News: DMM win Midsummer Madness 2007

24th June 2007

Derby Movie Makers scooped first place at this year’s Midsummer Madness competition with their short comedy, ‘The Homecoming’. The film demonstrates the trouble a cheating husband can find himself in when he gets hold of the wrong end of the stick.

Midsummer Madness is an annual competition for the 6 movie making clubs that make up Midland Movie Makers (Derby Movie Makers, Nuneaton Moviemakers, Nottingham Movie Makers, Wave at Long Eaton, Chesterfield Film Makers and Leicester Movie Makers).

The competition requires each participating club to produce a short film in one day on one of two themes that are announced on the day. They have to plan, script and shoot the film ready for viewing that evening when all participating clubs converge for a dinner and film show. The audience decides upon the winner.

It is usually a fun-packed and frantic day, made all the more challenging by the rule that teams must edit their films in-camera, and may not make use of any computer-editing facilities or software.

Derby Movie Makers wish to express their heartfelt thanks to Pat Adcock of Wave at Long Eaton Movie Makers for her tireless efforts in organising the event.