Club Night Events Programme
The club meets weekly between September and April
Weekly activities include :-
External Speakers. These are usually professionals who earn their living out of Film and Television industry. Recent speakers have included professional video makers, television or Film producers, TV Actors, news and sports TV Camera operators and Northwest Film Activists. It is common for them to show examples of their work and to talk about it.
Internal Speakers. are members, who talk about their filming activities. More experienced members will talk about technical topics such as use of drones, safety and regulations, editing techniques, software, use of sound and animation.
Competitions are held periodically. Members wishing to do can enter short films in categories such as local interest,60 second films, documentaries and holiday films.
Programme For 2026
OCT to DEC
5 October – Instead of a showcase raffle that we normally start the season off, it has suggested that we should start to edit the canal film project.
During the winter and early spring earlier this year, members took footage of parts of the canal, some dug out archive footage. We saw 90% of the footage on 23rd March. So tonight let’s put it all together and make that film.
12 October – Cleethorpes have sent us their competition films, and we agreed to judge them. So tonight we can start judging these films. Back in April they had their 1 minute competition films. 3 members have previewed them already. So tonight we view all the films and give comments on each. These will be passed onto Cleethorpes club who want the results by November so there’s plenty of time.
19 October – Tonight we continue judging more Cleethorpes films from their “open competition”. Longer films on many diverse subjects. Depending on how many entries this may take up the whole evening. We will watch each film then give constructive comments to pass on to Cleethorpes club. I’m sure we’re in for a really interesting and diverse evening.
26 October – this week Graeme is hosting the evening and will be demonstrating an editing programme that is free to download onto your pc or laptop) .
De Vinci Resolve is a professional editing programme. Free to download and free to use. There is a paid version that gives you more options, but the free version is excellent. He will talk you through and demonstrate all the aspects about editing with this super system.
2 November – We will watch a selection of films from Cleethorpes club. Once a year Cleethorpes video club have a “family and friends” night. They invite family & friends to watch different films made by members. Dave W has sent us these films for us to see.
9th November.
This evening we will add a sound track to the canal film. Add a VO. (Voice Over) and interact with music. Your knowledge of the canal and any ideas will be very welcome.
16 November – Graeme will demonstrate sound quality with Audacity. Again Audacity is free to download. And it’s an excellent example of a good audio adjustment programme. You can do quite a lot with Audacity. Graeme will guide us through this super audio programme.
23 November – “Behind the scenes”
Dave Weatherley has sent a selection of films on how professionals film certain sequences, ( Innovative camerawork, stunning stunts, incredible logistics and much more showing HOW THEY DID IT). Films include, two 007 films, Matilda, Pirates of the Caribbean, TV drama Adolescent (NB; watch the clever camerawork), 1917, Buster Keaton and many more.
30 November – Tonight we have a double act evening with Bob & Malcolm.
In the first half Bob will show a film of his last trip to Thailand 🇹ðŸ‡. In the second half Malcolm will show some slides of his life as a marriner sailing the 7 seas 🌊 🚢. Great to see both Bob and Malcolm hosting. This aims to be a really interesting and diverse evening.
7 December – Christmas Quiz with Christine. What questions has she got up her sleeve this year ?? So thinking caps on, read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from cover to cover or Wikipedia , inwardly digest and get set for a fun night just before our Xmas break.
14 December – Christmas meal. Venue to be decided. All options are on the table.
21 and 28 December – no meeting.
2027 programme (Jan to May) is being worked on by Christine.
27 APRIL – End of season dinner.
END OF SEASON