September 2026 Meetings
WAVG hosted meeting dates are in RED
Leeds hosted meeting dates are in Blue
Other external
events that may be of interest are also shown
4th Ray Anderson - Three Continents
Ray makes longer AV’s & Videos. Tonight he will show Newfoundland – Exploring the
Rock; Bhutan - Where Happiness Reigns; Romania – Beyond the Dracula Myth
11th The Cream of Our Crop
A look at some previous work from our Members that have won awards in our Competitions.
18th Tim Harvey - AV Basics Plus
An introduction to AV making using PTE AV Studio and Audacity with some examples
from Tim's back catalogue
25th Critical Analysis
A detailed Critique of a few AV's. Showing what works & what doesn't
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Most meetings are shared unless otherwise stated
WAVG
hosted meeting dates are in RED
Leeds hosted meeting dates are in Blue
Other external
events that may be of interest are also shown
Sept 2026
4th Ray Anderson - Three Continents
Ray makes longer AV’s & Videos. Tonight he will show Newfoundland – Exploring the Rock; Bhutan - Where Happiness Reigns; Romania – Beyond the Dracula Myth
11th The Cream of Our Crop
A look at some previous work from our Members that have won awards in our Competitions.
18th Tim Harvey - AV Basics Plus
An introduction to AV making using PTE AV Studio and Audacity with some examples from Tim's back catalogue
25th Critical Analysis
A detailed Critique of a few AV's. Showing what works & what doesn't
Oct
2th Members Seqs - Send in between 26th & 30th September (WAVG
Only)
A chance to show your latest work for help & constructive comments
9th Tribute 1 - the work of Brendan O'Sullivan
A look back at the work of Brendan O'Sullivan from Ireland, who sadly passed away earlier this year.
10th - 11th IPF Championships - Online
16th 321 Challenge
The annual Doug Mackrell 321 competition for AVs of 3 minutes 21 seconds or less - scored on the night by LAVG and WAVG members
23rd Jim Reed – AI
A detailed look into AI, where it all started, where it is going, and how it can help with the many different aspects of creating an AV. From initial ideas, Scriptwriting, narration, music, SFX and images. It is just another Tool to be used in our workflow.
30th Mark Allen - 'Interestingness' - What Makes a Good AV?
An analysis of how audio visual authors can keep their audience engaged through their productions
Nov
6th 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 plugins for music production.
13th Chat Evening - WAVG Only
A relaxed evening chatting about all things AV
14th - 15th RPS Nationals – Live at Smethwick
20th AI Challenge -
Entries in between 15th & 18th Nov
Following on from the talk in October, a Challenge for members to have a go at different aspects of using AI
27th 5 to 12 Challenge
An evening of longer AVs by LAVG members of between 5 and 12 minutes
Dec
4th 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.
11th Martin Addison - An Evening of Creative Audio Visuals
An evening without documentaries! Martin's AVs are creative and pictorial with a range of subject matter and varied music
18th Christmas Challenge - Entries in between 12th & 15th Dec
A Joint Challenge for both WAVG & LAVG Members.
Make a short AV with ‘A Christmas Theme’ - 3 min Max, or ‘A Christmas Card’ - 1 min max
Jan 2027
8th Members Sequences - Send in between 2nd & 6th Jan - WAVG Only
A chance to show your latest work for advice and help
15th Challenge321 Top Awards
Watching & discussing some of the top award winning AV's from the 2026 International Competition
22nd Alastair Taylor - My Journey with AV
The story of Alastair's development in
AV and what makes him tick covering the work he presented for his RPS and PAGB Distinctions
29th Rupert Brun - Easy on the Coconuts
Following Rupert’s excellent talk a couple
of year's ago, he is back with his colleague Paul Newis to explain how sound effects
(and more) were created in BBC Radio, along with some anecdotes from the studios
of Broadcasting House and Maida Vale.
Feb
5th MPS Challenge
AVs inspired by music, poetry and song (or all
three!)
12th Music Challenge - Entries in between 6th & 10th Feb
A Challenge to make
an AV from a set piece of music - given out at the start of the Season.
19th Adrian
White - Inspiration and Presentation
How to present AVs to an audience, plus sources
of inspiration for AV making with rarely seen examples from Adrian's archive
26th
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
Mar
5th 3 Way Battle
The annual 3-way battle between LAVG, Essex and Ontario
Photo Essay Group - scored by the LAVG committee
6th - 7th IAC Peter Coles International – Leicester
12th Latest Software Updates
A look into the latest updates in various software
19th AV
Exchange
The annual AV exchange with Beacon Camera Club and East Leinster AV Group
29th - 4th Apr IAC BIAFF
Showing of the best films from this year’s competition, including
the winners of the Peter Coles International. Online Monday to Thursday, then live
in Birmingham Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th.
Apr
2nd Howard Bagshaw - AV - The Wild West
What do you do with all those
holiday snaps? Having made several successful (and some unsuccessful) AVs with a
travelogue flavour, Howard will show some of these AVs (the good, bad and the ugly)
and talk through the issues, challenges and solutions in making them
9th
SFX Challenge - Entries between 3rd & 7th Apr
Make an AV that uses only Sound Effects
to create the atmosphere - no music.
You can have some Narration and/or Text on Screen.
16th Members Sequences - Send in between 10th & 14th Apr - WAVG Only
A chance
to show your latest work for advice and help
23rd 4-Way Battle
A friendly competition between Wilmslow, Adelaide, Exmouth & Worcester
30th
Archive Evening
Another dip into the Leeds AV Group archive collection
May
7th B&W Challenge - Entries in between 1st & 5th May
A Challenge to
make an AV that uses only Black & White images
14th Colours Challenge
Leeds final challenge of the season - sequences inspired by
colour
Sat 15th Annual Competition - Judge Keith Leedham
Entries
in between 26th & 30th April
Our Annual Competition for all Members, with constructive
Comments from the Judge, both in the Open & Closed Sections. This will be an All
Day Event.
21st - 23rd Jurassic Coast International Salon
Showing of all the entries - Online
28th Wilmslow AGM – WAVG Only
Our Annual General Meeting, a chance for Members
to help shape the Programme for next year
June
4th Showcase
The LAVG Showcase event - a selection of recent sequences
made by members with Ian Bateman as Judge.