IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

It sounds as if the Council might be trying to price local clubs and societies out of their premises so that the Council will then have rooms available that they can rent out to commercial organisations at much higher fees. Too expensive Maybe you are right. I also think that they want to rent out ...

I would take up their offer Stingman I have heard that some British clubs face with similar problems. Therefore I just want to tell you what happened last week. Strangled ! There was a council meeting on 24th June. The local authorities took the decision to impose very high tenancies for all cultur...

Orpington Club are celebrating their 40th anniversary by going en masse to the Guernsey Lily Festival this year. Some of them are already outward looking people but for others it may be a happy surprise. It is hard to explain quite why making a change from the same friendly faces and routines can b...

We did debate putting the Newsletter on the website but that means anyone can read it without joining/paying or we have to create a "members only" access which we do not want to do. ned c I understand Yes, that's what I also thought when receiving the AMPS Newsletter on my email address. ...

Taking part in more than one competition with one particular film has its disadvantages. After some time the judges/audience have already seen your film more than once. Each time the effect of "power" disappears/fades away a little bit. There aren't any surprises in your film anymore. The...

Imagine a world where no-one used pre-recorded music for their films and had to generate it themselves or invite friends to make music for them without a fee. Would it actually mean better films? Dave Own music I am very lucky. One of the members of my club composed music for my films "Breendo...

A conversation with a couple of festival organisers today set us all wondering when is the appropriate time to have these events. If we assume the IAC Competition is pretty much a fixture at the end of January - just to give us a starting point ... ... Of course the Cotswold and Guernsey festival p...

Now I wonder ...... ? Some time ago our Mayor asked a price for a new film about his town.The previous one was made by me. I didn't charge anything. That's because I am very naive.This film was shown in our town very often. Everybody seemed to be very enthousiastic. It was screened each time when t...

Good suggestion from Michael ... A firm may not be able to let you have a permanent room of your own but it MIGHT let you have a room when needed and the use of a locked cupboard for equipment. Dave The End is Near ! "The End is Near". I remember that I read something like that on a board...

So what does it cost to make a film? Some people will swear it costs almost nothing. Go on holiday, shoot footage, edit it and add music. Film. Others will speak of travel expenses, catering, prop and costume hire, crane hire, generator hire and so on. Dave This morning I received the AMMA Monitor,...

Good suggestion from Michael ... A firm may not be able to let you have a permanent room of your own but it MIGHT let you have a room when needed and the use of a locked cupboard for equipment. Dave Many thanks for your support and suggestions, dear friends. Normally we must leave our clubhouse by ...

I know how sad you feel Willy as my own club had to fold this year but that was because we didn't have enough people to keep it going. Casablanca is Moroccon town Billy Boy ! You're joking ! Casablanca is one of the major towns in Morocco, but of course it is also the best editing machine in the wo...

Can you find another room for less rent? 2280 Euros is roughly about £43 per week I think- which is steep. Useful suggestions Thanks for your very kind words and excellent suggestions, my friends. It is not 2,280 euros, but 2,880 euros, Billy ! We have about 60 members at the moment, but about 25 o...

I am sad. I am very sad. I have been president of my filmclub for 20 years. In 2010 my club will be 50 and then it's called a "royal club". However, I fear that I will have to dissolve my club. Clubhouse free About 20 years ago our mayor told us that we could use our clubhouse without pay...

This is quite an interesting question Dave. Bob and G For the "Guernsey, I Love You !" film Mary and Peter Rouillard found three girls. We needed two. We had a meeting in the bar of a restaurant and had a chat with them. Immediately you could see that one of them - the prettiest - was ver...