Past talks

A summary of the events from the 2023/24 season

Location, location, location – Jake Day
Jake is a location manager, working in film and tv (titles include I Came By, Devils Hour, Great Escaper and Queen of Mystery). After hearing about Jake’s experiences and insights, we will have a location challenge of our own to solve.

Show and Tell – From the Intro Course
A chance for everyone to see the output of the scenes shot on the Intro Course

Location, location, location – Jake Day
Jake is a location manager, working in film and tv (titles include I Came By, Devils Hour, Great Escaper and Queen of Mystery). After hearing about Jake’s experiences and insights, we will have a location challenge of our own to solve.

Show and Tell – From the Intro Course
A chance for everyone to see the output of the scenes shot on the Intro Course

Practical Evening
A chance for members to use the club’s resources to get the rushes completed for their latest project and an opportunity for all of us to develop our film craft by learning from each other.

Currie Cup – films max 4 mins
Come show your creations and watch those of others. You can submit any film on any topic made by a club member within the last year or so, with a maximum length of 4 minutes including credits. Who will win first prize!

Alchemy of the Arts – John Hicks & Karen French
Our very first double bill evening: exploring the role of music and art within filmmaking. John will be sharing his thoughts on how to work with composers and Karen will be revealing the symbolism within the art of filmmaking.

Green Screen Evening
Come experiment with using chromakey (green screen) to make things float, transparent or different sizes in your film

Screen Berkshire – The BFI Skills for Screen Cluster
Lesley-Anne Macfarlane (https://lesleyannemacfarlane.com ) will be joining us to tell us about Screen Berkshire and its role as a bridge between local residents, freelance crew, training providers, studios, suppliers and content producers (https://screenberkshire.co.uk)

Oli on making films without a camera!

The busy life of a creative Kiwi in London
We will be welcoming Patricia Hetherington as our guest speaker for the evening. Patricia has a wealth of film experience in both production and post-production as well as being a lecturer, educator and skills development trainer.

Practical Evening
A chance for members to use the club’s resources to get the rushes completed for their latest project and an opportunity for all of us to develop our film craft by learning from each other.

A chance for members to share their tips & tricks
With Tom demystifying the art of story structure and Kevin playing back a video montage of the feedback collected on the club’s future direction.

Caversham Cup Animation and 60sec Film

Bernard Bareham Fiction Trophy max 15mins

Practical Evening
A chance for members to use the club’s resources to get the rushes completed for their latest project and an opportunity for all of us to develop our film craft by learning from each other.

A Night of Cinematography
Leon is a Director/Cinematographer and runs his own production company Front Row Video ( https://www.frontrowvideo.co.uk ). He has worked on a Number of corporate client projects, short films and 2 feature films. He got his start at the club a number of years ago and came in knowing the basics of camera and lighting. After trying all the available crew and on-screen roles, he settled on Cinematography and hopes to one day make it his full time career by working on films and TV commercials. ( https://www.frontrowvideo.co.uk/about )

A chance for members to share their tips & tricks
With Maria providing a guided tour of the popular DaVinci Resolve video editor.

Bournes Cup – Best of the Year

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