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Peter’s Latest Poems

AVPeter — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:03:06 +0000

To Bach and Bark

Would Bach use wooden words just to construct

Instruments for this double concerto?

Would not such sentences merely disrupt

Notes flowing through violin strings and bow?

Fine counterpoint may be destroyed by them,

Interjecting shallow imperfections:

Flaw his precious melodic sonic gem,

In spite of the best poetic intentions.

Do these images need extra texture?

Will words improve the composition?

Are trees leaved with verbal diarrhoea?

Does rhyme and rhythm improve the vision?

As sounds vibrate in perfect harmony,

Unspoken words complete integrity.

Gone

Gone

but not

forgotten

The era

is now past

These images of me were

never meant to last.

Of course the vehicles were

the latest of their year.

But we always knew

that their design would be

superceded

too.

All things are evolving.

We change with time’s passing.

Gone!

Quicker than a minute,

to be replaced

by fashions of tomorrow’s

latest good intentions:

today’s inventions.

And yet

our creations do remain

within

what we call memory;

for etched in my mind

I find this

fond remininscence

frequently recurrs

reminding my mind

of these precious former years.

Gone!

Yes! Gone!

Gone, but not forgotten;

I find, now,

within

my own eliminating mind, I’m

enhanced somehow

by passing time.

Peter Coles 12.30 am 18 11 09

I have just written the script for a Sequence being made with Dave Lasko from Arizona; he took some images related to Halloween. Here is the poem:

Halloween

At Halloween,

Some things seem real

And some unreal;

But some seem

Somewhere in between.

As “in between”

Becomes more real,

With some surprise

We realise

That what we feel,

Rather than just what we

Seem to sense and see;

That “somewhere in between”

Becomes more real

Than mere reality;

At Halloween,

At Halloween.

At Halloween,

We realise that what we really feel

Is actually just what we are:

Our

Feelings are reality.

I wrote this next one for a Sequence I have made recently about Bosch.

Bosch

Hieronymous Bosch was born in Aachen

But spent all his life with other artists

In The Netherlands till 1516,

Then idolised predicting surrealists.

Centuries before Salvador Dali

Became the more famous Spanish painter

Bosch paved the way for most artists to see

Visions beyond mere reality here.

He painted all of his nightmares and dreams

From heaven and hell’s imagination;

Becoming really obsesessed, so it seems,

Predicting eventual destination.

All images on one canvas highlights

His genious: “Garden of Earthly Delights”

This canvas, “Garden of Earthly Delights”

Shows one scene, but with a thousand insights.

St. James

St. James, it seems, is John’s older brother;

Mark describes them as sons of Zebedee.

Peter and Andrew are the two other

Brothers, who meet Jesus in Galilee.

Much later on they know him as God’s son,

Through signs and wonders shown by him to them.

Salome, James mom, sees them getting on,

So asks for privilege for them in Heaven.

James drinks equally – life and martyrdom,

And, it seems, took God’s Good News to Spain;

But then back, to be seized in Jerusalem,

By Herod Agrippa The First, then slain.

James witnesses Christ’s transfiguration,

Then sees this trinity’s resurrection.

Vicky’s Peace

We used to get the cup from Vicky Lush

But now the “Swine Flue” tells God what to do.

For Vicky doesn’t Pass the Peace to us,

As now we can’t shake hands along each pew!

Yet we sometimes share coffee afterwards

Or the occasional birthday glass of wine.

It’s a better way to pass virusses,

And thus avoids the Bishop’s pantomime.

AsVicky snuffs the alter candles out,

She recalls the lesson read earlier:

Not taking too much anxious thought, about

Tomorrow’s problems, which could bother her.

Communion is sharing things with Church friends;

Bishops regulations may have other ends.

Our Vera

She is just down the road from where I live

Along the six-four-six, nearer St James;

And Harvey often drops us off to give

Us both lifts home after the services.

What do I recall about our Vera

Apart from her tuneful soprano voice?

I know that she and her cricketer are

In a different Parish from us by choice.

We live in Blackshaw; they in Errinden

Where residents are outnumbered by sheep;

So she’s often Parish Council Chair when

Her turn returns each year for her to keep.

Some verse found in Book of Wisdom says

Good things often come in small packages

Peter’s Lines

If this is an autobiography,

Seventy-five into fourteen won’t go.

This surely can’t be enough space for me

To describe my life to folk I don’t know.

If I read much more, I might have the right

To scribble vain lines about my image,

And polish it off, well, maybe not quite

Like all the rest, left exposed on this page.

How do poets collect and then select?

They observe the goings-on around them,

Then discard things others may not reject,

Pretending what remains is just the same.

That’s what I am: your facts become my lies;

Yet between these lines, hidden truth survives.

Judith

Judith lived inside her brown envelope,

Concealing her hidden authority.

She preferred it there, with little hope

Beyond her obvious Christianity.

Gone now, beyond angry humility,

Judith’s body may be found underground,

With a dock leaf I picked from under the tree,

Next to the grave, now with flowers on her mound.

Soon this will level with others nearby

Yet she was so different from all the rest

This independent witness would never comply

With compromises avoiding the best.

Her knowledge was wide and her taste was too

But sealed her flap on this wisdom she knew.

Harvey’s Contribution

Resurrected from the grave, she brings him

Into our small, dwindling community.

We get no Seraphim or Cherubim,

Yet Harvey gives more than we ever see.

He searches and researches church hist’ry,

Cleaning and restoring the things he finds.

His ambition is the Brontes myst’ry

Drawn nearer St James as their tale unwinds.

Real motivation promotes devotion,

And this shines through any alternatives.

The former conflict won, the past is gone:

Lost partner, through new partnership, still lives.

Harvey’s contribution is never done;

He gives his sacrifice to everyone.

Eric’s Persistent Courage

Eric is at his best telling fond tales,

Remembered from familiar occasions.

He‘s memorized his lines and never fails

To impress us with these recitations.

My favourites are words of Robbie Burns,

Churned out on t’ 25th of January.

Pipers call these many happy returns,

Of all that everyone would like to be.

He grills the burgers on his barbeques,

Cremating, thus, all sinuous sins he can,

For church lunchtime celebrations refuse

Low pretensions of any higher man

Eric shows us his persistent courage:

When to act our age and when our outrage.

Harvest Festival

They sort of first met at an odd auction

Of fruit and veg’ from the St. James Harvest

New, so no idea what was going on,

Just to be involved seemed his best request.

Soon introduced in mock formality

By a jovial serious church friend of hers;

Subsequently, they give, for charity,

Everything they brought preferred by others.

Twenty-odd years on and still fond friends,

In contempt of familiarity,

The centre owes existence to both ends,

So circles round in search of symmetry.

Souls could be lost avoiding bidding all

At her Eternal Harvest Festival

Anne

“That last poem hadn’t much to do with me”

She said, striding right onto centre page.

“It was just about the way you met me,

Not about my performance on life’s stage.”

So here is her distinctive appearance:

Her hair, her stance and what she does and how.

This could be no one else, by any chance,

Walking straight out of the play or film show.

Many characteristics distinguish

Her from all the rest, but perhaps her love

For everyone around her is her wish

To achieve all her Geoff would be proud of.

His resting place is constantly refreshed

With fond remembrances of all that’s best.

The Birthday Card

My wife’s Birthday is on Christmas Eve

I always try to make a card for her.

In spite of careful plans I often leave

It far too late to make her card proper.

This year it snowed early and so I thought

It would be nice with a winter picture

On the front with all our grandchildren caught

Inside, each as a mini portraiture

Our home is just along on the Pennine Way

Not far from Hebden Bridge, in West Yorkshire

These covered colours let the snow say

Warm words of love to grace the time of year

Both older now, next to this Christmas morn

Our past is gone and purer future born.

The Way

The flame burns from Alpha to Omega

As the Christ child whispers “I am The Way;

Faith, hope and love is all you really are:

But permanence flows on beyond decay.”

His thirty years are ‘like an evening gone’,

Yet images stay in our foreign minds;

Created differently but seen as one,

Within our art forms of various kinds.

These materialistic gifts we bother with

Have no real worth, for they are all the same.

Philosophies question this Christmas myth;

While Darwen plays his evolution game.

Nicolas and Nicodemus both say,

‘Born Water and Spirit, We Are The Way’.

God’s Haiku

Burning Bush? That’s odd!

No! Go cover it with snow!

‘s only Me said God

Entries for The IAC Geoffrey Round International AV Competition

AVPeter — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:27:05 +0000

IAC Geoffrey Round International

The IAC Geoffrey Round International Audio Visual Competition

is being held in Capel Curig, North Wales

on the 20th & 21st March 2010.

Closing date for entries is 22nd February 2010.

The venue is in the heart of the beautiful mountainous region

of the Snowdonia National Park

For full details, entry forms etc. please see

www.nwawavg.org.uk or contact marion@nwawavg.org.uk

Entries received so far include:

The IAC Geoffrey Round International AV Competition

2009 Results:

Marion Waine, John Rowell and I have just enjoyed presenting the Award-winning Sequences to IAC Members in The Chesterfield Hotel. We asked the audience to vote for their three favourite Sequences. Here are the results:

The Jury in Lowton gave the Awards as follows:

1st – No 25 – Arthur’s Secret – 113 points

2nd – No 12 – Cousin Jack – 55 points

3rd= – No 8 – Tough Guy – 52 points

3rd= – No 56 – The Mist and The Rime – 52 points

Entrant’s Name	Co- Authors	Title	FTE		Length

1 Christian Brion	Danièle Brion	Lola, le petit Prince et Moi	*	FRA	8.06
2 Keith Scott		One Helluva Trip		UK	10.07
3 Barbara Bedoni		Level 1	*	ITL	3.24
4 Annelise de Jager		Silent White Night	*	SA	3
5 Annelise de Jager		Out of Africa	*	SA	3
6 Christian Hendrickx	André Teyck	Priez pour nous		BEL	5.44
7 Len Deeley		All Along The South Coast		UK	3
8 Len Deeley		A Romantic Package		UK	9.49
9 Jill Bunting		A Christmas Carol		UK
10 Jeff Morris		Hermanus Rocks	*	SA	3
11 Jeff Morris		Rally Champions	*	SA	3
12 Ria Katzke		In 1900	*	SA	4.38
13 Ria Katzke		Walking Dots	*	SA	3.45
14 Bryan Stubbs		The Duel		UK	10.25
15 Ruth Goldwasser	Peter Coles	Skylines		UK & AUS	3.19
16 Alicia Johnson	Peter Coles	Secret Life		UK	3
17 Peter Coles		Black Rabbit Holes		UK	3.07
18 Peter Coles		Eternity		UK	6.28
19 Malcolm Imhoff		Land of the Thunder Dragon		UK	12
20 Tony Spiers		Another Lovelier World	*	UK	10.06
21 Richard Brown	Clive Atkins	And Never Cackled		UK	11.35
22 Barb Butler		A Place for Reflection	*	AUS	6.18
23 Brian Harvey		The Choice		UK	11.37
24 Dini van Gent		Berlin at Night	*	NL	3.55
25 Dini van Gent		Save Arnos Vale	*	NL	6.47
26 Brendan O’Sullivan		Dreamtime Connection		IRE	9.58
27 Brendan O’Sullivan		Night Reflections		IRE	3.21
28 Maurice Guidicelli		Lucian		FRA	2.46
29 Chris Noble		Photiartgraphy	*	UK	4.04
30 Chris Noble		St. Richard Gwyn – Photo Project	*	UK	8.54
31 Dave Wilcox		Oranges and Lemons		UK	8.55
32 Eddie Spence		Winter Love		UK	4.55
33 Eddie Spence		Mysts of Avalon		UK	8.27
34 Sheila Davies		Blackburn Diva		UK	10.1
35 Keith Brown		The Quiet One		UK	11.5
36 Michael Brown		Dreamscape		UK	6.49
37 Michael Brown		Winter Walk		UK	4.42
38 Giel Rombout		A New Landmark		NL	7
39 Marion Waine		Paragliding		UK	2
40 Ricardo Zararte		Paris l’Attente		FRA	2.34
41 Henk Tulp		About Us		NL	7
42 Christian Matthys		Faut Vivre – its necessary to life		FRA	4.17
43 Jean Paul Petit		Little Domestic Quarrels		FRA	5.21
44 Jacques Carmant		Negative Memories		FRA	5.5
45 Mike Kersting		Mean Street Blues		UK	5.33
46 Howard Bagshaw		Colours of India		UK	6.37
47 Howard Bagshaw		Migrant Mother		UK	8.48
48 Alan Boothman		Connecting	*	UK	6.06
49 Beata Boguslawska		Rainbow	*	POL	8.53
50 Beata Boguslawska	Adam Boguslawska	Unslaved Mind	*	POL	4.26
51 Cezary Dubiel		The Life of the Forest goes on	*	POL	1.51
52 Cezary Dubiel		The Farewell	*	POL	1.54
53 Colin Balls		The Last Great Steam Show on Earth		UK	11
54 Paul Searle		In Flanders Field	*	UK	5
55 David Pickford		Is there a Paradise		UK
56 Phil Barker		Christmas Carol		UK	2.35

57 Martin Fry		The Mousehole Cat
58 Martin Fry		The Cotswold Lad
59 John Rowell		Finding Neverland

1. Isadora’s Legacy by Eddie Spence (UK)

2. The Final Cut by Ian Bateman (UK)

3. Cousin Jack by Martin Fry (UK)

Pollock Medal (Best Newcomer): Mountain Man by David Pickford (UK)

Six equally placed Honourable Mentions:

The Forss by Peter Coles (UK)

Tough Guy by Howard Bagshaw (UK)

Arthur’s Secret by Sheila Davies (UK)

Mis.Tic by Jacques van de Weerdt (Fr)

The Mist and The Rime by David Firth (UK)

As Delicate as a Butterfly by Phil Barker (UK)

Colin Balls’ Choice: The Bear by David and Carol Gillow (UK)

Jean Paul Petit’s Choice: Sudersveit by Howard Bagshaw (UK)

Valrie Ellis’ Choice: Creation by Christian Matthys (Fr)

Very Special Thanks to West Lancs AV Group

Competitions

AVPeter — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:41:13 +0000

321 International

For details of this interesting International AV Competition:

http://www.challengediaporama321.com/

Closing date for entries: 22nd April 2010

British showing and Judging at Aldbourne: 27th June 2010

For advertisment of the UK event and rules, explanation etc:

http://www.ibateman.co.uk/321/

Trophee de Paris

details via:
http://site.voila.fr/tropheedeparis/index.html

Closing date : 2nd of april.
Fees 10 Euros.
Meeting 29th of May (best time to visit Paris)
4 jurys (25 members at least) and each of them gives his secret and personal classification. We compute the results as following : a first place gives one point, a second place half a point, a third 1/3 point, aso.

South Africa

There’s an AV Salon in South Africa to which are invited entries from all over the world, so do make sure you visit their site: http://sites.google.com/site/mffcavsalons/Home/mffcavsalon2010/

Entries have now closed.

Peter’s Latest Sequences

AVPeter — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:51 +0000

Feb 17th I have just completed 321 versions of “Ready” downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/VGllL0dCZEt0NjhLSkE9PQ “Hallowe’en” downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/VGlmV28wMVhTSUJMWEE9PQ and

There is now a French version of “God’s Haiku” downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/VGlmV28zTWNTSUIzZUE9PQ

21st Jan I have just made a 1-minute Sequence “God’s Haiku” which can be downloaded via: http://download.yousendit.com/MVNmRE92YWJEbUlLSkE9PQ

This was remade on Feb 6th. It can be downloaded via: http://download.yousendit.com/MVNjbGtOWkJRR2QzZUE9PQ

I have also just sent a copy of “Jill Is Still” to a friend so this may be downloaded via: http://download.yousendit.com/MVNjbGtOWkJ0Ni9IRGc9PQ

I made “Black Rabbit Holes” recently. It can be downloaded via: http://www.yousendit.com/download/S1VDL0dFMVh3NUlLSkE9PQ

Jan 9thhttp://www.yousendit.com/download/S1VDL0dFMVh3NUlLSkE9PQ

I have just completed another Sequence “To Bach and Bark” which may be downloaded via: http://download.yousendit.com/TzY1SXQ1bWdVVGxMWEE9PQ

The Sonnet script is on “Peter’s Latest Poems”

Dec 30th

I have just completed my first version of “The Birthday Card” which may be downloaded for the next 14 days via: http://download.yousendit.com/TzY1eVdrdGplM1NGa1E9PQ falling snow was made with the help of a template (used in triplicate on most frames) produced by Lin Evans (USA) contactable via www.beechbrook.com Many thanks Lin. The Script can be viewed via “Peter’s Latest Poems”. A lower definition version of the Sequence is on www.youtube.com under the avpeter pages.

The most recent version may be downloaded via:

http://download.yousendit.com/TzY3c0×6SEJZY1RIRGc9PQ

I have just completed my first efforts working with Dave Lasko from Arizona on a Sequence constructed from images he took related to Halloween. The Sequence may be downloaded via:

https://www.yousendit.com/download/TzY3S3dzNDJRR2NLSkE9PQ

Now expired

This has now been pollished a bit so the more recent version is downloadable via:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/TzY2b3BKYUlWRDlMWEE9PQ

Now expired

I am doing a Show in St Andrews Burnley on Nov 10th, and fist on the Programme is “Interfaith downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE90UnE3N0FLSkE9PQ

Now expired

Next on the Programme is “Flutterings”, downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE92cGtsMHhMWEE9PQ

Now expired

Then “Quadruple Bypass” downloadable via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE9tSytCMTZGa1E9PQ

Now expired

Then “Branwell Bronte” via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE9uQVN5UkdGa1E9PQ

Now expired

Then “Beyond Hosta Frost” via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE9uT2JIcWZIRGc9PQ

Now expired

And finally “Eternity” via: http://download.yousendit.com/ZW9ERE9oZEszeUlLSkE9PQ

Now expired

Please let me know any reactions you may have. The Poem or script is on my Peter’s Latest Poems pages on this site.

I have had a request for “Bosch”, so here it is:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/Z01NSU5BUzhrYUJjR0E9PQ

Now expired

The poem is on “Peter’s latest Poems”

Recent Competition Results

AVPeter — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:20:54 +0000

Leeds Colour and Music Spectacular

“The Inheritance” by Mary Stubbs was the Judge’s choice.

“Leeds My Home City” won the audience vote.

National AV Championships:

1. The Legacy – Robert Albright
2. Isadora’s Legacy – Eddie Spence
2. The Quiet One – Keith Brown

HC Perhaps – Valerie Rawlings
HC And Never Cackled – Richard Brown
HC Talbot House – Linda & Edgar Gibbs

C Beyond Hosta Frost – Peter Coles
C Arthur’s Secret – Sheila Davies
C The Gathering – Ian Bateman

Best First Time Entrant: Tough Guy – Howard Bagshaw

Audience Vote
Session 1 – The Legacy
Session 2 – Arthur’s Secret
Session 3 – Perhaps
Session 4 – Talbot House

Champion Club Leeds
Joint 2nd East Midlands & Essex

Champion Federation YPU
2nd WCPF
3rd MCPF

Adelaide AVFest 2009

FIAP 2009/02, APS 2009/02

This year the ninth Adelaide AVFEST was held from the 20^th to 22^nd of March 2009. We had a record number of entries this year, 95 from 70 entrants and 11 countries. Festivals such as this can only happen if the AV sequence makers out there enter. It was pleasing to see over 30 new entrants in this festival, as well as receiving sequences from familiar authors. The three judges, Richard Venus (AUS), Graham Hawkins SSAPS (AUS) and Ian Bateman MPAGB (UK) had a difficult task not only because of the number of sequences, but also because of the quality and various styles of sequences.

The advent of the ‘digital age’ has meant that authors are now able to produce more creative sequences. The available computer software now enables both image editing and animation of sequences. Similarly the computing and graphic power is also increasing, so that the total effect can be some very awesome sequences. We saw many examples of this during the festival, the bar has certainly been lifted.

At the same time though, the sequence that doesn’t use ‘clever graphics’, but relies rather on good images put together with appropriate audio and a strong general concept still holds its own in any festival. This was also evident during the festival.

Congratulations to all the winners and those who received acceptances.

Marie Tresidder (Director)

Adelaide AVFest 2009, Adelaide, South Australia

ADELAIDE AVFest 2009 RESULTS

1              Warriors of the Wilds by Tamas Imre & Aniko Imre, Hungary

2              The Colour Thief by Jill Bunting CPAGB, United Kingdom

3              Arthur’s Secret by Sheila Davies CPAGB, United Kingdom

Documentary        Final Solution by Michal Nowakowski, Poland

Honourable Mentions:

Cousin Jack by Martin Fry, United Kingdom

Isadora’s Legacy by Eddie Spence FRPS, United Kingdom

FIAP and APS Acceptances

York Minster by Allan Green FRPS, United Kingdom

In Balkan…. by Kerekes Istvan, Hungary

L’ultime Bataille by Andre Teyck & Axelle Wattiez, Belgium

Abide with Me by Douglas Mackrell FRPS, United Kingdom

Victory by Elzbieta Chojnacka & Beata Boguslawska, Poland

The Sounds of Steam by Tony Hill ARPS, United Kingdom

Graffiti-Art does Belong by Louise Wolfers LAPS, Australia

Man of Destiny by Barbara Mullins AFIAP AV-AFIAP FAPS ARPS &
Ron Davies FRPS FIPF EFIAP FACI(M), Australia & United Kingdom

The Quiet One by Keith Brown, United Kingdom

MUSIC POETRY AND SONG The Red Shoes by Dave Gillow & Carol Gillow, United Kingdom

Honourable Mentions :

Black White by Piet Huijgens, Netherlands

FIAP and APS Acceptances

The Bear by Dave Gillow & Carol Gillow, United Kingdom

Can I Play…Part11 by Cezary Dubiel, Poland

One Day One Life by Gigi Montali, Italy

Into my Sunset by Ron Davies FRPS FIPF EFIAP FACI(M) , United Kingdom

Peace Descends by Martin Fry FRPS APAGB, United Kingdom

Magda Live by Ireneusz Graff, Poland

NATURAL HISTORY Lesson of Dance by Ireneusz Graff and ZPFP, Poland

FIAP and APS Acceptance

The Green Season by Sheila Davies CPAGB, United Kingdom

HUMOUR The Gasman Cometh by Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP, United Kingdom

Honourable Mentions : winner of a FIAP ribbon

La femme aux bas blancs by Jean Paul Petit, France

FIAP and APS Acceptances

Star Cows by Christian Hendrickx & Andre Teyck, Belgium

Self-Portrait by Cezary Dubiel, Poland

The Messiah by John Smith APAGB CPAGB, United Kingdom

THEME Au Pays de Assk by Andre Teyck & Armand de Smet, Belgium

Honourable Mentions :

One Winter’s Day-A Celebration of Frozen Beauty by Elizabeth Carruthers FPSNZ AFIAP, New Zealand

If only we’d Listened by Ron Davies FRPS FIPF EFIAP FACI(M) & Barbara Mullins AFIAP AV-AFIAP FAPS ARPS, United Kingdom & Australia

FIAP and APS Acceptances

Dead? Alive by Ireneusz Graff, Poland

Stand Proud Brother by Robert Albright FRPS, United Kingdom

Les Sourires D’Angkor by Jean-Pierre Simon, France

The Kissing Gate by Maggie Imhoff, United Kingdom

The Response by Douglas Mackrell FRPS, United Kingdom

Unslaved Mind by Beata Boguslawska & Adam Boguslawski, Poland

It’s all down to the Packaging by Marion Waine ARPS DPAGB AV-AFIAP, United Kingdom

Your Star by Peter Coles FRPS FIPF EFIAP FICS, United Kingdom

Atocha by Robert Puato, Italy

The Letter by John Hodgson EFIAP FAPS & Judith Hodgson LAPS, Australia

APS Mentions:

Graffiti-Art does Belong by Louise Wolfers LAPS

If only we’d Listened by Ron Davies FRPS FIPF EFIAP FACI(M) & Barbara Mullins AFIAP AV-AFIAP FAPS ARPS

The Letter by John Hodgson EFIAP FAPS & Judith Hodgson LAPS

APS ACCEPTANCES

Dear Brooster…Your Henny by Barbara Butler AAPS

Christmas Down Under by Meredith Briggs

Out of the Rock by Meredith Briggs

Fresh Eyre by Judith Hodgson LAPS

Sanctuary by Judith Hodgson LAPS

Bark Variations by John Hodgson EFIAP FAPS

The Visit by John Hodgson EFIAP FAPS & Judith Hodgson LAPS

Best Australian Entry:

A Place for Reflection by Barbara Butler AAPS

Best Creative Imagery through the use of effects and transitions:

The Forest of Tane Mahuta by Erhard Hobrecker ARPS, Switzerland

Best Original Script:

The Picasso of the Pier by Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP, United Kingdom

Best Soundtrack:

1 in 3.7 by Howard Gregory, United Kingdom

AUDIENCE AWARDS each of these will be awarded a certificate.

SESSION 1: Arthur’s Secret by Sheila Davies CPAGB, United Kingdom

SESSION 2: Cousin Jack by Martin Fry, United Kingdom

SESSION 3: The Red Shoes by Dave Gillow & Carol Gillow, United Kingdom

SESSION 4: Isadora’s Legacy by Eddie Spence FRPS, United Kingdom

SESSION 5: L’ultime Bataille by Andre Teyck & Axelle Wattiez, Belgium

GALA DAY: Warriors of the Wilds by Tamas Imre & Aniko Imre, Hungary

321 Results

These can be witnessed via: www.challengediaporama321.com.

Congratulations to Martin Fry who came 5th and 8th= and to Ian Bateman who came 8th= and 30th. The only other UK entrants to figure were G F Homer at 33rd one of my own which came 38th and Phil Barker at 39th. Malcom Imhoff FROM FRANCE came 40th – I reckon there’s some mistake there don’t you !! ? 41-56 were unclassified.

L & CPU Results Lowton 20 Feb 2009

Judge: Colin Balls FRPS

1 Arthur’s Secret by Sheila Davies (West Lancs) (This Sequence, of course, also received the “Jackass” Award for the Best First Time Entrant.)

2 Carol for the Last Christmas Eve by Peter Coles (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

3 Colours of India by Howard Bagshaw (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

Highly Commended: The Quiet One by Keith Brown (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

Commended: Rapa Nui by Ron Davies/Julie England (Lytham St Annes P.S.)

Mentions:

Ged by V Barlow (Prestwish Coup C.C.)

It Was All So Different by Howard Gregory (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp.)

Open Day by Jill Bunting (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp.)

Other Sequences shown:

Sweet Dreams by David Platt,

Sudersviet by Howard Bagshaw,

Coffee Time by Alistair Parker,

Carol by John Smith,

Not The Same by Peter Coles,

Building a New Superstore by Eddie Evans,

W.G.A.V. by Harry Bosworth,

Chapel by Jack Mather,

Liverpool Night Life by Ian Francis,

Tough Guy by Howard Bagshaw,

Malta Jewel of the Med by Janet Waterhouse,

Gold by Peter Coles ,

Quarry Bank Mills by Bill Scawthorn,

Schynge Platte by Jeff Mansell,

A Place Apart by Colin Millington,

Not There by Peter Coles,

Cousin Jack by Steve Gee,

Flanders Fields by Ian Kearvell,

Venice by R M Bryce, T

he Meadow by Collin Middleton,

Forsaken by Ray Wilson,

The Witches Way by Janet Waterhouse,

Childrens Home by John Smith

& Waterway Wonders by Jack Heathcote.

The Great Northern Festival Results

First “Isadora’s Legacy” by Eddie Spence

Second “The Quiet One” by Keith Brown

Third “The Final Cut” by Ian Bateman

Highly Commended

“A Devon Delight” by Linda and Edgar Gibbs

“The Kissing Gate” by Maggie Imhoff

“Black Angels” by Robert Albright

Commended

“Mountain Man” by David Pickford

“Arthur’s Secret” by Sheila Davies

“The Stain in the Snow” by Malcolm Imhoff

Best First Time Entrant

“The Kissing Gate” by Maggie Imhoff

Audience Vote

“Isadora’s Legacy” by Eddie Spence

Links

AVPeter — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:07:20 +0000

For details of the latest French and other International Festivals visit http://www.espacevision.org/agenda.htm

for Diaporamatour http://www.diaporamatour.com/

for Trophee de Paris http://site.voila.fr/tropheedeparis/index.html

for Romanian Festival (Closing Date 15th August 2007) www.uafbucovina.org

For Interesting information and tutorials visit www.beckamdigital.co.uk

For PTE information and forum visit www.beechbrook.com

http://www.maureenalbright.com is always worth a visit. She has a special site dealing with AV as well as other sites to do with other digital matters.

Do make sure you know about Iris – 25 on this site. Or you could go yo the RPS site about this topic direct from this site by clicking on

MAureen Albright | maureen@maureenalbright.com | iris-25.rps.org | IP: 82.153.64.81

The Curious World of AV Competitions – Including New Comments Following The IAC Geoffrey Round Event

AVPeter — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:41:21 +0000

The Curious World of AV Competitions

It is quite amazing what differences are achieved through the employment of different Juries.

Congratulations to all those who scored well in Adelaide, particularly to our friend from Belgium, Johan Werbrouck, who won the Grand Prix; he must have been less well pleased with the reception that the same Sequence, that same weekend, received in TrÉlazÉ, where apparently, it was eliminated at the Pre-selection stage!

I went to Chelles, on the edge of Paris, this same weekend to an event which seems less well known in the UK; “The International Festival of the Projected Image” is an annual event which shows professional work as well as “The Challenge” for Sequences like the ones with which we are more familiar. The professional sessions usually use at least two or three projectors with quite complex programming and they can show us the sorts of progress to which we can aspire, even with more “basic” equipment. The ideas within this professional work, where attention has to be grabbed and retained, can give lessons to us all. I went there with Willem van den Berg and Henk Tulp, our two friends from Netherlands. Henk”s Sequence made with Albert Slack “The Bridge is Safe” was on the menu and played well on the superb sound system employed in this big theatre. I had a particular interest in two Sequences, “Flutterings” and “Striped Pyjamas”, the later being made recently with Ron Davies and, this version, performed in French, with the help of a young relative of Jacques van de Weerdt. These two Sequences, apparently, were in contention during the Juries” final deliberations for the Award (There only is one winner!) but eventually they decided on “Différent” by Denys Quélever, made, I believe, with the considerable help of our Parisian friend, Jean-Paul Petit. An English version is currently under construction, so I expect we shall witness this shortly. However, the same fate was received for “Différent” in Trélazé where it failed to get through their Pre-selection! The audience vote in Chelles went to “L’Oubli” by Christian Hendricks from Belgium.

The audiences in Chelles are drawn from two different sources: quite a few Diaporamists decide it is well worth watching the latest works and the local community has become expectant of a good Show each night of the Festival. Local musicians also take part; on this occasion we were entertained by a local group of Gospel singers, accompanied with Audio-visual projections on translucent screen between them and the audience. The audience is expanded with their admirers and supporters. So AV is exposed to a wider audience.

Meanwhile, Ron Davies was in TrÉlazÉ where, much to his personal delight, our “Striped Pyjamas” won the Grand Prix. The full results are shown elsewhere but just one or two of our British AV workers had some success there. As I write these notes, over two weeks after the event took place, I have still received no communication from the organisers of the Competition. I have no programme and no idea of which British Sequences were entered for the event. The results were gleaned from Ron Davies who was there. It also seems curious that so few FIAP Acceptances were awarded when there were so many more very worthy Sequences. Another eight Acceptences would have been usual under the 50% rule. I do know, from what Ron told me, that one of my own Sequences, “Reincarnation”, was included in the Gala Evening but was not “Accepted”! There may well be other “foreigners” who feel equally agrieved. Are the Organisers or All-French Jury trying to discourage entries from countries other than France? (Just over three weeks after the event, the Programme and Prize List did eventually arrive via post. 80% of the 15 Awards were French and 73% of FIAP Acceptances were French.)

In Chelles I met up with an AV acquaintance going back a long while, Bernard Sanch. He was a member of the Jury and I had not seen him for several years. He has not taken to working with digits, but if we look at his record of achievement, we may care to note that he had made more analogue Sequences than almost anyone in the world: 2 Grand Prix; 111 other Prizes and 45 other FIAP Acceptances, from a total of 47 Sequences. His first recorded work was in 1965, so Bernard has been making Diaporamas for over 40 years!

At the end of the Festival in Chelles there was a discussion and conversations in English and French ranged over many topics: What was the place of movement within the ways we work in AV? Were most recent alternative transitions just passing gimmicks? How do we encourage more young people to take part in our art? How do we encourage a greater involvement within our normal communities? How can we gain sponsorship for Festivals. Some of these topics deserve our attention in future issues of AV News or on any of the web sites making this possible and more immediate.

The 321 event held in ten different venues provided us with quite a few surprises. The full results may be seen elsewhere but here are a few comments from Ian Bateman who ran the Aldbourne Session.

Highlights are:

a.. 1st went to Ricardo Zarate with “Memoria” (came 5th at Aldbourne)

b.. 2nd was “Eugene le Gene” (the one about GMO in processed foods) (6th at Aldbourne)

c.. 3rd was “Striped Pyjamas” (2nd at Aldbourne) well done Ron and Peter!

d.. Val Rawlins came 11th with “Trois heures” (3rd at Aldbourne)

e.. I came 12th with “Hampden Pye” (10th at Aldbourne)

f.. The UK winner (La Forma della Musica) came 29th overall.

g.. “Frauen Power” came 6th overall despite not being played at all events

h.. Only one sequence (La Semaine Sainte – the one with the naked breast and easter eggs) failed get any points in any country and therefore scored just 12 out of a theoretical maximum of 24,000)

i.. Just 4 UK sequences made it to the Top 20, and only 1 in the Top 10!!!

This variation phenomenon is not restricted to the anomolies within International events; we can spot these throughout all occasions where the same Sequences are graded by different Judges. Essex judges differently from Leeds who are again different from Leicester in those delightful friendly wars that take place between our AV Groups. As long as we don’t take such judgements too seriously they can be good fun; any surprise Award can then be regarded as a sort of bonus in addition to the main joy of taking part.

On Saturday 10th March, I went to Leeds to their “Spectacular”. Here the Judge, Ray Brightman, singled out “Mary Myfanwy Evans”, by Eddie Spence, as the winner, chosen from 17 Sequences by 17 different authors. I am sure that Eddie will forgive me for reporting that the real winner, however, was Ralph Smith! Ralph started this event some 32 years ago and the audience in Leeds for this occasion must rank as the biggest in the world. We should all recoginise these remarkable achievements and try to learn from them.

On saturday 17th March I was one of the Judges in Rayleigh of the East Anglian AV Competition. The results of this event are posted elswhere on this site.

These two events gave me considerable pleasure not just for the priviledge of witnessing 55 excellent Sequences, but in particular in learning that there are new AV workers making serious progress.

In Leeds we find Madge Gibson with her first Sequence “Swaledale in Autumn” showing that here is a new talent who can find beautiful light and play with this before our eyes.

In Essex I find Barbie Lindsay, some may recall her “Changing Faces”, seen at recent national events, is not just a one-off; two more excellent Sequences, “Life is Like a Bowl of Fruit” and “Impurrfect” graced the day. This lady is certainly different and so are her Sequences. Once I have mastered the skills required to ornate this site with more images and Sequences, I will show you more clearly what I mean! Whilst commenting on my days in Essex, I must report that this Competition must rate as the best Regional AV Competiton I have witnessed so far. 38 First-Class

Sequenecs none of which would have been out of place in our IAC Geoffrey Round event on 24th & 25th March in Capel Curig.

The saga continues, following the IAC Geoffrey Round event; one or two well recognised distintinguished Sequences failed to be “Accepted”; these included both of Eddie Spence’s works, “Mary Myfanwy Evans” and “Conquest of Paradise”; I was more surprised by the first of these decisions than the second, but this remake of Eddie’s Tape Slide Sequence of the same name still seems more than “Acceptable”! Keith Scott’s “A Little Place in the Country” just failed to make the top nine and received a special mention by the Chair of the Jury, Keith Brown, but personally, I was more surprised that “If Only …” missed out on even an “Acceptance” by the Jury’s decisions; quite a few of the audience were surprised too, as they voted this Sequence into second place. I suppose that it is easy to point to Sequences like “Venice Clandestine” by Jean-Pierre Simon, “The Brooke” by Julie England and “A Love Affair” by Maggie and Malcom Imhoff which might well have at least been “Accepted” and to note, in doing so, that all of them have done much better elsewhere, like in Australia. However, it is certainly much more difficult to nominate Sequences which would need to be demoted in order for this to happen. It has seemed to me for many years that the real remedy would be to allow any well-qualified and experienced Jury more discretion and less restriction through such inapproriate crude statistical embargos, imposed on them by an apparently inflexible set of FIAP regulations. I am aware of several more-than-competant AV workers who have stopped sending their work to FIAP-Patronised International events because of the “slight” they regard has been handed out to them, by rules imposed on well-meaning Juries. I, personally, who have done so well in so many Internationals, have come to resent most Awards Sessions, finding them the least enjoyable part of such events. I often feel I would rather not be there when the results are declared. They seem to generate more pain than joy. It is that joy element of AV production and performance which keeps me in the game. I enjoy the deadline element of Competition; I do not enjoy the sense of “failure” it sometimes generates. It rarely gives much room for the encouragement of new workers’s productions. There are exceptions of course and, for example it is really good to see Geraldine Malthouse’s work being appreciated by our Geoffrey Round Jury. Let’s hope this may give encouragement to others to take part.

I would be particularly interested in others’ comments on this issue.

Other Results and Comments

AVPeter — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:53:52 +0000

TrÃ©lazÃ© Diaporama International Results

TrÃ©lazÃ© International Diaporama2,3,4 March 2007

Awards and Acceptances:

1 Striped Pyjamas by Ron Davies and Peter Coles (GB)

2 Lâ€™Attache-Case by Michele and Michel Paret (FR)

3 Essai sur ma haine by Jacques van de Weerdt (BE)

4 Maria Fil Noir by Claudine and J Piere Durand (FR)

5 Lâ€™Alarme by Jean Dupuis (FR)

6 Comment Font Ils by FrÃ©dÃ©ric Michel (FR)

7 Edik, Fils de Tamerlan by Jean-Pierre Simon (FR)

FIAP Mentions Dâ€™Honneur (in Programme Order):

Memoria by Ricardo Zarate (FR)

Haunted by Time by Ron Davies and Barbara Mullins (GB/AU)

Les catalogues de M Carel by Annie Logeais (FR)

Vingt Ans de Navigation by Lucien Heraud Demain by HervÃ© Sefuret (FR)

Lachete by Jean Zucchet (FR)

Dogon, Il Popolo Delle Stelle by Claudio Tuti (IT)

Special Mention by the Jury:

Une Journee a Roquebilliere by J Marie Lafon-Delpit (FR)

&Â Femmes du YemenÂ by Claudine Bourdon (FR)

FIAP Acceptances (in Programme Order):

La Ou Finit La Terre by AndrÃ© Caulier (FR)

Impressions of Chile by Julie England and Ron Davies (GB)

Amor de Mi Amores Jacky Brunel (FR)

Au-dela du Jardin by Italo Caon (IT)

Angeli e Demoni by Glan Carlo Bartolozzi (FR)

111 Jours by J.Claude Boulais and Maurice Ricou (FR)

Ding Ding by CÃ©cile Frizer (FR)

Pei Lan by Jean Zucchet (FR)

Le Monde a Lâ€™Envers J van de Werdt & Albert Claes (BE)

Lâ€™Ex-Ville de ma Vie by J Louis Terrienne (FR)

Trombone by Patrick Rottiers (FR)

Le Village by Michel Mollaret (FR)

Cher Patron by Maurice Guidicelli (FR)

Quelle part en Iran by J Jacques Abassin (FR)

Terre dâ€™actueil by Brigitte Richir (FR)

Gluckauf ! Zollverein by Henk-jan de Weert (NETH)

Charivari au Crepuscule de laube by Ricardo Zarate (FR)

Val dâ€™Orcia-Toscana by Luigi Sala (IT)

The 15th East Anglian Audio-Visual Competition
1st Frank Martin â€˜Jewel of The East’
2nd Gordon Clarke â€˜Moods of Scotland’
3rd Keith Leedham â€˜Intro to The Honey Beeâ€™
Popular Vote: Bob Brisley â€˜Veniceâ€™
The Terry Butler Trophy: Rosie Pines â€˜Barcelonaâ€™
Best Dissolve: Bernard Turnbull â€˜Magritteâ€™
Best Humour: Gordon Clarke â€˜Teething Troublesâ€™
Best Photography: Paul Templeton â€˜The London Eyeâ€™
Best Sound: Dini van Gent â€˜And They Left Tracesâ€™
Certificates of Merit:
Barbie Lindsay â€˜Life is Like a Bowl of Fruitâ€™
Sylvia Williams â€˜Take Time Outâ€™
Lydia Vullirmy & Ray Smith â€˜The Hidden Worldâ€™
Dave Wilcox â€˜I Hear Those Voicesâ€™
Heather Clarke â€˜A Fatherly Chatâ€™
Ken Stanhope â€˜The Retirement Party’
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Results from L&CPU

1 Vogage of Discovery Colin Balls Wilmslow Guild
2 Copper Bottoms Keith Fisher & Bernard Longley West Lancs
3 Flutterings Peter Coles Wilmslow Guild
Highly Commended
Striped Pyjamas Peter Coles and Ron Davies Wilmslow Guild
Haunted by Time Ron Davies and Barbara Mullins Wilmslow Guild
One Man’s Dream Keith Fisher West Lancs
Commended
Liverpool’s Magnificent Cathedrals Keith Fisher West Lancs A New Beginning Jill Bunting Wilmslow Guild
This Special Day John Rowell Wilmslow Guild Impressions of Chile Ron Davies and Julie England Wilmslow Guild
Jackass Trophy
The Messiah John Smith Rochdale and District CC

There was The Wilmslow Open Competition the previous weekend
The main competition of the club, open to all members irrespective of their qualifications or achievements
There were 11 entries this year, varying in duration from 2mins to 9 minutes.
Subjects included modern fables, musings on a theme and documentaries.
The results
3rd Flutterings by Peter Coles
2nd Copper Bottoms by Keith Fisher & Bernard Longley
Winner A boy Set Apart by Barbara Mullins

If you want the full results from the International 321 event, the British
results are on: www.ibateman.co.uk/321

The top 20 selected from the 56 entries are as follows
1st La Forma Della Musica Antonio Mangiarotti ITA
2nd Striped Pyjamas (anglais) Ron Davies-Peter Coles GB
3rd Trois Heures du Matin (anglais) Valerie Rawlins GB
4th Petite CÃ¨ne Denis Gelin FR
5th Memoria Ricardo Zarate FR
6th EugÃ¨ne le gÃ¨ne StÃ©phane Bidouze FR
7th Chanson Cardiac Janos Eifert HU
8th Liverpool’s Magnificent Cathedrals Keith Fisher GB
9th Bleu le ciel est Philippe de LachÃ¨ze-Murel FR 9th
10th Hampden Pye Ian Bateman GB
11th Frauen Power Hilmar Glatter – Norbert Pilters DE
12th KÃ©vin (anglais) Roger Banissi FR
13th Exodus Eddie Callewaert BEL
14th Je n’aurai pas le temps Laure Gigou FR
15th Panorama Ricardo Zarate – Bernard Bischoff FR
16th Julio Ricardo Volpe CH
17th Venissimo AndrÃ© Teyck BEL
18th One Summer Peter Coles GB
19th The Unexpected or Neglected Place Frank Malthouse & Peter Coles IRL/GB
20th O Fortuna Janos Eifert HU

Here is a comment from Ian Bateman who ran the event in Aldbourne:
The full results are now on the official website http://www.challengediaporama321.com/

and UK Results available on www.ibateman.co.uk/321/

Highlights are: a.. 1st went to Ricardo Zarate with ‘Memoria’ (came 5th at Aldbourne)
b.. 2nd was “Eugene le Gene” (the one about GMO in processed foods) (6th at Aldbourne)
c.. 3rd was “Striped Pyjamas” (2nd at Aldbourne) well done Ron and Peter!
d.. Val came 11th with “Trois heures” (3rd at Aldbourne)
e.. I came 12th with ‘Hampden Pye’ (10th at Aldbourne)
f.. The UK winner (La Forma della Musica) came 29th overall.
g.. “Frauen Power” came 6th overall despite not being played at all events
h.. Only one sequence (La Semaine Sainte – the one with the naked breast and easter eggs) failed get any points in any country and therefore scored just 12 out of a theoretical maximum of 24,000)
i.. Just 4 UK sequences made it to the Top 20, and only 1 in the Top 10!!!

On 24th & 25th March we have our IAC Geoffrey Round International AV Competition. This is to be held at Capel Curig in North Wales. For bookings regarding this event, and/or advice on accomodation, contact Marion Waine on mewaine@chasingthelight.co.uk or 0151 3431551.

Results from Adelaide AV Fest:

Top of Festival:

Sirja Lamia, The Night-born Vampire by Johan Werbrouck (BE)

Second in Festival:

Talbot House by Linda and Edgar Gibbs (UK)

Third in Festival;

Un Gamin by Jean-Paul Petit & Jacques van de Weerdt (Fr/Be)

DOCUMENTARY

First : Monopolising Oxford by Ian Bateman, UK

Honourable Mentions :Marc Chagall by Jean-Pierre Simon, FRHaunted by Time by Ron Davies and Barbara Mullins, Aus/UKMemoria by Ricardo Zarate, FR

FIAP and APS Acceptances A Boy Set Apart by Barbara Mullins Aus

Land of the Rising Sun by Geraldine Malthouse, IR

Public Memory by Brendan Oâ€™Sullivan, IR

New York New York by Bob Brisley, UK

Copper Bottoms by Keith Fisher and Bernard Longley, UK

Italian Beds â€“ Belgian Balls by Keith Fisher, UK

The Dream Machine by Tony Hill, UK

The Spaghetti Tour by Malcolm Imhoff, UK

Trekking in Nepal by Malcolm Imhoff, UK

Conquest of Paradise by Eddie Spence, UK

MUSIC POETRY AND SONG

First : Venise Clandestine by Jean-Pierre Simon, FR

FIAP and APS AcceptancesAutumn Day by Erhard Hobrecker, SWFlutterings by Peter Coles, UKThe Journey by Allan Green, UK

Echoes of a Welsh Valley by Bernard Longley, UK

Mary Myfanwy Evans by Eddie Spence, UK

Glen Affric by Marion Waine, UK

Natural History

First : On the Ring of Fire by Charles Hulse, AUS FIAP and APS AcceptanceDeeper Values by Julie England and Ron Davies, UK

HUMOUR

First : The Expert by Erhard Hobrecker, SWFIAP and APS AcceptancesAmazing Autos by Jim Amos and Brenda Amos, AUSLove Story by Mollie McConaghy, United Kingdom

THEME

First : Y Bugail Tal-y-Braich by Marion Waine, John Rowell and Ron Davies, UK

Honourable Mentions : Striped Pyjamas by Ron Davies and Peter Coles, UKThe Bridge is Safe by Henk Tulp and Albert Slack, NEDThe Rocks Remain by Mollie McConaghy, UK FIAP and APS Acceptances Unity in Diversity by Charles Hulse and Kay Gordon, AUSEssai Sur Ma Haine by Jacques Van De Weerdt, BESiglo 20 by Ricardo Zarate, FRThe Tragic Tale of Hampden Pye by Ian Bateman, UKThe Forgotten by Jill K Bunting, UKA Love Affair by Maggie Imhoff and Malcolm Imhoff, UKBrief Encounter by John Rowell, UK

A Little Place in the Country by Keith Scott, UKAPS ACCEPTANCESanta, We Have a Problem by Ray Bradford, Jan Burt and Jan KaneAn Australian Winter by Meredith BriggsA Foggy Day by Meredith BriggsYawuru Welcome by Barbara Butler Red Shoes by Barbara ButlerThe Great White Place by John HodgsonThe Sands of Time by John HodgsonOn the Wild Side by Judith Hodgson

Portraits of Nature by Paul Kennedy

OTHER AWARDS

Best Australian Entry :

A Boy Set Apart by Barbara Mullins

Best Creative Imagery :

Sirja Lamia, The Night Born Vampire by Johan Werbrouck, BE

Best Original Script : A Love Affair by Maggie Imhoff and Malcolm Imhoff , UK Best Soundtrack : Talbot House by Linda Gibbsand Edgar Gibbs, UKAUDIENCE AWARDS SESSION 1 : Y Bugail Tal-y-Braich by Marion Waine, John Rowell and Ron Davies, UKSESSION 2 :Sirja Lamia, The Night Born Vampire by Johan Werbrouck, BE

SESSION 3 :

Unity in Diversity by Charles Hulse and Kay Gordon, AUS

SESSION 4 : The Bridge is Safe by Henk Tulp and Albert Slack, NED/UKEach of these sequences will receive an APS ribbonGALA DAY : Sirja Lamia, The Night Born Vampire by Johan Werbrouck, BE

Winner of the AV World Medal donated by AV World

Geoffrey Round International Digital AV Competition Results and Programme

AVPeter — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:39:02 +0000

The IAC Geoffrey Round International Digital AV Competition

(Judges: Keith Brown, Bill Greenhalgh & Henk Tulp)

In Association with North Wales & Wirral AV Gp

FIAP Patronage No 2007/016

The Results

1 FIAP Gold Essai sur ma haine by Jacques van de Weerdt (BE)

2 FIAP Silver Flutterings by Peter Coles (UK)

3 FIAP Bronze One Manâ€™s Dream by Keith Fisher (UK)

FIAP MDH The Land of The Rising Sun by Geraldine Malthouse (IR)

FIAP MDH Memoria by Ricardo Zarate (FR)

FIAP MDH Striped Pyjamas by Ron Davies & Peter Coles (UK)

FIAP MDH Sirja Lamina, The Night Born Vampire by I Descheemaecker & J Werbrouck (BE)

FIAP MDH Itâ€™s Only a Game by Stawny Zbigniew (PO)

FIAP MDH Trekking in Nepal by Malcolm Imhoff (UK)

The Sequences with the above Awards are to be presented at BIAF International Film, Video & AV Festival on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st April 2007 at The New Wellington Hotel, Tonbridge WellsFIAP Acceptances: all the above plus the following 24 Sequences

a Mission No. 8 and 3/4 by Keith Fisher and Bernard Longley (UK)

b Alma by Robert Albright (UK)

c A Little Place In The Country by Keith Scott (UK)

d Confused Mind by Lorenzo de Francesco (IT)

e Copper Bottoms by Bernard Longley & Keith Fisher (UK)

f Dear Boss by Maurice Guidicelli (FR)

g Dogon – Il Popolo Delle Stelle by Claudio Tuti (IT)

h Feeding Time by Alan Lyons (IR)

i Glendalough by Mike Kersting (UK)

j Gluck Auf! Zollverein by Henk-Jan de Weert (NL)k

k Hampden Pye by Ian Bateman (UK)

l Haunted by Time by Ron Davies & Barbara Mullins (AU/UK)

m High Summer Above Pecket Well by Peter Coles (UK)

n Impressions of Chile by Julie England & Ron Davies (UK)

o A Boy Set Apart by Barbara Mullins (AU)

p Light Hearted by Creatingslideshows.com & Peter Coles (USA/UK)

q One Man and His Island by Bryan Stubbs (UK_

r Made in Belgium â€“ The Making of â€¦. by Patrick De Bruyne (BE)

sThe Neglected or Unexpected Place by Frank Malthouse & Peter Coles (IR/UK)

t The Picasso of The Pier by Richard Brown (UK)

u The Forgotten by Jill K Bunting (UK)

v The Me That Others See by Marion Waine & Peter Coles (UK)

w This Special Day by John Rowell (UK)

x Look Up, Use Your Eyes by Philip Barker (UK)

I have just counted the “Adience Vote”.

Of the 66 Sequences entered just 26 0f them failed to get any vote at all from the 22 folk who saw every Sequence and chose to vote. Of the 110 maximum, the highest score was 25 ! To me this illustrates how good virtually all the Sequences were, and how difficult it must have been for the Judges to make their selection.

Here are the results of the Audience Vote:Â Â – Sorry Now Corrected Below

1 The Picasso of the Pier by Richard Brown with 25

2= Striped Pyjamas by Ron Davies and Peter Coles

and The Sound of … by Keith Scott with 24 each

STOP PRESS —-Â Â WOOPSE !!!

I have just found two more voting slips which got left behind in the Runner-up Cup !!!! These have dramatically altered the results:

Just 27 of the 66 had no popular vote

Out of atotal maximum of 120 the highest score was

Striped Pyjamas” by Ron Davies and Peter Coles with 28

2nd was “The Sound of …” by Keith Scott with 27

& 3rd “The Picasso of the Pier” by Richard Brown. with 25

The Judgesâ€™ winner got a mere 8

The Judges 2nd got 12

and their 3rd 10

The Introuctory Sequence got more than these (14)Â !!!!!!!!!

Don’t forget that these votes mean less than may seem apparent – the vote in Tonbridge Wells will be added to this before the the last AV WORLD Medal in the world is awarded.

Hearty Congratulations to Jacques van de Weerdt the overall Judges’ choice for the Grand Prix and FIAP Gold Medal who was one of our Judges for the event held in Bradford last year.

Programme Order

Session 1 Saturday March 24^th 14.00 hours

01 Mission No. 8 and 3/4Â by Keith Fisher and Bernard Longley (UK) (02â€™58)

02 90 Minutes on The Bridge by Piet Huijgens Â (NL)Â (03â€™45″)

03 A Love Affair Â by Maggie & Malcom Imhoff Â (UK) (12â€™00″)

04 Adelaide and Beyond by Mike Kersting (UK) (07â€™40â€)

05 Alma Â by Robert Albright (UK) (10â€™12″)

06 A Little Place In The Country by Keith Scott Â (UK) (07â€™06″) .

07 American Civil War by John Wellman (UK)Â (07â€™28â€)

08 Autumn Walk by Suzanne Walker (UK) (05â€™32â€)

09 Autumn Day by Erhard Hobrecker Â (SW) (11â€™30″)

10 Confused Mind by Lorenzo de Francesco (IT) (05â€™26â€)

11 Conquest of Paradise by Eddie Spence Â (UK) (11â€™17″)

12 Copper Bottoms by Bernard Longley & Keith Fisher (UK) (09â€™35â€)

13 Dear Boss by Maurice Guidicelli (FR) (03â€™00″)

15 Dogon – Il Popolo Delle Stelle Â by Claudio Tuti Â (IT) (11â€™54″)

16 Double Glazed by Peter Brown (UK) (06â€™04â€)

17 The Expert by Erhard Hobrecker (SW) (05â€™05″)

18 Feeding Time by Alan Lyons (IR) (04â€™21â€)

Session 2 Saturday March 24^thÂ 19.00 hours

19 Ferries of The Western Isles by Andrew Wood (UK) (08â€™30″)

20 Flutterings by Peter Coles (UK) (04â€™53″)

21 An Island Frozen In Time by Brian Jeffs (UK) (08′00″)

22 Glen Affric by Marion Waine (UK) (02â€™00â€)

23 GlendaloughÂ by Mike Kersting (UK) (03â€™47â€)

24 Gluck Auf! Zollverein by Henk-Jan de Weert (NL) (04â€™05â€)

25 Hampden Pye by Ian Bateman (UK) (03â€™15â€)

26 Haunted by Time by Ron Davies & Barbara Mullins (UK/AU) (04â€™55″)

27 High Summer Above Pecket Well Â by Peter Coles (UK) (06â€™13″)

28 I Cried For You by Piet Huijgens (NL) (03â€™35″)

29 Impressions of Chile by Julie England & Ron Davies (UK) (08â€™33â€)

30 If Only â€¦. by Sue Snow (UK) (04â€™16â€)

31The Land of The Rising Sun by Gerladine Malthouse (IR) (10′50″)

32 A Boy Set Apart by Barbara Mullins (AU) (08â€™33″)

33 Light Hearted by Creatingslideshows.com & Peter Coles (USA/UK) (05â€™00â€)

34 Essai sur ma haine by Jacques van de Weerdt (BE) (07â€™10â€)

Session 3 Sunday March 25^th10.00 hours

35 One Man and His Island by Bryan Stubbs (UK) (10â€™10â€)

36 Marc Chagall by Jean-Pierre Simon (FR) (09â€™58â€)

37 Marines by Jean-Pierre Durand (FR) (05â€™53â€)

38 Mary Myfanwy Evans by Eddie Spence (UK) (06â€™41″)

39 Memoria by Ricardo Zarate (FR) (03â€™30â€)

40 Made in Belgium â€“ The Making of â€¦. By Patrick De Bruyne (BE) (03â€™15â€)

41 The Neglected or Unexpected Place by Frank Malthouse & Peter Coles (IR/UK) (03â€™20″)

42 Northern Lights by Ian Bateman (UK) (02â€™10â€)

43 One Manâ€™s Dream by Keith Fisher (UK) (07â€™30â€)

44 Itâ€™s Only a Game by Strawny Zbigniew (PO) (03â€™21â€)

45 The Picasso of The Pier by Richard Brown (UK) (11â€™45â€)

46 Public Memory by Brendan Oâ€™Sullivan (IR) (08â€™50″)

47 Striped Pyjamas by Ron Davies & Peter Coles (UK) (03â€™20″)

48 Rosslyn – Chapel of Secrets by Len Deeley (UK) (11â€™22″)

49 Sirja Lamina, The Night Born Vampire by Inez Descheemaecker & Johan Werbrouck (BE)Â (11â€™56″)

50 Stourhead BY Valerie Rawlins (UK) (04â€™28â€)

51 Thamserku & Kang Tega by Andrew Wood (UK)Â (07â€™00″)

Session 4 Sunday March 25^th14.00 hours

52 The Brooke by Julie England (UK) (07â€™00″)

53 The End of an Era by David Pickford (UK) (05â€™36″)

54 The Forgotten by Jill K Bunting (UK) (04â€™10″)

55 The Beautiful Pacific & a Volcano by James Davis (UK) (10â€™00â€)

56 The Sound of â€¦. by Keith Scott (UK) (08â€™00â€)

57 The Wedding by John Wellman (UK) (04â€™22â€)

58 The Wildebeest Trail by Len Deeley (UK) (06â€™30″)

59 The Wolds Wagoners by Roger Walton (UK) (08â€™45â€)

60 The Me That Others See by Marion Waine & Peter Coles (UK) (04â€™54â€)

61 This Special Day by John Rowell (UK) (06â€™04â€)

62 Trekking in Nepal by Malcolm Imhoff Â (UK) (11â€™00″)

63 Look Up, Use Your Eyes by Philip Barker (UK) (11â€™56â€)

64 Venise Clandestine by Jean-Pierre Simon (FR) (06â€™22â€)Â

66 Meeting .. by Stawny Zbigniew (PO) (03â€™21″)Â

Sunday March 25th 17.00 hoursÂ (Approx) Aceptances & Awards – The Results

and Replay of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Sequences

Previous Winners of IAC International Digital AV Competitions2003 City of Flowers by Peter Coles (UK

2004 The Vanishing Race by Johan Werbrouck & Freddy Adam (BE)

2005 “Hedd Wyn” by Ron Davies (UK)

2006 “Room 17″ by Johan Werbrouck (BE)

This Yearâ€™s Entries consist of:Country

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UK (41) (62%) FR (6) (5%) IR (4) (3%)BEÂ (3) (3%) NL (3) (3%)Â IT (2) (3%)SW (2) (3%)Â PO (2) (3%) AUÂ (2) (3%) USA (1) (1%) TOT 66 (100%)

Results of the recent 321 AV Compettion

AVPeter — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:36:18 +0000

The results of the recent 321 AV Compettion are now available on http://www.challengediaporama321.com/

The UK Results may be viewed on http://www.ibateman.co.uk/321/

AV Peter

Peter’s Latest Poems

Entries for The IAC Geoffrey Round International AV Competition

Competitions

Peter’s Latest Sequences

Recent Competition Results

Leeds Colour and Music Spectacular

“The Inheritance” by Mary Stubbs was the Judge’s choice.

“Leeds My Home City” won the audience vote.

National AV Championships:

Adelaide AVFest 2009

MUSIC POETRY AND SONG The Red Shoes by Dave Gillow & Carol Gillow, United Kingdom

NATURAL HISTORY Lesson of Dance by Ireneusz Graff and ZPFP, Poland

HUMOUR The Gasman Cometh by Richard Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP, United Kingdom

THEME Au Pays de Assk by Andre Teyck & Armand de Smet, Belgium

Best Australian Entry:

Best Creative Imagery through the use of effects and transitions:

Best Original Script:

Best Soundtrack:

AUDIENCE AWARDS each of these will be awarded a certificate.

321 Results

These can be witnessed via: www.challengediaporama321.com.

L & CPU Results Lowton 20 Feb 2009

Judge: Colin Balls FRPS

1 Arthur’s Secret by Sheila Davies (West Lancs) (This Sequence, of course, also received the “Jackass” Award for the Best First Time Entrant.)

2 Carol for the Last Christmas Eve by Peter Coles (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

3 Colours of India by Howard Bagshaw (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

Highly Commended: The Quiet One by Keith Brown (Wilmslow Guild AV Gp)

Commended: Rapa Nui by Ron Davies/Julie England (Lytham St Annes P.S.)

The Great Northern Festival Results

First “Isadora’s Legacy” by Eddie Spence

Second “The Quiet One” by Keith Brown

Third “The Final Cut” by Ian Bateman

Highly Commended

“A Devon Delight” by Linda and Edgar Gibbs

“The Kissing Gate” by Maggie Imhoff

“Black Angels” by Robert Albright

Commended

“Mountain Man” by David Pickford

“Arthur’s Secret” by Sheila Davies

“The Stain in the Snow” by Malcolm Imhoff

Best First Time Entrant

“The Kissing Gate” by Maggie Imhoff

Audience Vote

“Isadora’s Legacy” by Eddie Spence

Links

The Curious World of AV Competitions – Including New Comments Following The IAC Geoffrey Round Event

Other Results and Comments

TrÃ©lazÃ© Diaporama International Results

Results from Adelaide AV Fest:

Top of Festival:

Sirja Lamia, The Night-born Vampire by Johan Werbrouck (BE)

Second in Festival:

Talbot House by Linda and Edgar Gibbs (UK)

Third in Festival;

Un Gamin by Jean-Paul Petit & Jacques van de Weerdt (Fr/Be)

DOCUMENTARY

MUSIC POETRY AND SONG

HUMOUR

THEME

Best Australian Entry :

Best Creative Imagery :

SESSION 3 : Unity in Diversity by Charles Hulse and Kay Gordon, AUS

Unity in Diversity by Charles Hulse and Kay Gordon, AUS

Geoffrey Round International Digital AV Competition Results and Programme

Results of the recent 321 AV Compettion

SESSION 3 :

Unity in Diversity by Charles Hulse and Kay Gordon, AUS