AV News 197 - August 2014
T h e P A G B A w a rd s fo r P h o to g ra p h ic M e rit
Robert Albright FRPS
The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain are once again able to offer their
APM in Audio Visual at CPAGB, DPAGB and MPAGB. The procedures have
been completely restructured and an Advisory Leaflet is available now,
marked 'New' on the PAGB Website Home Page which is to be found at
http://www.thepagb.org.uk/merit.htm
The aim is to encourage many more participants and, although AV
Production will still be by far the most important aspect of the Awards, there
is now an additional requirement for competent original photography.
The APM in AV will be organised by the APM Sub Committee appointed
by the PAGB and Adjudications will be overseen and hosted by the Chair of
the Sub Committee. In addition a Full Time Chair of Judges will be appointed
to help select the Adjudicators, to oversee the organisation of the
Adjudication Day and to join every panel as a voting participant.
The PAGB APM organising Sub Committee will nominate Robert Albright
FRPS to be the Full Time Voting Chairman of the APM Adjudicators, although
this cannot be ratified before their next Executive meeting in October.
See Page 25 for more information about Robert.
Adjudication Method
Adjudications in Audio Visual will be carried out by a panel of Five
Adjudicators including the voting Chair of Adjudicators. The Adjudicators will
be selected from the PAGB Approved List for their photographic and AV skills
and their extensive experience. In addition to the Chair, at least two and not
more than three of the Adjudicators will be AV Specialists. The others will
normally have at least a limited experience of AV.
The Non-Voting Chairman of the event will observe closely throughout the
proceedings and will have the authority to review near misses on the day in
conjunction with the Chair of Adjudicators, and with the full panel of
Adjudicators if required.
Each of the 5 Adjudicators will Vote, without any discussion, on the total
sequences submitted by each entrant and their votes will be recorded
electronically using 'silent' scoring equipment. After an initial vote the Non
Voting Chairman of the event will invite one or two of the Adjudicators to
comment briefly in public and invite the Chair of Adjudicators to summarise.
Then a second and Deciding Vote will be called. The result will not be
announced until the end of the session which will allow the opportunity for
any later Review 'in camera' which might be required.
Content
As part of the consultation process several eminent audio visual producers
have contributed their thoughts. A definition of audio visual work was
suggested by Sir George Pollock MPAGB, who also holds Fellowships of The
Royal Photographic Society in both Pictorial and Applied photography:
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