AV News 183 - February 2011
It was good to have a 'comments' box on the programme to record how I felt
about each one and the time given between each sequence to make remarks
was about right. Also, I felt the number of sequences in each session was
enough to absorb what had been seen without an overload and the
coffee/comfort break was perfect for giving rise to expectation of the next
session. As I was on my own, I did not stay for lunch and slipped home for
half an hour (perhaps a table for people on their own would be a good idea
in future).
The 'Panels' of prints offered a focus point as well as being brilliant
photographs to be assessed. I enjoyed being able to take part in the voting
and found I had contributed to the first choice by the audience of 'Gardener's
Whirrld' and 2nd choice on the voting for the 'Panel' exhibits.
Due to the exceptionally low temperature outside, the heating system in
the theatre struggled to heat the building adequately but despite that, it was
a splendid day which I thoroughly enjoyed.
The Jessops Rose Bowl
Malcolm Imhoff FRPS
The IAC (Institute of Amateur Cinematographers) aka the Film and Video
Institute (FVI) (confusing isn't it? I wish they could make up their mind what
their name is!) has always been extremely supportive of AV.
The Geoffrey Round Competition is the main national event, but CEMRIAC
(the Central and East Midlands Region) is the only IAC region to provide an
annual regional AV competition, known affectionately as the 'Jessops Rose
Bowl'. The Rose Bowl is a very fine silver trophy originally bestowed by
Jessops, who for many years have also sponsored the competition with
prizes of Jessops vouchers. This year, for some reason, no vouchers were
offered, so maybe a change of name for the competition is called for?
Having attended and entered this competiton for many years, I was
impressed that the standard of entries this year was the highest I can
remember. Richard Brown, entering for the first time, took home the Rose
Bowl for his remake of the classic 'A Place of Shadows', surely one of the
all-time top AVs. John Hickling made a welcome reappearance on the scene
with another digital version of a slide sequence, 'Do You Remember' and was
awarded Second Place. Third was my own 'Land of the Thunder Dragon',
which provoked the most audience reaction. Gordon Nicklin swept the board
with the Commendeds and Highly Commendeds with 'Brothers in Arms'' and
'Back in Time', both very original concepts.
The competiton was ably judged by Clive Atkins, who made copious
notes to inform his detailed and perceptive comments. The event was again
organised most efficiently by Bill and Dorothy Every and supported by
members of the Worcestershire AV Group, but sadly they announced that
this would be their last time, so CEMRIAC is now looking for another club or
group to host the competition next year.
Any volunteers?
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