Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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What is “aperture”? What does altering the shutter speed do? How do I deal with the problem of over exposed light? Should I use my camera’s mic or an external one? Why did my wife leave me? All of these questions are common in the world of amateur film making and for some they …
COMPETITION RESULTS 2011/2012 TOP TEN 2011 Final scores from 24 entries (Top 10 final scores in parenthesis): “Picture Picture” by Mike Shaw 58.26 (57.64) “Connoisseur” by Barbara Walker 54.19 (55.46) “Why Are Icebergs Blue?” by David Laker 54.66 (55.14) “Mystery Of The Garden Shed” by John Bunce 50.67 (54.14) “The Miracle” by Lee …
It’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) time once again here at OVFM and that means no films this week but plenty of opinions will no doubt be shared all the same. If you’ve never attended an AGM before, basically the Legion Of Doom (aka the committee members) sit at one end of the room behind a …
As some of you may or may not know, OVFM chairman Chris “Cats” Coulson is heading off to the not-so sunny climes of Romania, taking with him Anna Littler and a group of kids to offer aid to an orphanage (or maybe swap the Romanian kids for the UK kids). Chris has decided …
Movie Review by LEE RELPH To say Blitz & Bananas was a labour of love for Anna Littler would be an understatement. Inspired by tales of World War II from friends and family, Anna set about retelling those memories, with a little added creative whimsy to create a film which, by amateur standards, is a …
Anna Littler, the person responsible for the most ambitious project ever undertaken by OVFM “Blitz & Bananas”, has granted the Bromley Times a brief interview about the project for an article which appears in the current issue. Here’s the article with photos from Simon “Snapper” Earwicker : With the big premier of …
IT’S DOUBLE HEADER NIGHT AT OVFM!! What does that mean? It means we have two club night themes for the price of one! First off we shall (hopefully) be viewing films made to support our most recent project topic “Let’s Look At This Another Way” which was announced HERE and two weeks later …
You’ve pestered, you’ve begged, you’ve fretted, you’ve sweated. but in spite of all that I’m not going to be stopped! So Film Fans, I give you…THE OVFM OSCAR NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS! Please! Thank you, settle down, mind what you’re doing with that monopod missus, where’s me wash board, I didn’t come here to get insulted…I could …
This month, I considered getting a DSLR camera. That is, a Digital Single Lens Reflex, or in English, a stills camera. There’s been a huge growth in popularity with them recently, because they are starting to record video too, in High Definition. The quality of the lenses and optics is well above what we’re used …
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Our next project theme to be subjected to your film making skills is “Let’s Look At This Another Way”. What does that mean? I have no idea. It was apparently suggested at the last AGM by one of you sneaky reprobates out there so we can’t blame the Legion of Doom for this one! …
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