From Friday's AV festival to Sunday's Diamond award winners, what a weekend it was ... Alan writes ... As some of you will know (but...

From my memory there were, in the last three decades of the 1900s, four cine (later video) clubs in the Nottingham area.  These were...

Alan asks... Where Have All Our Movies Gone? One of the hardest things to bear about lockdown is not being able to visit my daughter and...

Terry writes ... David Lean (1908-1991) was one of our greatest directors, and, like several directors before him, was an editor. Indeed...

Patrick writes ... Following the BBC’s excellent and moving VJ+75 DAY recent commemoration from the National Arboretum, we decided to...

Regarding videos to be found on YouTube, I do remember asking members a while back how many of their own films they’d uploaded to the...

In response to my recent request for material for future Newspages, within two hours, Merlin had contacted me to notify me about a video...

Terry writes... Alfred Hitchcock was a great technician, and here are a few things he said about techniques in 1936 when looking back at...

What you may not know about Rob Phillips is that he’s very pro-active in the filming of amateur dance and dramatics in the area. He has a...

Alan's experiences with replacing his camera ... As some of you will know, my trusty Sony A1 camera has recently suffered a serious...

John writes ... Many of our members will have heard of Hague, the firm which makes camera supports, cranes etc. (The club owns a Hague...

Patrick writes ... I have volunteered to take over from Charlie Caseley, who compiled the Southern region IAC club news page in the IAC...

Most members will remember the club film, “Old Bill Returns” made in 2008. Nearly all club members took part in filming the dedication...

Gerry hands Terry the pen ... “ The five C’s of Cinematography are, Camera-angles, Continuity, Cutting, Close-ups and Composition. All of...

Who is your - and the Nation’s favourite narrator? A narration can make or break your enjoyment of a film - be it on TV or even at a...

And the lockdown goes on, although there now seems to be a fair amount of restlessness in the camp after eight weeks. What should the...

Patrick writes: ”For the second time, in so many years, Christine and I went for a day tip on a preserved train to Carlisle. Many will...

“I look at the world and I see absurdity all around me. People do strange things constantly, to the point that, for the most part, we...

Time To Remember? There are those in the club of a certain age who’ve been watching TV in the U.K. almost since day one....well, the...

For the benefit of members not on the internet. The club should have hosted a MMM League match on March 19th, but due to circumstances,...