AV News 201- August 2015
I don ' t think I could finish this review without mentioning ' Tut Tut ' https:// www. youtube. com / watch? v = EzYsxKJpWeQ made by Tim Stanford, his family and starring his daughter and several of her friends. All shot using Chroma Key or as it is more commonly known as Green Screen. There is no serious message but it is pure entertainment.
The majority of the results were published a month before the festival however the best film was kept secret and only announced at the end of the festival. This year that top honour went to Kingsley Hoskins ' s ' Copy That ' https:// vimeo. com / 109063237
Kingsley also picked up another award ' Popping the Question ' I can recommend a tour around this talented, award winning, filmmaker ' s Vimeo site https:// vimeo. com / khoskins1
So was ' Copy That ' the best film? Quite possibly it was.
Alan ' s own websites are: www. flickr. com / photos / boutique _ studio www. imdb. com / name / nm1887791 and www. vimeo. com / acprods
Judging M ovies
Tony Collinson LRPS DPAGB
Some time ago I was asked to judge an annual competition at a local Movie Makers Club. My thought process was that this was just another form of audio visual and, although I had not judged at this type of event before, I accepted the invitation. I dutifully turned up on the night, a little nervous, and watched each film making notes and commenting after each.
My observations were along the lines of those I would make when judging AV sequences and my comments were made accordingly. They followed the lines of the quality of the video, exposure, composition, focus and transitions and in some cases the fact that a tripod should have been used! I tried to look for continuity errors although I did find this difficult.
The appropriate nature of the visual clips and the storyline was also looked at along with the quality of the sound recording. However, as with all presentations the thing that made the greatest impact was the storyline and its structure. Did it convey what the author intended? Did it evoke an emotion and was I left with a sense of satisfaction, curiosity, anger, laughter. Did I learn something and was it thought provoking?
Following my deliberations I had the job of announcing the winners and awarding the trophies. I received a number of favourable comments over a cup of tea such as they had not had anyone judge like this before. Oh dear! Had I made such a mess of things? Were they were just being polite and thinking " We won ' t be asking him again!"
Then just a month or so ago I was asked again by the same club to judge again, but this time in a competition with another Film Making club. Perhaps we do have something to offer the video world and we can certainly learn something from them.
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