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Mermaid and Mini-Mermaid Competition 2006 (Library ref no. 92)
| During the Autumn Convention and AGM weekend it is customary for IAC regions to compete in a light-hearted film contest. "The Mermaid" is for longer films and "The Mini-Mermaid" is for films up to one-minute long. | |||
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VISITORS FIRST IMPRESSION OF
LOWESTOFT 2005 by EARIAC An enthusiastic visitors arrives in Lowestoft but sees only closed shops, dilapidated buildings and an unpromising holiday. |
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Spoof reportage 3 mins |
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A COLLECTOR'S LOT by NERIAC (Spellbound Productions) Ten green bottles lead an invasion of the house, but our poet-commentator has a solution. |
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Pixillation 2 mins 15secs |
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PEACEFUL END by North Thames (A Triangle Production) A visitor keen to share memories of an exotic cruise discovers a tragedy that had happened to her neighbour while she was away. |
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Comedy 2 mins 45 secs |
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THE NEIGHBOUR by SOCO (CMVC) An eccentric - or simply mad - neighbour is not necessarily a bad thing to have. |
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Comedy 4 mins 28 secs |
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IT'S A MAN THING by North West (Rochdale Movie Makers) When one partner is a football fanatic and the other is not, domestic misunderstandings can take on a new level of intensity. |
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Comedy 7 mins 28 secs |
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AT A SNAIL'S PACE by CEMRIAC (Geoff Caudwell) Amazing close-ups of snail life cut to music (article on making it) |
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Wildlife set to music 2 mins |
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THE ROOM by Scotland (Dalziel Camcorder Club) Andrew wakes to find himself trapped in a cellar room. Occasional black-and-white shots suggest a surveillance camera is on him. Finally he breaks out ... |
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Thriller with a twist 3 mins 48 secs |
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CAR PARK by SERIAC (Orpington Video & Film Makers with Borderline Shorts) Is it a drug deal? Is it a Mafia meet? A lonely car-park roof is the setting for a confrontation. (article on making it) |
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Thriller with a twist 4 mins 43 secs |
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Mini-Mermaids |
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REMOTE CONTROL by Mike Shaw A TV remote control can do so many things these days ... you can get sucked in.. |
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Comedy 1 mins |
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MAKE IT BETTER by Alan Atkinson It is all too easy to get hooked and for a pastime to become an obsession. |
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Comedy confession 1mins |
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TACT by Derek Lucas Men and women often have trouble communicating about delicate matters. |
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Comedy 1 mins |
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ADVERT by Phil New lamps for old? Not quite but can we trust any "miracle" product? |
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Spoof advert 1mins |
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FIXYPHONEY by Billy Ellwood There is little a modern cell-phone cannot do. |
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Spoof advert 1 mins |
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SCOTCHED by John Rushmere Strange behaviour by a customer rarely surprises a barman, but this does. |
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Comedy 1mins |
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ACNE by Toucan Films A pretty young woman suffers from spots until a brand new product helps remove them in an unexpected manner. |
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Comedy 1 mins |
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STORM PREDICTION by Valrie Ellis A phone call in the night does not seem to upset a wife ... at first. |
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Comedy 1 mins |
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Total running time 38 mins. DVD or MiniDV Tape.
Price £7.50
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