Click here to read or download the front-page story that appeared in the February 25, 2021 Laguna Woods Globe The Video Club's Annual Short Video Contest, held this year via Zoom on February 18, drew 10 entries with top awards going to Stephanie Brasher (shown above with her 2020 Goldie award), first place, for “The... Continue Reading →
March 18 General Meeting to Discuss Stop-Motion Animation
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 Meeting... Continue Reading →
President’s Message for 2021
Video Club Members, I hope this message finds you well and looking ahead with hope and anticipation for the new year. 2021 has arrived with great promise as we are looking ahead to a fresh beginning. The optimism that wells up in me stems in part from the achievements of the club last year in... Continue Reading →
Short Film Showcase List Available, Next Event Set for April 5
Viewers of our Short Film Showcase series often ask for links to videos they especially enjoyed. Others may want to revisit whole Showcase sessions – since each one was carefully curated by series founder Stephanie Brasher or Starkey, who now works with her. To that end, Stephanie has supplied a list of Showcase video titles... Continue Reading →
Fall-Winter 2020 Learning Opportunities Schedule Available
Click here to access our Fall-Winter 2020 Learning Opportunities Schedule, available to view and/or download. The Zoom-enabled schedule offers three classes -- two in PC video editing taught by Dr. Tom Nash and a new "Introduction to YouTube" class taught by Marsha Berman. The schedule also introduces two new Forums to help us make better videos. The... Continue Reading →
Join Our PC Forum and Apple Forum to Make Better Videos
Monthly video-making Forums are being held on Zoom for Windows PC and Apple device users. The next Apple Forum will be held Wednesday, March 10, at 1 pm for iPhone, iPad, and Mac computer users. The next PC Forum will be held Monday, March 15, at 10 am for users of Corel VideoStudio. Note: The Apple... Continue Reading →
Next Short Film Showcase to be Held Monday, September 7, on Zoom
The success of the Video Club's Short Film Showcase, presented online with 24 Zoom participants on June 1, has prompted the club to make the previously-quarterly activity a monthly event – at least during the COVID 19 shutdown – according to club President Steve Carman. The eighth Short Film Showcase will be held Monday, September... Continue Reading →
Two More Zoom Video Classes Announced for Summer
The Video Club has decided to offer more video-related classes via Zoom during the COVID 19 shutdown, following the success of an online class taught in June by Dr. Tom Nash. Twenty-four enthusiastic participants enrolled to learn the basics of Audacity, the popular, free audio editing program. They even persuaded Tom to extend the class... Continue Reading →
Fred Harshbarger Named New Video One Productions Facilitator
ZOOM MEETINGS, NEW TV EXPOSURE Video Club member Fred Harshbarger (above) has stepped up as Video One Productions' new Facilitator and is hosting twice-monthly Zoom meetings for the special interest group during the COVID 19 shutdown. VidOne participation is open to all Video Club members. Zoom Meetings The group currently meets online on the second... Continue Reading →