OVFM Top 10 Competition 2013 Results

Posted on May 24, 2013January 6, 2021 by Lee Relph

OVFM Top 10 Competition 2013 Results

Here are the ongoing results of the 2013 Top Ten competition.

Round One – Held May 14th 2013

1. “The Village Mosaic” by Barbara Darby 55.20

2. “I’m Not A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here” by Hugh Darrington 54.17

3. “The Artist” by Mike Shaw 52.97

4. “Ships Of The Desert” by Jim Morten-Robertson 50.10

Round Two – Held July 23rd 2013

1. “Killer Hand” by Barbara Walker 52.28

2. “Garden Visitors” by John Bunce 51.50

3. ” The Biggin Hill Story” by Derek Allen 42.53

4. “Around the World” by Bob Wyeth 37.33

Round Three – Held August 20th 2013

1. “Cakes And Onions” by Ann & John Epton 53.60

2. “Two Little Words” by Lee Relph 53.23

Round Four – Held September 17th 2013

1. “Password” by Andy Watson 50.70

2. “Campdowne” by David Laker 50.36

3. “Four Days With Flo” by Alan Smith 45.25

4. “Rocky Road” by Pat Palmer 44.95

Round Five – Held October 15th 2013

1. “Love And War” by Simon Earwicker 51.34

2. “Forgotten Holiday” by Colin Jones 50.70

3. “Living Room” by Leo Staggs 48.79

4. “Capel le Ferne” by John Ransley 47.87

5. “Cat Fight” by Chris Coulson 46.87

6. “Wet And Wetter” by Ian Menage 46.07

7. “My Sister’s Garden” by Anna Littler 44.60

That concludes the Top Ten competition for 2013. Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck for the final on January 7th 2014!

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday May 14th 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013February 9, 2022 by Lee Relph

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It’s that time of year which fills some of members with dread and nightmares while others relish the chance to show off their latest masterpiece. I’m talking of course about the annual OVFM Top Ten competition.

Over five rounds to be held periodically over the remainder of the year we shall see the fruits of the labours of our club members and the films they think stand the best chance of receiving the highest praise from their peers en route to be crowned the Top Ten winner at next year’s Oscars.

Unlike other meetings revolving around film screenings, this time the films are under scrutiny of your fellow club members who will score your films on a technical and personal grades so the stakes are high as is the pressure to deliver. But don’t fret, all critiques given are constructive and aimed to help you improve for future reference and for the eventuality your film makes it to the final in January 2014.

The first round takes place this week and the following members have been picked at random to present their films for this session:

Craig Robinson

Jane Oliver

Harold & Maisie Trill

Alan Whippy

Gwen Whippy

Mike & Jo Coad

Derek Allen

Susan Ward

Anna Littler

Ann Perrin

Mike Shaw

Please reply to this post if you will be providing a film at this week’s session, along with the running time, picture ratio (16:9 or 4:3) and media format (DVD, Mini DV, etc). This is a tremendous help in planning out the time allotment of the meeting.

If you don’t then have a film ready please let Brenda Wheatley know so that she can try to find someone else to fill the gap in the evening. If your film is ready early please feel free to bring it along to any Top Ten night and if there is time we will show it.

If you miss your given round you can bring your film along to a later one, but it will only be shown after those drawn for that round, if there is time.

Good luck to everyone who enters a film!

OVFM TOP TEN COMPETITION 2013

Posted on March 12, 2013November 1, 2021 by Lee Relph

And here we go again!!

The annual OVFM Top 10 Competition for 2013 is due to start soon and once again it will be contested over five rounds across the year. Last year 26 entries which was two up on 2011, while we also set a precedent by adding an extra date due to low turnout early – but don”t mistake kindness for weakness – the Legion of Doom may not be so forgiving this year!

Competition organiser Brenda Wheatley has released the line-ups for each round so please check to see in which group your name is included:

Round 1 (14th May)

Craig Robinson

Jane Oliver

Harold & Maisie Trill

Alan Whippy

Gwen Whippy

Mike & Jo Coad

Derek Allen

Susan Ward

Anna Littler

Ann Perrin

Mike Shaw

Round 2 ( 23rd July)

Barbara Walker

David Laker

Bob Wyeth

John Bunce

Jenny Tucker

Mo & Peter Lodge

Tony Faller

Mike Bishop

Barbara J. Darby

John Alford

Round 3 (20th August)

Reg Lancaster

Malcolm Goodwin

Lee Relph

Sylvia Snipp

Basil Doody

Cherie Hamlet-Smith

Frank Hyde

Ann and John Epton

Peter Mitchell

Chris Coulson

Round 4 (17th September)

Bob Vine

Annabelle Lancaster

Alan Smith

Jim Morton-Robertson

Sam Brown

Andy Watson

Brenda & Roger Wheatley

Pat Palmer

Brian Pfeiffer

Mike Graham

Round 5 (15th October)

Charlie & Nellie Caseley

Richard & Jess Pugh

Ian Menage

Freddy Beard

Simon Earwicker

Hugh Darrington

Peggy Parmenter

John Ransley

Colin Jones

It would be hugely appreciated by Brenda if you could all strive to get your films in on the dates you are listed on, but if for some reason you don’t have your film ready by the given date, please let her know via e-mail so that she can try to find someone else to fill the gap in the evening. If your film is ready early please bring it along on a top ten night and if there is time we will show it.

If you miss your given round you can bring your film along to a later one, but it will only be shown after those drawn for that round, if there is time.

Be sure to check the results page (once it is up) as the competition progresses.

Happy filming people! 🙂

2013 OVFM OSCARS – THE RESULTS!!

Posted on March 6, 2013February 12, 2014 by Lee Relph

THE RESULTS!!

Oh what a night…Early March in 2013

Erm…doesn’t quite work does it? Anyway last night was the Oscars and a good time was had by most – specifically Colin “Fox Whisperer” Jones and Barbara “Cakes” Darby who took home five and three awards respectively. I didn’t win anything but I have the judges names, all I need now is their addresses….

Speaking of the judges the three men from Epsom Film Makers, to whom we are grateful for taking the time to watch, comment and grade our films, are Norman Bull, John Gannaway and Ron Everitt, who were also in attendance last night and presented the top two awards of the evening. So a big thank you to them.

Up first were the three awards voted for internally (i.e within the club).

Kath Jones Cup (Joke film under five minutes)–Winner: Legal Tangle by Colin Jones

Vic Treen Cup (Film set to music) – Winner: Finger Licking Good by Colin Jones

Mike Turner Plate (Film under sixty seconds) – Winner: Traditions by Harold Trill

The 2012 Top Ten Competition – Runner Up: More Than Steam by Sam Brown

Winner: Master Craftsman by Barbara Darby

We then moved onto the Annual Competition Awards as judged by Epsom Film Makers.

Jubilee Shield (Film under five minutes) – Winner: Village Secrets by Sue Ward

Raasay Trophy (No special category) – Winner: Autumn In Greenwich by Colin Jones

Alice Howe Trophy (Documentary) – Winner: Master Craftsman by Barbara Darby

Reg Lancaster Trophy (Funniest Film) – Winner: Legal Tangle by Colin Jones

Heyfield Trophy (Sound) – Winner: Fun With The Ancestors by Annabelle Lancaster

Rene Morris Penguin Plate (Photography) – Winner: Autumn In Greenwich by Colin Jones

Vincent Pons Shield (Fiction) – Winner: Why I Stopped Playing Golf by Hugh Darrington

Priory Trophy (Editing) – Winner: Fun With The Ancestors by Annabelle Lancaster

Arthur Woolhead Trophy (Animation or Visual Effects) – Winner: Wildfowl Waltz by Mike & Jo Coad

Orpington Trophy (Best Film Runner Up): More Than Steam by Sam Brown

Ian Dunbar Cup (Best film) – Winner: Master Craftsman by Barbara Darby

Commendations: Eastbourne by Mike & Jo Coad

The Second Day by Chris Coulson

So there you have it. Congratulations to all the winners and commiserations but a hearty pat on the back to everyone who was nominated or entered a film.

Thanks again to the guys from Epsom Film Makers and perhaps next year we can chose judges who aren’t members of Colin’s family! Just joking Colin! 😉 and of course to Brenda Wheatley for another excellent job as competitions organiser!

Until next year……keeeeeeeep filming!!!

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday March 5th 2013 – OVFM OSCARS!!

Posted on February 28, 2013July 2, 2022 by Lee Relph

It’s time to put on make up

It’s time to dress up right

It’s time to raise the curtain on OVFM Oscars night

Once again the biggest event in the OVFM calendar is upon us as we hold our very own Oscars! Over the past twelve months we’ve all (well some of us have) been hard at work making films and improving our skills and this is the night where that hard work is recognised and rewarded.

The many trophies and awards contested include the Ian Dunbar Cup, the Orpington trophy, the Jubilee Shield and the Mike Turner Plate and judging by the quality of the films entered these will all be tightly contested categories. We shall also be announcing the winner of the top 10 for 2012, one of the few awards based on club member votes.

Last year Simon “Snapper” Earwicker swept the board with four prizes. Can he do it again this year or will we crown a new King or Queen of OVFM?

As always the Oscar night is meant to be a fun time for the club as much as it is an evening of celebration so members are encouraged to either put on their gladrags or be a bit creative and indulge in a bit of fancy dress. Who can forget last year when our beloved vice chairman Mike Turner dressed up as a banana to help promote Anna Littler’s Blitz & Bananas?

So, let’s hope no-one trips up when going up to receive their award or we don’t have to endure any embarrassing skits or songs about seeing certain parts of the female body as those pretenders in Hollywood did last week. This is the OVFM Oscars – about a classy as you can get (for Orpington anyway…)!!

Hope to see you all then!

N vs S – The Final!!

Posted on January 28, 2013August 21, 2021 by Lee Relph

North v South Competition 2012

THE FINAL

The Grand Final of the North v South Competition took place on Sunday 27th January in the South at its usual venue of the Village Hall in Farnborough, Kent.

Apart from the 10 Final films, we also showed the remainder of the Northern entries that didn’t quite make the Final.

Around 50 people attended the event and we were particularly delighted to welcome Gordon Hunt and Ian Reed of Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers who made the journey down from the West Midlands.

Our judges were Screen Archive South East, whose Director is Dr. Frank Gray, a man well known to amateur film-makers in the South East.

Following the showing of the films, the audience were asked to fill in their voting slips. ‘Nicely Handeled’ by Tynemouth Video Group won the audience vote by a mile although it didn’t feature in the judges top 3. No surprise there then!

Audience Vote

1st Nicely Handeled Tynemouth Video Group

2nd Foolproof! Coast Video Club

3rd Operation Black Hat Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers

Official Result

1st Operation Black Hat Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers

2nd Foolproof! Coast Video Club

3rd Man With Van Rochdale Movie Makers

Needless to say, nobody in the audience matched the judge’s decision but Graham Sinden of Shooters Hill Camcorder Club was closest and took the ‘Audience Vote’ prize.

Our ‘Guess the Theme’ competition was won by Brenda Wheatley of Orpington Video & Film Makers who correctly guessed that this years theme is………

‘REVOLUTION’

Thanks to everyone who attended for their support.

Mike Coad

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday January 8th 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013December 28, 2019 by Lee Relph

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you’ve all got over the indulgences of the Christmas period and are feeling fit for another fun packed, educational and productive film making year in 2013.

But first we have some unfinished business to take care of in the form of our Top Ten competition and our first club meeting of the year is the Top Ten final. By now, those of you whose films have scored the highest marks in the individual rounds would have received an e-mail from our competition organiser Brenda Wheatley and have made any necessary adjustments and improvements to your films based on the feedback and comments from the previous rounds.

Now it is judgement time and the ten highest scoring films get a second airing for the final ranking, and the results of this round and the winning film will be revealed at this year’s Oscars on March 5th!

Also this meeting is the closing date for entries for the Annual Competition so please make sure you don’t miss out and get your films, entry forms and entry fee to Brenda.

So good luck to all the finalists and we look forward to seeing all of, you on Tuesday for this important date in our annual calendar!

OVFM Annual Competiton 2012

Posted on December 8, 2012September 4, 2021 by Lee Relph

OVFM Annual Competition 2012

Yes folks it is that time again where you brave filmmakers let your masterworks leave the bubble that is OVFM and have a panel of outsiders view and judge them.

Last year’s competition – the complete list of winners can be found HERE – was won by Cap’n Chris Coulson and his disturbing expose “My Other Hobby” but the main prize winner was Simon “Snapper” Earwicker who took home four awards. Can they do it again this year or will someone else step up to be bathed in glory?

Below you will find links to the entry forms which you can download and print off and bring to the next club meeting which is the Christmas Social on December 18th while the closing date is January 8th 2013.

As always the entrance fee is £2.00 per person but you can enter as many films as you like. All monies are non-refundable as we have to bribe the judges somehow.

To download the Entry form as an MS Word document click HERE

To download the Entry form as a PDF document click HERE

Good luck to everyone who enters and remember closing date for your entry forms is TUESDAY JANUARY 8th 2013!

N vs S Southern Heat Report

Posted on November 27, 2012August 21, 2021 by Lee Relph

North vs South Southern Heat Report

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Mike Coad

The Southern Heat of the North v South Competition took place on Sunday 25th November at Farnborough Village Hall in Farnborough, Kent.

There were only 11 films entered this year compared to the 29 we had only 2 years ago so it left a big hole in the programme. This was filled with films from Sydney Movie Makers Club in Australia.

We were very pleased to see an entry from Exeter Films, who were first time entrants.

The fact that six of the 11 entries were from clubs considerably distant from Farnborough and as far apart as Devon and Derby meant inevitably that they wouldn’t be represented in person. However, we were delighted that Jill Lampert from Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers, who also had an entry in, could join us for the show. In all, only 55 people attended which is down on last year’s Southern Heat.

Our judges were Mid Wilts Video Society and we are very grateful for their help.

Following the showing of the films, the audience were once again asked to try and match the judge’s decision.

Audience Vote

1st Operation Black Hat Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers

2nd The Buzz In The Boardroom Surrey Border Movie Makers

3rd A Place Of Calm Derby Movie Makers

4th It Pays The Bills Nuneaton Moviemakers

5th Confidential Epsom Movie Makers

Official Result

1st Disastermind Orpington Video & Film Makers

2nd Operation Black Hat Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers

3rd Ship Ahoy! Nuneaton Moviemakers

4th A Place of Calm Derby Moviemakers

5th Confidential Epsom Movie Makers

Needless to say, nobody in the audience matched the judge’s decision but Brenda Wheatley of Orpington Video & Film Makers was closest and took the ‘Audience Vote’ prize.

Congratulations to all the Southern Heat winners.

The Grand Final will be held on Sunday 27th January 2013 when it is hoped the South can win back the John Wright Trophy after 8 years in the wilderness of the North.

Mike Coad

OVFM Club Meeting Tuesday November 20th 2012

Posted on November 15, 2012December 28, 2019 by Lee Relph

This week’s meeting is another double header as we welcome films for both an annual competition and a club project.

The Mike Turner Plate, named after our late ex-chairman/vice chairman/all round good guy, is open to films with a maximum running time of one minute (or 60 seconds for you metric users) on any subject, style or genre.

The club project is entitled “How?” which came from the esoteric mind of Jim Morton-Robertson. I’m not entirely sure what the exact criteria is for this, whether it is a documentary on a certain creative process or an insight into Native American greetings. I did try to coax some kind of explanation from Jim but all he did was moan in his Scottish accent about a large North American antlered mammal running unfettered in his domicile!

I am also reliably informed that club member Craig Robinson will be aging by one year on Monday the 19th so we should be sure to give him some belated birthday bumps on Tuesday!

We look forward to seeing your films and if you will be bringing one for either or both categories please reply to this post to let us know ahead of time.

Thanks and see you on Tuesday!