Australian film - Federation of Australian Movie Makers
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Ringwood <strong>Movie</strong> <strong>Makers</strong> Inc<br />
Ringwood <strong>Movie</strong> <strong>Makers</strong> is an award winning group <strong>of</strong> amateur enthusiasts who enjoy and help each other to make<br />
and screen movies. It is situated in the east <strong>of</strong> Melbourne near the foothills <strong>of</strong> the Dandenong Ranges. Established<br />
over 50 years ago, the club has progressed through the technologies <strong>of</strong> <strong>film</strong>, video, and has now entered the digital<br />
era, where computers are an essential part <strong>of</strong> the editing process. The club meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday <strong>of</strong> each<br />
month in the Ringwood East Senior Citizens Centre at 8pm. People, outside the club, who are interested in making<br />
movies are most welcome to attend a meeting.<br />
Competitions<br />
Members are assisted with regular technical talks as well as the production <strong>of</strong> group movies and regular quarterly<br />
competitions. The club also competes in the Victoria Competition.<br />
Below you can see Club President Ron Fry presenting June Furness with a Victoria Competition award for popular<br />
vote winner and second prize for her movie <strong>of</strong> Camargue in the South <strong>of</strong> France. This movie has a brilliant sound<br />
track with music by Colin Prohasky and spectacular shots showing flamingos slowly marching on their long spindly<br />
legs in perfect time to the beat <strong>of</strong> the music.<br />
June's award follows previous Victoria Competition awards won by Norm Tillack for his intriguing movie “The<br />
Amish <strong>of</strong> Lancaster County” and a year earlier by Ron Fry for “The Eden Project”. Individual members <strong>of</strong>ten enter<br />
other competitions – both local and international, and have had pleasing results over the years.<br />
Services to the Community<br />
As a community service, Club members now have 220 movies on DVD, (ever increasing), prepared by Stuart and<br />
Shirley Walker which they screen free <strong>of</strong> charge to community groups and aged care facilities. Maroondah City<br />
Council at their Australia Day celebrations awarded the club “Community Event <strong>of</strong> the Year” in recognition <strong>of</strong><br />
these long term community contributions.<br />
Club members co-operated with Monkami (a centre for intellectually handicapped people), <strong>film</strong>ing and editing two<br />
highly enjoyable productions <strong>of</strong> “Titanic”.<br />
Other Points<br />
In addition to regular meetings dealing with technical topics<br />
Vice President Tony King has kept us up to date with “Tony's<br />
Ten Minute Tech Talks”. His development <strong>of</strong> the Club website<br />
www.ringwoodvideo.org.au has enabled a number <strong>of</strong> prospective<br />
members and other Clubs to contact us. One result <strong>of</strong> those<br />
contacts has been an exchange <strong>of</strong> movies between us and Edinburgh<br />
Cine and Video Society, Adelaide Film Club, and Long<br />
Island <strong>Movie</strong> <strong>Makers</strong> <strong>of</strong> New York.<br />
A historic <strong>film</strong> made by Fred Haering "Hugo's Gold" has been<br />
screened several times on TV Channel 31. It is an intriguing<br />
story <strong>of</strong> the rediscovery <strong>of</strong> gold coins hidden in a cellar wall in<br />
Israel during WW2. The coins were returned to the now 100<br />
year old owner who lives in Melbourne.<br />
Club President Ron Fry presenting June Furness with a<br />
Victoria Competition award<br />
Our informative quarterly magazine “Take One” is produced by John Millard.<br />
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