March 20th : Premiere Night
First screening of
"The Man who Wasn't There"
A film directed by Malcolm Stephens

followed by . .
First showing of three Headway draft promotional Films (the brain injury charity), for discussion.

April 3rd : MEETING CANCELLED.
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April 17th : The 2012 BFVS Annual Challenge (“An embarrassing body”) -
We will split into groups to plan to film a script (or theme). These will be shown and reviewed at our meeting on November 6th. Full details will be available on the night.

May 1st : Peter Heaven
Peter will relate his experience of editing AVCHD in Pinnacle Studio v14, and give tips on filming a Street Party.
PLUS
Simon Rathbone (a possible new member) will show two or three short films and explain why he is so enthusiastic about film-making.

May 15th : Documentary Filmmaking
Gordon Young and Bob Bennett discuss how they approach their documentary filmmaking and show excerpts from their award-winning productions. If you're considering making a documentary, then come along and learn from these two prizewinners.

June 5th : NO MEETING.
Jubilee Bank Holiday.

June 19th : The 2012 BFVS Annual Challenge
One Group will use the meeting room to shoot their short film, whilst others shoot elsewhere. Filming is not restricted to this evening only.

July 3rd : Camera Master Class
An evening looking at what your camera can do for you. A chance to ask others with more experience, to help you learn more about your camera.

July 17th : TBA
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Aug 7th : TBA
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Aug 21st : TBA
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Sept 4th : TBA
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Sept 18th : A New Approach to Documentaries.
presented by Roger Pyne

PLEASE NOTE: The Annual Trophy Competition is on October 16th.
Closing date for entries is September 25th.
click for rules and entry form.

Oct 2nd : New BBC 3D Work.
Andy Corp (BBC Production Executive for Innovation) will talk about the challenges of 3D production at the BBC. 3D specs provided.
Please note that this meeting may be held at the BBC – Confirmation is still to be received.

Oct 16th :

The Annual Trophy Competition Any subject, no limit in duration (but we reserve the right to show an extract). This can be a group or individual effort. Prize £50 The Ray Buckland Trophy for Composition will also be awarded. This year’s competition will be judged by Keith Sheather, a former BBC Film Producer of “The Victorian Kitchen Garden”.

Nov 6th : The 2012 BFVS Annual Challenge - The Results
We review the results of our efforts from earlier in the year.

Nov 20th :Editing Software
This evening looks at editing software with members getting "hands on" experience of their own and other software packages.

Dec 4th : Christmas Social and Quiz
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Dec 18th : NO MEETING TONIGHT

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