AV News 183 - February 2011
WAVES
Tony Scammells
The attendance on 13th November at WAVES was augmented by some
thirteen visitors as WAVES was honoured today by the presence of the
husband and wife team of Linda Gibbs DPABG AV-FIAP and Edgar Gibbs
FRPS DPAGB AV-FIAP from South Wales who presented their programme 'Our
way with digital AV' to the membership.
They delighted the members with their personal introduction spoken in
unison then individually to explain their personal philosophies including the
fact that they're 'constantly learning by producing and presenting sequences
on a variety of themes', speaking alternately at this point and showing a
sequence entitled 'London Light', a reminiscence of an evening in the
gloaming spent around the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the Thames and
the London Eye.
Linda then took centre stage to her theme of 'What's an AV?' together with
a screen presentation of all the salient points, illustrating her talk with 'The Field
of Miracles', a sequence based on the area and historic buildings including and
adjacent to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Linda then proceeded to explain in
some detail the components required for the making of a sequence,
commencing with the basic idea then choice of appropriate sounds, selection
of images, timing and synchronisation. With Edgar non intrusively augmenting
Linda's commentary, she explained and demonstrated the moves required in
Photoshop to achieve the effects required and the part played in many AV
productions by PicturesToExe 6.5. Linda illustrated this part of her programme
with 'The Chinese Garden', a gentle stroll through an Oriental garden.
This was followed by 'An Italian Intrigue', the history of the creation of
Portmeirion, 'a little bit of Italy in Wales' and a designated conservation area.
Next came a poignant sequence entitled 'Love Remembered' with words by
William Shakespeare to a gentle piano accompaniment, dawn, birds, mists,
woods lit by the early rays from the sun, saints, fields of poppies, (one with a
face). Linda related each effect in these sequences to her demonstration of
Photoshop and PTE, an educational and inspiring performance.
Finally Linda, screened the 'The Black Chair' based on a Belgian craftsman
who'd fled to England. He'd made the famous Black Chair, named by the
Druids which was to be presented to the Welsh poet Hedd Wynn, who died in
the hell of Paschend