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VENUE for MEETINGS:

QUESTION and ANSWER session

Viewfinder JUNE 2016

From the

President’s Desk

PROGRAMME

For JUNE 2016 Meeting

Wednesday, 1st June, 2016

www.swvc.org.au

MEETING BEGINS at 7.30PM

and CONCLUDES at 10.00PM

‘SHOW AND TELL’ segment - Winning entries from Federation of Australian Movie Makers (FAMM) 2016 Convention - You are invited to bring “items of interest” to show incl. videos eg. “What’s in the Garden?”. - If showing a video, please present it on a USB drive or DVD.

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WATTLE GROVE YOUTH CENTRE Australis Avenue, WATTLE GROVE

(at roundabout Australis Ave & Daintree Drive -next to tennis courts)

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* VIDEO COMPETITION Screening of entries in the First Video Competition for 2016.

PRESENTATION

David Llewellyn will demonstrate how to use ‘Google Earth Pro’ program. More info:-p.7

As we are now getting nearer to our final meeting of this financial year, I would like our members to consider filling the roles of some of the positions that will become vacant on the committee. Being on

the committee and seeing how the club is run can be a lot of fun and very rewarding.

I would like to say how much I enjoyed our presenter Jacs Betlam at our last meeting. Jacs has so much experience and knowledge to impart, and after her presen-tation, I had learnt more that night than I have at any other of our meetings.

I am looking forward to David Llewellyn’s talk at our next meet-ing. David will show us how to navigate around a Google Earth

program. It will be very interesting learning another technique and David certainly has got this program up and running.

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PLEASE NOTE: - OUR JUNE

MEETING HAS BEEN

BROUGHT FORWARD TO

THIS WEDNESDAY -1ST JUNE

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JOKES of the MONTH

Stay Focused and Start Shooting. Bob Hallett President

Permission granted by www.worldstart.com

To all of our members, thank you for turning up

each club night and making the club what it is

today. We have a great club and I would hate to see

it fold with lack of support.

Our new venue (The Wattle Grove

Youth Centre) is working well…all

we now have to do is work out how to

cut all the echo out of the room.

If I cannot make our club night due to

Margo’s illness, I would like to thank

all our committee members for the

wonderful job in making my job a very

pleasurable one .

Thank you John Wilson for doing a

very good job with the sound each

month as it is very difficult trying to

make a good audio with the problems

of the room.

I hope to be there with you all at our next meeting.

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From the

Vice President

Be inspired and

Keep the Batteries Charged!!

Mark Franks

Vice President

Autumn colours are fading as we go into winter, but some people are like migrating birds and head for warmer climates this time of year. It doesn't matter your location… it’s all good for making video.

We need to get our cameras out and polish our skills. Mistakes will be made, but as someone once said to me, “The only people that do not make mistakes are the people who do nothing”.

If you are on the road travelling, it’s the warm campfires at night and frosty foggy mornings with a big cup of Billy Tea, that make great shots for travel videos.

If you’re like me, stuck in the city, opportunities to capture the vibrant city lights of the Sydney Vivid Lights Festival are upon us, as many parts of the city are lit up by laser light that turn buildings into sculptures!

Our mistakes will be cut in the edit suite, and as we edit, we will see where we need to improve. Editing greatly increases our awareness of what makes a good shot, and as your camera skills improve from the editing process, the editing gets easier… less things to ‘fix’ and more time to be creative.

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TREASURE

ISLAND

Until then,

Happy Videoing…

….Jan Hudson

Treasurer

A special thank you to Jacs Betlem for the excellent presentation at our last club meeting. As most members know, Jacs is a professional film and sound editor, and apart from demonstrating the art of "Narration - from story-telling to placement in the edit" she shared her experiences and

stories when editing for all the major TV stations in Australia and overseas, and with that, an insight to the ‘behind scenes’ details of television. Jacs has been a regular visitor to our club for many years and we look forward to her next visit in the near future. There is now only one more meeting before our club holds the Annual General election on Wednesday 13th July, at which time your present committee will stand down and the new committee elected.

As members are aware, David Tran, Max and Josie Milgate, Reinfrid Langmann and myself will not be nom-inating for any position on the incoming Management Committee although we will still remain club members.

Under the rules of our club Constitution, the Management Committee of the club shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and up to five Ordinary Committee Members. Nominations of candidates for all positions on the

Management Committee will be called for at our next meeting on the 1st June, to enable the names to be published in our July newsletter prior to the annual general election. In the event of there being more nomina-tions than positions available, then a ballot shall be held at the Annual General meeting in July.

Mark Franks, Bob Hallett, Ron Potter and Trish Glossop will nominate for positions on the new committee and we encourage ALL members who feel that they would like to be involved in the planning of club meetings to consider nominating to be part of the incoming Management Committee.

A reminder also that Membership Renewals are also due on 1st July. The fees for the 2016/2017 year are as follows: - $65.00 single membership - $85.00 joint membership (husband/wife-partner)

I would like to thank members who support our club by purchasing tickets in our Lucky Member Draw which helps to cover the cost of our tea, coffee and biscuits etc. Congratulations to Maureen Tarrant and Trish Glossop - our lucky members this month.

That's all for now and I look forward to catching up with members at our next club meeting on Wednesday 1st June 2016.

A REMINDER THAT OUR JUNE MEETING HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO WEDNESDAY 1ST JUNE. THERE WILL BE NO MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 8TH JUNE

FOR THIS MONTH ONLY, DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF OUR MEETING ROOM AT WATTLE GROVE YOUTH CENTRE.

If a member fails to renew his/her membership by 31st August, then that member shall be deemed unfinancial and shall forfeit all benefits of membership.

Maureen

Jacs

Jan

Trish

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‘EDIUS’ User Group Report

Remember...

Make movies, make Friends.

All the best,

Reinfrid Langmann

Welcome to our June newsletter. This one is going

to be a little different due to the fact

that, as previously mentioned, we

will not have an Edius User Group

meeting in June, as the spot will be

taken over by the general club

meeting.

So our next user group meeting will be held on the

6th July at the usual place, and this time I would

like to ask you, if possible, to bring your laptop to

the meeting. I have a few clips that need the

primary colour correction, and I will bring them

with me so we can copy them for you to work with.

As I always said, “Hands-On is the best way to

learn something”.

Now for something very dear to my heart. I would

like to take this opportunity of thanking all our

sponsors over the years. They have been most

generous with gifts for our members, and I know

that most of our club members have taken

advantage of the generosity of our sponsors.

I personally have had

much pleasure in meet-

ing them, especially

Andreas Huber from

ProDAD with whom I

started up a hopefully

long lasting friendship

for years to come.

Holger Schmidt has been very helpful with some

members in getting their ProDAD programs up-and

-running.

I must not forget

Enoc Burgos from Reallusion,

when he showed

us, via the inter-

net, how to use

Crazy Talk.

And how can I forget our

personal meeting in Las Vegas

with Julie Hill from Artbeats.

Julie has arranged for our

monthly prize of a $500 worth

of Artbeats download every

month for some years, so a

great “Thank You” goes

out to them from myself

and all at the South West

Video Club.

So to close my segment, again I would like to thank

all our sponsors for their contributions over the

years.

Our sponsors are:

Julie Hill from Artbeats Myrtle Creek Oregon

USA, Jacqueline Lin from Reallusion Taipei

County Taiwan, Andreas Huber from ProDAD

Immendingen Germany, Holger Schmidt and

Uwe Wenz from ProDAD.

Some years ago

David Tran and I

met up with

Jackie Lin from

Reallusion at a

hotel in Sydney.

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Voice from ... The Planet

David Tran

Digital Planet Technologies/

Technical Co-Ordinator

1. Rode VideoMic Me (Directional

Microphone for Smart Phones)

The VideoMic Me is a compact and lightweight,

high-quality directional microphone that connects

directly to the iPhone TRRS microphone/headphone

socket. Its flexible mounting bracket accommodates a

wide range of smartphones and allows the microphone

to be fitted for primary camera or front camera

('selfie') use. A 3.5mm headphone jack on the rear

allows for play-through of audio while recording (app

dependent), as well as easy playback of your videos

without having to remove the microphone. The Video-

MicMe includes a deluxe furry windshield for shoot-

ing outdoors or in adverse weather.

For more info, please visit:

http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicme

2. Rodelink Filmmaker Kit ( Digital

Wireless System For Filmmaker)

RØDELink represents the next generation of digital

wireless systems. Using a series II 2.4GHz digital

transmission with 128-bit encryption, it is able to

constantly monitor and hop between frequencies to

maintain the strongest possible signal level at a

range of up to 100 metres* (over 100 yards).

The RØDELink Filmmaker Kit provides everything

you need to start shooting video wirelessly,

including a receiver, transmitter and broadcast-grade

lavalier microphone. The receiver (RX-CAM)

features an OLED display with information on level,

battery status (receiver and transmitter), mute and

channel selection.

The unit can be mounted on a standard camera shoe

mount, 3/8" thread or belt-clip, and for added

versatility the shoe mount can be located in one of

two positions. The lightweight transmitter

(TX-BELT) can be fitted to a belt or clothing and

features a locking thread to ensure the microphone

connection is as secure as possible. RØDE has

included an omnidirectional lavalier microphone in

the kit to provide the highest possible audio

reproduction quality.

For more info, please check out:

http://www.rode.com/wireless/filmmaker

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Have fun sharing knowledge.

Josie Milgate Editorial Officer/Librarian

I was excited to have my good friend Jacs Betlem doing another comprehensive presentation for us at our last club meeting.

With her vast experience in film and sound editing, she explained the basic requirements for Story-Telling which were summed up in Five W’s and H (Who - What – Where – When – Why and How). She demonstrated, with the aid of video clips, how to apply these principles to making Documentaries (such as Biographies, Science, Travel and Reality) as well as Drama.

At our last meeting, David Llewellyn showed several short videos in the “Show and Tell” segment. As well as taking us on a ‘hang-gliding’ flight over Stanwell Tops, he entertained us with his ‘I Don’t Want To Be Late’ video, which he created using ‘Google Earth Pro’.

At the next meeting, David will be demonstrating the workings of ‘Google Earth Pro’. Thanks David, for volunteering to share your knowledge with us.

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Bob Hallett delved into his TV archives and came up with several short clips of programmes and films in which he acted in his younger days. It was fun reliving those special moments with him.

Youthful Bob

The committee would like to thank all members for their co-operation in ‘packing up’ at the conclusion of our meetings. Your efficiency enables the venue to be locked up and ‘alarmed’ before the 10.15pm ‘deadline’,

thus avoiding substantial additional hiring costs.

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I am sure that our members will now adopt a new approach to creat-ing better videos. Thank you, Jacs.

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SWVC website:

www.swvc.org.au

CONTACTS:

Bob Hallett (President)

Email: robmargo@optusnet.com.au

Ph: 0416 139 797

Mark Franks (Vice President)

Email: mfranks2010@optusnet.com.au

Max Milgate (Secretary)

Email: secretary.swvc@gmail.com

COMMITTEE:

Bob Hallett (President)

Mark Franks (Vice President)

Jan Hudson (Treasurer)

Max Milgate (Secretary)

Josie Milgate (Editorial Officer/Librarian)

Ron Potter (Competition Manager)

Trish Glossop (Public Officer)

David Tran (Technical Co-Ordinator)

Reinfrid Langmann

CLUB MEETINGS:

Venue:

WATTLE GROVE YOUTH CENTRE

Australis Avenue

WATTLE GROVE

(at roundabout Australis Ave & Daintree Drive

-next to tennis courts)

Time: - 7.00pm -for coffee and a chat

7.30 pm - 10.00 pm - Meeting

Second Wednesday of the month

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