Monthly Meeting, Monday February 24th 2014

The meeting will be held as normal at Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing at 7.30pm
 

Welcome back in 2014.
We want this year to carry on developing our new project ideas, and we are looking for ways to get more people, both members and non-members involved in some of them. We want to continue to foster activities that will potentially expand our membership. Some of the projects we want to develop will give opportunities for some input from one or two keen members.
PROGRAMME
COMPETITION: Club subject ‘Holiday Cup’ always a popular one to start the year.
Other Interesting Items
# Gio Angelo is working on Club workshop evenings and will elaborate on progress so far. This will be of interest to some members and the discussion will include getting members feedback on what they would like. 
# Andrew Wylie is showing a short Ch. 9 news clip interview on a recently held event.  
He will also present a short item together with some film clip regarding a very recent DVD M- disc development.  
# Nevill Smith will be reporting on storage of our equipment, as we will be looking to shift soon from the current site.   
# John Armstrong will demonstrate how to make a cell phone into a mobile hotspot so you can connect your computer or tablet to the internet from almost anywhere. The cost of doing this is now more realistic. It is amazing how these smart phones can be used in many different ways.

Raffle Draw
Supper at the end of the meeting.Your support is appreciated
Peter Begg (President)

Report on Meeting 15 October 2012

Report on Meeting 27 August 2012

Report still to come.

Report on July Meeting

Another pleasant and informative meeting.
Robyn Armstrong demonstrated the use of the DigiTech slide and negative scanner. Most of us have large slide and print collections and the DigiTech scanner is a cost effective way of scanning. Cost is approximately $56 for the cheaper version.

The competition was won by Wilma Deen with "Lost the Plot", second "Transit of Venus" (Gio Angelo), and third "Your smiling Irish eyes" by Warren Knox. The result was very close.

The President then showed films going back to the 1980's including a snake oil seller in the middle of Sumatra,"To the Pass" walking the Milford Track, "Port Pegasus" and "A night at the Opera".

Altogether an enjoyable night. 

Meeting Report - 28 May 2012

Winter reared it's ugly head and a number of our members preferred visiting warmer climbs or the fireside. Nevertheless those that attended had an interesting and entertaining evening. 

We had a break from editing with Wilma Deen  letting us into her world of indexing. She carefully indexes each film into a book and as well there is a simple index by way of a card attached to each tape. This is a very important part of filming and gives easier access to hundreds of hours of film.

Following this she showed us some of her earlier films which had been transferred on to DVD's.

The competition was Open maximum 10 minutes. Mike Davies showed "Rafting on the Yulon River" with bamboo rafts ,parasols and deck chairs going over weirs, Gio Angelo explained the basics of "Fencing" (trying to stick Rapiers into people) and Wilma Deen "Let's take the Boat Out" which explored her boating experiences.

All the films were of a high standard and the competition was won by Wilma, Gio second and Mike third. 

Well done.

Report on Meeting 26 March 2012

Several members commented on how much they enjoyed the meeting last night. It certainly was a friendly entertaining and informative night.

The competition was Open maximum 5 minutes and was won by our speaker Gio Angelo with "Disappearing to the Crib". Not only did the crib have a wonderful view it had two theatres and a castle! Second was "Autumn Splendour in Chingford Park" by Wilma Deen, followed by Mike Davies "Theatre by the Sea" and Warren Knox with "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines". All were very interesting and all very different.

Gio then showed some of the intricacies of Video Studio editing program by Corel. It was an easy program to use, plenty of auto features with manual overrides, came with extras such as animation and was reasonably priced.

Nevill explained that planning for the 75th celebrations was well under way and that the date was 3rd November.

The two "Show and Tell" were shown. The first a very well known person who in a show hadn't done his shirt up correctly and the second Sand Art by Kseniya Simonova in the programme "Ukraine's got talent.
For those that want to see it again:-
Click Here 

The meeting finished with supper.

Meeting 28 November 2011 AGM

This is the night of the Annual General Meeting of the Club and will be followed by the screening of a film made by Arthur Richardson, a film on transformation (you will have to come to find what it is about), a gardening film from the archives,  presentation of Awards and Christmas supper.

Where do we meet ?

The Mornington Community Centre,
16 Maryhill Terrace,
Dunedin

28 November 2010 commencing 7.30pm.

Meeting Report 17 October 2011

Brian Wolff gave a very interesting illustrated talk on his and Anne's adventures in the North Island in their Camper Bus. Thanks Brian - excellent.

The competition (5 minute open) was won by Nevill Smith with "First Church of Otago", followed by Warren Knox and "West is Best". Third was Gio Angelo with "5". Gio's film covered a film being made by the Aoraki Polytechnic students. Unfortunately the course is being terminated at the end of 2011and the year's work will not be able to be credited to any other course. Gio invited members to write to the appropriate authorities on the matter.

Films were also shown by Murray Elston - one made by a young Murray on Whitby and another showing Alpacas.
Finally John Armstrong displayed charts showing Astrolabe Reef where the container vessel Rena was breaking up.
Thanks everybody for a fine evening.

Next Meeting 17th October 2011

Note the date please. This month it is the 3rd Monday to keep it away from Labour Weekend.

The meeting will be held at our normal venue, Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing 7.30pm.

What's On?

Mr. Bryan Wolff (an excellent filmmaker) has graciously agreed to speak to us on his six month "cruise" around the North Island in his and Anne's Campervan. It is certainly a lifestyle that is attracting more and more people and it should be well worth listening to.

The competition is "Open" with a maximum of 5 minutes.

Name tags are now available for all financial members and are available from Nevill Smith. Members have found them especially useful when filming in public places.

2012 Programme

The committee is considering the 2012 programme including social and competitions. If you have views on these matters please have a chat to a committee member.

Finally supper per courtesy of Harry. 

Looking forward to seeing you all

Meeting Report 22 August 2011

OAMM Club Meeting - Monday 22 August 2011.

Vice President, Frank Weedon, welcomed the members, and noted apologies from John & Robyn Armstrong ( in Vancouver, Canada ), Murray Elston ( in Australia ), Mike and Celia Davies (Scotland) Warren Knox ( in Hanmer Springs ) Gertrude Conway and Leslie Weedon. My word our members are getting about.

Sympathy was exended to Harry Deen on the loss of his brother.

Raffle results: Alex McKenzie and Wilma Deen - (prizes given by Peter Fitzgibbon )

Competitions:

CLUB SUBJECT: A 30 second Commercial.
1. "Hardly Normal" ( Andrew Wylie ) 2. "Noah's Bubble Bath " ( Nevill Smith )

OWN CHOICE:
1. "A Castle In Ruins" ( Nevill Smith ) 2. "Will's Jump" ( Wima Deen ) 3. "James's Ad" ( Gordon Caley )

TALK: Frank Weedon gave a short talk on Script-writing for video films.

A number of members showed the following variety of their older films.

 "A Clock Museum" ( Ted Hagen ) - "Compost Bin" ( Frank Weedon ) - "Birdseye View Of Dunedin" ( Andrew Wylie ) - "The Story Of A New Zealand Sheep" ( Wilma Deen ) - "South Light Wild Life" ( Nevill Smith )

SHOW & TELL: Andrew Wylie showed 3 brief films ..(1).. A helicopter visit to KVHS ( Secondary school in Kaikorai Valley ), (2) TV3 News item A time-lapse record of building the Dunedin Stadium, (3) Printing in 3D ( The making of a working crescent wrench ).

Noel Read advised details of converting film to DVD.

Birthday congratulations were extended to Wilma Deen and Warren Knox

Nevill Smith issued name tags, and encouraged members to prepare for the 75th celebrations of the Club in April 2012.

Supper followed

Thanks to Doug Finnie for the report.

Next Meeting Monday 22 August 2011

The next meeting will be held at our normal venue, Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing 7.30pm.

What's On?
Back to Basics series led by Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie will continue with the aid of one other! Back to Basics has proved popular and informative.

Due to the cancellation of last month's meeting there will be two competitions this month - "Open" maximum length 5 minutes and "Commercial" 30 seconds exactly (excluding credits).

This will be followed by screening of members films that have not been shown for a number of years. 
You are most welcome to bring one along but please maximum of 5 minutes and dust off the cobwebs. If there are too many we can hold the surplus over to another night. 


Name tags are now available for all financial members and are available from Nevill Smith. Some members have found them especially useful when filming in public places.


The committee is now considering the 2012 programme including social and competitions. If you have views on these matters please have a chat to a committee member.

Reminder - Entries to the Arthur Richardson competition close 1 October. Entry requirements are detailed elsewhere on the blog.


Finally supper per courtesy of Harry. 

Looking forward to seeing you all

Report on Enthusiasts Night

Members enjoyed the Enthusiasts Night held 11 July 2011.
Noel Read demonstrated transferring video from analogue to digital using a Capture Video Adapter with the result captured on his computer. Noel was then able to transfer to a plug-in hard-drive and to DVD's.

Andrew Wylie then showed an alternative system capturing from VHS tape to a Blu-Ray hard drive.

John Armstrong gave a brief demonstration of Audacity (an Audio editor) and the members present experimented with different effects. Andrew came up with "Ten Green Bottles" sung backwards which was generally considered a big improvement!  

Enthusiast's Night - THIS MONDAY - 11 July 2011

Back by popular demand is the first of this year's "Enthusiast's Nights". Details are as follows:-


Andrew Wylie will demonstrate converting old tapes to DVD's and other digital media.

John Armstrong on how to improve your Sound using Audacity.
Audacity is a free audio programme and the intention is to have a "hands on" practice. 
If you have a laptop bring it along with you.

This Monday commencing 7.30pm
VENUE 1 Upland Street, Wakari, Dunedin.
For further information phone John 467 2564 or Andrew 453 4059

Mid-Winter Dinner

Last Meeting - Sunday June 26

The meeting was well attended and proved a very enjoyable night. It started with a pot luck meal and there was even a little food left over!


Following on was the "News Item" competition and the winner was Nevill Smith with an extremely well made "Restoration of Larnach's Tomb".


Unfortunately our speaker Celia Davies had lost her voice but husband Mike filled in with an excellent talk on back-packing (budget touring) through a number of countries. Well done Mike.


Wilma Deen and Andrew Wylie then showed some older footage of Mid-Winter carnivals in Dunedin.
It was a good night and the members were reluctant to leave.

A vote of thanks was passed to John and Robyn for their hospitality.

Meeting Report 23 May 2011

Our speaker was Mr. Dan Murphy Community Adviser of "Going Digital". He spoke of the coming of Freeview and the turning off of Analogue TV in April 2013. A lot of good information.

The competition was "Open" (maximum 10 minutes) and four films were screened.
Nevill Smith's "Kelly Tarlton" was judged first followed by "The Climbing of Mackenzie Peak" by John Armstrong, "A Cruise on the Monarch" Warren Knox and "Melbourne" by Gio Angelo.
Two additional films almost made it to the screen which shows that the longer format has merit.

Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie continued with their "Back to Basics".

It was a good night.

Meeting Monday 23 May 2011

Next Meeting – This Monday May 23rd

Speaker - We are very pleased to have Mr. Dan Murphy who will speak on FREEVIEW TV. In two years time analogue TV will be turned off and will be replaced by digital Freeview.

There are alternatives and it is important that we know how best to make the change and what the costs are.

 

The competition is OPEN with a maximum of 10 minutes.

Back to Basics - Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie will continue their explanations on how to make better movies. This time "Composition and Storyboard."


We meet in the Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing 7.30pm.

Meeting 18 April 2011

Peter Begg gave an excellent illustrated talk on his visit to China and Viet Nam.The Furniture Shows he visited were massive.
One sign he saw said   "Open every hour everyday. Enter and get Nuclear Detonation" (Means get "Blown away"!!)
Thanks Peter


Wilma Deen showed "Times they are a changing" - a look at Dunedin over the years.
Cecil Bachop rescued some old glass negatives and showed a sound slide show with old photographs of Dunedin, Christchurch, Picton and Auckland. Well done Cecil.
Noel Read is copying his old films onto DVD's and suggested an evening meeting on the subject. 
Nevill and Andrew then carried on with the Back to Basics. More in another post.


A busy night and well worth while.

Next Meeting – Monday April 18

Next Meeting – This Monday April 18

Earlier by a week because of Easter.

Speaker - We are very pleased to have our very own Peter Begg who will speak on his experiences on his recent trip to China and Viet Nam. Peter was shown through a number of furniture factories and the talk should be particularly interesting.
Not to be missed!


No Competition this month but bring along any short films of interest.

Back to Basics - Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie will continue their explanations on how to make better movies. This time "Unique Angles"


We meet in the Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing 7.30pm.

Meeting 28 March 2011

Speaker - Russell Campbell of Dunedin spoke on being a projectionist for the last 50 years. He talked about the famous theatres in Dunedin each with its own character. These included the Embassy, State, St James, Regent, Century, Mayfair and Octagon.

The most stunning film he remembers was "This is New Zealand" using three projectors.

The Open Competition commenced and three very different films were shown.

First  went to "Macraes" by Nevill Smith, Second "Pandas" by John Armstrong and Third "Rhododendrons" by Warren Knox.

Back to Basics continued with Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie explaining the uses of Long, Medium and Close-up shots. In addition there were Extreme Long Shots, Cowboy shots (more than medium) and extreme close -ups.

It was good to have a visit from Bill Hayes and he very kindly donated a book to the club - "Digital Video - an Introduction" by Tom Ang.
The President is checking to see if it is suitable for members.  :o)

Monday Meeting - 28 March 2011

Speaker - We are very pleased to have Russell Campbell of Dunedin who will speak about his 50 years as a projectionist in theatres around New Zealand. In addition he will speak about his time with the National Film Unit in Wellington.
Not to be missed!

Competition - The subject is Open with a maximum time of five minutes.

Back to Basics - Nevill Smith and Andrew Wylie will continue their interesting explanations on how to make better movies.

We meet in the Mornington Community Centre, 16 Maryhill Terrace, Dunedin commencing 7.30pm. follow.