Milton Ulladulla Video Club - South Coast Video Festival 2006

in conjunction with Escape ArtFest 2006

Twenty amateur video makers had an opportunity to screen their twenty three video creations for the SOUTH COAST VIDEO FESTIVAL, held on SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER 2006 at the ULLADULLA ARCADIA TWIN CINEMA.

Entries were received in seven different categories. The travel videos transported the audience from Russia to Rotorua, with stop-overs at the Adelaide River and Katherine Gorge. Ulladulla high school entered five different versions on the theme Feather and the Chase.

Mel Pappas took out the overall prize in the festival with her version on this theme, while other students produced creative short videos chasing everything from waves and skateboard stunts to romance - or simply chasing the feather itself.

Winners Trophy 2006

David Hague, Managing Editor, Video Camera Publications:
Interesting introductory graphics, good use of slow motion, close-ups and a thought-through ending – a most deserved (winner).

Judge's Comments on
Mel Pappas' :The Feather & the Chase

Ben Longden, Izzy the Cat Productions
Mel, there is a future in cinematography for you. This production was brilliant and had me right from the animated opener.. Story and editing pace were brilliant. Just let down by the shaky camera. “…still stunned at the quality of her stuff.”

John Westwood, Redgum Television Productions,
I think she has more creative talent than anyone I've met in the industry over 40 years. Just my modest opinion. I feel that with the right encouragement and support Mel will be a household name in film and television.

The documentaries included stories of the life of a surfer, and a young homeschooler spending her first year by the sea. The football and surfing films gave an insight into the early morning motivations and team spirit of our local sportsmen.

Wollongong and Shoalhaven video clubs entered two versions of a drama entitled Murphy's Law, about the perils of faking an insurance claim on your car. The youngest entrant won an encouragement award for her drama titled Bunyip, about vanquishing a mythical monster from the black lagoon.

The South Coast Video Festival was a wonderful (and perhaps nerve-wracking) opportunity for the first-time video-makers among us to see our creations made public, and to learn the finer art of video-making from the more experienced members of the club fraternity.

Entries were limited to eight minutes, and submitted on mini DV Video Tape or DVD. The videos were collated by club member Frank McLeod, and shown on the big screen courtesy of John & Sue Kasoulis and the staff of the Ulladulla Arcadia Twin Cinema.