Holiday Competition winners
Peter Bloor (centre) and Geoffrey Gilbert (right) were joint winners of the recent Holiday Competition, with their films Babadag and Vacanze a Viareggio. Club secretary Frank Parker presented their trophy.
Cheadle and Gatley Film Makers showreel
Our latest showreel is now available. The 13 GB file contains a full 90 minute programme illustrating the range and quality of our members' films. It's designed to entertain filmmaking clubs and similar groups at their meetings. The introductions to each film were shot in the Peak District this summer. The download link, and BluRay and DVD versions are available on request. 
Life as a TV News cameraman
Mobile TV freelance Paul Walker gave a fascinating talk about his work with TV broadcast news, showing how new technology enables him to film events and edit in his car, transmitting direct to the studio. Paul's talk can be seen here.
Trivention September 2019
Haywards Heath Movie Makers and Swan Movie Makers recently participated in a Trivention at Cheadle and Gatley. Both clubs submitted a programme of films which were judged by C&G members. By a narrow margin, Swan were judged to have the best programme overall. Haywards Heath's documentary about the machines of Roland Emett Mechanical Things was judged to be the best film in their programme.  ​
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Film of the Year Competition
Roger Lucas judged the 9 entries this year, with the awards going to:
  • Sisterson Cup for best film, and Colin Robinson Trophy for photography - " Red Kites" by Phillip Guy
  • Chaiman’s Cup for story, innovation or originality "Agua Vida" by Peter Bloor 
  • Novice Cup for beginners - "Bishop of Dibley" by Hazel and Justine Gibb
  • Editing Shield for the best editing, and Sound Trophy for the best use of sound -  "Hidden Valley" by Richard Scarsbrook
Thanks to Roger, and all who entered, and congratulations to all our winners.
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Ken and Carol Wilson
Burnley Film Festival 19
This years Burnley Festival was held on 17th March, and we're delighted to announce that the Cheadle and Gatley entry, "Finding El Nino", by Richard Scarsbrook, came second in the competition.

Many congratulations to Richard on a well deserved award!
Green screen night
Members enjoyed filming spoken word performers Ingrid and Ray Halls reading their poems and stories against a green screen background. Over the next few weeks members will be busy editing to replace the green background in their shots with other images appropriate to the readings, and then we will watch the results and discuss lessons learned about this useful filmmaking technique.
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James Chalmers of Swan Movie Makers receives the certificate for Best Programme
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Roger Lucas with Film of the Year Competition winners
Ken and Carol Wilson
Ken and Carol from Wakefield, are regular visitors to Cheadle and Gatley, and are prolific and award winning film makers under their Phase 4 banner. Ken is also a regular contributor to the IAC magazine.
​This week they showcased a selection of their latest productions, along with a few of their earlier works.
As always, the standard was extremely high and made for a hugely entertaining evening.
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Richard Scarsbrook receiving his trophy