Leeds AV Group Syllabus 2026/2027
PLEASE NOTE!
ALL CLUB NIGHTS START AT 7.30 PM
2026
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| 4th September | Ray Anderson Three Continents |
Newfoundland - Exploring theRock; Bhutan-Where happines reigns;Romania-Beyond the Dracula myth | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 11th September | The Cream Of Our Crop | A look at some previous work from our members that have won awards in our competitions | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 18t September | AV Basics Plus |
An introduction to AV making using PTE AV Studio and Audacity with some examples from Tim's back catalogue | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 25th Septemebr | Critical Analysis |
A detailed Critique of a few AV's. Showing what works and what doesn't | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 2nd October | Advisory 1 | A chance to share new sequences or work in progress for friendly feedback and advice. Submissions deadline 12 noon Wednesday 30th |
LAVG |
| 9th October | Tribute 1 |
A look back at the work of Brendan O'Sullivan from Ireland, who sadly passed away this year. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 10-11 October | IPF Championships on Zoom | ||
| 16th October | 321 challenge | Our annual Doug Mackrell 321 competition for AV's lastin for 3 minutes 21 seconds or less - submission deadline 12 noon Wednesday 14th | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 23rd October | Jim Reed - AI | A detailed look into AI, where it all staarted, where it is going and how it can help with the many different aspects of creating an AV.From initial ideas,script wrting, narration , music. It is just another tool to use in our workflow. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 30th October | Mark Allen: Interestingness - What makes a good AV | An analysis of how audio visual authors can eep their audience engaged through their production | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 6th November | Gerard van Meel Creating your own music | Gerard will show how he creates his own music using Cakewalk Sonar (free);Toontrack; Scaler V3 and some other plug-ins for music production | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 13th November | AV Chat | An informal evening for LAVG members to discuss all things AV | LAVG |
| 14-15th November | National AV Championships at Smthwick | ||
| 20th November | AI Challenge | Following on fromthe talk in October, a challenge for members to have a go at different aspects of using AI | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 27th Novemebr | 5-12 Minute Challenge | An evening of longer AV's by LAVG members of between 5 and 12 minutes - submission deadline 12 noon Wednesday 25th | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 4th Decemebr | Tribute 2 - The work of Alan Tyrer |
A look back at the work of Alan Tyrer, who was one of our own members Presented by his wife Bev. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 11th December | Martin Addison - An Evening of Creative Audio Visuals | An evening without Documenteries! Martin's AV's are creative and pictorial with a range of subject matter and varied music. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 18th December | Christmas Card Challenge with Wilmslow Christmas Challenge | A Challenge for both LAVG and WAVG Members. Make a shortAV with a Christmas theme. 3 minutes max, or a Christmas Card 1minute max | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 25th December | No Meeting | ||
2027
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| 1st January | No meeting | ||
| 8th January | Adisory 2 | A chance to share new sequences or work in progress for friendly feedback and advice. Submission deadline 12 noon Wednesday 6th | LAVG/WAVG |
| 15th January January | 321 2026 Competition Top Awards | Watching and discussing some of the top award winning AV's from the 2026 International Copetition. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
22nd January |
Alastair Taylor - My Journey with AV |
The story of Alastair's developments in AV and what makes him tick covering the work he presented for his RPS and PAGB Distinctions | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 29th January | Rupert Brun - Easy On The Coconuts l | Following Rupert's excellent talk a couple of years ago, he is back with his colleague Paul Newis to explan how sound effects (and more) were crated in BBC radio, along with some anecdotes from studios of Broadcasting House andMaida Vale. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 5th February | Music, Poetry and Song Challenge | AV's motivated y Music, Poetry and Song (or all three!) Submission deadline 12 noon Wednesday 3rd | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 12th February | Music Chalenge | Showing of WAVG AV's made to a set piece of music supplied by members at the beginning of the season | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 19thTech February | Adrin White - Inspiration and Presentation |
How to present AV's to an audience, plus sources of inspiration for AV making with rarely seen examples of Adrian's work. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 26th February | Shiree Jetha - Concept to Creation | Shiree will take us through some of her work explaining how it evolves from initial ideas into the finished AV | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 5th March | 3-Way Battlee | Our annual 3- way battle between LAVG, Essex and Ontario Photo Essay Group - Scored by the LAVG Committee | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 6th-7th March | IAC Peter Coles International | ||
| 12th March | Latest Software Updates | a look into the lates updates in various software | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 19th March | AV Exchange | Our annual AV exchange with Becon Camera Club and East Leinster AV Group | LAVG |
| 26th March | Good Friday - No Meeting | ||
| 29/3 - 1/4 BIAFF | Zoom | ||
| 2nd April | Howard Bagshaw - AV The Wild West | What do you do with all those holiday saps? Having made several successful (and some unsuccessful) AV's with a tavelogue flavour, Howard will show some of these AV's (the good, bad and the ugly) and talk through the issues, challenges and solutions in making them. | Joint meeting with WAGV |
| 2nd - 4th April | BIAFF (Live in Birmigham) | ||
| 9th April | SFX Challenge - Entries between 3rd - 7th April | Make an AV that only uses Sound Effects to create the atmosphere - no music. You can have some narration and or text on screen | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 16th April | Advisory 3 | A chance to share new sequences or work in progress for friendly feedback and advice. Submission deadline 12 noon Wednesday 14th | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 23rd April | 4-Way Battlee | A friendly cometition between Wilmslow, Adelaide, Exmouth and Worcester | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 30th Apri | Archive Evening | Another dip into the Leeds AV Group archive collection | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 7th May | B&W Challenge - Entries in between 1st and 5th May |
A challenge to make and#AV that uses only Black and White images | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 14th May | Colours Challenge | Our final challenge of the season - sequences inspired by colour - Submissions deadline 12 noon Wednesdat 12th | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 15th May | Competition - Judge Keith Leedham - Entries in btween 1st and 5th May | Annual competition for all WAVG members, with constructive comments from te Judge both in thee Open and Closed Sections. This will be an all day event. LAVG members are welcome to join the audience. | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 21st-22nd May | Jurassic Coast International Salon (Online)/Biaff Live | Showing all the Jurassic entries - Online/ Biaff Live in Brirmingham | |
| 28th May | No Meeting | WAVG AGM | |
| 4th June | Showcase | The LAVG Annual Showcase - a selection of recent sequences produced by members (with external judge Ian Bateman) | Joint meeting with WAVG |
| 11th Jue | LAVG AGM | LAVG Annual Meeting | LAVG |