Programme for 2007
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This page shows you what we're planning for the next few months. Events are on Monday evenings unless noted otherwise. See this page for details of where we meet.
Except where noted otherwise, there is a time limit of 15 minutes on all competition entries.
Please note: We may have the opportunity for some guest speakers later in the year, and so some evenings may change from the listing below. Please check this page a day or two before the meeting to check for any changes.
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1 January 2007 |
Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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8 January |
Annual General Meeting including election of committee for 2007. |
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15 January |
Discuss programme for 2007. |
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22 January |
Joe Kay Trophy Competition Borehamwood versus Harrow Cine and Video Society, at Borehamwood. Borehamwood kept the trophy! Photo of Roy Osgood (chairman) receiving the trophy from Alan Morgan (chairman of Harrow). |
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29 January |
Members' Videos |
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5 February |
Editing Concepts A demonstration and discussion on editing. |
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12 February |
Making Short Films A discussion and film show about how to approach making a film of less than five minutes. |
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Wednesday 14 February |
Civic Festival 2006 A public showing of the video of last year's Civic Festival, made by the club for Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council. |
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19 February |
Editing Demonstration Several popular programs and their use for basic editing demonstrated. |
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26 February |
One-Minute Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than one minute. Followed by members' videos. The winner was Boxing Day, by Barbara and Peter Norman. |
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5 March |
Camera Techniques Demonstration and discussion about the technical and artistic aspects of using a camcorder. |
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12 March |
Editing Demonstration Part 2 Following on from our previous evening on 19 February, a short film will be edited in Pinnacle Studio 10. |
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19 March |
Tech Talk DVD, HDV, DVCAM, Colour Sampling. A talk about different video-related topics, what they mean for amateur film-makers, and a look at future developments. |
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26 March |
Editing Workshop Split into small groups for this hands-on evening. |
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2 April |
Five-Minute Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than five minutes. Followed by members' videos. The winner was Llandudno, by Roy Osgood. |
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9 April |
Easter Monday (No meeting.) |
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16 April |
Ealing Film Show Members from Ealing Video and Film Makers show us some of their short films. |
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23 April |
Ten-Minute Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than ten minutes. Followed by members' videos. The winner was Northumberland, by Barbara and Peter Norman. |
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30 April |
Members' Videos |
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7 May |
May Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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14 May |
Five-Minute Open Competition Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than five minutes. Followed by members' videos. The winner was Llandudno Revisited, by Peter and Barbara Norman. |
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21 May |
Camera Workshop Bring your camcorder for this hands-on evening. |
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28 May |
Spring Bank Holiday - No Meeting |
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4 June |
TBA |
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11 June |
Themed Competition Make a video where the given theme is prominent. The theme this year is gardens, which could be anything from a window box to stately home. There is a fifteen-minute time limit. Followed by members' videos. The winner was Trebah, by Barbara and Peter Norman. |
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18 June |
TBA |
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25 June |
No meeting because of a BBC Band concert at Allum Hall. |
Summer Break
The club is closed during July and August, giving you more time to take advantage of the good weather to shoot lots of video.
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3 September |
Discussion of programme and Members' Videos |
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10 September |
Cranes, Tracks and Dollies Demo and hands-on tests for the new club film. |
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17 September |
Sets and Costumes Bring down cloth, clothing and props to create the fortune teller look for our new club production. |
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24 September |
Lighting and Sound Hands-on evening in preparation for the new club film. |
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1 October |
Members' Videos |
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8 October |
Documentary Competition for the Dennis Edwards Shield Make a documentary that lasts no more than fifteen minutes. Followed by members' videos. The winner was An Early Start, by Mick Murphy. |
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15 October |
High Definition Steve Game from St Albans Movie Makers visits us for a demonstration of this new technology. Photo of Steve with his Sony HDV FX1 camcorder. |
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22 October |
Holiday Competition for the Bert Dewdney Shield Make a video about a holiday that lasts no more fifteen minutes. Followed by members' videos. |
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29 October |
One-Minute Open Competition / HACCA selection Make a video, about any subject, that lasts no more than one minute. Then we choose our entries for this year's HACCA competition. |
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5 November |
Shooting Scripts Bring your camera to test your storyboards in this filming exercise. |
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12 November |
Camera Types and Technology Advances A discussion of camera formats and new technology. |
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Saturday 17 November |
HACCA Competition at St Albans. |
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19 November |
Colour Correction and Grading A demonstration of how colour can change your film. |
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26 November |
TBA |
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3 December |
Film of the Year 2007 We choose the best video made by any of our members in 2007. The judges, Fraser Brown and Jenny Ellis, selected An Early Start by Mick Murphy as the winner. (Photo of Mick receiving the trophy.) |
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10 December |
No Meeting because of a BBC Band concert at Allum Hall. |
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17 December |
Christmas Party A final get-together before the year ends. |
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24 December |
No Meeting |
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31 December |
No Meeting |
Events held in previous years
If you're in charge of the programme for another club, feel free to use or adapt any of the ideas you find here for your own purposes.
Programme for 2006.
Programme for 2005.
Programme for 2004.
Programme for 2003.
Programme for 2002.
Programme for 2001.
Programme for 2000.