Welcome to Perth Film Makers Club

Some club members pictured during a film making session

A club member explains how he edits audio tracks

Welcome to the Perth Film Makers Club Web Site

The site now contains five movies, the last newsletter, a complete programme, and reports on our meetings in the news pages. Perth Film Makers Club is a way for members to explore their interest in amateur film making. This can be by hands on film-making, or simply seeing the best in amateur films from all over the country at our regular screening evenings. Plus oportunities for you to show your own films if you wish.

About this site

The above menu bar gives access to other areas of the site. The 'Films' Page now includes a selection of shorts video made by a club members, and other links provide access to club members films on YouTube. The 'News' Page will link to the latest, and archived, club newsletters. The 'Contact' page will give the Committee Members names and give access to Committee Meeting Agenda's and Minutes. The 'Contact' page link is in the bottom menu bar. The 'Program' Page lists our future meeting dates, and location. It gives a brief summary of what the meetings are about. For past meetings a brief summary of the meeting will be provided.. On the 'Links' Page are links to sites members find useful.

The First Step & Contact us

Please come along to a meeting and see what you think. You'll meet a friendly group of people who have a wealth of collective experience and an enthusiasm for new ideas. Whether you are a beginner, wanting to get the most out of your new camcorder, or a more experienced film maker who wants to join in, or even initiate, our more ambitious productions you will be made very welcome. Our experienced members are only too willing to offer support, advice and guidance to new members. Or you can e-mail our Webmaster, Bob Batchelor, using the link on the left, for more information.

Membership

As you will realise from the above, members have a wide range of experience of producing films, either as individuals or club members. The films vary from fiction through comedy to documentaries, wildlife, and travel. Access to this wide range of expertise and support is available for an annual membership fee of just £25 per year. But you can come along to a couple of meeting to find out what's going on before you need to pay the membership fee.

Next Meeting

For details of our next meeting please click this link to the 'Programme Page'. Our meetings are held at Threshers Hall in the Episcopal Church, Princes Street, Perth. PH2 8LJ. To see a map of the location please click this link.

A Little Bit of Background

Perth Camcorder Club was formed in 1990, evolving from the Perth Cine Club. In 2009 the name was changed again to Perth Film-Makers Club, which was considered to better reflect changes in culture and video making. The club is a meeting point for amateur film-makers, and people of Perthshire who are looking to improve their skills with video camera's. It also provides a ready audience for the members to show their own films to. The club members have worked together to produce films to enter in regional, national and international competitions. Some club members have also entered films on their own behalf in these competitions with some considerable degree of success. If you wish to become involved in those activities you will be very welcome but if you simply wish to improve your film-making skills of holidays and family events, then club members are always willing to share their knowledge and expertise with you. In addition, a wide range of guest speakers attend club evenings giving presentations and talks on a wide range of issues. Everything related to film-making is covered, for example, basic camera techniques, script writing, editing and background audio.

The club is very active in the community and has made films on such diverse subjects as one about children who care for parents with disabilities, to a video of Perth Magic Circle performing their magic for a dvd to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the their circle.

The club also has a close working relationship with the Crieff Drama Group and regularly film their productions using multiple cameras. The Crieff Drama Group also provides actors for many of the clubs films.