Electronic Eye
Sydney Video Makers club newsletter
Dear <<First Name>>, we are so glad that you are reading this :)
LINK to see club calendar.
The Electronic Eye, or EE for short, is the newsletter for the Sydney Video Makers (a.k.a. SVM) Club. You can peruse past edition of the newsletter on our website. We use this newsletter to advise of our upcoming club meetings and provide pertinent news items from our members. We do not wish to be a "me too" video magazine as there are plenty of those already on the web.
The EE is open to both financial members and non-members who are interested. If you wish, you can easily unsubscribe at anytime and if you got this forwarded to you, and want to subscribe you can do so via our club website.
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Through the President's Lens
Member Profile - new member: Mike Black
Mike is one of our most recently joined members., and has already been very active in submitting an entry into the current competition - 30 Sec Car Ad.
Mike joined with a family membership, including his partner Catherine Stafford and daughter Molly Black. Please join me in welcoming them and look out for them at the Wednesday night club meeting.
I asked Mike a few question to help us to get to know him. Here are his answers:
Question
What is your particular interest in video making (directing, shooting, editing, documentaries, drama, whatever)
Answer
I'm interested in gaining an understanding and to put into practice basic techniques/tricks used in film making
Big fan of movies and fancy having a go myself at short films/video clips
I am particularly interested in the way music/sound can enhance video and vice versa
Question
Roughly what is your video related background and experience
Answer
None
Question
Anything in particular that you would like to see or participate in at the club
Answer
Competitions, as I realise the importance of learning through doing and constructive feedback
I would like to see demos and workshops on how basic film making techniques are carried out (for example - filming night scenes - what lighting is needed, software techniques and possibilities)
Also I would like to see examples of why shooting with decent equipment is better than say footage shot with a phone.
Question
If you are interested in joining a Team, what suburb do you live in and what times are you likely to be free (evenings, weekends, or daytime)
Answer
Not really bothered about joining a team
However I will offer my services in attempting to provide music/backing sound for any projects
I live in Waverton.
I don't really have much free time
2019 Competitions
- February: 30 sec car advert + Open
- April: Horror without dialog (music and sounds effects welcome, but no dialog or subtitles) + Open
- June: Music video + Open
- August: Editing a shared set of footage + Open
- Oct: VOTY entries
Entry dates will be 1 week prior to club night, via internet upload.
We will have external judging in that week, so that on club night we can screen the entries and review the judges' notes and also have a Q&A.
>> Start planning ahead, including what you are going to enter in VOTY 2019 <<
Publicity
Remember where to find us:
- On the internet at http://sydneyvideomakers.org.au
- On Facebook (pst - we now have 295 members there!)
- On Meetup
To help promote our club, we have printed some business cards, which will be available to all members as soon as they arrive:
SVM card Front and Back. See Paul Szilard (aka the president) to get a handful for yourself!
Get Involved
Our club is an interactive concept. We want to encourage you to get involved, that way you will not only help the club, but also help yourself to get new friends and to participate. We need people to:
- Join the VOTY sub-committee
- Join our Welcoming Team
- Send in a short article to be published in this Newsletter
- Offer to help run the nights using the projection gear, setting it up and putting it away
- Join a film making team (or start a new team!) and try your hand at directing, script writing, editing video or sound recording, and more
- Suggest discussion topics for a future night
- Share your videos
- Share your knowledge
Paul Szilard
President
“It's better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you'll be too afraid to let things keep happening.” David Lynch.
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Club Teams
Eddie Hanham - Team Leader and club VP
We currently have 4 team leaders:
- Mark Ward's team
- Ian Scott (NUTS Team)
- Paul Szilard (PACKERS Team)
- Eddie Hanham is starting a brand new Team
Eddie has offered to start a brand new Team, so if you are interested, please email him.
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 4 Sale or Wanted
If you have an item to sell, or want to place "Wanted" advert, then contact email the Editor.
Buy and Sell Protocol
Financial members may use this section of the EE to detail information about second hand photographic/video equipment which they wish to dispose of.
This allows other Members to be advised of the opportunity.
The Club is not involved in or have any responsibility for any such sales.
Commercial representation
Direct or indirect commercial representation of new products by members is not permitted in this EE or during Club Activities.
Articles of relevant general interest about new products are allowed in EE.
4Sale Apple MacBook Pro 15" late 2012 laptop
i7 quad core processor, 16GB ram, 500GB SSD, discrete Graphics GPU
No marks or faults.
- Best for business/office use, video playing up to 4k, editing full HD. (Can edit 4k using proxy, but not really recommended)
- Contact: Paul Szilard
- Phone: 0414 269 404 Email: paul@remektek.com.au
- Price: $950
- On Gumtree: LINK
- Description: Latest Mojave operating system OS X 10.14
Acrylic top/bottom cover,
Soft zipper case
Microsoft Office for Mac - licensed boxed v2008
4Sale La Cie Thunderbolt dual HDD external drive
- Contact: Paul Szilard, Tel: 0414 269 404, Email: paul@remektek.com.au
- Item: Fitted with 2x 2TB HDDs in RAID 0, giving 4TB of fast storage over a Thunderbolt 1 10Gps connection
- Price: $400
- Options: includes Thunderbolt cable, can also be sold without HDDs so you can install your own, for only $300
- Description: Any details, with photos and links
4Sale:
- Zoom F8 inc. Portabrace - $1100
2x RODELink - $350 each
2x Smart Lav - $50 each
Boom Pole Pro inc. Cover - $200
Ntg3 - $500
Nt5 - $180
Blimp - $180
Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones - $100
XLR Cords and Converters - $60
Large Duffle Bag - $30
- Contact: Ms Mackenzie Lye, mackenzie.lye@gmail.com
- Description: Items available in Sydney
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Assets
Club assets that are available for loan to financial members
Mark Ward is the Asset Manager. He is reachable on the email address of assets@sydneyvideomakers.org.au
Loan Procedures
- Club assets can be borrowed by club members that are financial, for club related shooting only.
- Contact the Asset Manager (Mark Ward)
- The borrowing member is responsible for returning the items in the same condition they were in when borrowed. Damage or loss are the responsibility of the borrower.
Audio Kit 1
- RODE NTG2 shotgun mic, with RODE Boom Pole and noise breaking "Blimp"
- RODE FilmMaker radio mic (Lavalier)
- Carry Bag
Audio Kit 2
- RODE NTG2 shotgun mic, with RODE Boom Pole and noise breaking "Blimp"
- RODE FilmMaker radio mic (Lavalier)
- Carry Bag
Lighting Equipment
Items available separately
- LED light panel with mains PSU and stand
- LED light panel with mains PSU and stand (2nd unit)
- Dedo Halogen 150W focusable spot light, mains powered
Miscellaneous Items
- Camera Crane (aka JIB) with stand
- 7" LCD LED Field Monitor (HDMI)
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See you at the meeting - and email me your thoughts!
Paul Szilard
EE Editor
Click to email Paul now
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