FIRST MEETING THURSDAY, 10TH SEPTEMBER 2026
Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. All meetings will be held at Wylde Green Community Hall except for the January meetings, which will be on Zoom.
Wylde Green Hall: 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start. Visitors welcome.
If you would like to come along to the Zoom meetings and are not already a member, please email suttoncoldfieldmoviemakers@gmail.com to ask for the Zoom link.
New members, please note that during the year there are opportunities to take part in group filmmaking and join many activities outside the formal meeting times.
PROGRAMME 2026–2027
Meetings begin at 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start. The first session runs until the tea break at 8.45pm. Please bring your own cup. The second session starts at 9.15pm and finishes at 9.55pm. The meeting ends at 10.00pm and, after tidying up, we leave the hall by 10.15pm.
| Date | First part | Second part |
|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Summer Films | |
| 24 September | Simon Alicoon — “Going Live” | Matthew Alicoon — “From Concept to Completion” |
| 8 October | Rik Langan — “Show don’t tell” — script writing, directing and art directing | |
| 22 October | Challenge Make a film with a FISH in it. Ideally work in groups of three SCMM members. | |
| 12 November | Jill Lampert’s film journey | Patrick Woodcock’s film journey |
| 26 November | Practical evening — tables around the hall; members demonstrate equipment | |
| 10 December | Fish & Chip Night | “Ex-Mas” — premiere of the SCMM Christmas Club Film |
| 14 January On Zoom | Marion Chittenden — “How the hell did they miss that?” Famous film continuity errors | Informal A.I. with Robin Slater |
| 28 January On Zoom | Discuss some BIAFF films | |
| 11 February | Challenge Make a film with the title “What?” | |
| 25 February | Gordon Hunt — “Cheap Tricks” | Jack Reid — “How did they do that shot?” |
| 11 March | Simon Tomlinson — Cinematic composition and framing | Jill Lampert — Production management of short, no-budget films |
| 25 March | Challenge Make a film using techniques covered in Gordon Hunt’s presentation on “Cheap Tricks”. | |
| 8 April | Guest speaker: Shiree Jethra | |
| 22 April | Premiere: “In the Dark” (directed by Ian Reed) | Q & A: “In the Dark” |
| 13 May | Challenge Make a film from a “Dialogue only” script written by Julie Slater. | |
| 27 May | Guest speakers: Shane Grant & Genevieve Lowe | |
| 10 June | Show your best film of the year | |
| 24 June | AGM | TBC |