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INTERESTED IN MAKING MOVIES
If you own a movie or video camera and would like to meet
people with similar interests, you are most welcome to attend
a meeting of the Newcastle & Hunter Valley Cine Society.
WHO ARE WE
The Society was founded in 1964 and is affiliated with the
Federation of Australian Movie Makers.
WHAT DO WE DO
NEWCASTLE MOVIE
MAKERS
ESTABLISHED 1964
N.H.V.C.S.
ISSUE No 512
March 2010
We are amateur movie makers who are interested in learning
the skills of movie making as a hobby and as an art form and
cater for both the beginner and the experienced movie
maker.
We hold competitions and have technical and movie screening
evenings and are in touch with other clubs around Australia
with the same interests.
WHEN AND WHERE
We enjoy the excellent facilities available at the home of
John Winstanley, 8 Ada Street, Hamilton on the second
Monday of each month at 7.30 pm.
We meet at CINEMA 86
8 Ada Street, Hamilton
Second Monday of each month
Commencing at 7.30 pm
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
CINE CAMARADERIE
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Newcastle & Hunter Valley Cine Society
Newcastle Newcastle & Hunter Movie Valley Makers Cine Society
Postal Address: 19 Jubilee Street, East Maitland 2323
Email: Email: gordon.taylor@hunterlink.net.au
gordon.taylor@hunterlink.net.au
An affiliate of the
Federation An of affiliate Australian of the Movie Makers Limited
Federation of Australian Movie Makers
NHVCS
2009-2010 COMMITTEE
President:
Frank Embleton (02) 4955 9795
President:
Vice President:
Frank Embleton
Bill Powell (02) 4966 8882
59 Wentworth Street
Secretary/Treasurer:
WALLSEND 2287
Gordon Taylor (02) 4933 7359
Phone (02) 4955 9795
Social Secretary:
Joe Laughton (02) 4969 4219
Secretary/Treasurer:
Projectionist:
Gordon Taylor
John Winstanley (02) 4961 3510
19 Jubilee Street
Assistant Projectionist:
EAST MAITLAND 2323
Noel Green (02) 4961 6314
Phone (02) 4933 7359
Equipment Officer:
Brian Spurr (02) 4968 1764
Projectionist:
Committee Member:
John Winstanley
Gary Peterson
8 Ada street
Editor& Assistant Secretary:
HAMILTON 2303
Robert Farquharson (02) 4967 2003
Phone (02) 4961 3510
robertf@exemail.com.au
Assistant Projectionist:
Noel Green DISCLAIMER
In regard to products, services and/or procedures
which are either advertised or men-
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in this magazine,
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members should
determine Phone for (02) themselves 4961 6314 the reliability and/
or suitability of these products for their own
particular Equipment requirements. Officer:
NHVCS Brian cannot Spurr accept responsibility for
any 97a products Georgetown service Road statement made
herein WARATAH and the opinions 2298 or comments by
contributors Phone are (02) not 4968 necessarily 1764 the views of
the club, its committee, its members or the
editor.
NHVCS
ANNUAL PROGRAMMME
2010
March Vice 8 President: One Minute Competition
Robert Bill Farquharson’s Powell half hour
2 Challice Street
April BERESFIELD 12 2322
Golden Phone Oldies (02) 4966 8882
May Social 10 Theme Secretary: Competition,
Gordon Joe Laughton Taylor’s half hour
13 Darling Street
June HAMILTON 14 AGM SOUTH 2303
John Phone Adam’s (02) half 4969 hour 4219
July Committee 12 Open Competition Member:
Noel Robert Kidd’s Farquharson half hour
2/25 Floribunda Close
August WARABROOK 9 NVM Programme 2304
John Phone Winstanley’s (02) half hour
September Editor: 13
Non-competition
Gary Peterson
movies PO Box 75
Gary TORONTO Peterson’s 2283
half Email: hour
gazzapet@yahoo.com.au
COPYRIGHT
All articles and photographs appearing in
this magazine are subject to copyright and
may not be reproduced in whole or part
without the author’s consent. Enquiries
regarding permission should in the first
instance be directed to the Editor NHVCS
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Frank Embleton
Our last meeting started with a discussion on whether
N.H.V.C.S. will attend this years Newcastle Show.
Neville Coulton stated that he had spoken to members of
the show committee, and yes, they would like the show
filmed. The former BHP theatrette is still available for the
projection of historical club movies, as in previous years.
It also provides Neville and other club members photographing
the show a base to work from.
The decision, therefore, is “yes”.
Next followed Brian Spurr’s half hour presentation. Brian spoke about his
very early experiments with sound. Remember a string stretched between two
tin cans
The meeting concluded with a screening of entries in the competitions in the
2008 FAMM Convention.
Just a reminder that the March meeting is our one minute competition.
AT OUR LAST MEETING
We had a good roll up to our second meeting for the year. Frank opened the
meeting and the members present discussed NHVCS attendance at the 2010
Newcastle Show. The Show Committee said NHVCS were very welcome to
use the same facilities which they used last year.
After much discussion it was decided to attend the Show which is the 26th to
28th of March 2010.
Our Half Hour presenter was the unstoppable Brian Spurr who presented his
section in the form of a DVD. Brian commenced his presentation speaking
about the use of sound and in his childhood years how he and a friend would
communicate with the use of a couple of tins cans and a length of string.
As Brian lived next door to his mate they decided to set up communications
between the two houses by looping the string around a nail attached to a telegraph
pole, but each time them made an attachment the signal got weaker until
they were able to devise an insulator so as the signal retained it strength.
Brian even experimented by transmitting music over the string line to his mate by
Frank.
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attaching one end of the string to a gramophone needle and holding it onto the
record…it worked.
Brian’s mate was also into experimenting and one I can recall went something
like this. Brian’s mate’s house front door had an old fashioned door knocker,
so Brian’s mate place a small amount of a certain substance under the front
knocker so that when it was dropped it would make a small bang. This was
done and the culprits duly waited on an unsuspecting visitor.
Unbeknown to the culprits the visitor on this day was none other than the Lord
Mayor of Newcastle paying a friendly visit who approached the door, lifted the
knocker and the resulting blast nearly blew his wig off. That also ended his
mate’s experiments.
Brian’s DVD ended with some examples of slides which Brian had transferred
to DVD by not using a scanner and the result was truly amazing, the photos
were very clear. Brian then zoomed his camera back to show the viewers how
he had achieved his result and low and behold we were looking into and old
fashion hand held slide viewer which you held up to the light to view the
slides. Who would want to buy an expensive scanner when nearly identical
results could be achieved with a hand held slide viewer…well done Brian.
The evening ended with a screening of a FAMM Five Best program which was
well received.
The raffle winners were Brian Spurr (x2), Gordon Taylor and Joe Laughton.
Contributed by Gary Peterson.
AT OUR NEXT MEETING
At our next meeting on 8 March, will be the One Minute Movie competition
and a Half Hour presentation from Rob Farquharson.
DEADLINE For Our Next Edition
FRIDAY: 19 March 2010
Bits and Pieces
Outdoor Lighting Tips
Light outdoors is brighter than indoor light and more diffuse, due to light
bouncing off many different surfaces. On a bright sunny day, harsh shadows
may be cast across the faces of actors or interviewees and degrades the appearance
of your medium to close shots. Overcast days are often best for shooting
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because it allows you to bring out the colour and details, particularly in faces,
without the harsh shadows destroying the detail. Mother Nature isn’t always
cooperative, so you will often have to shoot on very bright, sunny days.
These problems created by bright sunlight can be reduced with the use of
‘silks’ and ‘reflectors’.
Reflectors
Reflectors are used to fill in harsh shadows by reflecting diffuse light across
the subject. The orientation of the reflector with respect to the sun and the subject
is critical. An example is shown below (Fig 1).
Reflector
B
A
Shadows
Reflected light.
Cam-
Subject
Indirect light from sun.
In the above example, it is easy to see how the reflector will cast ‘fill light’
onto the side of the face in deep shadow, greatly enhancing the image. Note
that angles A and B must be the same for maximum efficiency.
A simple reflector can be made with a little timber (a length of 6cm wide skirting
board is ideal), a large piece of white cardboard (from art supply stores or
newsagents), aluminium foil, U-nails and some wood glue.
Cut four pieces of timber to match the length of each side of the cardboard.
Make a 45 o cut at each end of the timber pieces so they butt together to form a
frame. The frame pieces can be joined by applying wood glue to the ends (not
too much), clamping them together and hammering in a U-nail. Cut another
piece of timber to go vertically across the frame and fix it with U-nails (Fig 2).
Apply a strip of glue around the frame and down the centre. Stick the cardboard
to the frame. Crumple some aluminium foil, then straighten it out. Glue
the pieces of foil to the face of the cardboard. Your reflector is now complete.
Note that the crumpling of the foil is important to increase the amount of diffusion
in the reflected light, making it less harsh.
I’ll deal with ‘silks’ in the next issue.
Fig 1
Direct light from sun.
Direction of sun
Fig 2
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