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Reading Film and Video Makers

USEFUL LINKS

In an effort to help RFVM members looking for further information on video related subjects we thought it would be useful if we added links to other sites which may be of interest to you.

RFVM pages on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reading-Film-Video-Makers/21137905803

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Anyone needing Copyright free music for their films might like to consider AKM Music.

For music compositions, see: http://www.musica-media.com/

For local films, see http://www.itvlocal.tv/

A recently published general user guide to using a digital camcorder can be purchased from:
http://www.crowoodpress.co.uk/2004/emailbook_details.asp?ISBN=1+86126+811+4

A very useful training site is at:
http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp_ind.htm

Anyone wanting projection systems, the club has used Reflex in the past.
http://www.reflex.co.uk/

Members may be interested in other local clubs and activities in Caversham which are contained in http://www.caversham.org.uk/links.htm#organisations

Anyone interested in animation might find the following useful:
Stop Motion Pro

AnimatorDV

http://animatordv.wmmedia.com/
CreaToon
http://www.creatoon.com/
Anasazi
http://www.animateclay.com/capture.htm
Each of these has a demo version that is downloadable.

If any members need videos converted or colour corrected, check out GTH Electronics who sell a Standards Converter / Aspect Ratio Converter with Colour Correction and Timebase Correction.    

If any members are into DVDs and want to preserve any still photos, 8mm or video footage, a discounted rate for conversion to DVD format can be obtained from:     Steve Litchfield of 3-Lib

There is a friendly camera repair service offered by
www.morrisrepairservices.com

Lots of local Reading Information can be obtained on
http://www.chem.rdg.ac.uk/town/

The club is of course a member of the IAC and their website is already hotlinked to their logo on the side panel, however just in case you missed it their address is

www.theiac.org.uk

Club members may be interested in a visit to the Cotswolds Video and Film Festival

www.cotswoldfilmvideofest.co.uk

For details of other video clubs in the UK try looking at :
http://www.videoclubs.org.uk/

Our club participates in a 3-corned interclub competition for the Gateway Trophy. The other two clubs involved are:
The Staines Cine & Video Society
http://www.stainesvideo.co.uk/
Bourne End Video Camera Club
http://www.bevcc.videoware.co.uk/

Another excellent club site full of information is the Borehamwood Camcorder Club. They are based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and their site can be found at :
http://www.borehamwoodcamcorderclub.org.uk/

Another local club with an interesting site is that of the Basingstoke Camcorder Club and their site can be found at :
http://www.geocities.com/bascamclub/

The address of another club with whom we have had much friendly contact in the past is the Surrey Border Film and Video Makers and their site can be found at :
http://www.surreyborder.org.uk/

If you need sound effects like buzz, crunch, beep, to enhance your film, then try
http://www.findsounds.com/

or for animal noises, explosions, crashes etc. try:
http://www.media-tracks.com/soundeffects.asp