A New RPS Distinctions Category
Photo Harmony |
The Council of The Royal Photographic Society has endorsed a proposal to create a new category of Distinction at Licentiateship level. This will be called Photo Harmony. There are certain similarities with the current LRPS in AV and applications will be considered by the AV Distinctions Panel. However Photo Harmony is targeted at a different audience (and potential membership) being designed to enable applicants to demonstrate their skills in the production and visual progression of images linked to sound.
No script or story with a specific beginning, middle and ending is required. The emphasis is on matching the images with appropriate transitions and harmonising them with the sound . The selection, quality and sympathetic progression of the images is the prime factor being assessed although the appropriateness and recording quality of the soundtrack will also be taken into account.
The purpose of this category is to display a set of images which harmonise with each other and with the sound used. The production should be constructed so that images dissolve harmoniously in terms of colour or tone and graphic design. The new category is not designed to display images which may be excellent when considered individually but which fail to harmonise with each other and with the sound chosen .
It is the norm that the sound and the images should start and finish together. Where music is used, it is recommended that the original ending of the music is preserved rather than an arbitrary fade-out.
AV differs from this category by placing far greater emphasis on the balance between concept/story, script, sound recording/editing and images. There are many RPS members and prospective members producing image series in the way described so we want to provide them with an outlet to test their abilities. Some may later move on to AV but many will wish to progress through the other Distinctions Panels. We aim to stimulate interest with this new category and to gain new members for The Society. |
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The next AV and Photo Harmony Distinctions Panel meets
on Sunday 29th April 2007, at The Wilmslow Guild,
Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Applications for Distinctions should be made via
Carol Agar
at The RPS, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath BA2 3AH
Tel 01225 462841.
Guidelines are available as hard copy from Carol Agar
or downloadable in pdf format from The RPS website, www.rps.org
or the RPS AV Group web sit e at www.avg.rps.org.
Audio Visual (AV) Sequences and Photo Harmony - A New Category Click here for details
Advice on draft applications may be obtained from
the Chairman of the Panel, Robert Albright FRPS
robert@robertalbright.co.uk. |
"The next AV and Photo Harmony Distinctions Day
will be held at Wilmslow Guild on Sunday 29th April 2007,
starting at 10.00 am.
Tea & coffee, included in the admission price, will be provided at regular intervals and lunch is available if pre-booked.
You may bring your own sandwiches if you prefer.
We do NOT recommend trying to find lunch in Wilmslow in the available time.
If you wish to apply for a Distinction, send your Application Form and cheque to
Carol Agar at RPS HQ, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road Bath, BA2 3AH by 1 April 2007
but please book lunch, if required, via Suzanne Walker.
Guidelines for the standard required are available from The RPS website,
www.rps.org or by contacting Robert Albright FRPS robert@robertalbright.co.uk
An Advisory Session will be held for those considering Distinctions Applications at F, A or L levels
after the Distinction Applications have been assessed.
Please advise Suzanne Walker by 1 April 2007 if you want advice on a potential Application.
If there are so many Distinctions Applications to make an Advisory Session impractical due to lack of time,
you will be advised before 17 April, 2007.
All attendees other than Distinctions Applicants,
please book everything via:
Suzanne Walker ARPS,
64 Mill Lane, Heatley, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 9SQ,
phone 01925 75 3303.
Spectators' admission £10
Admission for those wanting advice on sequences £15
Lunch £7 per head (similar to the Great Northern AV Day lunch.)
Closing date for lunch bookings is Saturday 21st April 2007.
Cheques payable to "Wilmslow Guild."
In the unlikely event that insufficient applicants (minimum 6) have registered by 1 April 2007,
the Distinctions Day will be cancelled.
Notices to this effect will be posted on the RPS and WGAVG websites
- alternatively you can check via Suzanne Walker.
In the event of cancellation, all cheques received by Suzanne will be shredded.
If you need a location map, or a list of nearby B&Bs, please send an SAE to Suzanne."
Potential applicants for Distinctions in AV (L, A or F) or in Photo Harmony (L)
are encouraged to bring their work for feedback and advice on improvements.
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Robert Albright FRPS |
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