Meeting Tomorrow: Basic Tech You Need To Know

Sunday, February 26, 2012 23:54

Hi all,

Thank you to everyone who helped out at the Durham Drama Festival – despite the late hours it was a great success and the hard work paid off.

At the meeting tomorrow we will be going over the basic tech knowledge you’ll need if you’re hoping to make any kind of films: i.e. what format to export in, what frame rate and frame size to use, and all the other details that are essential in completing a project.

ER 142, 7 pm, see you there!

Ellie Onions – Secretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

Something different, in honor of the Oscars:

http ://www . cracked . com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever . html

Spring Work Experience

Friday, February 24, 2012 16:34

Hi all,

We have another opportunity for work experience over the Easter holiday. Please read the information below from Rik, the Assistant Access Officer:

‘I’m e-mailing from the University’s Access & Student Recruitment office. We are running a residential event for Year 10 students on the 1st-2nd April this year. As part of the event students all take part in a project, one of the options we usually offer is ‘film’.
In previous years we have enlisted the help of various societies including yourselves for this event and it has been successful, I’d like to do the same this year. What we usually ask for is two or three society members to bring some filming equipment (we can provide some stuff but we can work that out later) and to help run a workshop/lesson and assist students to create a short film over the course of the event.’

This is a great opportunity to get experience working with young people and will be a good thing to draw on to show organisational/management/film-making skills. 

Reply if interested!

Thanks,

Ellie Onions – Secretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

“Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.”

DDF Filmers/Editors: PLEASE READ

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 19:21

Hi all,

Filmers:

I have attached a log sheet for everyone who is filming a play for DDF – it is really important for you to log any time that you think would be a good shot for creating the clips for the awards. This will make editing way easier as the editor can simply go to the time you have written down and use that shot to make the highlights clip.

Every play would like a copy of it on a DVD, so make sure you get everything filmed. The tapes are only an hour long so if the play is going to go over that please make sure you change the tape before it completely runs out – i.e. in the last four minutes, change the tape when there is a break in the action.

If you will only have one camera then don’t zoom in too much unless you are sure that the action will be focussed on one location for a while.

Editors:

On the side of the log sheet there is a list of possible awards each performance could get. You will be able to discount some immediately (for example, if you are filming a play, it would not be considered for best musical number), but keep these in mind when you are filming.

Each clip of highlights will need to be one minute long with several shots of the play. This will result in, for the majority of the performances, 3 clips:

1) A set of shots of the main actor (Could apply to Best Actor)

2) A set of shots of the main actress (Could apply to Best Actress)

3) A set of shots of the play as a whole (Could apply to Best Director, Best Play/Musical Number, People’s Choice Award, Best New Writing)

For the sake of convenience we will not be including sound, so make sure youdelete all audio before exporting. Please try to get the clips finished for the next day, if possible (this is necessary for people filming on Friday, and people on Saturday will need to be editing it during the evening).

I have also attached a copy of the filming schedule so please double check that you know when you are down to film.

Thank you – any questions let me know!

Ellie Onions – Secretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

DDF Evening Schedule

ddf log sheet

Filming on Sunday

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 19:16

Hi all,

Alex Eccles is looking to do some filming this Sunday – if the following sounds interesting please get in touch with Alex at  alexeccles@ymail.com:

This Sunday, February 26th, filming fight scenes from about 9 am on the science site. This will depend on weather and

finding someone to play Colossus. If anyone can recommend a friend who might be interested in the role, it won’t require

much acting but will require candidates who look at least vaguely like this: http ://upload . wikimedia . org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/AstonColossus . png

There will be a bit of stunt work and some interesting shots to try out so a good opportunity for anyone keen to get some camera experience!

Get involved!

Ellie Onions – Secretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

Meeting Tomorrow (Monday 20th February)

Sunday, February 19, 2012 23:46

Hi all,

This week is Durham Drama Festival! Meaning we will need as much help as possible from every member of the society. If you are down to film one of the plays please come along to the meeting so we can go over the basics of what you’ll need to know on the night. If you’re not scheduled to film anything but would like to be involved we still need editors and back up camera-people so come to the meeting and we can slot you in!

A reminder of the schedule that I have:

Wednesday, 7 pm til 8:50 pm: Karina filming and editing Two Days and Love Lust

Wednesday, 9 pm til 10:30 pm: Alex filming and editing Emeric Fontal

Thursday, 7 pm til 8:30 pm: Will filming and editing The Shoe Shop

Thursday, 8:39 pm til 10:30 pm: Rachel filming and editing Improvised Tragedy,Marshmallows, and 24-hr Musical

Friday, 7 pm til 9:20 pm: Will filming and editing Satin

Friday, 7 pm til 9:30 pm: Caleb filming and editing Incognito and Dead Letter Office

Saturday, 7 pm til 7:50 pm: Karina filming and editing Just Do It

Saturday, 8:10 pm til 9 pm: Izzy filming The Death of Victoria Wade, Will editing

Saturday, 9 pm til 9:40 pm: Caleb filming and editing Scream Queens Anonymous

We still need editors to make montages of some clips before the D’Aftas awards ceremony at 10:50 pm. We also need a lot of help to run the D’Aftas, so there is still room to get involved.

At the meeting tomorrow will go over these details and be finishing our 30-second films.

7 pm, ER 142.

See you tomorrow!

Ellie Olives – Sexcretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

‘Any other defining features?’

‘…It’s a swan…’

30 Second Fantastic Film Fun Fiesta

Monday, February 13, 2012 14:59

Hi all,

At tonight’s meeting (creatively titled by Will) we’ll be making short 30 second movies. We have a couple of details to go over regarding DDF but now that the majority of our organisational commitments are over we can get back to making movies!

If anyone hasn’t been to a DSF meeting before now but would like to get a bit of experience making a short film, this evening is the perfect opportunity.

If you have your own equipment, please bring it – we’ll use whatever we can.

See you all tonight – ER 142, 7 pm.

Ellie Olives – Secretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

“If a frog had wings, it wouldn’t bump its ass when it hopped.”

DSF OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:40

Hi all,

I have a few opportunities to advertise to all of you, so read on:

1. Help run a 1 and a half hour film workshop this Saturday for prospective students. As part of a recruitment program I’m helping out with an ‘Inspiration Day’ this weekend where I’ll be speaking to students about life at university and running a session on film-making as an example of one society at Durham. This is great work experience if you’re interested in working with young people. There is one this Saturday, February 11th, from 11:30 to 13:00, and the same time next weekend. If you’re interested please reply and I’ll send you more details.

2. Auditions of a silent film with Alex Eccles this Friday - room TBC but email alexeccles@ymail.com if interested.

3. Creative Competition for The Bubble:

The Bubble is launching its first ever Creative Competition! We’ll be accepting submissions for two categories, Written and Visual – any medium, any theme, anything. If you’re a budding photographer, poet, painter, filmmaker, whatever, we want to hear from you!

Submit your masterpieces to the Creative Editors at creative@thebubble.org.uk –any standard format attachment is fine – before Friday 24th February and your work might be displayed in Fishtank at the next Durham Lock-In on Sunday 26th!

If that isn’t enough… here are even more prizes (judges to be confirmed):

Written

1st- Durham Ghost Walk for 2 and a £20 voucher for Cellar Door!

2nd- £20 voucher for People’s Bookshop

3rd- Meal at 9 Altars

Visual

1st- £50 voucher for Chiquito’s

2nd- Meal for 2 at Tia’s, Claypath

3rd- Meal for 2 at Claypath Deli

Whether you’re an artistic veteran or just feel like trying something new, we want to see your entry. It’s a tight deadline, so get cracking- and check out the Creative section at www . thebubble . org . uk!

Join the Facebook group at http ://www . facebook . com/groups/231768123577476/ 

That’s all – email me if you have any questions.

Ellie Onions – Sexcretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

‘He’s a nut-bag! Just because the fucker’s got a library card doesn’t make him Yoda!’* 

*This used to be a competition to see who could get the film quickest (without Googling). Reply if you know.

IndieTrix presents: My Zombie Valentine

Monday, February 6, 2012 19:39

Give somebody your heart this Valentine’s Day.

NO MEETING TONIGHT

Monday, February 6, 2012 19:31

Hi all,

Thanks to everyone who came to the Durham Film Festival! It was a huge success – there were loads of great films shown at the screening (and we still have more to show later on in the term), the workshops were really interesting and everyone had a great time. Our Facebook page also tells us we’ve had about a 300% increase in popularity since the Festival so it’s looking good!

Tonight there will be no meeting – next week we’ll go over plans for the rest of the term and get started on our next projects, but tonight we’ll have a break. If you have any ideas for what you’d like to cover this term feel free to send them in!

See you all next week,

Ellie Onions – Sexcretary
Durham Student Film
www . durhamstudentfilm . co . uk

“Two mice fell into a bucket of cream…”

DSF EXEC MEETING MINUTES – Thursday, 2nd February, 2012

Monday, February 6, 2012 19:28

DSF EXEC MEETING MINUTES – Thursday, 2nd February, 2012
by Eleanor “Spicy” Onions – Sexcretary

2:04 pm – Ellie arrives in Riverside Café. Where is everyone? She stands there like a fool. Is she in the wrong place? Caleb shouts out loudly ‘Ellie!’. Ellie hastens over to the hidden comfy seats.
2:06 pm – The comfy seats are making Ellie feel sleepy. She approves.
2:07 pm – Frances arrives. Frances suffers the same fate as Ellie, looking for Lyle and Caleb. Frances does not get the satisfaction of a comfy seat, as it is missing its cushion. She chooses the boring seat.
2:08 pm – Where is Will? Will is late.
2:09 pm – The Durham Film Festival is tomorrow. TOMORROW. The exec let this thought sink in.
2:10 pm – Caleb and Lyle discuss how they should introduce the Durham Film Festival. Caleb suggests that they are like Ant & Dec – winners of Best Entertainment presenter for the last 11 years running. Frances and Ellie can’t find any flaw in this argument.
2:12 pm – There is a discussion of dress code. Lyle and Caleb want to suit up. Frances wants to wear a dress and heels. Ellie will wear a casual dress. [This plan is altered at a later point in the meeting – see below].
2:14 pm – Caleb and Lyle are discussing their MEGAHOST BONANZA. Due to Will’s absence, there is a brief discussion of the word ‘quorate’ or the word to describe the legitimate number of people necessary to make a decision without the leader [n.b. Word does not recognise ‘quorate’. Wiktionary suggests ‘quorum’.]
2:17 pm – What will the schedule be? Chiari’s films don’t play – Will will (!) put the videos on a playable DVD. Will has the order, apparently [This point is altered after Will’s arrival: see below]
2:20 pm – Will arrives. There will be no need for a quorate/quorum.
2:22 pm – Ellie messages Karina to see if she can print off certificates for the awards.*
2:23 pm – Plans are made for Friday. Caleb, Lyle, Frances and Ellie will meet Jez (the legend of Jez) at 6:30 to set up. They will ‘shoot off’ (quote CebsyP) to PTV for 5 minutes before coming back for the screening to start at 7:30 pm.
2:25 pm – Lyle writes up the schedule.
2:29 pm – Lyle is still writing up the schedule.
2:32 pm – Lyle reveals that the running time will be 2 hours, without any breaks. This means the screening wouldn’t finish until almost 10:30. The exec find this distressing. It is time to cut.
2:37 pm – The exec discuss which films to cut. It is also decided that the films will be played on Lyle’s computer. This is because Lyle has a Mac. Everyone bemoans his or her own rubbish laptops and harbour a secret jealousy of Lyle’s Mac.
2:40 pm – Will addresses the issue of Lyle’s bottom shirt button being open. Lyle says that this is always the case. Will finds this cute. Lyle does not find it cute that Will finds it cute. Lyle does not like being called cute. Will laments the fact that he says ‘arguably’ too much. Also that he says ‘and it really shows’. Ellie wonders why we are talking about individuals’ lexicons when the film festival is tomorrow.
2:42 pm – It is decided that after Durham Film Festival we will combine the films that we can’t fit in to the film screening in the Film Festival with the Society Film Premiere. Caleb suggests contacting the various media outlets as well, urging them to ‘go forth and media!’ (quote CebsyP).
2:46 pm – Ellie asks whether we have enough money for the film festival. This seems to be quite an essential point but there is unease. Will checks his phone. Apparently we do. Will will (!) double-check with Jon. This reminds Ellie – where is Jon? Jon has a job.
2:50 pm – Caleb and Ellie will go talk to Jez about the Fonteyn Ballroom.
2:55 pm – Caleb and Ellie have not gone to talk to Jez about the Fonteyn Ballroom. Caleb will miss his tutorial. But, the exec have decided who will be taking care of Sandie and Ken. YES.
2:57 pm – There is a brief chat about PTv. Because PTv is awesome.
2:58 pm – Caleb leaves. He will be late.
3:00 pm – Will has had very little sleep. He admits that he is going crazy. The exec realise that admission is the first step to recovery and are pleased.
3:02 pm – The exec (-CebsyP) go and see Jez. Jez explains how the tech stuff in the Fonteyn Ballroom will work. He says that it will be free for us from 6 pm. He also says that he will not charge us. Will, Frances, Ellie, and Lyle are huge Jez fans. The legend of Jez is born.
3:05 pm – Will and Lyle go to Poundland. Frances goes to her lecture. Ellie goes to spam people’s social feeds about DFF. She is excited. As is everyone. DFF will be fantastic.

*Karina says she will look up templates, DSF-ify them, and print. WOOP!