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Lights! Camera! Action! The Tate Movie Project arrives in West Sussex

Posted on 28/07/10

The Tate Movie Project Truck is coming to Crawley.

The national roadshow of the Tate Movie Project will be visiting Crawley this week, giving children from across West Sussex the chance to take part in creating the Tate Movie - the first of its kind - an animation film made by, and for, children.  The project is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

The Tate Movie Project truck took to the road a few weeks ago on a national three month tour of production workshops, schools, festivals and family events; visiting 55 locations in total, in every region of the UK.  It will visit Crawley Memorial Gardens on Thursday 29 July. The truck will be open from 11m to 4pm and children are invited in on a first come first served basis and must be accompanied by an adult.

The truck folds out into a state of the art creative learning studio, complete with sound studio space, computers and a screening facility, all of which can be cleared away for workshops and activities. The children will work with artists and film-makers in the truck who will deliver hundreds of production workshops, using great artworks as a source of inspiration.

At the heart of the Tate Movie Project is the website. Children will be able to be involved in the whole movie making process online, from the hand-drawn characters and plot twists, down to costumes and sound effects. When children enter the website they are welcomed by Ronnie, the animated “Movie Director”, alongside a host of other cartoon characters who will guide them through the process. The website has been designed to appeal to children aged 5-13 and will enable them to explore animation, scripting, editing and sound effects. Their creations and contributions to the movie are uploaded directly onto the website where they can interact with all the activities and resources it provides.

The vast bank of material created over coming months will be brought together by Tate, Aardman and Fallon in the most impressive way possible using the latest animation technology.

The finished film will be broadcast on BBC TV in mid-2011. Meanwhile, CBBC’s Blue Peter will be following the real-life production process and encouraging kids to get involved.  It is hoped that up to a million children will be involved in the project as a whole.