South Essex Film Makers
Once upon a time
A number of people wanted to watch cine films, they hired a hall in Hawkwell and with a hired projector they were all set to watch Cine Films on a big screen. It ws not long before the club had evolved into the Westcliff Cine and 35mm Club and members were making their own cine films using their creativity and ingenuity to compensate for the limited affordable technology at the time.
The video age
And then along came video camcorders. Now there was no wait in the post for films to be returned after processing. Editing could be done by linking 2 video cassette recorders and gradually the camcorders themselves became more portable.
Today, thera are no new camcorders that use tape as a storage medium. Solid state memory plays back instantly, HD gives superb playback quality and an experienced film maker needs to be mult-talented, as comfortable with getting correct focus as animating titles on a portable device.
Today, thera are no new camcorders that use tape as a storage medium. Solid state memory plays back instantly, HD gives superb playback quality and an experienced film maker needs to be mult-talented, as comfortable with getting correct focus as animating titles on a portable device.
The committee are elected every year to plan and run the club
Elections are held at the AGM. At the last AGM the following officers were elected ;
Elections are held at the AGM. At the last AGM the following officers were elected ;
| Chairman | Tony Ford |
| President | Ken Pratt |
| Treasurer | David Swain |
| Secretary / Vice CHairman | Geoff Woolfson |
| Competitions Secretary | Don Mouatt |
| Technical Officer | Lester Redding |
| Communications Officer | John Ford |
| Officer | Ken Plowman |
| Officer | Liam Maxwell |
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.........to read about a members personal history over 50 years click here
Vice Chairman, Geoff Woolfson reflects on his 12 years as a member of South Essex Film Makers.
He talks about why, for him,a film is like doing a jigsaw puzzle
He talks about why, for him,a film is like doing a jigsaw puzzle
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