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Report on the AV Day 2005
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Stour & Avon AV Group members produce and show AV sequences using digital images, or digitally scanned colour slides, with sound such as music commentary and/or sound effects. As all the sequences are now produced on computer the club programme reflects the use of Photoshop, Audacity Cool Edit and Adobe Audition. Pictures to Exe and Pro Show Gold are the basis of the sequences we produce. Member's work is shown at each meeting when helpful comments are made.

The club meets on the second Monday of the month at 5.30pm in St Leonards and St Ives Village Hall which is in Braeside Road at St Leonards near Ringwood BH24 2PQ.

Subscriptions are £10 per member with non-members paying £2 per meeting.

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M Graham on 01202 536390 or by Email
or Norman Pease by Email

Stour and Avon AV Day 20th November 2005

The obligatory AV Day sun (and the frost) were soon forgotten as Eddie Spence FRPS showed his version of a tropical world, with the birds, butterflies and bugs that inhabited the torrid paradise of……… Leeds?

Perhaps Global Warming has reached parts of England that we southerners are not aware of.

Apparently not: all the pictures were taken in the hothouse of a city park.

Then a cooler visit to Scotland preceded an even cooler sequence called Winter Harp.

Eddie explained carefully, and in detail, his approach to making AVs, with both storyline and “pictures to music” having their individual significance. Aspects of Pictures to Exe. that enhanced the picture flow were also demonstrated.

The very moving Passing of Chief Dan George was followed by a talk on copyright. White Water Rafting with music by Chris Rea was far more energetic with, apparently, Eddie climbing the trees overhanging the river to get closeups. On The Beach, north of Scarborough, again with Chris Rea, was more relaxing.

In the next three sequences Eddie showed his mastery of both the subject, the script and the voice over.

Objects of Desire is an essay on the age-old allure that is characterisd by Columbine. Mine is the Ecstasy shows Salvador Dali revering both the works of Antoni Gaudi and himself. The Sadness Will Last Forever brought us the suicidal artistic life of Vincent Van Gogh.

Then more information on how to make great AVs.

In the afternoon, three clubs each gave 30-minute presentations of their sequences.

Maureen Denis represented Braunton Camera Club from Devon, using the acronym RIPPLES, with entertaining sequences ranging from The Deck of Cards to Balloon Fiesta.

Viewfinders of Romsey were introduced by Arthur Budden who took us travelling from Austria to Granada via Canada and Italy.

The Stour and Avon presentation, hosted by Dudley Button and Merle Graham, started with an introduction using Globfx showing those two rivers. The programme also featured Norway, The Thames Path and Water Gardens.

Eddie completed the day by taking us to Bruges and Africa, again with a great deal of helpful advice on how our next sequence could be even better.

There was plenty of time for AV chat between old friends and new aquaintances.

Overall it was a stimulating day, thanks to all the participants, especially Eddie.

- Alan Graham

"Save the whales. Collect the whole set."

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