5th April 2024
As Jack had the night off Elizabeth reluctantly took the notes.
Norman opened the meeting and talked about the Sydney Film Group joining our meetings via zoom and perhaps running a joint competition.
He also talked about having an interstate inter club competition, but more discussion later.
We had a number of apologies tonight including Jack Vaux, Max Boyd ???
Jo arrived early in anticipation of the shorts.
The Subject: Leap. Sadly nobody leapt to the challenge.
But we did have some off topic films:
Helmut put his new 3D camera to work and captured some family footage.
He edited this with a plug in for adobe/da Vinci. And showed us the fun you can have this camera.
Mike Scully showed a film about the Tampa Bay Skyway bridge collapse in 1980.
Featuring skillfully edited old footage telling the story of this tragedy that shares similarity with the recent bridge collapse in Baltimore.
Gary Hegedus showed a film he made for Tropfest in 2007, featuring Gary’s usual humour the film was about getting his entry in on time.
Geoff Ross showcased the beauty and gave us an overview of the Cocos Keeling Islands. As usual it was a lovely film package that was very informative and visually stunning.
Norman gave us a talk about Shorter shot lengths in modern movies. Quick cuts can be used to enhance action and quicken the pace of films. It is another technique to consider. Quantum of Solace ( James Bond) is an example of this technique being employed.
The average length of a shot is between 3 and 8 seconds per shot depending on the era when the film was made and the genre of the film.
In 1960 the average shot length was 9 seconds today the average is 4 seconds. This is a reflection of contemporary culture and the pace of life.
Tim Morrow gave us a run through of Da Vinci Interface, so those who haven’t transitioned yet got an idea of what the program looked like.
Elizabeth Nash.
Norman opened the meeting and talked about the Sydney Film Group joining our meetings via zoom and perhaps running a joint competition.
He also talked about having an interstate inter club competition, but more discussion later.
We had a number of apologies tonight including Jack Vaux, Max Boyd ???
Jo arrived early in anticipation of the shorts.
The Subject: Leap. Sadly nobody leapt to the challenge.
But we did have some off topic films:
Helmut put his new 3D camera to work and captured some family footage.
He edited this with a plug in for adobe/da Vinci. And showed us the fun you can have this camera.
Mike Scully showed a film about the Tampa Bay Skyway bridge collapse in 1980.
Featuring skillfully edited old footage telling the story of this tragedy that shares similarity with the recent bridge collapse in Baltimore.
Gary Hegedus showed a film he made for Tropfest in 2007, featuring Gary’s usual humour the film was about getting his entry in on time.
Geoff Ross showcased the beauty and gave us an overview of the Cocos Keeling Islands. As usual it was a lovely film package that was very informative and visually stunning.
Norman gave us a talk about Shorter shot lengths in modern movies. Quick cuts can be used to enhance action and quicken the pace of films. It is another technique to consider. Quantum of Solace ( James Bond) is an example of this technique being employed.
The average length of a shot is between 3 and 8 seconds per shot depending on the era when the film was made and the genre of the film.
In 1960 the average shot length was 9 seconds today the average is 4 seconds. This is a reflection of contemporary culture and the pace of life.
Tim Morrow gave us a run through of Da Vinci Interface, so those who haven’t transitioned yet got an idea of what the program looked like.
Elizabeth Nash.
