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by TimStannard
Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

Why not put the subtitles at the TOP of the picture ... ??? I'd have to put my varifocals on upside down! Rather more seriously, I'm not sure it would feel "right". It seems to me to be a bit unnatural to have text at the top. Very rarely do we see anything other than maybe a logo or some...
by TimStannard
Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:11 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

I thought VINCENT was a fascinating film, albeit with a rather depressing fatalistic message. It was very well acted and filmed - I thought the Guardian Angel character himself was particularly convincing. The scenario certainly appealed to me more than ANGELS ON THE RAIL, but I wouldn't necessarily...
by TimStannard
Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:49 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

This question from the man whose signature line reads: "If you walk you're gonna get there, though it takes a little longer" ?!?!?!?!?! :lol: :lol: :lol: Nice observation, Dave. Interestingly I've never taken that line to refer to enjoying the journey, I've seen it as far more mundane - a...
by TimStannard
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:55 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

ONE MOMENT: Thanks Mike. It's all so obvious now you've explained it. I had trifled with much of this whilst watching, but the symbolism of the penultimate shot - of the girl being taped to the wall - so obvious now - had escaped me. It probably doesn't help that I simply don't "get" poetr...
by TimStannard
Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:18 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

One Moment was wonderfully done but maybe a trifle too obscure. I really enjoyed that film. It had a great look,was very well acted, and had a lovely pace. But what I really enjoyed was I found it menally stimulating, I was constantly trying to make sense of it or find a message. I failed. Can anyo...
by TimStannard
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:52 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

I'm all for having more steps on the ladder. The best and the least-best of the 4 stars are miles apart and it would help if we had 20 rungs to compartmentalise more accurately. Surely the more you compartmentalise, the more disagreements there will be. Much of what is being judged is subjective. O...
by TimStannard
Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:34 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 43
Views: 35490

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

As expected, I only got down for the Sunday, but echo Dave's sentiments that it was good to meet so many forum members in the flesh. I suspect most of us here have been involved in setting up film shows to a greater or lesser extent and therefore have some inkling as to the amount of work that must ...
by TimStannard
Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 40
Views: 32816

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

I don't think anyone was suggesting we shouldn't have documentaries at BIAFF, Mike! I agree wholeheartely. If the subject matter engages me, I will find an informative and educational documentary entertaining - even if it is fairly dry - and I guess that goes for most people. But the subject matter ...
by TimStannard
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: URGENT ---- MARANTZ CASSETTE RECORDER
Replies: 4
Views: 5823

Re: URGENT ---- MARANTZ CASSETTE RECORDER

You could raid this for spares: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MARANTZ-SUPERSCOPE-CD-320-PROFESSIONAL-CASSETTE-RECORDER-w-Manual-/220995036111?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item337454a3cf However, as it appears that the belts slipping is acommon problem with aged systems this may not be a good...
by TimStannard
Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:47 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: windows 7 and games
Replies: 10
Views: 9032

Re: windows 7 and games

Roy1 wrote:... and I am moving away from Vegas( good as it is) and going onto Adobe CS5 suite.
Out of interest Roy, may I ask why? It's unusual once someone has invested a good deal of time in getting to grips with a piece of software as complex as an NLE for them to move without good reason.
by TimStannard
Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Club Films on Youtube
Replies: 15
Views: 17435

Re: Club Films on Youtube

Why be afraid of comments? Every time we show a film we are exposing ourselves to criticism (or, rarely, praise) and to try and avoid that is surely nonsense. Opening yourself up to criticism on a forum such as this, or indeed many other film making forums, where constructive criticism is actively ...
by TimStannard
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Club Films on Youtube
Replies: 15
Views: 17435

Re: Club Films on Youtube

My favourite bit of that film is the way the maker has proudly inserted the word "Amateur" into Pendle Movie Makers! That's right up my street - pride in being amateur in the true sense of the word. But I digress. I'm not entirely sure whether you're asking about posting club films on YouT...
by TimStannard
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:06 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 40
Views: 32816

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

Michael Slowe wrote: Who's going? Willy, Pete, Fraught, Tim, Col, Tom (probably working),.................
I'm coming down down for the Sunday only (I have a wife who's not interested, and "family" duties), but I'll hopefully get a chance to meet one or two of you in person between screenings.
by TimStannard
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:51 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS
Replies: 40
Views: 32816

Re: BIAFF 2012 RESULTS

I was at the London Amateur Film Festival - LAFF - at St.Ermyns in 1975 and watched it then ... Michael, there can be no greater accolade than someone recalling a film of yours that he saw THIRTY SEVEN YEARS ago in enough detail to cite it as an example in a forum, along with another film seen at t...
by TimStannard
Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:38 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: windows 7 and games
Replies: 10
Views: 9032

Re: windows 7 and games

Roy1 wrote:So a simulator would be nice.
Beware! It's a slippery slope, Roy :)