The Video Club's 4th Short Dramatic Film will have its first public showing in the Video Lab on March 16th, 2023. Plan to attend this gala event, also featuring a wine and cheese reception and a short program about the making of the film. "Bowling Ball Debacle" is a comedy involving fingers getting caught in... Continue Reading →
Paul Ortiz to Discuss “The Future of Broadband in Laguna Woods Village” at January 19 General Meeting
Paul Ortiz, General Manager of Broadband Services, will discuss “The Future of Broadband in Laguna Woods Village” at the Video Club's next General Meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in the Video Lab. All Village residents and their guests are invited to attend without charge. Socializing, cookies, and wine at 6:30 pm, program at 7... Continue Reading →
Monthly General Meetings Resume November 17
Franck Lemperle to Speak on Film Festivals The Video Club is happy to announce that we are returning to our monthly General Meetings starting Thursday, November 17, now that evening hours have been restored to our facilities following Covid 19 restrictions. We will gather for socializing, snacks and wine at 6:30 and our guest speaker will begin his presentation... Continue Reading →
Club General Meetings Suspended with an April Exception, 2022 Club Officers Elected
Along with employers nationwide, Village Managements Services finds itself shorthanded due to the COVID epidemic. As a result, VMS has curtailed evening and weekend use of all clubhouses and ancillary facilities with the exception of Clubhouses 1 and 5 and the Village Greens. This move impacts the Video Club. At a special meeting called October... Continue Reading →
Village IT Director Chuck Holland Was October 21 General Meeting Speaker
NOTE: Click here to view a video of VMS CEO Jeff Parker's very informative presentation at the September 16 General Meeting on the Video Club's YouTube channel. Chuck Holland, Information Technology Director, Village Management Services, discussed information technology issues and recent improvements during and as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis at the Video Club's... Continue Reading →
‘Intro to PC Video Editing’ Heads Fall-Winter Learning Opportunities Schedule
Click "DOWNLOAD" below to obtain a copy of the Video Club's Fall-Winter 2021 Learning Opportunities Schedule. vc-learning-opportunities-schedule-fall-winter-2021Download The Video Club's Fall-Winter 2021 Learning Opportunities Schedule is now available with six in-person classes being offered, starting with Dr. Tom Nash's three-session “Introduction to PC Video Editing” on Friday, September 17, at 10 am in the Video... Continue Reading →
VMS CEO Jeff Parker Spoke at September 16 General Meeting
SEE VIDEO BELOW. On Thursday, September 16, at the Video Club's first in-person General Meeting since the start of the pandemic, Village Management Services CEO Jeff Parker brought us up to date on the Village as we emerge from months of COVID shutdown. Socializing began at 6:30 pm, followed by the program at 7 pm.... Continue Reading →
Go on An African Video Safari at April 15 General Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3i0liXq83s&list=PLn0x6K7LIfOKzmYeBxzLE-c49zB78foL-&index=1 WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE TO SEE THE VIDEO CLUB'S APRIL 15, 2021 GENERAL MEETING. Videographer Fred Harshbarger will be our speaker at the Video Club's next General Meeting, Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 7 pm, via Zoom. His topic: "What to Bring on Your African Video Safari." Go on a virtual safari with an... Continue Reading →
March 18 General Meeting to Discuss Stop-Motion Animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szDdTD4SMg&list=PLn0x6K7LIfOKzmYeBxzLE-c49zB78foL-&index=2 CLICK HERE for flier. CLICK HERE to view John’s full 10-minute “Lego Houdini” video on the Video Club’s YouTube channel (on which his Goldie-winning video was based). Video Club member John Glassco, a winner of our 2021 Goldies Short Video Contest for his animated video, "Lego Houdini," will be our Thursday, March 18 General... Continue Reading →
John Schmidt to Share Feature Film Producer’s View in January 21 General Meeting
“A film is never finished. It's just finally abandoned in post,” says John Schmidt, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Arts at Biola University, who will be our General Meeting speaker via Zoom on Thursday, January 21, at 7 pm, sharing “War Stories from A Feature Film Producer.” Prof. Schmidt has worked on over 40... Continue Reading →