Two half-hour television shows a month, shooting the Video Club's fifth Short Dramatic Film, and a variety of external video projects for Village organizations are keeping members of the Video One Productions team busy this summer.VidOne is a Video Club Forum (special interest group) for club members working together on team-based video projects. Led by... Continue Reading →
Video Club Reached Out to Community at Clubs Expo May 18, 2023
(At top) Lili Green (left) and Suzanne Savlov welcome inquiries at the Video Club table during Clubs Expo May 18 in Clubhouse 5. The Video Club joined a room full of Village residents sharing their interest in a wide range of club activities on May 18, 2023 at Clubhouse 5. Many residents visited our club... Continue Reading →
Video Club Mourns Passing of Fred Harshbarger
At the start of the Covid pandemic, Video Club member Fred Harshbarger stepped up to keep our Video One Productions team together, hosting twice-monthly Zoom meetings as the group's Facilitator. On May 12, 2023, while a regular VidOne meeting was in progress – hosted at Fred's request by Ward Cushman – Fred briefly and unexpectedly joined in from... Continue Reading →
“Seeking Online Adventures” by Mary Zolly Wins Annual Short Dramatic Script Contest
A fast-paced comedy about seniors exploring computer dating will be the Video Club's fifth Short Dramatic Film. “Seeking Online Adventures” by Mary Zolly (left) was selected in April from original scripts submitted by residents to the Annual Short Dramatic Script Contest. It will be produced this year by the Video Club's Video One Productions team.... Continue Reading →
Video One Announces Upcoming TV Programs, Plans Three-Camera Shoot on May 16
The Video One Productions team continues a busy schedule of TV productions with three monthly shows “Beyond the Gates,” “Eyes on Books,” and “Laguna Woods Stories.” In addition, in May Jack Crawbuck will lead a group using three cameras to video a one-act play in the Village. Joe Selikov will handle audio on this shoot.Video... Continue Reading →
Ward Cushman’s Ambitious Goal: “Visit Every Village Manor – on A Bicycle”
The Video Club always encourages members to come up with creative ideas for making our own videos. Now Ward Cushman, a retired minister, Village resident, and Administrator of our club YouTube Channel, has come up with a real challenge!! An avid bicyclist, Ward is still recovering from a recent accident injury caused by a motorist,... Continue Reading →
Carmen Pacella Unpacks “iPhone-ography” at April General Meeting
https://youtu.be/SX0hoBCpCBM Video of Carmen Pacella's April 20, 2023 General Meeting presentation was shot and edited by the Video Club's Equipment Manager and Wednesday Lab Supervisor Jim Rohrs. Nice job, Jim! Smartphone users (whether iOS or Android) were offered a storehouse of tips for making successful videos with their devices when Village resident Carmen Pacella addressed... Continue Reading →
Review Past Short Film Showcase Lists, Submit Your Film Suggestions
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, past series curators Starkey and Bob and Diane Matonti, or current Short Film Showcase Producer Joe Brown (below), who took... Continue Reading →
