7th June 2024
Norm got the other eleven members going with several others apologizing for only being
present on Zoom, then he handed over to Joe to show us what delights were in store for us
with the shorts on the topic of ‘Awesome’.
Gary D horrified us with a public transport world we’d hope never to be part of and where
the CFMEU had gone berserk.
Geoff R reminded us how puny mankind’s efforts are when compared with Nature’s ‘down
south’. It looked pretty cool too.
Tim backed up Geoff’s message with B.C.U. details of more of nature’s work, this time of a
more temperate nature.
Philip went to the other end of the world from Geoff to tell the same story. Three on the
trot telling the same story. Awesome!
Norm stayed closer to home with cooking on an awesome scale. Imagine a 2m diameter
frying pan in your kitchen! Opinion was divided: was it curry, paella, or risotto? Whatever it
was, there was a helluva lot of it.
The theme for our next meeting is ‘Facing the Music’, and for the 5th of July, ‘All that
Glitters.’
Then it was into the quarterly comp.
There were three entries; Matt and two from Philip! Yes, you read that correctly. After his
recent overseas trip, Philip probably has enough footage to guarantee entries until 2030!
Matt kicked us off with ‘The cycle of Life’. His, by now Friends of RFVM took us through the
cycle of egg producing, both above and below water. At one time, Matt even had eggs being
delivered by pollution adding transport!
Philip took us on a tour of Bergan, up there in Scandinavia. From the air to its brightly
coloured housing level it was packed with interest. It’s still a major port and the destination
of cruise ships. But there have been a few changes since the Vikings left home to explore –
or should that be take over – the world.
Philip’s other entry took us a bit further south – to Spain and Granada. The Muslim
influence was obvious – but that cathedral was truly awesome. Its construction started in
1842, but it’s going to be finished – soon. I don’t know why we complain at our projects
running overtime.
As is often the case, scores were close, but Philip just pipped himself with a winning score of
78.9%.
Elizabeth, being a petrol head, was in her element talking about cars in movies. In short
extracts from some of the big movies we were thrilled with high speed chases, driving in
‘impossible’ places and the most exotic – and expensive cars. But had you even thought
about using a car to depict a person’s character? No, neither had I. Memories were re-
kindled with vision of early models of e.g. old Rovers and Volvos.
An interesting tip that Elizabeth gave was that if we needed, say, a 1952 Ford for our next
blockbuster, a mention to car clubs would likely track one down, and the owner would be so
chuffed to see their baby on the big screen, they wouldn’t even think of charging for the loan
of it. I’m not sure if that would go for car chases or crash scenes. Thanks for that tip,
Elizabeth. It might even apply to other than cars too. Sorry, I don’t have Elon Musk’s ‘e’
address.
Geoff brought the evening to a close with a visit to New Zealand and Larnach Castle and its
grounds. Wow! Compared with the boxes being built these days – let’s say no more.
Next meeting; Ladies Night. With so few of you, that’s quite an undertaking. Best wishes,
ladies.
John M
present on Zoom, then he handed over to Joe to show us what delights were in store for us
with the shorts on the topic of ‘Awesome’.
Gary D horrified us with a public transport world we’d hope never to be part of and where
the CFMEU had gone berserk.
Geoff R reminded us how puny mankind’s efforts are when compared with Nature’s ‘down
south’. It looked pretty cool too.
Tim backed up Geoff’s message with B.C.U. details of more of nature’s work, this time of a
more temperate nature.
Philip went to the other end of the world from Geoff to tell the same story. Three on the
trot telling the same story. Awesome!
Norm stayed closer to home with cooking on an awesome scale. Imagine a 2m diameter
frying pan in your kitchen! Opinion was divided: was it curry, paella, or risotto? Whatever it
was, there was a helluva lot of it.
The theme for our next meeting is ‘Facing the Music’, and for the 5th of July, ‘All that
Glitters.’
Then it was into the quarterly comp.
There were three entries; Matt and two from Philip! Yes, you read that correctly. After his
recent overseas trip, Philip probably has enough footage to guarantee entries until 2030!
Matt kicked us off with ‘The cycle of Life’. His, by now Friends of RFVM took us through the
cycle of egg producing, both above and below water. At one time, Matt even had eggs being
delivered by pollution adding transport!
Philip took us on a tour of Bergan, up there in Scandinavia. From the air to its brightly
coloured housing level it was packed with interest. It’s still a major port and the destination
of cruise ships. But there have been a few changes since the Vikings left home to explore –
or should that be take over – the world.
Philip’s other entry took us a bit further south – to Spain and Granada. The Muslim
influence was obvious – but that cathedral was truly awesome. Its construction started in
1842, but it’s going to be finished – soon. I don’t know why we complain at our projects
running overtime.
As is often the case, scores were close, but Philip just pipped himself with a winning score of
78.9%.
Elizabeth, being a petrol head, was in her element talking about cars in movies. In short
extracts from some of the big movies we were thrilled with high speed chases, driving in
‘impossible’ places and the most exotic – and expensive cars. But had you even thought
about using a car to depict a person’s character? No, neither had I. Memories were re-
kindled with vision of early models of e.g. old Rovers and Volvos.
An interesting tip that Elizabeth gave was that if we needed, say, a 1952 Ford for our next
blockbuster, a mention to car clubs would likely track one down, and the owner would be so
chuffed to see their baby on the big screen, they wouldn’t even think of charging for the loan
of it. I’m not sure if that would go for car chases or crash scenes. Thanks for that tip,
Elizabeth. It might even apply to other than cars too. Sorry, I don’t have Elon Musk’s ‘e’
address.
Geoff brought the evening to a close with a visit to New Zealand and Larnach Castle and its
grounds. Wow! Compared with the boxes being built these days – let’s say no more.
Next meeting; Ladies Night. With so few of you, that’s quite an undertaking. Best wishes,
ladies.
John M
