20 January 2011 The Tate Movie Project will arrive at Towner in Eastbourne from 3 – 4March this year with Bourne, Oakwood and LangneyPrimary Schools taking part.
Children have been invited to take part in a nationwide project to create the Tate Movie, the first of its kind, an animation film made by and for children.
This is the second stage of the project’s tour following visits to 52 schools and 23 festivals and family days at UK venues across the country when children got the chance to take part in creating an animation film. The Tate Movie Project is touring to a further 27 galleries nationwide in the final leg of its journey before the film enters the production phase early in 2011.
As storylines have developed, the Project will now look for even more drawings and sound effects which could end up in the movie.
The next stage of the Tate Movie Project is a Gallery Tour which will run from October 2010 – March 2011. Children from selected primary schools will attend workshops at a network of partner galleries across the UK, including Towner. These workshops will help generate animation ideas and artwork for the film and be inspired by art.
Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for Tourism and Leisure, Cllr Neil Stanley said “We are very excited to welcome the Tate Movie Project to Eastbourne and offer the chance for some of our primary school children to get involved in the initiative. Towner provides a great environment for children to get creative and the Tate Movie Project will allow schools to work on ideas that could end up in the final film. Fingers crossed we may get the chance to show the film at Towner this summer.”
At the heart of the Tate Movie Project is the website, which has had more than 500,000 hits since it went live on 15 July 2010.
Children can get involved in the whole movie making process online, from the hand-drawn characters and plot twists, down to props and sound effects. When children enter the website they are welcomed by Ronnie, the animated “Movie Director”, and the rest of his crew, 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 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 is following the real-life production process and encouraging kids to get involved.
The project has been made possible through £3million of funding from Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to create a cultural and sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the project will become part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. BP, as one of the Premier Partners of the Cultural Olympiad, is providing further sponsorship and practical support to the education programme underpinning the project. As well as broadcast support, BBC Learning are producing fun, accessible resources for kids and teachers alike.
