The first piece of equipment needed is a blue or green board which ought to be at least three feet by two in size.
The idea is that an activity can be filmed with the screen being the sole background to the film.
This is then followed by another activity being filmed without the screen.
The second film is then laid on the editing track with the first film laid on another track but in the same time frame.
Then, still in the editing track, the colour of the screen can be eliminated in such a way that both films can be seen together one on top of the other to give the desired effect.
The blue or green, as the case may be, can be removed using various methods which Alan demonstrated on a large screen on which he also included the editing track.
Perhaps Alan's end result will create the curiosity in all of us to experiment in the way in which he does and so learn more about editing. In one of his films his wife,Dawn appears to paint a picture of a garden with an inviting deck chair and a glass of wine waiting in the sunshine.
Dawn then walks straight to the deck chair giving the impression that she has walked by magic right into the painting. Then she sits down and enjoys the glass of wine.
In another film a storm causes a large box to fall off a high shelf onto the floor.
Their daughter Becky walks into the room, steps into the box and raises the box from the floor. However, as Becky raises the box from the floor she disappears inside and it then falls back to the floor.
In a third film Alan walks through an arch in their garden and steps to the left of the arch and remains there. Then a second 'Alan' walks through the same arch and stands to the right of the arch. Then a third 'Alan' appears in the centre of the arch and nods to the other two Alans, just as they have nodded to each other in their turn. Members showed their appreciation of Alan's excellent demonstration.
Wednesday October 1 is the date for the club's annual film competition.
Club meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month in St Luke's Parish Hall, Stone Cross.
For further information telephone the hon secretary on 461063 or e-mail harrylederman@tiscali.co.uk