Greendown's new star!

A budding film maker from Greendown has just had his new film "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" shown at the Arts centre. It was part of the competition "Pre-loader" and Lewis Rogers, year 10, made his way to the top 9 out of many other entrants from all over Wiltshire.

I managed to talk to Lewis after the event to find out how he felt about the experience.

What gave you the idea for the film?
I thought it would be interesting to do a modern twist on a fable that everyone knows, so I decided to do "the three billy goats gruff", as I would have alot of freedom with the character designs.
How long did it take to make?
I started the character designs in December 2006 and finished the animation in September 2008.
What have you you learnt from making this film?
I learnt more about how to use adobe flash, including a way of animating called Onion-skinning which is similar to hand drawn animation. Also I learnt how to do lipsynch to dialogue to make characters talk.
How did you feel having your film shown?
I felt thrilled! I felt really proud that my film had been shown to the public and that people enjoyed it. Also that my work was appreciated.
What have you got planned for the future?
My film making group, "media plus", have been given some money from "firstlight films" (A company who help young film makers) to make a short 3D animation. It's called "pre-historic pet shop" and I came up with the story, did character designs and will be lead animator. My friend, Chris Barnard, Year 11, will be the producer of the film.
Also, I'm writing a Zombie Comedy film with my friends, Tom Joynson and Casey Singlehurst, which is inspired by Shaun of the dead.

Thankyou Lewis! The three billy goats gruff can be found on Lewis' youtube page www.youtube.com/toonist26 . It has been viewed all over he world and Lewis has even been requested to study at Vancouver filmschool, in Canada. You'd better watch it!