:00:14. > :00:19.On today's show, if you like Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit,
:00:19. > :00:23.stay tuned as I bring you the secrets of Aardman's latest Pirate
:00:23. > :00:27.Adventure film. This guy here, recognise something he might be
:00:27. > :00:33.wearing there? This just got a whole lot cooler, didn't it? Find
:00:33. > :00:37.out how to paint an amazing picture using light. It's a monkey on a
:00:37. > :00:47.tree. And if you have ever wanted to beatbox like a professional,
:00:47. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:06.we'll show you how with tips from APPLAUSE
:01:06. > :01:12.Hello and welcome to Blue Peter, we've got a jam-packed show for you.
:01:12. > :01:15.We've got film, photography, music, there are loads of ways to be
:01:15. > :01:18.creative. You send us such cool stuff, but you can also get
:01:18. > :01:21.involved with the show as well. We are going to ask you a question and
:01:21. > :01:25.I'll show you how to answer that question using my hands! This is
:01:25. > :01:28.the question, summer is just around the corner, the sun's out, we are
:01:28. > :01:35.getting excited, what are you looking forward to doing this
:01:35. > :01:39.summer? Please get in touch. If you are watching on Thursday, we may
:01:39. > :01:42.read your mail out later. Easter holidays are just around the
:01:42. > :01:48.corner and there are some pretty big films hitting the cinema as
:01:48. > :01:52.usual. One way to bring characters to life is by using a technique
:01:52. > :01:58.called stop-motion. It was something that was used in the
:01:58. > :02:04.Corpse Bride and Fantastic Mr Fox as well. The latest stop-motion
:02:04. > :02:09.animation is The Pirates, by Aardman Animation. Look at his
:02:10. > :02:14.little smile. He loved it! genuinely excited. They give me the
:02:14. > :02:18.Hans to animate one of their characters by using their tricks of
:02:18. > :02:26.the trade. Whether it makes it into the movie or not, I don't know,
:02:26. > :02:30.time to have a look. The new stop- frame animation film from Oscar-
:02:30. > :02:35.winning production company Aardman is about as swashbuckling as it
:02:35. > :02:44.gets. I'm the Pirate Captain and I'm here for your gold. The film
:02:44. > :02:53.follows the story of a Pirate Captain as he and his rag tag crew
:02:53. > :02:57.try to get the much coveted pirate of the year award. This is
:02:57. > :03:02.Aardman's first 3D stop-motion film and it's a massive undertaking.
:03:02. > :03:05.With a crew of 525 people dedicating five years of their life
:03:05. > :03:09.to making it! Today, I've been lucky enough to be
:03:09. > :03:16.invited down to the studios in Bristol, get a behind-the-scenes
:03:16. > :03:20.look and have a go at animating my very own secrets.
:03:20. > :03:24.-- sequence. This massive warehouse has 40 individual film sets and
:03:24. > :03:30.behind these curtains are the animators hard at work. Working on
:03:30. > :03:35.a stop frame animating film is different from working on a movie
:03:35. > :03:40.with real-life actors. If you are making a film starring Tom Cruise
:03:40. > :03:43.say, you can only shoot one scene with him at a time. A stop-frame
:03:43. > :03:47.animation movie can reproduce its lead character dozens of times. On
:03:47. > :03:50.this film, there were up to 40 animators working at any one time
:03:50. > :03:57.and they could shoot up to 20 scenes simultaneously with the
:03:57. > :04:01.Pirate Captain in different parts of the studio. As well as the
:04:01. > :04:06.Captain and the crew, one of the big stars of the movie is their
:04:06. > :04:12.faithful ship. Now, that is what you call a pirate ship! This hand-
:04:12. > :04:15.crafted beauty is made up of over 44,500 parts. It's around four-and-
:04:16. > :04:21.a-half metres long and weighs a staggering 350 kilograms, that's
:04:21. > :04:25.ten times as much as you! Look at this. I won't touch. See
:04:25. > :04:29.this guy here, recognise something he might be wearing there? This
:04:29. > :04:33.just got a whole lot cooler, didn't it?!
:04:33. > :04:37.The crew already seem familiar with Blue Peter, but it's time for my
:04:37. > :04:43.official introduction to them and their Captain, from one of the
:04:43. > :04:50.film's chief animators, Jo Fenton. Which ship mates are we looking at
:04:50. > :04:55.here? This is the main crew and this is the Pirate Captain.
:04:55. > :04:58.main star is voiced by Hugh Grant. I'm not surprised by the level of
:04:58. > :05:02.detail but I am taken aback by the size of them. I can't believe how
:05:02. > :05:08.big they are. I thought they would be a lot smaller. Is there a reason
:05:08. > :05:11.why they are this size? It makes it easier to animate. Any smaller, it
:05:11. > :05:17.makes it fiddly with the little fingers and eyes. It's easier to
:05:17. > :05:21.make them bigger. Even at this size, I'm certain animating these models
:05:21. > :05:25.is a real labour of love and it's my turn to find out just how tricky
:05:25. > :05:28.it is. I'm about to watch the director, Peter Lord, act out the
:05:28. > :05:35.scene that he'd like me to animate on our Pirate Captain over here.
:05:35. > :05:41.This is what I have to do. It's so quick, I have to watch it again.
:05:41. > :05:47.It's not even a second, is it? frames, so just or two seconds.
:05:47. > :05:52.second of a movie is made up of 24 frames. This clip is just two
:05:52. > :05:59.seconds and 14 frames long. That normally would take you how long to
:05:59. > :06:03.animate? Irbgs A day. How long have I got? Two hours. Better get
:06:03. > :06:07.started then, hadn't I? Stop frame animation works by taking frame by
:06:07. > :06:12.frame shots on a camera. Head turns a little bit... Between each shot,
:06:12. > :06:15.the characters are repositioned a tiny amount. I'm happy with how
:06:15. > :06:19.it's poised. When the shots are played continuously, it looks like
:06:19. > :06:22.the characters are moving. Done, first frame. The key to this
:06:22. > :06:26.process is patience and intense attention to detail. At the moment,
:06:26. > :06:31.all I'm doing is making him crouch to turn around and chuck his sword
:06:31. > :06:35.out, but when you crouch, your shoulders and head moves, your neck
:06:35. > :06:37.turns, it gets incredibly hard. I'm hardly moving it at all and it's
:06:37. > :06:41.impacting hugely on the screen. Creating a character is about more
:06:41. > :06:47.than just moving their body. When I finally get the Pirate Captain
:06:47. > :06:52.facing the camera, I have to think about his fairbt movements too. --
:06:52. > :06:58.facial movements too. I'm trying to keep his eyes down the lens of the
:06:58. > :07:02.camera so it looks like he's looking at you. Very intricate. In
:07:03. > :07:06.the past, the mouth was moulded into the correct shape, but for
:07:06. > :07:11.this movie, the animators have the luxury of a range of mouths created
:07:11. > :07:16.on a 3D printer. Just to change the mouth takes some doing. You have to
:07:16. > :07:22.take his beard off first and slide the mouth off, so fiddly. 7,000
:07:22. > :07:26.mouths were printed in total with 1,400 for the Pirate Captain alone.
:07:26. > :07:30.I've got 30 minutes left and I can already sense I don't have enough
:07:30. > :07:36.time to get all the mouths in and take the pictures. Slightly over to
:07:36. > :07:39.the left. With my two hours running out fast, and director Peter Lord
:07:39. > :07:43.waiting in another room to watch my efforts, I start to panic just a
:07:43. > :07:48.little. Put the wrong mouth on. Good. I'm going to improvise now
:07:48. > :07:53.because I've completely messed this up. Peter's impressive movie
:07:53. > :07:57.credentials include Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit, so the pressure
:07:57. > :08:01.is on to do well. As long as it has the right feel,
:08:01. > :08:06.good performance and delivers what Pete is requesting, it's going to
:08:06. > :08:10.be good. I've completely disregarded Pete's video, I'm not
:08:10. > :08:16.even looking at it any more, I'm so sorry, director, Sir, I've gone
:08:16. > :08:22.with what I think looks right and half decent. What will the animator
:08:22. > :08:31.think of my humble efforts. How are you? Good to see you. Welcome.
:08:32. > :08:35.Thank you very much. It's the moment of truth. I'm not sure I'm
:08:35. > :08:39.going to offer you a job today. What you've done with the turn of
:08:39. > :08:44.the body, I'm liking that. If you were doing it for real, I would say
:08:44. > :08:49.bigger, a bigger, bigger gesture, a bigger ark. I would have gone back
:08:50. > :08:56.and do a few things different will you, but I just knew I had to get
:08:56. > :09:00.him face on. Did you put the eyes on? Yes. His left eye is slightly
:09:00. > :09:05.bongier. I've really enjoyed it. Thank you very much. Thank you and
:09:05. > :09:09.you've done a good job there. OK, so it wasn't quite the glowing
:09:10. > :09:14.critique I was hoping for, but not bad for a first attempt. For now at
:09:14. > :09:19.least, I'll be leaving it to the professionals.
:09:19. > :09:25.It's pay day! I'm the Pirate Captain and I'm here for your
:09:25. > :09:30.gold... Geography field trip.
:09:30. > :09:33.Did you add the Blue Peter badge or was that there? That was there,
:09:33. > :09:39.they were big fans when they were kids, they thought, it's a family
:09:39. > :09:43.show, there's a boat, stick the logo on there. A touch of genius. I
:09:43. > :09:48.had a fantastic day at Aardman there. Still to come today:
:09:48. > :09:52.Find out how to paint with light and capture it on a photo. I know
:09:52. > :09:57.this looks daft, but the picture I've got in my head is amazing.
:09:57. > :10:01.Have you guessed what it is yet? And if you have ever wanted to
:10:01. > :10:08.beatbox like an expert, we've got a beatboxing legend here in the
:10:08. > :10:13.studio to show you how. We love hearing from you guys and
:10:13. > :10:17.you never let us down. We get bags of post, letters, poems, somebody
:10:17. > :10:21.sent me a scarf the other day and we really appreciate it, so thank
:10:21. > :10:27.you very much for that. I like cake... You can't send cake in the
:10:27. > :10:30.post... Yes you can. One thing we get asked often is, how do we get
:10:30. > :10:33.our Blue Peter badge. The ones you can get immediately for getting
:10:33. > :10:38.involved with the one in the middle, the ordinary one, and the one on
:10:38. > :10:48.the far left hand side, the silver one. You can get those by sending
:10:48. > :10:55.things in, like Livvie has done. A few weeks ago, Helen made a Brooch
:10:55. > :11:00.for Mother's Day. This is Livvie with the Brooch she made for her
:11:00. > :11:03.mum. Well done you. Charlotte in Fife sent us a picture of a
:11:03. > :11:09.blackbird. Charlotte smiling away there. Thank you very much for your
:11:09. > :11:13.drawing of a blackbird. She earns herself a silver badge. Here is
:11:13. > :11:19.Matthew. He's cool! Got the cool look going on, but he knows how to
:11:19. > :11:23.draw a bad guy. He's done a picture of the Daleks. He's written
:11:23. > :11:28.exterminate down the side so we know what they do. Eve in Bedford
:11:28. > :11:33.written a poem, she wrote a storm poem, so thank you very much for
:11:33. > :11:38.that. She already has a blue badge, a silver badge and green badge.
:11:38. > :11:43.Wowsers. Top of the class. Here is Lucy. She's already got a badge on,
:11:43. > :11:48.so she's after another one to. Get it, she sent this, a picture of
:11:48. > :11:52.Helen and myself as penguins. Because she don something very
:11:52. > :11:59.different, she gets herself a silver badge. Helena in crew didn't
:11:59. > :12:03.do a poem, letterer drawing but created a poster called Save Our
:12:03. > :12:08.World. There is her poster. Because she did something that had a bit of
:12:08. > :12:16.an environmental theme, she earned herself a green badge. Remember, we
:12:16. > :12:22.have one more. This is a picture, it's me, Helen,km Shelley and
:12:22. > :12:27.Barney. I met Freya when I was dressed like this for a charity
:12:28. > :12:32.event. Thanks freya, brilliant. you have a Blue Peter badge, you
:12:32. > :12:36.will get into over 200 attractions absolutely free, including a
:12:36. > :12:46.special Blue Peter session of the Oxford literary festival which is
:12:46. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:53.happening this Sunday. The address I am putting together a photo
:12:53. > :12:57.calendar for the year 2012. Every month has a different photo and
:12:57. > :13:00.it's using a different photography technique. In January, Barney
:13:00. > :13:06.introduced us to the macro technique and created that picture.
:13:06. > :13:12.In February, he showed us pin hole and created that picture. In March,
:13:12. > :13:16.no disrespect, but this is my favourite so far, Eve McLoughlin
:13:16. > :13:22.won the competition to have her picture on the calendar and it's
:13:22. > :13:32.her three Guinea pigs setting off on a race. The month of April, so a
:13:32. > :13:36.new photo and technique which is quite literally enlightening. I
:13:36. > :13:39.can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about tonight's shoot.
:13:39. > :13:44.I'm doing so much more than just taking a photograph. Tonight, I'm
:13:44. > :13:48.going to be learning how to create a unique piece of art. You may be
:13:48. > :13:57.sat there wondering what that's got to do with a man waving around some
:13:57. > :14:02.funny lights. Well, follow us over here. Let's have a look.
:14:02. > :14:07.And there it is. That's what it's all about. This is light painting
:14:07. > :14:12.and this is Michael. Michael BA San co is a light
:14:12. > :14:16.painting artist who's transformed some of the best-known landmarks
:14:16. > :14:20.into his own masterpieces by use ago light as his paint brush and
:14:20. > :14:25.the whole world as his canvas. He's going to teach me how it's all done.
:14:25. > :14:28.We are going to start with a quick photograph. It may sound obvious,
:14:28. > :14:32.but there are two ingredients to create this kind of photo. It has
:14:32. > :14:36.to be dark and you need a light source, whether that's a torch,
:14:36. > :14:46.bike light or a specialist light like Michael's. For his first
:14:46. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:52.demonstration, he's drawing a Not a lot of time to draw anything
:14:52. > :14:55.there really. InTed of drawing a leaf, all we've capture suicide a
:14:55. > :14:59.dot of light and here's why. That click you hear when you take a
:14:59. > :15:03.picture is the sound of the shutting opening and closing very
:15:03. > :15:08.fast -- instead. The light goes through to the lens and that
:15:08. > :15:12.records on the sensor and you have a regular photo. The more time the
:15:12. > :15:16.light has to make an image, then you get something like Michael's
:15:16. > :15:20.work. For the next one, we'll keep the shutter open longer to try to
:15:20. > :15:24.turn this little spot into a complete picture. If I hold this
:15:25. > :15:34.down for ages, 20 seconds, lets's see what you can do in 20 seconds.
:15:35. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:40.This is going to look good. Michael won't be seen in the final image
:15:40. > :15:47.because he's wearing dark clothes and the camera will only pick up
:15:47. > :15:51.the bright light. Time's up. Oh, yes. Michael, have a look at this!
:15:51. > :15:55.That's loads better. The leaf on one side and the other, a bit of
:15:55. > :15:59.reflection here. I guess we just need lots of time to draw lots of
:15:59. > :16:02.detail. Exactly. Looks brilliant. Can I have a go? Of course you can,
:16:02. > :16:05.man. I'm a keen photographer in my spare time but this is totally
:16:05. > :16:09.different to any photo I've taken before and I'm itching to learn
:16:09. > :16:15.from the expert. Do you have any tips? Keep your movements fast,
:16:15. > :16:18.fluid. Fast fluid movements. Like painting with a brush? Yes.
:16:18. > :16:22.Have the torch pointing towards the camera lens. Of course, otherwise
:16:23. > :16:29.it won't see the picture you are painting. When you are done, turn
:16:29. > :16:38.the torch off. Got it. OK, let's have a go at this.
:16:38. > :16:42.Got a picture in my mind of what I'm going to do. Michael made this
:16:42. > :16:48.look easy but I'm struggling to visualise the picture in my head.
:16:48. > :16:51.Thing's it. Aye, it's a monkey on a tree! It's hard, when you draw the
:16:51. > :16:56.body and arms, you have got to remember where you did it because
:16:56. > :17:00.it's not like a paper where you see the pencil physically, you have got
:17:00. > :17:04.to remember it. His head is floating off his body there, but
:17:04. > :17:08.for a first go that'll kind of work. I want to play more. This is my
:17:08. > :17:11.first attempt but I need to up my game if I want to get even close to
:17:11. > :17:17.Michael's work. This means more colours, more than one object in
:17:17. > :17:27.the picture and most importantly, detail.
:17:27. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:31.Watch me go! I know this looks daft, but honestly, the picture I've got
:17:31. > :17:38.in my head is amazing. Have you guessed what it is yet. I think
:17:38. > :17:44.this is going somewhere. Let's have a look. Not bad. Can you
:17:44. > :17:48.tell what it is? No. Well, it's a robot in the middle there with
:17:48. > :17:53.light up pants and I've got red eyes. What I'm doing is firing out
:17:53. > :17:57.through my hand my laser beam and this is where I live in Roy bot
:17:57. > :18:02.house -- robot house. Here is the control centre with the panels on
:18:02. > :18:07.it. My second attempt is much better so I think I'm ready for my
:18:07. > :18:13.final challenge. We are dog the Blue Peter calendar and I think we
:18:13. > :18:19.should do something spectacular with light painting. We have to
:18:19. > :18:22.plan it if it's going to be be be big. It's right that my photo has a
:18:22. > :18:25.haunted theme. What do you reckon? Yes, good. It's going to take a lot
:18:25. > :18:30.of effort though. I thought this might be the case. There's a lot of
:18:30. > :18:35.detail there. It just so happens I've met a team of light painting
:18:35. > :18:38.enthusiasts who're itching to get going. Shall we go meet them?
:18:38. > :18:42.This crack squad of helpers are the hardest workers in town and they
:18:42. > :18:47.need to be with what I've got planned for them. Take a look at
:18:47. > :18:52.this, guys. Everyone gather round. Megan, you are going to do the face.
:18:52. > :18:58.What kind of face? Scary. We all know what we are doing then? Yes.
:18:58. > :19:08.After a crash course from expert Michael... We are primed for our
:19:08. > :19:13.first attempt at the calendar photo. Ready, go.
:19:13. > :19:17.You know what, it's getting there, guys. Michael, have a look at this,
:19:17. > :19:23.see what you can think about it. We are so close to creating a
:19:23. > :19:27.masterpiece. All it needs is a bit of fine tweaking. Thomas, your star
:19:27. > :19:32.bursts, bring a few out here and hold the torch really still. Quite
:19:32. > :19:37.low as well so it picks up anything on the ground. Everyone ready to do
:19:37. > :19:41.another one? OK. That might look good if you were going against the
:19:41. > :19:46.tree, it might reflect the light. After five attempts, we finally got
:19:47. > :19:52.a photo worthy of a place on the Blue Peter calendar. Look at that!
:19:52. > :19:58.Nailed it on the last take. Who wants to see it? Ready? Here we go.
:19:58. > :20:06.I think that looks wicked. What do you reckon? Yes. Yes. Yes. Michael,
:20:07. > :20:12.happy? Superb, yes, phenomenal. Well done you. We are artists! And
:20:12. > :20:16.here is the photograph that will appear on the calendar for the
:20:16. > :20:21.month of April. It looks absolutely brilliant. It's something you can
:20:21. > :20:25.have a go at yourself isn't it? get a camera, a torch, get
:20:25. > :20:32.somewhere dark and get paintings. Head over to the website if you
:20:32. > :20:36.want the calendar. While you are there, keep a look out for Barney's
:20:36. > :20:40.video. He's being humble but he's very good at photography. You have
:20:40. > :20:45.done a video we detailing your top photography tips. This time, this
:20:46. > :20:49.guy is so amazing, check him out, he's shlomo, a beatboxer, he's
:20:49. > :20:53.performed everywhere, he's got awards, he's been to Glastonbury
:20:53. > :21:00.and he's here in the studio to give you some top tips on how it's done.
:21:00. > :21:06.A round of applause, please, for shlomo.
:21:06. > :21:11.Hello. Hi. We should just point out, this is your vocal orchestra, not
:21:11. > :21:17.just your friends. Let's talk about beatboxing, it's
:21:17. > :21:22.making the noise of drums or rhythm with your mouth? Yes, making music
:21:22. > :21:27.with your voice. Just like that! But there's no backing track or
:21:27. > :21:33.anything, all the sounds come from your face? All the music is made
:21:33. > :21:38.with your voice. It's traditionally done by individuals, yet you have
:21:38. > :21:42.created an orchestra. Tell me about this? The vocal orchestra is a
:21:42. > :21:45.stage show that we have pull together. We have created the show
:21:45. > :21:50.and it will be running in London, opening next week. The idea is,
:21:50. > :21:54.beatboxing works really well on your own, but if you bring together
:21:54. > :21:57.multiple voices, every single one of us has an incredible voice so we
:21:57. > :22:05.can create a real excitement, we get to travel back in time and play
:22:05. > :22:11.all the songs from the '80s, '60s and '90s. If it's all about numbers,
:22:11. > :22:16.two more wouldn't go amaze?. Can you show us? Have you ever
:22:16. > :22:24.beatboxed before? A little bit. Never been allowed.
:22:24. > :22:34.The basic sounds are P, K and K. So P will be like Prrrr... I feel like
:22:34. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:40.a horse! The high hat is the letter T, tttt... Try and make it short
:22:40. > :22:50.and crisp. And the third is the snare, that's the letter K like
:22:50. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :23:02.this, Krrrrrrrrrr... Nice. Put them together. P, T, K. Try putting on
:23:02. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:07.the mic, wrap around your hand like this so you get a strong base sound.
:23:07. > :23:17.We've got about 40 seconds left to get a performance, so if I join in
:23:17. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:31.as well. Barney, do your thing. What sort of rhythm?
:23:31. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:51.APPLAUSE Thank you so much. That was wicked.
:23:51. > :23:54.I'll let you guys get ready for your actual performance while we
:23:54. > :23:58.tell you what is coming up next week. We'll take you to the zoo.
:23:58. > :24:02.With spring in the air, we give you a look at the new baby animals
:24:02. > :24:06.being born at this time of year. We show you how to use a balloon to
:24:06. > :24:10.create a unique Easter egg. If you can't wait until next week for that,
:24:10. > :24:15.head over to the Blue Peter website for an exclusive sneak peak. You
:24:15. > :24:19.can see how to make the eggs before we show you on the programme. Send
:24:19. > :24:25.us in the pictures of your eggs if you make them and we might get to
:24:25. > :24:29.show yours next week. So tasty! Earlier in the show... He
:24:29. > :24:33.was like a kid, came back with chocolate all over his face. We
:24:33. > :24:37.asked you to let us know what you are going to be doing this summer.
:24:37. > :24:42.We thought you were feeling summery. One person is looking forward to
:24:42. > :24:46.body boarding on the beach. Another person looking forward to chilling
:24:46. > :24:52.in the garden with friends and looking forward to beating dad at
:24:52. > :24:57.swing ball. A barn holiday staying with two dogs in Norfolk. Another
:24:57. > :25:01.girl is going to run in the sea and have a water fight in Blackpool.
:25:01. > :25:06.Florence is going to have a water fight and there are lots of school
:25:06. > :25:16.holidays. We love to hear from you and we love your posts. Now it is
:25:16. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :26:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:26:04. > :26:09.time for an exclusive performance # Let's dance
:26:09. > :26:14.# Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
:26:14. > :26:24.# Let's dance # To the songs that are playing
:26:24. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:29.# I feel love # I feel love within my heart
:26:29. > :26:32.# Within my soul # Win my mind
:26:32. > :26:36.# I feel love # Said I feel love
:26:36. > :26:46.# I feel # Said I feel love
:26:46. > :26:58.
:26:58. > :27:03.# One, two, three # My baby don't mess around cos she
:27:03. > :27:09.loves me so # And this I know for sure
:27:09. > :27:15.# But does she really want to stand to see me
:27:15. > :27:19.# Walk out the door? # Don't try to fight the feeling
:27:19. > :27:25.# Cos the thought alone is killing # Right now