{"id":22664,"date":"2026-02-01T15:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surreyborder.org.uk\/?p=22664"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:25:29","slug":"club-members-film-challenge-january-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surreyborder.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/club-members-film-challenge-january-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Members Film Challenge – January Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The January meeting commenced with the showing of films entered into the Club Challenge set up by Competitions Officer John Hawthorne. The choice of criteria was to add sound to a silent movie of your choice or make a film using Green Screen either as a filming group or an individual. Five films were submitted:<\/span><\/p>

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\u2018Car Pooling\u2019 by Marcus Henning who used Green Screen to film a car share journey with Marcus playing the part of both the driver and passenger,<\/span><\/p>

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this was followed by\"\" \u2019Behind the Christmas Green Screen\u2019 a comedy adventure story using Green Screen by the \u2018Pathfinders\u2019 filming group and John Hawthorne who created a Christmas Family journey to see Father Christmas.<\/span><\/p>

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The \u2019Pioneers\u2019 filming group created another Green Screen movie called\u00a0\u2018Night at the Gallery\u2019 in which a girl played by Sofia Bagheri came to life when an attempt was made to steal the painting she featured in.<\/span><\/p>

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\"\"The \u2018Odd Bods\u2019 group also produced a Green Screen entry called \u2018The Variety Performance\u2019 which featured an old time music hall theme, t<\/span>his was followed by \u2018The Making of Variety Challenge\u2019 by the Oddbods.<\/span><\/p>

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The final entr<\/span>y was by Jonathan Hill who submitted an old vintage silent black and white film originally made in 1903 called \u2018The End of the Line\u2019<\/span>\u00a0it featured a train robbery which he edited, added a soundtrack and also sound effects to.<\/span><\/p>

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Due to the many entries for the December Film Competition last month not all of the films could be shown so the remaining entries were shown after the coffee break.<\/span><\/p>

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\u2018The Owl and the Pussy Cat\u2019 by Jonathan Hill featured a friend\u2019s special wedding day, \u2018Off the Rails\u2019 was a short travelogue from Peter Stratford of a derelict railway he visited in Tres Cruces via Boliva, \u2018Borovets with Pauline and David\u2018 featured a picturesque skiing holiday, \u2018Murder in U Paesolu\u2019 by John Hawthorne was a tongue in cheek humorous holiday film,<\/span><\/p>

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\u2019Free Tickets on the Vale of Weedol Tramway\u2019 by Dave Skertchly featured a Model Garden Railway built by Dave ,\u2019 Ride to Bellagio\u2019 by Peter Goodman a campervan trip in Italy followed by \u2018Ug the Pottery Caveman\u2019 an early days animation on how it all began by Dave Skertchly ,\u2019Hinton Ampner\u2019 by Marcus Henning a look around this wonderful National Trust property, \u2018Holiday Memories\u2019 by Dave Skertchly a look at a memorable Beer Festival and Skiing holiday in Austria and the final film by Brian O\u2019Connell called \u2018Guildford Reform Video, We are not Alone\u2019 a political themed film set to music and song.<\/span><\/p>


The next meeting will be on Friday February 6th when the clubs AGM will briefly take place and be followed by an evening with Jim Reed discussing interesting issues on Ai.
If you are interested in any aspects of filmmaking including using \u2018Ai\u2019, we always welcome new members. You can find out more about us by visiting our website<\/a> or email<\/a> .
We meet on the first Friday of each month at St Joan’s Centre, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham GU9 8DJ there is plenty of parking and your first visit is free. Find us on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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