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by Brian Saberton
Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:58 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: IAC 75 ... Bradford, IMAX and all that
Replies: 4
Views: 6826

After Bradford I went on to visit family in Wakefield for a couple of days before moving on to Scarborough for a short break so I'm only just catching up with the forum. Bradford was brilliant!!! The hotel was great and the food and service excellent and in fact the deal that Linda and Michael had n...
by Brian Saberton
Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:52 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: SMALL TOWN CINEMA- The Next Movie Revolution!
Replies: 2
Views: 4849

I think one area where small local cinemas could set themselves apart from the multiplexes is showmanship and presentation. The multiplexes have excellent picture and sound quality but all too often nowadays you see a simple screen with no side masking for the non-scope formats and most definitely n...
by Brian Saberton
Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Minimum Festival Rules
Replies: 20
Views: 19237

I've started to put an Academy countdown leader onto the front of my films to assist the projectionist in identifying where the film starts or to facilitate copying by festival officers. Unfortunately I have also seen countdown leader projected onto the screen in all its glory! (Not at IAC events I ...
by Brian Saberton
Thu May 31, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Super-8 on Youtube
Replies: 6
Views: 8363

This thread is becoming quite nostalgic for those of us who grew up with cine film. Tom's comments about splices reminded me of how hard we used to strive to secure the ultimate pinnacle of editing achievement - the invisible splice! I finished up using Wurker splices which many workers reckoned wer...
by Brian Saberton
Fri May 25, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Super-8 on Youtube
Replies: 6
Views: 8363

Tom, this is a wonderfully imaginative movie that shows how a simple idea can be made into a work of art - thanks for sharing it with us.
by Brian Saberton
Tue May 15, 2007 12:00 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: How can a comp judge be helpful?
Replies: 44
Views: 38204

I recently revised the soundtrack of a film based on some very helpful judges comments that I received and I think that the movie is all the better for it. When I am judging I always bear in mind that the movie I am watching is someone's pride and joy on which they will have spent a lot of time and ...
by Brian Saberton
Wed May 09, 2007 6:34 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Club Projectors
Replies: 17
Views: 18182

Billy I'm involved in the film collecting scene and some of the collectors are very impressed by the Panasonic AX 100E which I know they have used to show Hi Def in the home - I have seen no reports of loss of synch. There is a magazine called Projections run by one of the collectors and I can put y...
by Brian Saberton
Sat May 05, 2007 10:01 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Favorite films & why?
Replies: 10
Views: 11424

When you get down to it a fiction film is surely about telling a good story about interesting characters that will engage with and stimulate the audience in some way. I'm a great believer in maintaining a clear narrative structure so that the audience isn't confused by what is happening on the scree...
by Brian Saberton
Fri May 04, 2007 11:55 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Editing Software - What do you use?
Replies: 28
Views: 25136

After a few years using EZDV I now use Premiere Elements version 2 which I find to be a very good programme that does everything I need. I compile my commentaries on Audacity via a rather ancient mixing console and also use this system to transfer music from CD as it gives me a good degree of contro...
by Brian Saberton
Thu May 03, 2007 4:42 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Future BIAFFs - what (if anything) needs change?
Replies: 8
Views: 12369

Future BIAFF's

This is a topic bound to generate some warm if not heated debate! Regarding the Gala screening I think this should be the culmination of the whole weekend leading up to the "reveal" of the Daily Mail winner and should therefore remain on the Sunday. I feel that if this were to move to the ...