Become a time traveller
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34 | May 16, 2013 | www.cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News What’s On Family VISIT OUR FAMILY SECTION at cambridge-news.co.uk/whatson F UTURE Tarantinos, Spiel- bergs and Nolans can tap into their inner directing abilities at a digital film produc- tion workshop over the half term holidays. The Arts Picturehouse Cam- bridge, is running Short Cuts, a four-day film making extrava- ganza aimed at 10-13-year-olds. Suitable for complete camera novices, as well as those who are slightly more tech savvy, “it’s open to any kids that are interested in film,” explains course leader and independent filmmaker Ryd Cook. The budding film producers will put together a whole film based on travel and modes of transport in Cambridge: from the past, the present and the future (where things get a bit more imaginative 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 quality shots and audio,” says Ryd, who also runs Jump Cut sessions at the Picturehouse, a film making course for 14-19-year-olds. “The idea for the film is time travel- ling and it’s going to be a narra- tive documentary. They’re going to have a look at what modes of transport were like in the past – the history of modes of transport in Cambridge – and then have a look at what’s happening today.” The course is partly being funded by Sustainable City (via Cambridge City Council), in partnership with the Cam- bridgeshire Film Consortium, so has a sustainable theme running through it too. And it’s extremely hands on. “We have a couple days planned for location shooting, so we’ll go to a couple of different locations in Cambridge and ob- serve and interview people about the sorts of transport they’re us- ing,” says Ryd. “People on bikes, punters, people driving, you’ve got skateboarders, people coming in on trains… and then also the film 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 green screen and the kids can think about what it might be like in the future. “Are there going to be hover boards, you know?” he says laughing. “I’m just going to leave it to their creativity, because kids can come up with the barmiest of things.” While the green screen is bound to seduce any Lord of the Rings and Gollum fans, the workshop is also a chance to take a positive look at how we get about in Cam- bridge and how different modes of transport interact. Here’s hop- ing that any bike v car road rage doesn’t get sneakily caught on camera… that’s not the angle Ryd is aiming to capture. So why should people sign up? “Because it’s fun,” he enthuses. “[The kids] will learn a lot about filmmaking, they’ll gain new friends, they’ll learn about team work and they’ll learn a lot about Cambridge 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 fun thinking about the future too.” We’re convinced and just a little bit jealous. Now, where to track down a camera and tag along? Short Cuts: Time-Travellers * ᔡ Short Cuts: Time-Travellers, Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31 at 10am. Tickets £60 from 08719 025 720 / www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/ ɀ Go to the zoo TIGERS, goats, meerkats and bugs – are there any cute and creepy creatures Shepreth Wildlife Park doesn’t have? On Sunday you can get to know some of the animals that are native to the UK as part of their Native Species Sundays SESSIONS. Meet some spiky hedgehogs, sneaky pine martens and many more (we’re hoping you’re allowed to feed them!). Meet at the Discovery Centre at 3pm. Entrance is included in the usual admission price (£10.95 adults / £8.95 children). Call (01763) 262226 for details. ɀ Learn to make prints ROLL up your sleeves for an afternoon of printmaking. St Barnabas Press Gallery is hosting a family taster day on Saturday for budding young artists who don’t mind getting covered in paint and splashing their ideas about. Learn to make your own prints from scratch using paint, rollers and fabric – you might even get to take the finished pieces home! Suitable for 5-12-year- olds, there are three hour long sessions to get involved in, from 2pm-3pm, 3pm-4pm and 4pm-5pm. Each session costs £6. To find out more call (01223) 902116. Round-up ɀ See a show WHO doesn’t love a good old sing-song? Put your vocal chords to the test during a musical story- concert this Saturday at the Michaelhouse Centre on Trinity Street in Cambridge. All ages can get involved with The Golden Treasure Chest (performed by Jeroen Schipper and Kathleen van der Weerd) – a show packed with music to dance to, stories to imagine and songs to join in with. The show starts at 3.30pm and tickets cost £3 from (01223) 309167. ɀ Create a quilt TO match a quilt that was made in Cambridge in 1892 and has somehow survived, the Museum of Cambridge (formerly the Folk Museum) is working on a project to make a second quilt with the help of people who live and work in the city today – that means you! Pick up a needle and thread and embroider a square of your own to add to the finished article. Drop in between 10.30am and 2.30pm to take part. Standard admission prices apply, call (01223) 355159 for more information. ɀ Meet the Gruffalo’s Child BRAVE fans of the Gruffalo can go on an adventure with the Gruffalo’s Child and discover the Big Bad Mouse at the Cambridge Arts Theatre this weekend. Tall Stories Theatre Company takes Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s tale of the Gruffalo’s rather curious child, who potters out alone one wild and windy night, and add music, fun and some fantastical costumes. Suitable for ages 3+, it’s on until Sunday at various times. Tickets cost £12.50 from (01223) 503333. MONSTER FUN: Gollum fans will enjoy the green screen session
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34 | May 16, 2013 | www.cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News
What’s On Family VISIT OUR FAMILY SECTION at cambridge-news.co.uk/whatson
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.
Round-up
� 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
