The aim of the Society remains the same as it's early beginnings – to help and encourage all those interested in the art of cinematography and all its branches.
What do we do?
Mercury Movie Makers promotes the making of entertaining films.
. The programme for our meetings are varied and can be :-
. Guests from other clubs or societies invited to show their films, explaining how and why they were made.
. Members film evenings show their films and get advice on how to improve their skills.
. Training programmes are given by members. Topics such as “Script Writing”, “Know your camera”. “Use of lighting”,
“Use of sound”, “Computer editing”, “Use of tripod” etc.
. We participate in a club film every year for a national IAC competition.
. Competitions are held throughout the year with other clubs and within the club on subjects such as :-
Video to Music, Out and About, Documentary, Holiday, Novice, Fiction etc.
If you are interested in creative filmmaking, acting, writing scripts, or just watching films, then come along and see what the club has to offer. You will be made most welcome and new members are always welcome. Have a look at the "What's on" page to see what we have planned.
Remember, this is an amateur club, we are by no means all experts but we can learn from others.
At the very least if you are considering buying a camcorder you can rely on getting unbiased advice from members.
It is a matter of pride that we make club films and here is a way to gain experience. Individual members films can be story films, documentaries, animation or holiday films.
Owners of camcorders who wish to get more out their hobby should also have a look at Mercury Movie Makers.
We have the very latest equipment including a Blu-ray player and High Definition projector which is capable of showing films on DVD, AVCHD and of course Blu-ray. We can show both aspect ratio films 4:3 and 16:9. We also have facilities to show MiniDV films. The Projector can also be linked directly to a computer.
We meet most Thursday evenings at
Rawdon Conservative Club,
Leeds Road,
Rawdon, LS19 6NL
Meeting time 7:30pm.
Mercury Movie Makers are affiliated to the Film & Video Institute (IAC)
Festivals - We have requests from time to time to show our films to groups of people. We are able to show our latest
films and make an entertaining event. There is a charge for this service which produces funds for the club.
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