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by ned c
Sat Dec 31, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: A Bunch of Amateurs
Replies: 37
Views: 9625

Re: A Bunch of Amateurs

OK; I will write some more. When I was President of AMPS the student section of the annual AIFF was well subscribed; on occasion the number of entries exceeding the open category. I have twice e-mailed a senior member of the Council outlining my proposals for a student section at BIAFF and never rec...
by ned c
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: A Bunch of Amateurs
Replies: 37
Views: 9625

Re: A Bunch of Amateurs

The film schools turn out many more graduates than find work in some aspect of film making/TV. The local University film department turns out 40 graduates every year! In this area there are film grads working in fast food, retail etc. who are the backbone of the local film making scene. Are they pro...
by ned c
Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: AGM 2022 - what should we aim for?
Replies: 4
Views: 6386

Re: AGM 2022 - what should we aim for?

Is there a recording of the AGM Zoom meeting available? I would like to have attended but it was at 4:45 am my time!
ned c
by ned c
Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:24 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: FVM October 2022 issue
Replies: 23
Views: 12133

Re: FVM October 2022 issue

December issue.
Well done; good use of photos. Clean; easy to read; hope the Letters to the Editor continue so strongly. Thanks for my improved heading pic! Perhaps make the backgrounds a bit fainter for old eyes.

Great job,
Thanks
ned c
by ned c
Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Filming with an iphone
Replies: 10
Views: 10446

Re: Filming with an iphone

Lot's of information on YouTube about how phones work as cameras along with advantages and disadvantages. Several feature length films have been shot on iPhones including Tangerine; probably the best known. Local film maker Sean Labreque uses his iPhone for everything and his work has been screened ...
by ned c
Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: FVM October 2022 issue
Replies: 23
Views: 12133

Re: FVM October 2022 issue

My issue has arrived having made the 5,000 mile trip with the bottom of the envelope completely open, I just pulled the magazine out of the opening. First impression; different, an energetic style; everything easy to read, well done, the usual contributors, pass on Lord Spoon. Yet again the AV folk ...
by ned c
Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Archiving AMPS
Replies: 2
Views: 4377

Re: Archiving AMPS

The archive is open to anyone by appointment; the AMPS collection is not on-line so it requires a personal visit. I believe you can get a catalog by request.
ned c
by ned c
Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Archiving AMPS
Replies: 2
Views: 4377

Archiving AMPS

When AMPS (American Motion Picture Society) closed its doors we were left with a substantial archive of films, DVDs, documents and photographs spanning ,many years. The temptation was to put it in the trash, through an academic interested in amateur film (Prof Neumann North Arizona University) he ad...
by ned c
Tue Jul 19, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Contact
Replies: 1
Views: 5622

Contact

Hi Simon Sumner; I have sent you an e-mail to two addresses; as the Chairman of the IAC and to your personal e-mail; have you received them?
Ned Cordery
by ned c
Sat Jun 25, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Film & Video Maker Magazine
Replies: 9
Views: 8483

Re: Film & Video Maker Magazine

Welcome Martin; thanks Mike for keeping the magazine alive and a very enjoyable read, great job.

Best wishes to both of you.

ned c
by ned c
Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:31 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: judge's comments
Replies: 1
Views: 4532

judge's comments

I have no entries in BIAFF this year and have read the extensive posts on the two main threads. The comments on my two entries last year were fair and surprisingly one film garnered 4 stars; more than I expected. The BIAFF judges are very gentle in my experience; some years ago I entered a film &quo...
by ned c
Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: UNICA
Replies: 19
Views: 14074

Re: UNICA

The problem faced by clubs is not their amateur status but the aged membership; young film makers do not want to spend time with people the age of their grandparents who have a very different take on film anyway. Regarding your comments on film school grads; I have a granddaughter who has a degree i...
by ned c
Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:54 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: UNICA
Replies: 19
Views: 14074

Re: UNICA

The gap between professionals and amateurs is more imaginary than real; here we have DOCUTAH open to "film makers" the only separation is a for students. I know that a number of non-professional (amateur if you prefer) films have been screened here including entries by contributors to this...
by ned c
Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:24 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 50947

Re: BIAFF 2022

Although most infected people recover there are a number who develop infections that require maximum health care support; at this moment the ICU in our local hospital is 93% full with predominantly CoVid patients. This has been a roller coaster here as the numbers rise and fall; usually associated w...
by ned c
Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:29 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: BIAFF 2022
Replies: 77
Views: 50947

Re: BIAFF 2022

We had originally planned our visit to Europe for the first time in two years to coincide with BIAFF but have cancelled in the light of the increasing shut down as Omicron spreads and a fear we may not be able to get back. It's a new world.
ned c