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PechaKucha (Japanese for chit-chat) is a storytelling format in which a presenter shows their 20 chosen PDIs for 20 seconds each with commentary (6 minutes and 40 seconds total). This is being tried by various camera clubs around the country. In order to encourage more in the club to take part we have decided to change the format to 10 PDIs for 20 seconds, i.e. 10×20 instead of 20×20. This can be with dialogue, without dialogue or if you prefer just add text. The images do not have to be of competition standard but ones that please you. It is a non-competitive, non-judgemental fun evening, not to be confused with an A-V presentation or with our A-V evening in January.
The sample video here [link to be added] was created using Faststone Image Viewer available free on line for PCs, not complicated and easy to use. After placing your selected images into a folder it only takes a few minutes to create the presentation. Windows Movie Maker is also easy to use but creates a bigger file.
Please give it a go. The success of the evening depends on members participating!
DEADLINE is 5th Dec for entries and will leave us enough time to resolve any problems you may have.
We already have a new upload facility where you can upload completed presentations in a wide variety of media formats which you can access via a Media upload link just below the normal Competition Entries link. You need to complete a simple form where you can opt to either bring your presentation on the night on a USB memory stick or – provided you have a fibre-based internet connection – to upload directly to the SCC Dropbox. Uploading allows us to properly test the presentations run on the club laptop beforehand.
We have a revised post on preparing AV’s following our meeting on 31st Oct 2019 but members need to be logged in to find it, either in recent posts or by following this link ( shaftesburycameraclub.org.uk/2019/preparing-audio-visuals-nov-2019/ ).
Remember you also need to be logged-in to view competition results.
Our annual members’ A-V Evening is always very popular and a good way to show off a different aspect of your talent, i.e. putting a 3 or 4 minute slide-show of one of your photo sequences to music or commentary. Brian traditionally leads this and holds a brief workshop each season to introduce new members […]
You can download to print and/or view our leaflet summarizing this year’s revised arrangements by CLICKING HERE
By the way, sorry if some of our jargon isn’t clear! We use PDI (Projected Digital Image) to mean jpg images that conform to our entry requirements which are simply those that fit into our 1600 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high maximum limits. We will have a pre-meeting workshop to explain all this at 6:45pm in the small committee room on our next club night, Thursday 26th September. Just turn up on the night and we hope to cover both PDIs and Print requirements.
[Note some clubs use the term DPI instead of PDI: we prefer PDI to prevent any confusion with “dots per inch”. (And for those expecting to be told to use a particular “dpi” such as 72 or 300, this value does not matter when used on our projector. If you are concerned set it to 300dpi.]
Even if you are not yet ready to enter any Prints or any PDIs, you are always welcome to have a go “to break the ice” or if you prefer, please just talk with Helen or Chris about the photos you might like to submit. There is no pressure to enter competitions (except perhaps for our light-hearted Ladies v Gents) but most people find entering rewarding and helps to have impartial feedback. Don’t worry if your early scores are at the lower end: we all do from time to time except for one or two extremely talented members!
Bill’s programme for our forthcoming season is now finalised and printed copies and will be available at our first meeting on Thursday 12th September starting at 7:30 pm in the Royal British Legion Hall, Coppice Street, Shaftesbury.
You can view the full programme via our Programme tab on the Menu above or if you prefer, simply download a pdf copy to print at home, please use THIS LINK.
For those not on Facebook or who didn’t watch the BBC West weather forecast on Monday, here is the photo that the BBC used in the local forecast.
It is the second time Rachel, one of our members, has had a picture used! Well done!
Shaftesbury Camera Club is always pleased to welcome new members so if you might be interested in joining, please take a look at our Programme Page where you can view or download a pdf copy. We normally meet on two (sometimes three) Thursday evenings a month starting at 7:30 pm until around 10pm.
This year, we are trialing a new format for our series of internal Shuffell Trophy competitions for PDIs and Prints so we will be giving all members, old and new, plenty of help and support to encourage members to enter either Prints, Projected Digital Images, or both. In addition to our published programme, we also offer additional workshop sessions covering a range of topics including preparing and entering competitions. But we are not limited to competitions – every season we have a variety of external speakers, mainly professional photographers but we also have members evenings when one or two members may present an aspect of their interest. We’re always looking for new ideas and suggestions.
Membership costs just £30 per year per person. If you wish to come as a prospective member, simply contact us by phone or email and you will then be welcome to come to two meetings free of charge before deciding to join. You must be a full member to participate in any competition. Our present membership is around forty of all ages, beginners to professional, and some just come for the comradeship, interesting talks and competitions, and to learn a bit more about our hobby.
If you’ve seen our poster while walking in Tesco’s car park, do please note they have a time limit of 2 hours which is not normally enough for our evenings so we suggest parking either in Coppice Street or the public car park off Coppice Street. The pedestrian entrance to the RBL Hall is via the Football Club car park and the large metal gates into the Hall.
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