Orpington Video and Film Makers
Amateur Film Makers since 1958 Based in Orpington, Kent, UK
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN For this week’s meeting we delve once more into the extensive OVFM archive to explore some of the fondly remember or long forgotten gems made during the club’s 60 year existence. On this occasion, we have a set criteria for the selection of films that can be requested for viewing during …
Sun Shines on Summer Social WORDS: Hugh Darrington PICTURES: Hugh Darrington and Jane Oliver (click to enlarge) CAPTIONS: Lee Relph Well, the OVFM summer social (formerly our barbecue evening), held in Jim Morton-Robertson’s lovely garden on July 24, certainly ticked all the right boxes. Nineteen of us, including wives and partners, got together in …
OVFM at the Big O Festival 2018 As you know by now OVFM had a stall at the 2018 Big O Vintage Festival held in Priory Gardens on a sweltering Saturday July 7th and despite the football distracting many people, there was a fair turn out across the whole day to enjoy the various stalls …
Yes folks the TOP TEN 2018 competition is officially ready to roll! After just one year under the aegis of Hugh Darrington, the running of the competitions has changed hands again, this time to our new Competitions Officer Ian Menage. The Top Ten is open to everyone in OVFM to submit a film, no longer than …
OVFM will have an information stand at the festival. The purpose will be to promote the awareness of OVFM within the community. For details see: http://www.orpington1st.co.uk/events/d/145899/the-big-o-vintage-festival/ On the stand we will have information material, handouts, posters and we will have a ‘large’ camera and a boom mike and will be hopefully conducting interviews with …
FREDDY BEARD – FACI 1938-2018 A Tribute by OVFM Chair Jane Oliver Dear Freddy, where do I start? Freddy was always there, part of the fabric of the club, her presence always felt. A warm welcome greeted all who crossed our threshold at OVFM. The club ran smoothly due to what she did in the …
DIAMOND As you know, 2018 marks OVFM’s 60th anniversary which in the elements celebration list is marked by a diamond. naturally, this lends itself to a subject for a theme which is exactly what this latest project is about. In keeping with the tradition of choosing themes with a nebulous scope, diamond is no …
This week’s meeting sees the screening of the results of your hard work in making a film set to music or a poem, as first announced HERE. Not to be confused with the Vic Treen Trophy, we’ve loosened the rules a little for this project and opened the scope of inspiration to include poems …
Yes the annual Top Ten competition is back and for the second year in a row, it is under new management! After just one year in the role of Competitions Officer Hugh Darrington decided to step, passing the mantle to Ian Menage to run this year’s club competitions. Like last year, there will be …
FILMS SET TO MUSIC OR POETRY It was decided by the Committee that the old “project” name be dropped and instead an new initiative take its place, hence the new title “Films’ To A Theme”. The concept is still the same, to encourage club members to make more films and challenge their creativity …