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34 | May 16, 2013 | www.cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News
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FUTURE Tarantinos, Spiel-bergs and Nolans can tapinto their inner directing
abilities at a digital film produc-tion workshop over the half termholidays.
The Arts Picturehouse Cam-bridge, is running Short Cuts, afour-day film making extrava-ganza aimed at 10-13-year-olds.Suitable for complete cameranovices, as well as those who areslightly more tech savvy, “it’s opento any kids that are interestedin film,” explains course leaderand independent filmmaker RydCook.
The budding film producerswill put together a whole filmbased on travel and modes oftransport in Cambridge: from thepast, the present and the future(where things get a bit moreimaginative and a lot more space-age-y).
“I’ll teach the kids how to use[DSLR] cameras, how to use mi-crophones and get good qualityshots and audio,” says Ryd, whoalso runs Jump Cut sessions atthe Picturehouse, a film makingcourse for 14-19-year-olds. “Theidea for the film is time travel-ling and it’s going to be a narra-tive documentary. They’re goingto have a look at what modes oftransport were like in the past –the history of modes of transportin Cambridge – and then have alook at what’s happening today.”
The course is partly beingfunded by Sustainable City(via Cambridge City Council),in partnership with the Cam-bridgeshire Film Consortium, sohas a sustainable theme running
through it too. And it’s extremelyhands on.
“We have a couple daysplanned for location shooting, sowe’ll go to a couple of differentlocations in Cambridge and ob-serve and interview people aboutthe sorts of transport they’re us-ing,” says Ryd. “People on bikes,punters, people driving, you’vegot skateboarders, people comingin on trains… and then also thefilm will look at what it’s going to
be like in the future.”“We’re going to have a day
where we shoot in front of a greenscreen and the kids can thinkabout what it might be like in thefuture.
“Are there going to be hoverboards, you know?” he sayslaughing. “I’m just going to leaveit to their creativity, because kidscan come up with the barmiest ofthings.”
While the green screen is boundto seduce any Lord of the Ringsand Gollum fans, the workshopis also a chance to take a positivelook at how we get about in Cam-bridge and how different modesof transport interact. Here’s hop-
ing that any bike v car road ragedoesn’t get sneakily caught oncamera… that’s not the angle Rydis aiming to capture.
So why should people sign up?“Because it’s fun,” he enthuses.“[The kids] will learn a lot aboutfilmmaking, they’ll gain newfriends, they’ll learn about teamwork and they’ll learn a lot aboutCambridge as well.
Making a film about something,you learn tonnes about the sub-ject, so they’ll learn about the his-tory of Cambridge and have funthinking about the future too.”
We’re convinced and just a littlebit jealous. Now, where to trackdown a camera and tag along?
Short Cuts: Time-Travellers
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� Short Cuts: Time-Travellers, ArtsPicturehouse, Cambridge, Tuesday,May 28 – Friday, May 31 at 10am.Tickets £60 from 08719 025 720 /www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/
� Go to the zooTIGERS, goats, meerkats and bugs– are there any cute and creepycreatures Shepreth Wildlife Parkdoesn’t have? On Sunday you canget to know some of the animals thatare native to the UK as part of theirNative Species Sundays SESSIONS.Meet some spiky hedgehogs,sneaky pine martens and many more(we’re hoping you’re allowed tofeed them!). Meet at the DiscoveryCentre at 3pm. Entrance is includedin the usual admission price (£10.95adults / £8.95 children). Call (01763)262226 for details.
� Learn to make printsROLL up your sleeves for anafternoon of printmaking. StBarnabas Press Gallery is hostinga family taster day on Saturday forbudding young artists who don’tmind getting covered in paint andsplashing their ideas about. Learn tomake your own prints from scratchusing paint, rollers and fabric – youmight even get to take the finishedpieces home! Suitable for 5-12-year-olds, there are three hour longsessions to get involved in, from2pm-3pm, 3pm-4pm and 4pm-5pm.Each session costs £6. To find outmore call (01223) 902116.
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� See a showWHO doesn’t love a good oldsing-song? Put your vocal chordsto the test during a musical story-concert this Saturday at theMichaelhouse Centre on TrinityStreet in Cambridge. All agescan get involved with The GoldenTreasure Chest (performed byJeroen Schipper and Kathleen vander Weerd) – a show packed withmusic to dance to, stories to imagineand songs to join in with. The showstarts at 3.30pm and tickets cost £3from (01223) 309167.
� Create a quiltTO match a quilt that was madein Cambridge in 1892 and hassomehow survived, the Museumof Cambridge (formerly the FolkMuseum) is working on a projectto make a second quilt with thehelp of people who live and workin the city today – that means you!Pick up a needle and thread andembroider a square of your own toadd to the finished article. Drop inbetween 10.30am and 2.30pm totake part. Standard admission pricesapply, call (01223) 355159 for moreinformation.
� Meet the Gruffalo’s ChildBRAVE fans of the Gruffalo can goon an adventure with the Gruffalo’sChild and discover the Big BadMouse at the Cambridge ArtsTheatre this weekend. Tall StoriesTheatre Company takes JuliaDonaldson and Axel Scheffler’s taleof the Gruffalo’s rather curious child,who potters out alone one wild andwindy night, and add music, fun andsome fantastical costumes. Suitablefor ages 3+, it’s on until Sunday atvarious times. Tickets cost £12.50from (01223) 503333. MONSTER FUN: Gollum fans will enjoy the green screen session