AV News

By Trish McAuslan FPSNZ AV-AAPS EFIAP/b FAPS Coordinator of Audio-Visuals for PSNZ

Tauranga AV Salon

Another successful Salon was run by the Tauranga Photographic Society. This year there were 99 entries from nine countries. New Zealand was well represented with fourteen people entering 22 AVs. Congratulations to those who were successful.

The Novice Award went to Barb Lewis for her AV Ocean Sport. This award is for a New Zealand entrant who hasn’t been successful in the Tauranga Salon previously. The AV must gain at least an acceptance to be considered for this award. Barb’s AV was about the North Island and TransTasman Surfboat Challenge, held at Waihi Beach earlier this year.

The winner of the World of Nature category was Trish McAuslan FPSNZ EFIAP/b AV-AAPS with an AV about the White Fronted Terns of

Hairini Bridge. When Trish was taking photos for what eventually became a Fellowship set she visited the bridge regularly and took countless images. This AV used some of the images to expand on the story of the terns.

Special congratulations to Sheryl Williams

APSNZ who was the most successful New Zealand entrant. Sheryl was awarded Merit Certificates for Bryce Canyon and Central Otago Autumn as well as two acceptances for A Floral Rainbow and The Masks We Wear

Bob McCree FPSNZ was awarded a Merit Certificate for Sunset Poem.

Bruce Burgess FPSNZ gained an Acceptance with Memorial to 9-11.

John Burford APSNZ gained an Acceptance with A Silly Africa Story.

A YouTube presentation of all the Winning AVs and those that were awarded Merit Certificates is available until 4 September. This programme is unlisted and you need a link to be able to see it. If you would like to watch some or all of this programme please contact me, Trish McAuslan, for the link. My contact details are at the head of this article.

Congratulations to Bob McCree FPSNZ who received an acceptance in the Jurassic Coast International Audio-Visual Salon (England).

Upcoming AV Salons

AV Makers South Africa hold a theme competition each year, open to all AV makers. The theme for this year is Hope. Entry into this competition is free, so why not give it a go?

For more information, check out this website: https://sites.google.com/.../av-makers-sa/ hope-2023...

Entries for the Royal Photographic Society’s 25th International Audio-Visual Festival (England) close on 27 August.

For more information, check out the website: https://rps.org/iavf

A Hint for AV Workers

If you are having trouble finding suitable music, try recording a narration which will become your main audio track. You can either put some quiet music under the narration to fill empty spaces or consider not including any music at all. I can already hear some of you saying that you don’t like the sound of your voice when it is recorded. Just do it a few times and not only will you get accustomed to hearing your voice but you will begin to relax and sound more natural. Remember that others will not react the same way that you do.

Check back to some earlier copies of CameraTalk for information on creating a narration or spoken commentary. There were relevant articles in 2021 in June, August and October. In February and April 2023, there was information on how to use Garageband (only for Apple users). The links to past copies of CameraTalk are on the PSNZ website.