Archived News
Open Cup Competition
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Jeremy Holder (Club Chairman 2018-2019, awarding the certificates and the cup to the winners of the Solent MovieMakers "Open Cup" competition.
Jeremy (left) presents Howard with his cup. The top three films were: Gold – Romsey Show – Howard Blake Bronze – Tales of the Isle of Wight – Howard Blake Silver - Woolston Millenium Garden – Stuart Hillier |
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Jeremy Holder and Philip Morley at Surrey Border Movie Makers
This year Solent MovieMakers judged all the films for Surrey Border Movie Makers annual film competition. The judges were Paul Vernon, Mike Power and Jeremy Holder. There were 12 entries and 12 awards and these were presented on 1 December 2018.
Visit to Frome Film & Video Makers
On Thursday 17 August, four of our members had a very enjoyable evening with Frome Film and Video Makers. It was their annual social evening when they invite other clubs along to see some of their films and chat about all aspects of film making. We saw extracts from a wide range of films they have made, demonstrating how active they are despite having relatively few members. We were also pleased to meet with members of Devizes and Mid Wilts Video Clubs, one of whom gave us a very good demonstration of a Nikon 360 degree video camera.
Paul Vernon's award winning featurette VERMIJO has been accepted into several film festivals all over the world and picked up a coveted BIAFF "Five Star Diamond" award at BIAFF 2017.
Congratulations to Paul and Good Luck!
If you would like more information on Paul's blockbuster go to www.paulv.co.uk/vermijo/
A great film night at West End Hatch Cafe
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Friday 17 March 2017.
The club was invited to present an evening of films to an audience at West End Hatch Cafe. The original plan was to show the films in the cafe to an audience of around 25 with refreshments in the interval. However, due to the popularity of the event it had to be moved into the main hall instead. The audience numbered over 60 and the feedback we received was extremely favourable. Flyers promoting the club were left on all of the tables so let's hope for some new members! Thanks to Mike P for (once again) putting the programme together and making sure that everything ran like clockwork and also to the club members who came along to help. |
Club Shield Competition 2017
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This year's Club Shield Competition was won by
Jeremy Holder with his film on Cuba. Picture shows Jeremy (right) being presented with the trophy by Club Chairman Stuart Hillier. Results: First Cuba Jeremy Holder Second Corfe Castle Howard Blake Third Sound of Summer Mike Power |
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Holiday Competition 2016The Holiday Club Films were shown (and judged) at our final club evening of the year. Members and invited guests enjoyed all of the films, a great quiz and our usual raffle.
Competition Results: First: Chobe Jeremy Holder (centre) Second: The Strid Stuart Hillier (right) Third: USA Musical Road Trip Ian Marriott (left) |
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A few images from the evening.
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Don't underestimate the Pensioners.Watch what happens when a foreign based "Scammer" calls a pensioner to help "Fix" his computer.
If you enjoy the film please share it with your friends. |
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OPEN CUP COMPETITION 2016
October 2016 The results: 1st - The Main, Rhine & Moselle - Jeremy Holder 2nd - Cinque Terre - Ian Marriott 3rd - The Payment - Roger Brenton |
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CLUB SHIELD 2016
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This year's Club Shield Competition created some great films.
In a change to our usual judging system, this year our own members voted for the winners. The results:
1st - Send Me Your Smile - Paul Vernon 2nd - Morocco - Jeremy Holder 3rd - Memories of the Sixties - Tony Shadick |
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News from Paul Vernon
Weymouth 2015 Penny Cup Competition Best Film Drama for Send Me Your Smile - A Desert Monologue. Jack Gover (one of the bad guys in Howard’s Out for Revenge) was featured in Paul's short film rawSPIT which picked up a 3 Star Award and was filmed closer to home in the New Forest last June 2014. rawSPIT has been entered in to the Frome Five Minute Festival and will be showing as part of their programme of films on Saturday 28 March 2015, starting at 6pm. |
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Send Me Your Smile - A Desert Monologue
by Paul Vernon This short western cine-poem picked up a 4 Star award from the IAC in their 2015 BIAFF Competition and will be shown at BIAFF Sittingbourne on Sat 18 April 2015. |
Previous Programmes
2023
Jan. 4 - Committee meeting CANCELLED
Jan. 11 - Committee Meeting to be held downstairs behind glass screens
NO CLUB NIGHT IN JANUARY
Feb. 1 - Welcome back - Howard & Rob will present the evening, which will include details of events
in and around Southampton for filming - camera basics - and forming 3 teams
headed by Ian, Jeremy & Roger.
The teams will decide on a story for a silent movie to be filmed on March 1st.
Mar. 1 - Filming of silent movies - Rob will be running the evening.
Apr. 5 - Ian will be presenting an evening of animation filming with the 3 teams.
May. 3 - A G M - the programme following the AGM is still to be arranged.
Jun. 7 - Filming at Romsey
July. 5 - The Committee have decided to cancel the Open Evening
July 12 - Committee Meeting to be held downstairs behind glass screens.
August - Committee Meeting date to be arranged.
September 6 - Download IAC films to show and discuss.
Howard is downloading a selection of interesting films so come along with your "Critics" hats on!
October 4 - SoMo TED evening to film as a documentary.
TED Talks are online mini lectures about all sorts of subjects and we are going to make one and post it to the Internet!
Here is a link to their site https://www.ted.com/talks We are looking for members who could talk for 3 to 5 minutes on a subject of their choice, any offers? Also, bring your cameras to take part in the filming!
November 15 - Filming The "Rock A Fellas" band.
This will take place in the Peartree Hall, 80 Peartree Road, Woolston, SO19 7GZ from 7pm to 10pm.
The SMM will pay the hiring charges.
November 22 - Committee meeting
December 6 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR EARLY JANUARY
Open Evening with films, raffle & refreshments for family & friends.
We really NEED some more films for this evening so PLEASE CHAPS GET FILMING AND EDITING!
December 13 - Christmas Dinner
By popular agreement we are going back to last year's venue, Cafe Lowford, Bursledon.
Jan. 4 - Committee meeting CANCELLED
Jan. 11 - Committee Meeting to be held downstairs behind glass screens
NO CLUB NIGHT IN JANUARY
Feb. 1 - Welcome back - Howard & Rob will present the evening, which will include details of events
in and around Southampton for filming - camera basics - and forming 3 teams
headed by Ian, Jeremy & Roger.
The teams will decide on a story for a silent movie to be filmed on March 1st.
Mar. 1 - Filming of silent movies - Rob will be running the evening.
Apr. 5 - Ian will be presenting an evening of animation filming with the 3 teams.
May. 3 - A G M - the programme following the AGM is still to be arranged.
Jun. 7 - Filming at Romsey
July. 5 - The Committee have decided to cancel the Open Evening
July 12 - Committee Meeting to be held downstairs behind glass screens.
August - Committee Meeting date to be arranged.
September 6 - Download IAC films to show and discuss.
Howard is downloading a selection of interesting films so come along with your "Critics" hats on!
October 4 - SoMo TED evening to film as a documentary.
TED Talks are online mini lectures about all sorts of subjects and we are going to make one and post it to the Internet!
Here is a link to their site https://www.ted.com/talks We are looking for members who could talk for 3 to 5 minutes on a subject of their choice, any offers? Also, bring your cameras to take part in the filming!
November 15 - Filming The "Rock A Fellas" band.
This will take place in the Peartree Hall, 80 Peartree Road, Woolston, SO19 7GZ from 7pm to 10pm.
The SMM will pay the hiring charges.
November 22 - Committee meeting
December 6 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR EARLY JANUARY
Open Evening with films, raffle & refreshments for family & friends.
We really NEED some more films for this evening so PLEASE CHAPS GET FILMING AND EDITING!
December 13 - Christmas Dinner
By popular agreement we are going back to last year's venue, Cafe Lowford, Bursledon.
2017 -2018 Last Year's Programme
6th September - Facebook & Youtube. Rob Malbon will be reviewing the Club's Facebook page and discussing putting films onto Youtube. He will also be informing members about how our Website is now changing.
20th September - IAC BIAFF Films. We will be showing some of the best films from last year's IAC BIAFF competition.
4th October - Guest Speaker. Tonight Steve Arnold from Bournemouth Video Club will be here to entertain us with some of his films and video expertise..
18th October - Open Cup Competition. In addition members can bring any of their films along for members to review.
1st November - Filming the Club's Promotional Film. Although we were planning to go out this evening, we will now be filming our promotional film at the Club. Howard will be directing proceedings.
15th November - Planning A Club Film. Tonight we'll be planning to make a Club film with an 'Anti Litter' theme. We will also be showing a selection of Surrey Border Movie Makers' competition films, which some of us have agreed to judge.
6th December - A Workshop on Audio. Howard will be demonstrating the differences between a number of different microphones this evening. He will be taking a few video/sound recordings, showing how to edit sound on the PC and playing back the results. There will also be a questions and answer session on all aspects of sound. By all means bring your cameras and microphones along if you need guidance on manual audio settings.
10th December - Christmas Dinner. This was held at the Waters Edge Restaurant in the Hamble and proved to be very successful.
20th December - Christmas Open Night. Tonight we will be showing many of the films members have completed this year. There will be a Video Quiz, a Raffle and refreshments during the interval. It's a great opportunity for members to bring their family and friends along at this festive time of the year. The more the merrier!
2nd January - Filming Techniques
16th January - Travelogue Competition. In addition to this annual competition we will be showing films from another club's Showreel.
7th February - An Evening with Paul Vernon. Our excellent maker of Western Cowboy films promises us an interesting evening. We will also be having the draw for our 'Lucky Dip' film titles and showing a couple of short films from some of our friends.
21st February - A Workshop on Basic Editing. Howard Blake will be running this evening which will include aspects such as titles and credits.
7th March - Travelogue Competition. The judging of this competition will be tonight, as it couldn't be done on 17 January when these films were first screened. We will also be showing our '10 to 4 films'. These are 4 minute films members have made from 10 minutes of random clips.
21st March Programme Change - As we haven't had sufficient entries for our Documentary Shield Competition, we are postponing this to another date. Instead of this and showing some films from Chichester Film & Video Makers, we are going to use this meeting to plan and practice shooting our Short Story Film. All welcome.
4th April - Filming Short Story. Tonight members will be re-filming a short story 'The Angry Chef' with proper actors. .
18th April - Members Short Films and Other Filming Tasks. Tonight we will be showing films entered for our new 'Short Film' competition (up to 3 mins max), as well as members' 'Lucky Dip' films and 'Video to Audio' films.This year's titles for the Luck Dip are 'Cities' and/or 'Cook a Breakfast'.
2nd May - AGM. As well as the AGM we are planning to show some of the films from Chichester Film & Video Makers' latest showreel.
16th May - Outside Filming. Filming in Bishops Waltham - Meet in the central car park 7.00 and film in pairs. We wil all meet later at 8.30 in The Crown Inn for a drink and a chat about the evening's filming.
6th June - Inter-Club Competition. This is the first time our club has invited other video clubs to enter a competition. The competition is for a documentary film of up to 12 minutes. We have 12 clubs entering and it promises to be a very good night indeed. With so many films, the event will start promptly at 7.30, so do arrive early from 6.30 onwards. Some members from competiting clubs will be joining us and family and friends are all welcome.
20th June - Guest Speaker - Julian Baldwin. We are delighted that at short notice, Julian Baldwin will be our guest speaker tonight. Julian has been a member of Bristol Film & Video Society for many years holding various positions on their committee. He has spent his career recording location sound in the film-making part of the broadcasting industry. His experience covers almost every genre of programme from Drama to Documentary to Current Affairs and filming techniques ranging from 16mm film with sound on 1/4 inch tape to high definition video with sound on separate digital recorders or directly onto the camera's sound tracks. Julian will talk about techniques for recording good quality sound and may be able make suggestions for sound capturing and recording equipment that are suitable for use by amateur film makers. Julian will be pleased to try and answer any questions you may have on sound.
4th July - An Evening with Surrey Border Movie Makers. Yes, tonight several members of Surrey Border Movie Makers will be coming along. They will be showing us some of their recent films and after an interval with some refreshments, we will be showing them some of ours. It will be a good
opportunity for us to get to know them better and exchange ideas and experiences in film making.
18th July - Open Night. Here's another evening to bring along family and friends to see a variety of recent films the Club has produced.
6th September - Facebook & Youtube. Rob Malbon will be reviewing the Club's Facebook page and discussing putting films onto Youtube. He will also be informing members about how our Website is now changing.
20th September - IAC BIAFF Films. We will be showing some of the best films from last year's IAC BIAFF competition.
4th October - Guest Speaker. Tonight Steve Arnold from Bournemouth Video Club will be here to entertain us with some of his films and video expertise..
18th October - Open Cup Competition. In addition members can bring any of their films along for members to review.
1st November - Filming the Club's Promotional Film. Although we were planning to go out this evening, we will now be filming our promotional film at the Club. Howard will be directing proceedings.
15th November - Planning A Club Film. Tonight we'll be planning to make a Club film with an 'Anti Litter' theme. We will also be showing a selection of Surrey Border Movie Makers' competition films, which some of us have agreed to judge.
6th December - A Workshop on Audio. Howard will be demonstrating the differences between a number of different microphones this evening. He will be taking a few video/sound recordings, showing how to edit sound on the PC and playing back the results. There will also be a questions and answer session on all aspects of sound. By all means bring your cameras and microphones along if you need guidance on manual audio settings.
10th December - Christmas Dinner. This was held at the Waters Edge Restaurant in the Hamble and proved to be very successful.
20th December - Christmas Open Night. Tonight we will be showing many of the films members have completed this year. There will be a Video Quiz, a Raffle and refreshments during the interval. It's a great opportunity for members to bring their family and friends along at this festive time of the year. The more the merrier!
2nd January - Filming Techniques
16th January - Travelogue Competition. In addition to this annual competition we will be showing films from another club's Showreel.
7th February - An Evening with Paul Vernon. Our excellent maker of Western Cowboy films promises us an interesting evening. We will also be having the draw for our 'Lucky Dip' film titles and showing a couple of short films from some of our friends.
21st February - A Workshop on Basic Editing. Howard Blake will be running this evening which will include aspects such as titles and credits.
7th March - Travelogue Competition. The judging of this competition will be tonight, as it couldn't be done on 17 January when these films were first screened. We will also be showing our '10 to 4 films'. These are 4 minute films members have made from 10 minutes of random clips.
21st March Programme Change - As we haven't had sufficient entries for our Documentary Shield Competition, we are postponing this to another date. Instead of this and showing some films from Chichester Film & Video Makers, we are going to use this meeting to plan and practice shooting our Short Story Film. All welcome.
4th April - Filming Short Story. Tonight members will be re-filming a short story 'The Angry Chef' with proper actors. .
18th April - Members Short Films and Other Filming Tasks. Tonight we will be showing films entered for our new 'Short Film' competition (up to 3 mins max), as well as members' 'Lucky Dip' films and 'Video to Audio' films.This year's titles for the Luck Dip are 'Cities' and/or 'Cook a Breakfast'.
2nd May - AGM. As well as the AGM we are planning to show some of the films from Chichester Film & Video Makers' latest showreel.
16th May - Outside Filming. Filming in Bishops Waltham - Meet in the central car park 7.00 and film in pairs. We wil all meet later at 8.30 in The Crown Inn for a drink and a chat about the evening's filming.
6th June - Inter-Club Competition. This is the first time our club has invited other video clubs to enter a competition. The competition is for a documentary film of up to 12 minutes. We have 12 clubs entering and it promises to be a very good night indeed. With so many films, the event will start promptly at 7.30, so do arrive early from 6.30 onwards. Some members from competiting clubs will be joining us and family and friends are all welcome.
20th June - Guest Speaker - Julian Baldwin. We are delighted that at short notice, Julian Baldwin will be our guest speaker tonight. Julian has been a member of Bristol Film & Video Society for many years holding various positions on their committee. He has spent his career recording location sound in the film-making part of the broadcasting industry. His experience covers almost every genre of programme from Drama to Documentary to Current Affairs and filming techniques ranging from 16mm film with sound on 1/4 inch tape to high definition video with sound on separate digital recorders or directly onto the camera's sound tracks. Julian will talk about techniques for recording good quality sound and may be able make suggestions for sound capturing and recording equipment that are suitable for use by amateur film makers. Julian will be pleased to try and answer any questions you may have on sound.
4th July - An Evening with Surrey Border Movie Makers. Yes, tonight several members of Surrey Border Movie Makers will be coming along. They will be showing us some of their recent films and after an interval with some refreshments, we will be showing them some of ours. It will be a good
opportunity for us to get to know them better and exchange ideas and experiences in film making.
18th July - Open Night. Here's another evening to bring along family and friends to see a variety of recent films the Club has produced.
