IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Judging amateur films is a 90% lose/lose situation. The letter in FVM from Mr. Chalmers should deter anyone who contemplates stepping up for judging duties, but accept that there are really no rules for film making; just some conventions. We like to see the images; hear the sound; feel a sense of co...

I have now had the pleasure of viewing a number of AV presentations at various Zoom meetings. And very good they are, to a high standard of technical quality, images and sound; well written and presented. Can someone tell me what it is that specifically makes these AVs rather than films? Or converse...

May I insert a huge thank you to the organizers of the Zoom presentations of BIAFF. Sitting over 5,000 miles away I enjoyed the comments and the films; although some start times were the middle of the night for me!

Special thanks to Simon and Jill.

Glad I lived this long!!
Regard to all
ned c

Also; very best wishes for the New Year!

ned c

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...

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...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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...

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

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

Best wishes to both of you.

ned c

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...