IAC DISCUSSION FORUMS

Hi Richard Welcome to the forum. I cannot answer the specific points you raise - but can offer a two words on upgrading: think twice. Yes, you can breathe new life into a computer with extra memory etc but ... a) hard discs die - with an average life of a bit over 5 years. b) electronic chips deteri...

December holiday movie festival in Cold Christmas (Hertfordshire) Flower movie festival in Blossom (Orkneys) Blouse Ripper Movie Fest in Lover (near Salisbury, Wiltshire ) Wine Movies Festival in Cork (Ireland) Happy Flick Festival in Brighton (Sussex) Frozen Films Fest in A' Chill (Inverness) Depre...

In parts of Europe there is a recognised category of films known as "family chronicles". These are the sort of films Pathe, Kodak et al had in mind when they developed the home cinema market ... moving picture records of family occasions: holidays, weddings, parties and get-togethers. I'll...

When IAC established its fellowship FIAC was "taken".

It stands for Foundries Industry Advisory Committee.
or oddly
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants

So FACI was free and this, I guess, stands for Fellow of the Amateur Cinematographers Institutute.

Dave

I sometimes find the DVD extras helpful and occasionally the director's commentary. A good set of extra featurettes can shed light on how a film was made and explain some the decisions behind shots. A good commentary does an even better job. Peter Jackson's commentaries on "Lord of the Rings&qu...

I am pretty sure you are not 24 Willy !


Dave (who can mistype too! )

Someone tried to post this message but had not registered for the forum, so their message appeared in the "failed applications" list along with all the spam. I could not find their name, but since it sounds like a genuine question - and they can read the threads without being registered - ...

The obvious choice is the Widescreen Centre. They offer the service but it should be more widely available because Super-8mm is still in use. Many students like it. http://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/Catalogue/Motion_picture_division.html You and Linda go to so many festivals this could have happene...

Hi Guys Sorry I have been away or I'd have answered this sooner. The IAC copyright licence deals are only for normal amateur (sorry!) film use in homes, clubs and occasional festivals. If you want to use "production music" - the special CDs you can buy only through IAC or use discs bought ...

For several years now the official version of the name has been IAC - the film & video institute Several similar organisations around Europe have been finding ways to drop the word "amateur". I broadly agree ... BUT We may be in danger of focusing too much on the top end of non-commerc...

Following Billy's tip about handbooks ... An inspirational one is Rebel Without A Crew by Robert Rodriguez. It tells how he made is first movie using odd ends of 16mm film, a borrowed Arriflex and an unsynched tape recorder. He raised the cash by taking part in medical experiments. It worked! He has...

I think he had in mind the subject matter of the film more than its running-time!

Dave

Hi Guys

I have started a new thread for this part of the discussion because we are a bit off-topic here and this thread is already three pages long.

Dave

In another thread the discussion got round to the fact that many cine club audiences expect a certain kind of standardised movie. Billy from Consett said: Guys, we need to give our audiences what they want to watch. I've learned that to my cost from my earlier film attempts. At festivals like Biaff ...

Hi Laurie - and congratulations on winning the 2007 North Thames Region Festival with Weir Here . There was a scheme involving BBC, Open University, Channel Four etc to make clips available. It was called the Creative Archive Licence scheme. It ran until September 2006 and I have not heard if it wil...