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Dec 15, 20243 min read

"Twas the meeting before Christmas - sort of!

December 6, 2024 - Typically, the last meeting of the year is a recap of past movies shot and shown over the past 12 months, however I...

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Glenn

Dec 15, 20242 min read

Filming rain - fake it until you make it.

Members' meeting November 21 2024. Jenn's film bite was Young & Beautiful - Dancing in the rain which was topical as it showed dancing...

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Thomas the Tank Engine, faking rain and the Wild Kimberley Coast - just another exciting night at BMM.

Glenn

Nov 8, 20244 min read

Thomas the Tank Engine, faking rain and the Wild Kimberley Coast - just another exciting night at BMM.

President Jenn welcomed 18 members and special guest Jonathan to the club meeting on 7 November and opened the meeting at 7.35pm. It...

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We laughed, we cried but above all it gave us hope.

Glenn

Oct 18, 20243 min read

We laughed, we cried but above all it gave us hope.

BMM club meeting 17 October 2024 Wow, what a night to be at BMM. Our special guest was international documentary film maker James...

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What one camera operator can do with multiple cameras

Glenn

Oct 6, 20243 min read

What one camera operator can do with multiple cameras

President Jenn opened the club meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 3 October with 16 members present. The focus was on a one-person crew...

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Glenn

Sep 19, 20241 min read

Interview on Futures TV

Last Saturday, David, Jen and myself had the pleasure of being involved in an online screening of 'A Matter of Choice', followed by a...

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Paul.michaels5322

Sep 6, 20244 min read

Robots create musical chaos at BMM

BMM MEETING - THURSDAY 5 September 2024 President Jenn opened the meeting at 7.35 and welcomed 14 members. The meeting began with a Film...

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Paul.michaels5322

Aug 17, 20243 min read

Annual General Meeting 2024

The Club’s annual general meeting held on 15 August 2024 was attended by 16 members, exactly half of the Club’s membership. The meeting...

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Aug 12, 20244 min read

Who won the Scriptwriting competition?

15 members braved the cold winter night Film Byte We kicked off the evening with a film byte introduced by Glenn called ath by The No...

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It was a dark and stormy night - well, cold and a bit windy

Paul.michaels5322

Jul 23, 20243 min read

It was a dark and stormy night - well, cold and a bit windy

On a cold and blustery wintery Brisbane evening 16 members graced us with their presence . Guest - Hermann, an 'awesome sculptor' joined...

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The highs and lows (angles) of film making

Paul.michaels5322

Jul 12, 20246 min read

The highs and lows (angles) of film making

We had a good turnout of 23 members for a change. Getting the angle right for your next film Glenn kicked off the meeting with Why Low...

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The emotional response to colour and chocolate

Paul.michaels5322

Jun 27, 20244 min read

The emotional response to colour and chocolate

We had 14 attendees at our meeting on 20 June 2024 Apologies: Sarah, Pamela Film Bite It was Peter's turn to present the film bite called...

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Glenn

Jun 21, 20243 min read

The Scriptwriting Challenge

Reminder: UGG Competition entries are due for submission on 20 June 2024. UGG competition themes: Colours as emotions; Making holiday...

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Paul.michaels5322

May 19, 20243 min read

'Creepy' start to May 16 meeting

Despite only 13 members showing up, it was an enjoyable evening. Apologies: Murray, Peter, Adam Film Bite - Creepshow Freddie-Lee opened...

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Becoming a Director - a member's first experience 2 May 2024

Paul.michaels5322

May 15, 20243 min read

Becoming a Director - a member's first experience 2 May 2024

Film Bite At our meeting 2 May 2024, the film bite was led by Paul who showed segments of Rhapsody in Blue and The Third Man to...

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What makes a Human; CGI enhanced Sci-Fi; Lighting the Lady Makers

Paul.michaels5322

Apr 30, 20243 min read

What makes a Human; CGI enhanced Sci-Fi; Lighting the Lady Makers

Our numbers were a little down (just 13) for our meeting on Thursday April 18 with a number of noticeable absences due to ill health,...

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Paul.michaels5322

Apr 7, 20243 min read

Upskilling your video techniques and skills

Apologies: Paul, Michael, Sarah, Stewart Welcome all. Looks like the severe weather warnings of doom and gloom kept many of the regulars...

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Glenn

Apr 2, 20244 min read

New Projects

Meeting report 21/03/24 First of all, I would like to extend 'yuge' thanks to Paul for standing in for me as Secretary whilst I was...

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Glenn

Mar 17, 20243 min read

Telling Engaging Stories

The following blog is a collection of thoughts on observations of a presentation at Sydney Video Makers Club that was recommended by...

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Film making, a 'scary' future, plus writing scripts for screen plays.

Paul.michaels5322

Mar 7, 20242 min read

Film making, a 'scary' future, plus writing scripts for screen plays.

Our meeting on Thursday 7 March was a ‘scary’ eyeopener into the impact on the film industry of artificial intelligence, plus a timely...

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