This week’s meeting sees the first round of the annual Top Ten competition aka the “Barbara Darby Hands Off That’s Mine” award!
As ever you asked to bring in your best film to be judged by your peers in OVFM and the ten films that receives the highest votes over the course of the five rounds that will take place between now and November (see this post for the full list of dates).
The members who have been drafted to provide a film for this opening round are as follows:
Colin Jones
Bob Wyeth
John Bunce
Ann & John Epton
Peggy Parmenter
Peter Mitchell
Frank Hyde
Mike & Jo Coad
Barbara Darby
Alan Smith
As ever if you can’t make your designated round be sure to let Brenda know ahead of time or you have a film ready early, please bring it along as chances are it will be welcomed for screening time permitting.
And if you are bringing a film this week then PLEASE reply to this post in the comments/reply section below, letting us know the film’s run time, format (DVD, Mini DV) and picture ratio (4:3 or 16:9). This is a great help for us when planning the evening out and if you could accommodate us on this it is greatly appreciated.
“Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends”
A new year means a new start for the annual Top Ten competition aka the “Barbara Darby Hands Off That’s Mine” award!
Once again the names of all OVFM club members have been put into the hat belonging to our competitions organiser Brenda Wheatley and drawn in random to make up the participants for each of the five rounds that will take place between now and the end of the year, leading to the final in January 2015.
Remember that each film has a 20 minute time limit but can be on any subject and in any style. If you have a film from the past which has undergone a significant revamp (perhaps a new soundtrack, remixed sound, improved titling, tighter editing, extended or redacted cut etc. you are also welcome to re-submit these as your official entry.
And you can team up with your fellow club members if you need help on the technical or casting front, it will be the author of the script/concept who gets the entry credit.
The breakdown of the rounds and the selected members for each date is thus:
ROUND 1 – 27th May
Colin Jones
Bob Wyeth
John Bunce
Ann & John Epton
Peggy Parmenter
Peter Mitchell
Frank Hyde
Mike & Jo Coad
Barbara Darby
Alan Smith
ROUND 2 – 8th July
Mike Shaw
Richard & Jess Pugh
Sylvia Snipp
Malcolm Goodwin
Mike Bishop
Anna Littler
Pat Palmer
Basil Doody
Brian Pfeiffer
John Alford
ROUND 3 – 19th August
Tony Faller
Bob Vine
Jenny Tucker
Roger & Brenda Wheatley
Tony Keable
Nellie Caseley
Freddy Beard
Reg Lancaster
Cherie Hamlet-Smith
Chris Coulson
ROUND 4 – 16th September
Nick Kasper
Andy & Marian Watson
Mo & Peter Lodge
Sam Brown
Jim Morton Robertson
Hugh Darrington
Harold & Maisie Trill
Simon Earwicker
Lee Relph
Barbara Walker
ROUND 5 – 14th October
Annabelle Lancaster
Mike Graham
Leo Staggs
David Laker
John Ransley
Pamela Webb
Ian Menage
Susan Ward
Barbara J. Darby
As ever if you can’t make your designated round be sure to let Brenda know ahead of time or you have a film ready early, please bring it along as chances are it will be welcomed for screening time permitting.
So, get filming and we look forward to seeing what gems you have in store for us in 2014.
Hello and welcome to the annual OVFM Oscars Results report.
The 2014 OVFM Oscars took place in front of a bored audience at the Barnard Room, St Augustine’s Church on a somewhat chilly night but that didn’t stop them dressing up in their best glad rags for the events. Actually it did stop a few of them – names have been noted and the lads will be round later to “have a word”….
No wonder fashion designers do drugs…
We were fortunate enough to be joined by two of the judges from Haywards Heath Movie Makers Ron Prosser and David Fenn while third judge Rod Willerton clearly had something better to do. Hope those toenails are now nice and neat Rod! Ron and David seemed to enjoy themselves – assuming banging your head against the wall screaming “get me out of here” is a Haywards Heath way of expressing pleasure that is!
As is the case in many awards ceremony one film or filmmaker will often dominate the voting usually leading to commensurate rewards. This year it was our chairman Simon “Snapper” Earwicker who was the big winner, taking home almost every award except for Best Hair, Best Costume, Best Use Of A Pineapple and Best Film Not In The Martian Language.
Award courtesy of Steptoe & Son
So onto the results which look like this, starting with the awards as voted for by us lot at OVFM:
Kath Jones Cup (Joke film under five minutes)–Winner: ATM Wobbler by John Bunce
Vic Treen Cup (Film set to music) – Winner: Sundays Down The Lane by Basil Doody
Mike Turner Plate (Film under sixty seconds) – Winner: Stop Motion by Simon Earwicker
The 2013 Top Ten Competition – Runner Up: The Artist by Mike Shaw
Winner: The Village Mosaic by Barbara Darby
We then moved onto the Annual Competition Awards as judged by Hayward’s Heath Movie Makers.
Jubilee Shield (Film under five minutes) – Winner: Two Little Words by Lee Relph
Raasay Trophy (No special category) – Winner: Stop Motion by Simon Earwicker
Alice Howe Trophy (Documentary) – Winner: Cakes And Onions by Ann & John Epton
Reg Lancaster Trophy (Funniest Film) – Winner: The Artist by Mike Shaw
Heyfield Trophy (Sound) – Winner: Stop Motion by Simon Earwicker
Rene Morris Penguin Plate (Photography) – Winner: Memories Of Costa Rica by Barbara Darby
Vincent Pons Shield (Fiction) – Winner: Power Corrupts by David Laker
Priory Trophy (Editing) –Winner: Love And War by Simon Earwicker
Arthur Woolhead Trophy (Animation or Visual Effects) – Winner: Stop Motion by Simon Earwicker
Orpington Trophy (Best Film Runner Up): Love And War by Simon Earwicker
Ian Dunbar Cup (Best film) – Winner: Cakes And Onions by Ann & John Epton
High Commendations: Campdowne by David Laker
Killer Hand by Barbara Walker
Commendations: High Street Funby Ann & John Epton
I’m Not A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here” by Hugh Darrington
Winners: John Bunce/Basil DoodyWinners: Simon Earwicker/Mike ShawWinners: Barbara Darby/Simon EarwickerWinners: David Laker (collected by Peggy Parmenter)/Ann & John EptonWinners: Simon Earwicker/Mike ShawWinners: Lee Relph/Simon EarwickerWinners: Barbara Darby/Simon EarwickerWinners: Hugh Darrington/Ann & John EptonWinners: Barbara Walker/Simon EarwickerWinners: Ann & John Epton
And that is it for another year. Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners and we’ll be doing it all again in 2015 to see who will reap the rewards for the next twelve months of film making
Well they have nothing compared to the luminescence of the OVFM Oscars, especially those Yanks who are trying to steal our thunder by hosting their thrupenny bit knockoff version two days before ours!
The biggest event in the OVFM calendar arrives on March 4th where the hard work and creativity of OVFM club members are rewarded with fetching little trinkets that have had a load of names and dates scratched into them. With bated breath (or fresh breath if you use mouth wash) many of use are on tenterhooks wondering if our names will be added to those which have already caused a huge devaluation to the resell worth of said trophies!
As ever we have many awards being contested including:
Ian Dunbar Cup
Orpington Trophy
Jubilee Shield
Vincent Pons Trophy
Mike Turner Plate
Kath Jones Cup
Peggy Parmenter Knife & Fork
We’ll also find out who has come second to Barbara “Cakes” Darby in the 2013 Top Ten competition.
This year we are thankful to Rod Willerton, Ron Prosser and David Fenn of Haywards Heath Movie Makers for kindly judging the films on our behalf and we believe Messers Prosser and Fenn might be joining on the night, so we can thank them personally (or beat them up if we don’t anything).
And of course it wouldn’t be an award ceremony without the display of high fashion and glamour so members are encouraged to expel the mothballs from their Sunday finest and dress up for the occasion, or if you are so inclined you can indulge in a bit of fancy dress. Last year long time member John Alford came dressed as an empty chair but was devastated when no-one noticed. The moral of this tale? Choose your costume wisely!
Last year’s big winner was Colin “Colin” Jones who took home seven awards although he only actually won five, followed by Mrs. “Cakes” Darby who won three. Who will be the triumphant winner(s) this year?
The only way to find out is to join us this Tuesday March 4th at the Barnard Room, St Augustine’s Church for the 2014 OVFM Oscars!!
I hope you’ve all got the festive cheer and associated indulgences out of your systems as we get ready to kick off the New Year here at OVFM.
Our first order of business is to settle some unfinished business from 2013 – namely the Top Ten competition. Our first club meeting of 2014 is the long awaited final of our annual in house competition. The ten finalists have been notified via e-mail from competition officer Brenda Wheatley and should have completed the final adjustments (if needed) to their films based on the feedback from previous rounds, ready for their final screening for judgement by your peers. free nike stuff
The results of this concluding round will determine the winner of the 2013 Top ten, which will be revealed at this year’s Oscars on March 4th!
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 £2 entry fee to Brenda. More details and links to download the entry form are found HERE cheap nike air max
So good luck to all the finalists and we look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday for our first gathering of the New Year!!
This is it folks – the final qualifying round of the annual Top Ten competition!
It has to be said that the response to this year’s competition has been disappointing with just twelve, yes TWELVE entries over the past four rounds. We know some people leave it to the last minute but we didn’t expect most of you to leave it to the last minute! To that end we hope to have a last minute surge of contributions to boost the entry total (otherwise the final will be a short one) but not too many or we’ll never be able to view and judge them all.
Members who have been drawn to provide entries for this round are:
Charlie & Nellie Caseley
Richard & Jess Pugh
Ian Menage
Freddy Beard
Simon Earwicker
Hugh Darrington
Peggy Parmenter
John Ransley
Colin Jones
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 you missed your given round please bring your film along to this session, but it will only be shown after those drawn for that round, if there is time.
The results from the previous rounds can be found HERE.
After the disappointment of just two entries in Round Three of the annual Top Ten competition we hope that now the summer holidays are effectively over that there will be a greater response for round four. We hope you’ve been busy with your cameras catching the sights and sounds of whichever glamorous locale you invaded during this traditional period of getaways and relaxation, and we look forward to seeing the fruits of your cinematic labours.
The members who have been drafted for this round are as follows:
Bob Vine
Annabelle Lancaster
Alan Smith
Jim Morton-Robertson
Sam Brown
Andy Watson
Brenda & Roger Wheatley
Pat Palmer
Brian Pfeiffer
Mike Graham
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.
The results from the previous rounds can be found HERE.
Our annual Top Ten competition continues at this week’s club meeting with round number three.
So far we’ve had a total of eight entries in the competition – four each for the first two rounds – which isn’t bad but could be better.
Can we add to the total with a higher number of entries in this round? Let’s look and see who has been chosen to participate in round three:
Reg Lancaster
Malcolm Goodwin
Lee Relph
Sylvia Snipp
Basil Doody
Cherie Hamlet-Smith
Frank Hyde
Ann and John Epton
Peter Mitchell
Chris Coulson
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.
The results from the previous round can be found HERE.
This week is the second round of the 2013 Top Ten competition, We had a MASSIVE four entries for the first round, can we top this time?
The club members whose names have been drawn to participate for this session are:
Barbara Walker
David Laker
Bob Wyeth
John Bunce
Jenny Tucker
Mo & Peter Lodge
Tony Faller
Mike Bishop
Barbara J. Darby
John Alford
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.
The results from the previous round can be found HERE.
