Programme

Our regular meetings are on the second and last Thursdays of the month. Any additional meetings will be shown on this page. Our major focus points for this year are coordinating the technical and artistic talents of our members, more “hands-on” evenings covering all the basics of video making and two club projects. These are a promotional video, which will be available on a free DVD, and a club video about the restoration of the Lion Salt Works. We are also working on a number of video projects based on ideas from members. Old favourites, such as the “One Minute Video”, remain.

* The "One-minute Video" is an ongoing competition throughout the year. Multiple entries are encouraged. They are judged in March by judges who are independent of the Club.

DATE	TOPIC
25 Jun	“Learn from criticism” - Members show videos they are working on and seek advice from members.
9 Jul	“Photography” - A visit from Northwich Photographic Society.
30 Jul	“A rough guide to” - Advice on video formats, recording and storage options, editing software and computers, video cameras and associated equipment.
13 Aug	“What the knobs do” - A guide to what all the buttons, dials and menu options on your video camera are for.
27 Aug	“How to...” Part 1 - “How to...” Part 2 - Plan your shooting. Shoot interviews.
10 Sep	“Keep it simple” - Part 1 - Windows Movie Maker® What Movie Maker® can do, how to capture your video and import other media and basic editing.
24 Sep	“Why I like this film” - Bring a film (or excerpt) from any source and discuss how it has influenced your video making.
8 Oct	“Keep it simple” - Part 2 - Windows Movie Maker® Adding titles, music, voice-over, fades, transitions and effects. Exporting your video to tape, YouTube® or as a computer media file.
29 Oct	“Members’ Film Night 1” - Show a finished video on the big screen and discuss why and how you made it the way you did.
12 Nov	“All About” - Sound An explanation of different types of microphones, what they do and what they are for, and how to use them.
26 Nov	“Promotional Video” - Viewing the footage we have collected, storyboarding, editing and distribution.
10 Dec	“The Christmas Do” - For members, spouses and friends.
31 Dec	No Meeting
14 Jan	“Chairman’s Choice”
28 Jan	“Members’ Film Night 2” - Show a finished video on the big screen and discuss why and how you made it the way you did.
11 Feb	“Decisions, decisions...” - Discuss and finalise our 2010 - 2011 programme.
25 Feb	“Judgement Day” - Judging “Film of the Year” for the Fowler Trophy and voting for the recipient of the “Progress trophy”.
11 Mar	“Gone in 60 seconds” - Judging the “One-minute Videos.
25 Mar	The AGM.

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Programme 2009 - 2010