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Stars ... diamonds ... and ? confusion
Replies: 13
Views: 12597

Judges comments, yes; but dividing up "the rest" into award categories must be a nightmare and very uncertain so don't bother. Perhaps I would hang a Gold award on a quiet wall but certainly nothing less. ned c "I would hang a Gold award on a quiet wall, but certainly nothing less.&q...
by Willy
Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:47 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Stars ... diamonds ... and ? confusion
Replies: 13
Views: 12597

Re: Stars ... diamonds ... and ? confusion

Entry forms for the 2008 IAC International Film & Video Competition are now on the main website. See "News of BIAFF 2008 - and competition entry forms." on the front page. The blue /bronze /silver /gold /international standards (and their more recent cousins "silver plus" an...
by Willy
Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:30 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: The IAC`s 75th Film
Replies: 10
Views: 12945

Re: The IAC`s 75th Film

Am I Harsh? Am I fair? What do you think? It`s over to you . You're honest, Ian. Maybe I was of the only foreigners who was interviewed. It took me some time to record the interview in my club. Some friends helped me. David Andrew seemed to be very pleased with the result. I was standing next to a ...
by Willy
Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:22 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: TV VIEWING OF DVD's
Replies: 27
Views: 22833

Re: TV Viewing of DVD's

[quote="Michael Slowe"]Although the LCD screens are improving all the time (especially when viewing HD) I still prefer the Plasma screens. They seem to give a far warmer more natural image, as Dave says, but of course they are more expensive and probably have a shorter life span. Yes, Plas...
by Willy
Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:44 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: How do I make a film ? And You ?
Replies: 32
Views: 28722

Next step : camera work, editing, asking your friends to criticize your rough copy. let's not talk about camera work. We have already talked about it several times. And editing ? Hurray, I have a casablanca ! I use a casablanca. I have the feeling that also in the UK there is some discussion about ...
by Willy
Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:17 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: TV VIEWING OF DVD's
Replies: 27
Views: 22833

[quote="Dave Watterson"] Many modern LCDs sold for use as television sets - and many modern video-projectors (I like the European name for them: beamers) - Beamer Does it mean that the British never use the word "beamer" ? In my mind the British are also Europeans (look at the gl...
by Willy
Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:39 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: How do I make a film ? And You ?
Replies: 32
Views: 28722

[quote="Willy"] Fourth step How do I make a film ? It takes two or three years to make a film. It always takes two or even three years to finish a film. These are the films that I make with a competitive spirit. Of course I also make other films and I even take part with them in festivals....