The AV group are pleased to announce the 28th Irish National Audio-Visual Championships to be held at:
Áras Chrónáin Ionad Cultúrtha,
Watery Lane, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22,
16 & 17 October 2010
Admission charge – to include tea/coffee
Spectator: One session €8.00 One day: €12.00 Weekend: €20.00.
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Programme for this event is as follows
Saturday 16th October.
10.00: Tea & Coffee
10.30: Welcome and introduction of our Judges
Edgar Gibbs, FRPS, DPAGB, AV-FIAP, and Linda Gibbs, DPAGB, AV-FIAP
11.00 First Judging Session: Novice Section
12.00 Break
12.15 Second Judging Session: Intermediate Section
13.00 Lunch at Áras Chrónáin Ionad Cultúrtha
14.00 Third Judging Session: Advanced Section
15.10 Break
15.25 Judges Work
19.30 Gala Dinner at Áras Chrónáin Ionad Cultúrtha (Book in advance through Lillian Webb )
Sunday 17th October
10.00 Tea & Coffee
10.30: Welcome and introduction of our Judges
Edgar Gibbs, FRPS, DPAGB, AV-FIAP, and Linda Gibbs, DPAGB, AV-FIAP
10.45 “Sound for Audio Visual” A lecture by Edgar & Linda
12.45 Lunch at Áras Chrónáin Ionad Cultúrtha
13.30 Applications for Distinctions
15.15 Break
15.30 Presentation of Awards and showing of a selection of winning sequences.
16.45 Close and farewell
The programme is downloadable here:
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Judges for the competition

Linda Gibbs, D.P.A.G.B., AV-A.V.I.A.P., & Edgar Gibbs, F.R.P.S., D.P.A.G.B., AV-A.F.I.A.P.
We are delighted to welcome back Linda & Edgar Gibbs as our judges. They are members of Gwynfa Camera Club, north of Cardiff, South Wales. It was there that they saw their 1st AV show back in the early 1980’s. Taken with the use of light and images blending together with a soundtrack, they soon became active members of the South Wales RPS AV Group.
After a couple of years developing their AV skills, they were asked to take over the running of the Group, which they ran successfully for 10 years, before being invited to become members of the organising Committee of the RPS International AV Festival – which they undertook for 4 years. In the meantime, they further broadened their horizons by attending and subsequently achieving acceptances and awards at National & International AV Festivals, as well as organising and participating in RPS AV Group AV days. They are regular speakers on the AV lecture circuit both in Wales and England. They have been and continue to act as judges, together and independently, both judging national and international competitions, and have recently accepted an invitation to be judges for the Photographic Society of South Africa’s National AV Salon in March, 2011.
As well as holding a Fellowship in AV from the RPS, Edgar is currently a member of the Panel which receives and considers submissions for distinction awards in AV from the RPS. Both Linda & Edgar have been awarded distinctions in AV from the P.A.G.B., as well as successfully gaining AV distinctions (Artiste) from F.I.A.P. They strongly believe that both the images and sound are of equal importance and must be of the best quality. As the photographer, Edgar found the transition to photography for AV a challenge, particularly as an AV sequence is not just about individual images but harmonising them with each other and the soundtrack.
Linda enjoys the production side of AV and uses her art college background to develop the creative aspects of their sequences. They both want to encourage other AV workers by talking about and demonstrating their way with digital AV. Remembering that first AV show at their local Camera Club and the major influence of the original magic lanterns, they now title their lectures “The Digital Magic Lantern Show”. Sequences to be shown include – Devon Delight, Deep Beneath, The Black Chair and Talbot House. The soundtrack plays a major role in setting the scene and enhancing the story. Many subtle sound effects, such as a ticking clock or the creak of a staircase are only heard subconsciously, but add to the atmosphere of an AV sequence. They spend a long time discussing a new project and then the serious work begins to select the images and produce the soundtrack, with the aim of achieving harmony between the two elements. As well as working on the images, they spend many hours fine