AV News 183 - February 2011
PAGB AV Awards
Carole Bagshaw
On a sunny Saturday (16th October) we arrived at Braunston at 9:30, an hour
early, only knowing of one other person who was applying for accreditation. A few
minutes later Eddie Spence arrived, we thought he might be a judge; no he was
applying for a 'D'. The judges arrived shortly after and we all went inside for a
much needed cuppa and a chat with friends (and those soon to become friends).
Before the showing of the sequences, everyone was feeling a bit apprehensive,
but those who showed their hand were very encouraging and supportive of one
another.
10:30 and the first 'C' entry was shown, 3 sequences lasting for well over the
required 10 minutes minimum. The three adjudicators left the room, they each
had to award a mark from 2 to 5 for the whole entry; a 'pass' mark of 10 in total
was required. After what seemed a long, nail biting wait, they returned, thank
goodness the applicant had received enough points to pass. Sadly the remaining
two applicants for the 'C' were not successful on this occasion.
Next was the turn of the 'big boys and
girls', wishing to gain a 'D'. The first two
of these, held before lunch, were
successful. Over lunch, naturally there
was much discussion between the
applicants and also the many
attendees, about the sequences already
seen and the scores awarded by the
three adjudicators (right to left), Ian
Bateman, Malcolm Imhoff and Keith
Scott.
The afternoon session began, it was
slow progress and the judges seemed to
be taking longer and longer in their
deliberations. Three down and Peter Brown, (left below) who had organised the
event so well, asked if we would like a shuffle break before the last two applicants,
but we were all too anxious to know the outcome of
the day and agreed to go straight through.
By the end we had seen 10 sets of AVs, some
which we had seen previously, some were new to
us. We saw all sorts of different subjects, styles and
lengths; one unforgettable sequence was less than
30 seconds long. Finally, at five o'clock, the
certificates were presented to those successful
applicants who were present, by the President of
the PAGB, Don Langford LRPS CPAGB APAGB
(right).
Howard and I went to Leicester not knowing how
the day would be tackled. We were met with warm,
friendly smiles from the organisers, other
applicants, attendees and judges alike.
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