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North East Reunion
The IAC Convention and AGM Weekend
22nd - 25th October 2009 |
This year the IAC Convention and AGM weekend is being hosted by the North
East Region at the Cairn Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1
2JD.
| Thursday 22nd |
Evening:
Audio-Visual show from Keith Scott FRPS, DPAGB, AV-AFIAP
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Following a career as an aerospace engineer Keith retired in 2000 after
working in over twenty different countries, involved in design, development,
and manufacture of high performance military aircraft and space projects.
He is currently Chairman of the Royal Photographic Society Audio-Visual Group,
also an active member and past President of the Leeds & District Audio-Visual
Group, past President of the Hull Photographic Society, and past President
of Howden Camera Club where he has been a member for over forty years. Keith
was first introduced to audio-visual or slide tape as it was then called
around 1972. His first sequence used a pair of dissimilar Leica projectors,
a large borrowed reel to reel tape deck, an earpiece attached to a buzz box
and homemade manual dissolve unit fabricated from Jabroc. Photographic interests
were instilled when just a young boy by his parents. His father made his
own monochrome prints, and his mother was accountant at a commercial photographic
studio where Keith helped out part time in their finishing rooms, darkrooms,
and studio. Keith has won numerous gold, silver, and bronze awards at national
and international audio-visual events, and has also judged at these levels.
He has also been an active lecturer and judge for the Yorkshire Photographic
Union on the subject of colour prints and audio-visual for over 30 years. |
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| Friday 23rd |
Daytime:
Visit to Harewood house
Harewood House is home to the Queen's cousin, the Earl of Harewood. It has
art collections, State Rooms a 'Below Stairs' exhibition and is set in landscaped
grounds, which include formal gardens and gentle woodland walks, a Bhutanese
Stupa, waterfall and Himalayan Garden.
Evening:
Movies that portray the NERIAC region |
| Saturday 24th |
Morning:
A choice of
| A Visit to Leeds Royal Armories
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or Technical workshops:
Audacity - free audio editing programme
Learn how to modify music or commentary
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Casablanca - video editor demo from
Martyn Dalby of Dalco the UKdistributor
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Afternoon:
A talk on Sound by Howard Gregory
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Howard and Suzanne Gregory are two of the four founder members
of the Wilmslow Guild Audio-Visual Group - currently the most successful
in the country, having won the club Gold Medal at every National A-V Championship
since its formation in 1993. Howard has been Chairman and Suzanne Treasurer
throughout.
They also arrange dayschools on A-V topics, and run the annual Great Northern
A-V Weekend (normally the first weekend in December.) Their "mission" is
to help others enter the fascinating world of Audio-Visual.
Howard has been recording and manipulating sound for almost 50 years. He
has written over 200 articles and given almost as many lectures, mainly on
the subject of making soundtracks. He has produced a series of tutorial CDs,
and also won A-V awards at National and International level. He will be one
of the judges at the 2009 National A-V Championships.
In 2006, he was awarded the Dobson-Henry medal - an international award for
outstanding contribution to A-V. |
Evening:
Festival Gala Dinner |
| Sunday 25th |
Morning:
Mermaid and Mini Mermaid Competitions
The IAC Annual General Meeting and Members Voices
Afternoon:
A talk by Roger Burgess FACI.
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Roger Burgess is a freelance TV and video producer/director and writer.
His productions include 3 series of GRUNDY GOES for Tyne Tees Television, many medical videos for Universities of Newcastle and Teesside, and teacher training videos for University of Nottingham. He recently co-produced with John Grundy a video for the National Trust about the 18th century engraver Thomas Bewick.
His television career began in 1956 when he joined the BBC as a studio manager, moving from there to become a radio producer and then a TV producer.
He has an abiding love of live theatre and over many years has written plays, stage shows and many revue songs and sketches. He recently wrote and directed a stage musical THOSE DELAVALS! presented at Tynemouth Priory Theatre.
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The main event closes after Roger's talk, but in early evening NERIAC will
present the region's competition results. |
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