This is going to be so exciting! A week-long get-together of video enthusiasts. Hundreds of people exchanging ideas on the best way to make a video with lots of social activities thrown in. (I am already on a diet in readiness!)

• Where? Noosa Heads in Queensland (That's on the Sunshine Coast - leave the family at the beach!)
• When? May 17 - 21st, 2010
• Want some more information?  www.famm.org.au/news/convention.html  

This event is called a "Convention" and is a chance for people from video clubs around Australia to come together both socially and, for those, like me, who are always eager to learn more, educationally.

This event is organised by FAMM (Federation of Australian Movie Makers) and although special rates are offered to members of FAMM - members of most video clubs are paid members of FAMM - The event is also open to video enthusiasts who are not FAMM members.

A full day workshop is to be conducted by Kayte New and Matthew T Inglis on directing and producing a screen drama ("From Script to Screen") I am really looking forward to that!

This one day alone should be a magnet for any budding film maker!

The other days in the Convention program may be of greater interest to club members than to independent film makers - but do check out the program for yourself - click on "brochure" to see it.

A word of warning, if you are keen to attend, do not make any payments on-line. The address to send your application and money is on the brochure. I heard there was a bit of funny business going on with payments on line - some individual unknown to the organisers of the event, was collecting the money!

If you cannot go I shall have to tell you all about it later!

AJ (Joan Rennie)

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By Joan Rennie

Joan Rennie is an amateur video enthusiast and guest writer for AusCam Online. She can be more widely read at http://joanren.blogspot.com