Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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JIGSAW / CURRENT It’s two for the price of one this week at OVFM as we share the results of our hard work in response to TWO themed projects! The first is “Jigsaw” which was first announced back in April and hopefully you availed yourself of the two sets of jumbled up clips provided …
OVFM Invades Otford! OVFM treated friends, family and members of Otford Methodist Church on October 3rd to an evening of entertaining films for the ”SURPRISE”. This was the first such event put on in the plush new church, kitted out with all the latest technology. After a whistle stop tour of the impressive …
Moving Part II No, you’re not experiencing deja vu, we are seeing more films from our project MOVING but unlike last time, the films being shown in this session will be from other clubs. If you recall the topic of MOVING was originally to be applied to the North vs South competition which, for …
SURPRISE!!! Normally this post is about explaining what is going to be happening for our next club meeting but that isn’t possible this time round. Why? Because it is a surprise! And the thing about surprises is that if you know about them beforehand then it is no longer a surprise. One thing …
OVFM Autumn Film Show 2017 One of the most important dates in the OVFM calendar is our annual Autumn Show where we share the fruits of our labours from a year of busy filmmaking, along with some gems from our archive with the public. As the nights are getting darker and colder you’ll need something to brighten them …
MOVING This week’s club meeting sees members given the chance to share with us the fruits of their labours in interpreting the theme “Moving”. You’ve had a few months since we first announced this project to think this over and whilst it is a difficult subject to tackle for a drama piece, there …
As you can see we are intent on keeping you all very busy this year as we announce another project for you to get your teeth into. The latest theme is another which has nebulous connotations to it – CURRENT! It could be something to do with electricity, or water flow, a film that …
This Tuesday sees us entering the Last Chance Saloon as far as the annual Top Ten competition is concerned as Round Three is the final opportunity to get your films into contention for the grand final to be held in January 2018. We’ve already had ten films submitted across the first two rounds but …
Summertime and the living is easy, or in the case of the current climate, the living is wet! But fear not as the inclement weather won’t stop the annual OVFM Garden Party from going ahead, oh no. Assuming the role of host again this year is club treasurer David “Off-Shore Account” Laker who is clearly …
We enter the second round of the Top 10 competition with just four entries submitted for the first round, the results of which you will find HERE. Now that the tennis has ended, Love Island is over with and there are no more general elections planned (at least as far as I know) then …