Verandah Post Films

Annual Report 2008-9

2009-08-10T09:12:00.004+10:00

Verandah Post Films’ first productions in 2003 were short comedy/dramas. However over the last year they have been involved in various community-based projects.

The main activity has been filming local dramatic productions and producing DVDs of the shows. This provided an opportunity for members to gain valuable experience with the camera, the editing studio and DVD production. Productions filmed included Peter Pan, Oliver, Cinderella and Cosi.

The DVDs also provided a revenue source, to cover such running expenses as equipment insurance and tape stock, as they were available for purchase, both pre-ordered and in the Bowraville Theatre.

In the coming year, VPF has dramatic works in development for short films and will be casting locally for the productions. They will also be actively seeking new members, both experienced and novice, who are interested in becoming involved in local film production.

VPF does MTV

2009-08-03T00:17:00.003+10:00

Well, we wish. But for now... here is a music video filmed and edited by Verandah Post Films!

The band Rosie and The Thorns are based in the Nambucca Valley. Their website is at www.myspace.com/rosieandthethorns

Verandah Post Films on YouTube!

2007-09-24T10:11:00.000+10:00

Watch an excerpt from VPF's "Dear Old Dad" on YouTube. The VPF channel is at http://www.youtube.com/vpfgroup

You can see "Dear Old Dad" in full on VPF's DVD of three short dramas called "Funny Shorts". You can order a copy by emailing us (see Contact on right) or dropping in to the Bowraville Theatre. There are several other VPF DVD's available too including Back to Bowra 2007 (incl all the Bowra Idol performances) and the wonderful Simon Tedeschi/Kevin Hunt concert "I Want to Play Like Him" at the Theatre October 2006

Verandah Post Films AGM 12pm 22 July 2007

2007-07-18T11:37:00.000+10:00

Verandah Post Films' Annual General Meeting will be held at 12 noon, Sunday 22nd July 2007 at the Bowraville Theatre. All executive positions (President, Secretary & Treasurer) will be vacated and elections held for those positions.

All members are encouraged to attend and of course new members are also welcome! Annual fees are now due: $22 BAC membership $5 VPF = $27

Hope to see you there!

The completed studio

VERANDAH POST FILMS FACILITY

2006-03-10T10:07:00.000+11:00

VERANDAH POST FILMS (VPF) was established in 2002 as a volunteer organisation of Nambucca Valley people interested in making films locally and drawing on the talents of an active local writer's group (Nambucca Valley Writers Group). Four short digital video films have been made by VPF: two short comedy-dramas (Outside the Square and Dear Old Dad) and two short doco's (Restoration of the Bowraville Theatre and Spotlight on Bowraville). Many founding VPF members were amateurs and gained a wealth of knowledge from our celebrated professional members! All equipment used was members' own or borrowed and sometimes rather cobbled together to make do with what we had.

Now, the VERANDAH POST FILMS FACILITY has been established with the support of the NSW Government, through a grant from the Area Assistance Scheme. This will allow VPF members to take a film idea right through to completion with HDV technology. The facility includes a SONY HVR-Z1P Camera & equipment and an editing suite based around an Apple Mac G5 with Final Cut Pro Studio.

VERANDAH POST FILMS will provide access for members to the facility through workshops, mentoring and short film or project-based activities. Membership is low-cost at less than $30 p.a. to be accessible to all in the community.

The NSW Government, through a grant from the Area Assistance Scheme, supports this project

VPF site in Development

2006-03-08T07:00:00.000+11:00

Verandah Post Film's website is under construction. Bookmark this page and check back as more content will be added soon!

VERANDAH POST FILMS
a sub-committee of the Bowraville Arts Council Inc
PO Box 6
Bowraville
NSW 2449
AUSTRALIA

Phone > Rosie 02 6568 6614

Short Film DEAR OLD DAD

2004-01-11T15:29:00.000+11:00

Poor old Harry's dead. His youngest daughter Lizzie will miss him a lot. Lizzie's estranged siblings Margot and Roger return from the city for their Dad's funeral. They can barely hide their distaste for Harry's small-town, beer and races lifestyle - so why did they bother to show up?

Director: Rosie Sutherland
Screenplay: Sue McKinley
Producer: Lea Gillard
Director of Photography: Alan Samuels

Cast: Lisa Besmehn, Victoria Maggs, Andrew Maggs, Fred Smith, Mark Vereker, John Beilby

Duration: 7min
Shooting Guage: miniDV
Screening Format: DVD or miniDV

Dear Old Dad won Best First Film at the 2004 Northern Womens Film Festival, North Coast Camera, Lismore NSW

Short Film OUTSIDE THE SQUARE

2003-08-01T12:00:00.000+10:00

It’s Council Cleanup Day.
Mum Smith puts her ancient, but much-loved lounge out for collection.
What she isn’t expecting is the ingenuity of the browsers...

Director: Jacquelin Melilli
Screenplay: Carrolline Rhodes
Producers: Rosie Sutherland & Lisa Milner
Director of Photography: Alan Samuels

Cast: Julie Fuad, Brian Fitzsimmons, Joanne Phythian, Chris Gooley, Frederick Millard, Jacquelin Melilli, Mark Bergin, Nathan Gooley

Duration: 8min 45sec
Shooting Guage: BetacamSP
Screening Format: DVD or miniDV

Outside the Square won Most Popular Local Film at the 2003 Cool Bananas Film Festival, Coffs Harbour