Scottish Association of Moviemakers

DATE : FEBUARY 1st
PLACE : ALVA COMMUNITY ROOMS, 3pm
ITEM : FIVE MINUTE COMPETITION

REPORT by Pat Mahon & Brian Saberton

17 ENTRIES!

FROM 13 FILM MAKERS!

ONLY 1 CAN BE THE WINNER!!

In spite of some dire weather forecasts there was a large turnout at the Alva Parklands Community Centre on Sunday 1^st February for the annual Five Minute competition.

The only stipulations for this competition are that the member (or Club) enter a film no longer than FIVE minutes (inc titles and credits). And he popularity of this competition shows that many of our members find this a very entertaining competiton to enter as yer after year the entries get better and better.

This year the adjudicator was Derek Mathieson FACI., a member of Darlington Moviemakers, who travelled to Alva to give his judgements to the attending members. Derek was born in Inverness

and started filming at the age of 11 when he was given a Kodak Brownie cine camera for his birthday. He still has the film!

Although he studied Accounts at school, much of his early work was in the theatre. In Aberdeen, on a world tour with Andy Stewart, with Howard and Wyndham, and in 1075 he went to Darlingtin Civic Theatre for several years.

He now runs his own Accountancy Business and in 1977 joined the Darlington Cine Club. Having been their Chairman for three years and trasurer for ten he is now Chairman of the North East Region of the IAC (NREIAC) - he's also been on the National Council of the IAC for five years.

Derek is an acomplished film maker with many awards to his credit - included a coveted Scottish 8 trophy.

The films listed are as per the running order and Derek was sent these in advance of the competition and after they had been screened he gave a summary of his comments on each, before announcing the results:-

Commended:
Keep it Clean by Peter Heap
The Cutting Edge by Dundee Camcorder Club

Highly Commended:
Walking Street Market by Ken & Jean McRonald

Winner:
The House Sitters by XDL Films (Pat Mahon, Brian Saberton and Robert Letham)

After the magnificent SAM tea, Derek showed a selection of his own films which included a tour of the lesser known parts of Paris and an interesting documentary about the costal town of Saltburn in the North  East of England

 XDL Films receive the 5 minute trophy 
Robert Letham, Brian Saberton, Pat Mahon & Derek Mathieson

FIVE MINUTE COMPETITION ENTRIES

A TIME TO RENDER
by Sean Groat

A short animation

IRON MAN 
by Sean Groat

An imaginative short comedy with a sting in its tale.

HISTORY IN THE MAKING 
by Frank Brown
A documentary about the Silver Arrow Competition.

KEEP IT CLEAN
by Peter Heap

Keeing the evirnoment message to the fore with a local Community Project.

WALKING STREET MARKET
by Ken & Jean McRonald

A trip down a Thailand street market.

THE MOORISH PIRATE
by Jim Closs

A tale about an little known story in Edinburgh.

SKELMORLIE AISLE
by Largs Videomakers

From Largs a story about the an old Kirk garveyard..

GLAMIS CASTLE AND GARDENS 
by Alex Forbes

A gentle walk around the grounds of Glamis Castle..

AUTUMN LEAVES
by Stwearty Camcorder Club

A comedy about clearing away those unwanted Autumn leaves.

FEATHERS 
by Daphne Barbieri

Beautifully captured film about the Macaw in Brazil..

A STROLL AROUND THE FALLS OF BRUAR 

by Alex Forbes

A lovely walk around the Falls of Bruar.

THE CUTTING EDGE
by Dundee Camcorder Club

A comedy from Dundee - when a henpecked husband gets the Job Done!