In the days before digital video cameras and Youtube, it was often only possible for home users to make a movie with access to a Cine Camera, using film that had to be sent away to be developed and had to be edited with a pair of scissors and tape! Then video tape came along, but early cameras were big and heavy, and the tape was still very hard to edit.
I was reminded of this recently by two related things. Firstly, I bought the DVD of a recent movie, called 'Son of Rambow'. It tells the story of two very different boys growing up in 1983, one (Lee) the worst behaved boy in the school and the other (Will) brought up in a strictly religious Plymouth Brethren household, with no TV. The two form an unlikely alliance to make a film inspired by the Rambo movie as a competition entry for the BBC TV children's show of the time, Screen Test. I though it was a great film, and it has received great reviews as well. Though the film is a 12 Certificate, the clips and the content on the UK and US websites seems suitable for younger pupils to watch.
There is an interview with both the stars on the Popcorn website (Incidentally, Popcorn is a really good movie site for children) as well as a DVD review.
Shortly afterwards, I came upon a blog post talking about the Cambridgeshire Young People's Film Festival which featured children from schools in the county who had made a film- there are some fantastic efforts and I recommend you visit the site and take a look for yourself!
It so happened that one of the boys who starred in 'Son of Rambow' was invited to this festival as a special guest!
So, get inspired for your own Movie-making!
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