This Wednesday’s evening featured an extremely interesting talk by Steve on how AI can now be used for all elements of film planning and scripting and even to generate ideas. He has successfully used a mixture of free applications to create many of his productions for work and for the club. Subsequently, Ian also took…
Our October club meeting featured discussions and practical examples of “Interview Techniques” and how to film them. Here is an example featuring Roger (Interviewer) and Tony (Interviewee) filmed on the night by Stuart and Steve, lit by Chris and edited by Stuart.
As part of the upcoming Hovercraft Museum filming project some of our members travelled on the new, “occasional” service from Lee on the Solent to Ryde on the Isle of Wight while others filmed the arrival and departure of the craft last weekend. Apparently, when a Hovercraft swings seaward and opens the throttles on its…
Although last Wednesday’s meeting was a little “thin on the ground” due to several members inconsiderately going on holiday, moving etc., an extremely creative evening was organised around the theme of Interview Techniques. Lighting, camera angles and sound recording equipment were all discussed, tested and experimented with. Valuable lessons were learned and filed away for…
Although our “official” programme has a summer break, a few members got together in the Cricketers Arms (just down the road from the club venue) for a small libation and a bit of a catch-up! The Hovercraft Museum project formed a major part of the conversation and some extremely helpful ideas came out of the…
This month’s club evening was split into three parts. Part 1: Several films based on the theme of “Making a cup of Tea” made by members on a previous evening were shown – same subject, but all very different! Part 2: Filming the filmers. This part was organised by Rob and consisted of one group…
JP English has been involved in the film industry, freelancing since 2009. He has worked on many commercial projects with clients including Sony, HMV, Waterstones, BBC, ITV and Channel 4, mainly as a camera operator. He talked about his time in this professional environment and gave us some very interesting insights into a world which…
On Wed April 8, members were each given a variety of shot types to include in their Tea Making films, but otherwise it was “do as you please”. It will be interesting to see just what has been produced once all of the editing and post production has taken place!