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14 swindonlink.com • November 2009
Former pupil helps new generation of media hopefuls

Primary school pupils received the red carpet treatment at a ceremony at the end of September when the winners of a short animation film
competition were awarded with Swindon Oscars.
The soundtrack on the entry from Brook Field Primary impressed
judges so much that a special category was created to reward them.
The group had been given an insight into putting together a video with
the help of former pupil Kylie Stanton who is studying film production
technology at Staffordshire University.
The brief was to create a 30 second animation, but the ideas flowed
and the animation called Funkybonez, based on the book Funnybones,
ended up three times longer.
“Ninety seconds is quite short really, but we had to take about 250
shots; it took us three days to make,” said team member Harry Apps.
Teacher Rachel Bartlett said the group members acquired a wide range
of skills. “They worked hard to learn the techniques of film making,
developing story telling and IT skills, as well as working as a team to
turn their ideas into words and then into a video. It was very impressive
what they achieved.”

At the awards ceremony held at Steam, Kylie Stanton, with Ella Peters,
Extended School Services are here in your local community to offer you and your family Harry Apps, Joe Marshall, Megan Elliott, Amy Sears, Nadun Parathala
a variety of services, activities and opportunities either as individuals or as a family. • A five minute film about the greening of Swindon was premiered by
So whether you are looking for new social outlets, childcare, information on paying for ten young film makers from Greendown School on the big screen in the
childcare, clubs and activities, holiday activities for your children, adult courses, town centre at the end of September. The group worked with a profes-
retraining or opportunities to return to work .... sional film-maker after winning a competition to come up with ideas for
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For further information contact Sandra Collis or Lisa Parkinson Good bites planned to fund visit
on 01793 608199 to the land of Dracula

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workshops in Art, SPANiSh, Two Bradon Forest School pupils are hoping their idea for a recipe
. . . Every child matters FLoriStry and Poetry book will get them to Romania at the end of term next year, although
they’ve decided to avoid a trip to Dracula’s castle, writes Cat Pinner.
Katy Sellers and Han-
nah Pettit, from Shaw,
will join ten others and
two teachers from the
school for the two week
educational expedition
organised by World Chal-
The Blackthorn School of Photography lenge.
The year 10 group has
Evening, day and weekend courses in our been organising fund-
specialist teaching centre near Cricklade raising events such as
car washes in the school
playground, but indi-
viduals are cooking up
ways to come up with Katy and Hannah, looking for sponsors
the cash needed. Katy
and Hannah plan to bring together However, there is a small ques-
recipes and seek sponsors to cover tion of raising £1,545 each. “We were
the printing costs. short of ideas but then I remem-
A course voucher makes a great Christmas present “We were shown the World bered that my aunt’s school brought
Challenge video in an assembly out a recipe book which did really
Evening, day and weekend courses: and the idea looked really good; it well,” said Hannah. “Our Katy and
was definitely something I wanted Hannah Cooking with Friends’ will
• Digital photography and Photoshop to do,” said Hannah. be a collection of 100 recipes from
“For the first week we’ll be do- family and friends that have never
• Digital printing and colour management ing some kind of community work been published.
in Romania. We’re not quite sure “We need sponsors to help us
• Portraiture and landscape where, but in the past groups have cover production costs which will
Courses for beginner, intermediate and helped at kindergartens, schools be around £600; that’s six businesses
and orphanages by decorating, who could take a page at £100 each.”
advanced photographers laying carpets, preparing food and So far the pair have secured a page
organising activities.” from The Pear Tree at Purton but
New Year courses now booking In the second week the pupils need another five businesses to
will explore Romanian culture and support them so that they can print
www.photography-courses.com undertake a five day hike, finishing and sell the recipe collection in time
with white water rafting or a visit for Christmas.
Tel: 07920 116492 or 01454 416937 to Count Dracula’s lair. “We picked To discuss sponsorship mail:
the white water rafting,” said Katy. [email protected]

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