AV News 175 - February 2009
It would seem that there were some 90 plus sequences entered for the
Festival but only 71 made it into the competition. Some of these entries were
by authors making their first time submission to such a competition and yet
they, along with others, were rejected in the "pre-selection" process whilst
other authors had more than one sequence accepted. This was obviously
due to time constraints particularly as the evening sessions of previous
Festivals were no longer included (good decision, not the best time to
concentrate following a large meal!). However, it would be helpful to know
the basis of the "pre-selection" process.
Secondly, there was some surprise many of the sequences had been
seen before. This may due to too few AV workers or too many competitions.
Never the less it was good to see all of the sequences presented.
Thirdly, and perhaps the most controversial, why is it that the winner of the
audience vote is seldom judged as the winner of a competition? This may be
explained if the audience has little or no knowledge of things audio-visual.
However, when a gathering possessing considerable corporate experience
and knowledge of AV fails to select winning sequences perhaps this is a
question it is permitted to ask.
Finally, thank goodness, I hear you say, did I enjoy the weekend? Yes,
thoroughly. Did I learn anything? Yes, by watching excellent sequences and
mixing with the Who's Who in the AV world and chatting with other like
minded folk. Will I attend this and other Festivals in the future? Yes, I hope
to. So much to learn, such great people always happy to help. Would I
recommend the RPS and other AV events to others? Yes, get involved,
produce the sequences, enjoy the atmosphere.
I look forward to seeing you there! A big thank you to all involved in
organising and presenting a truly superb weekend.
AV Museum
Colin Balls FRPS
Two issues ago I reported that I was setting up an AV museum within the
British Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland, Lancashire. I also asked for
any donations relevant to the subject. I am pleased to report that I have
received a number of donations of equipment ranging from one of the very
first Kodak Carousels (from Ian Gee) to various control units and Royale
Systems! I should have thanked everybody personally, but in case anybody
has been missed I make a public thank you!
We have made some large containers for the equipment and are now
starting on the illustrative aspects. We
are hoping to include interactive touch
screen VDUs that will explain how the
equipment was used.
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