Episode 3 CINEMANIACS

Hello, everyone. I'm Oli White and coming right up we've got

a massive helping of nonstop movie mayhem because I'm one

and you are one, let's say it together - this is Cinemaniacs.

Team, take it away.

Action.

# Want to ride your bike across the face of the moon?

# Levitate your house with a bunch of balloons?

# Feel zero gravitation?

# A robot transformation?

# You're a Cinemaniac

# Can you tell a lie that is the length of your nose?

# Or defrost a heart you accidentally froze?

# Want a bottomless case?

# Or a squid for a face?

# You're a Cinemaniac

# Do you long to hear the roar of an extinct dinosaur?

# To explore the flora in your very own Pandora?

# Feel the urge to sing on a quest for the Ring?

# To escape from a clone or to be home alone?

# Then roll out the red carpet And turn down the lights

# Grab yourself a seat and hold on tight

# We're mad about movies

# We're crazy for film

# We're cinemania, cinemania, Cinemaniacs. #

Are you ready for some marvellous movie mayhem?

Well, this is where the magic starts.

Coming up, we hear all about brand-new movie Big Hero 6.

Here's the best part!

There's more secrets of movie making

when we show you how to create your own ghost.

SCREAMING

And Michael Sheen, super actor, takes on a new challenge

but will he hit his mark?

Oh, that was close.

What do you think about that, Gemma?

I think it's brilliant.

Yeah, I'd definitely have to agree with that.

I always like that stuff where you don't even speak,

you're just doing all the funny sound effects like going,

"Aah-ooh-ee!"

OK, let's try and do this next bit without speaking.

Aah-ooh-ee! There's me getting a surprise,

a DIY-blockbuster surprise. Here's part one.

-Action.

-We're giving groups of filmmakers the chance

-to make a short film.

-Woof!

Armed with just a camera, a script and some home-made props.

But little do they know they're in for a big surprise...

You didn't know I was coming?

..when we give them something spectacular

to turn their home movie into a DIY blockbuster.

Amariah, Joshua, Husnain, Nishant, Tashinga and Tyreik

are making an action movie.

-Jet packs, parachutes...

-Explosions.

But it's an action movie with a difference, it's a silent movie.

It's the first time we've made a movie without words,

so it's quite hard.

It's about two twins robbing a jewellery store.

So when they fly away in their jet packs, one of them

lands in the prison yard, and the other one lands on the ship.

And they end up in the same prison cell.

-Action.

-Our team are shooting their movie on their modern day

camera phones. Or so they think. What the team don't know

is that they're in for a DIY-blockbuster surprise.

Hello, I'm David Cleveland.

We're taking them back in time with a mystery piece of kit.

Stand by, action.

The team have started filming

and have no idea what's about to happen when David turns up.

They're going to be making their film using this 100-year-old

motion picture camera, complete with five minutes' worth of film...

Five minutes?! Good luck with that, then.

Cameras like this would have been used for the very first movies

and this rare, historical piece of kit is just

what the team need to get their film the silent movie look.

When they first saw me walk out, I think they were dumbfounded.

I thought he was a magician, to be honest.

I thought he was going to pull out a rabbit or something.

You'd struggle to take a selfie with that.

Aren't we going to film it with this, then?

We're going to have a go on this first of all to see how it goes.

Unlike most cameras we use now, this camera uses film.

When you turn the handle, the film goes through like that,

takes a picture and then moves the film down,

takes another picture, moves the film down,

takes another picture, moves the film down. See?

And it takes more than just pressing a button to start recording.

You've got to turn it twice every second.

As you start rotating the handle it starts to take

16 photos per second. You have to go smoothly.

If it sort of goes in jerks the picture will be speeded up

or slowed down and it'll go dark or light.

This sounds complicated, I wonder

if our challenge... I mean, surprise, will really help our team.

Now, if you disappear under the cloth. OK, can you see the hole?

Even lining up the shot is much trickier with an old camera.

When you had to look in to see where the camera's pointing,

that's the difficult part.

Can you wave that white thing a minute?

When you look through the hole,

it's like just a little tiny square thing and it shows upside down.

And it's dark and black and upside down.

It is very confusing, you've just got to get used to it.

I like your confidence. With the shot lined up they're

ready for their first take.

Silent, standby, action.

-Cut.

-Excellent.

-Perfect.

-Now we need to set up number two.

Time for a close-up shot, but with no zoom, the team have

to physically move the heavy camera closer to the action.

Can you imagine making a film on this? How long it took years ago.

With that camera, it's not portable.

It's too heavy to hold and it takes way longer.

On digital cameras you can move around.

Imagine trying to take that to a 1D concert.

Still to come on DIY blockbuster part two.

There's problems with the props,

worries with the wind...

The problem was we didn't know where it was going to land.

And it's all causing the camera's film to run out fast.

Now we need to get this right this time, because there's film

going through the camera, and we've only got so much.

SPEECH IS MUTED

Oops, sorry. Silent movies are just the best, aren't they?

Two of my favourite actors have got to be Laurel and Hardy.

If you dream of becoming an actor or an actress then here is some

brilliant advice.

My advice would be say yes to everything.

Don't be too cool for anything apart from too cool for school, obviously.

You want to push yourself and do you best

but you should enjoy it as well because it is hard work.

Help out. If a friend needs an actor

to be involved in a play, say yes.

Keep watching people because they do interesting things.

Listen, make friends with people, learn, absorb everything.

Don't give up on it, don't let anyone tell you differently,

that you can't do it, or whatever like that.

Just be fearless.

Just stick at it because something good will happen.

We ask the questions so you don't have to.

Tom, Tom, we're over here.

Tom, what's the best thing about being an actor?

Staying up late and eating pizza.

It doesn't get much more random than this.

Ella, specialist subject, Charlotte's Web.

Who wanted to take care of the piglet?

Fern.

What does Fern push Wilbur around the village in?

A buggy.

What colour is the tin of paint Templeton the rat

knocks over at the dump?

Red.

-BUZZER DRONES

-Correct answer, pink.

SHE SCREAMS

Erin, specialist subject, School of Rock.

In the music room, what instrument was Marco playing?

Trumpet.

What is the name of the guy who replaces Dewie?

Spider.

According to Mr S, what is stickittodamaneosis?

It's a rare blood disease.

What song does Marta sing at her desk?

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow.

What was the name of the Horace Green gym teacher?

Henry. BUZZER DRONES

-Correct answer, Bob.

-SHE SCREAMS

Dilraj, specialist subject, Finding Nemo.

Where in the world is the harbour?

Sydney.

What is the sequel to Finding Nemo called?

Finding Dory.

How old does Crush claim to be?

150 years old.

What was the name of the goldfish Darla had previously killed?

Sandy? BUZZER DRONES

-Correct answer, Chuckles.

-HE SCREAMS

And the winner is Erin.

Phoar, those Rock Hard Quizzes get more and more...

-DEEP VOICE:

-Rock Hard!

But someone else who's rock hard is our next guest.

My name's Amanda Foster and I'm a stunt woman.

Doing stunt work you have a lot of training,

you learn how to move, fall or react and use your body.

Stunt people are trained to do what they do.

I have my motorcycle licence, jockey licence, my HGV.

You pick up the skills along the way.

Now, we asked Amanda to challenge two teams of super Cinemaniacs,

Gower Films and Stunt-a-mania, to see who could

come up with the best stunt sequence in our...

But please, don't try any of these at home.

Amanda will be asking, is it original? Is it possible?

But, most important of all, is it entertaining?

OK, we need to just move all of the dinosaurs.

Gower Films kick off the action.

A girl goes into the bank, she gets a diamond.

And she notices someone's following her.

So they run through a couple of alleyways, do a bit of parkour.

-That's exciting.

-Yeah, it is.

They go onto a zip line down to the park. The girl with

the diamond kicks someone off their skateboard...

-Bit mean.

-..and tries to get away.

She skates all the way up and she sees a firework truck.

She jumps off the skateboard and the skateboard goes under the truck.

Skateboarder under the truck could work.

She does a flip over the firework truck and there's a big explosion.

She jumps into the water and the man that was chasing her gets

eaten by a sea monster that comes out of nowhere and that's the end.

That would work very nicely.

Next up, Stunt-a-mania.

So it all starts off with a gigantic dinosaur chasing the fastest

-man in the world.

-Ah!

And he stops at the water as dinosaurs can't swim.

-And then he goes through this pipe into the sea.

-Ooh.

-Plop.

-He starts riding a shark.

-OK, it's possible.

And then he finds more dinosaurs but then he jumps...

-Onto the helicopter...

-And he crashes down.

-Ah!

Gets on the rocket.

3, 2, 1, blast off. He goes into space and then the end.

So what did Amanda think of the stupendous stunts?

I loved their ideas,

it reminded me of the big multimillion-dollar-budget movies

we work on. Sharks, cars, explosions.

-I love it.

-And the verdict is...

For originality, Gower Films scored eight out of ten

and Stunt-a-mania scored nine.

This sequence put together is very exciting and pretty original.

For "how possible is it for the stunt to be recreated?"

Stunt-a-mania scored

eight but Gower Films scored

a maximum of ten.

The skateboard is really good. I quite like that idea.

And I love the firework truck.

-Yes!

-For entertainment value,

Gower Films scored eight,

and Stunt-a-mania scored ten.

Lots of action, lots to keep people sitting on the edge of their seats

and their hearts pumping. So that means the overall winner is

-Stunt-a-mania.

-Yes!

Way to go, Stunt-a-mania.

One of the most famous silent-movie stunts off all time was

done for real by an actor called Harold Lloyd.

He did all of his own stunts, including this one which

is really scary, definitely not one to try at home.

Hang on in there, Harry.

We're only halfway through the show.

Still to come on Cinemaniacs.

Michael Sheen, super actor, gets in a muddle

when he attempts to hit his mark.

Oh!

We head behind the scenes with new animation, Big Hero 6.

And if it's the scare factor you're after, it's time to get

-yourself a ghost.

-SCREAMING

But first, it's part two of DIY blockbuster.

Six film makers are making a silent movie

and they've been given the DIY-blockbuster surprise

of a 100-year-old camera to film it with.

But with less than five minutes of film

to shoot their whole movie...

There's 300 feet of film in there. That's going to last us

about four and a half minutes.

..the team can't afford many bloopers.

Cut.

Standby.

Let's hope this next scene runs smoothly.

Cut.

-Happy?

-No.

Cut.

Your mask came off.

It went a bit wrong a couple of times.

We need to get this right this time because there's

film going through the camera and we've only got so much.

It's not like a normal camera that's got lots of gigabytes in it

and all that.

If the team aren't careful, they could run out of film

before they finish their movie.

-Cut.

-I can't get it on properly.

Tashinga had difficulties putting his jet pack on.

What we've got to do is get all the rest of the scenes on that before

that goes round, so we've got to make sure each shot works perfectly.

Because there's only a limited amount of film

so you have to do it as best as you can in the first one.

So we're going to rehearse it three times

and then the fourth time we're going to shoot it.

Yep.

The team rehearse to make sure everything's perfect

before using up any more film.

Cut. Perfect.

Now you've got to do it exactly the same again.

-Are you going to record it this time?

-Yeah.

-Definitely?

Yeah, definitely.

People.

Cut. It was all right.

Although Husnain isn't completely happy,

with so much film already used up he settles for the take.

We did that part about over seven times.

I think we'd better move on to the next scene.

-OK.

-OK?

We never got it perfectly, but we thought it was great enough

so we could just move on.

And action.

But even when the actors do everything perfectly,

other things can still go wrong.

-And cut.

-Whoops.

-Prop problem.

Scenery falling down is the last thing the team needs.

When we was recording it fell off so then you could see all

the playground stuff. So we had to stick it back on.

Silence. Stand by, action.

-And even the weather is causing problems.

-Cut.

The wind was blowing too hard and the models are plastic

so when you throw them, like,

it would get carried away by the wind easily.

OK.

-See anything?

-No.

Uh-oh, that's more film wasted.

The problem was we didn't know where it was going to land.

It was very difficult to tell

whether that worked, do you think it worked?

Parachute in shot, just.

With the trickiest scenes shot, the team are on a roll.

Action.

And they shoot their final scenes in the nick of time,

just before the film runs out.

Right, well, we call that the end, or that's a wrap.

-THEY CLAP

-Sweet.

Thank you very much.

The team were given a 100-year-old camera...

Action.

..it started to wind them up...

You've got to turn it twice every second.

..and using it soon became a drag.

But was it worth all that effort?

I thought it was good.

It was ambitious, but we got there in the end.

I prefer the digital cameras. I can delete if I make mistakes.

You can check out the team's finished movie on the CBBC website.

So, this is where I give you guys three top tips to improve

the lighting in your videos.

Make sure you have lots of light.

This is perfect because you can see what's behind me,

you can see me, it's a great example of good lighting.

Don't film in the dark, you won't see a thing, so walk around

your house and turn on any lights to make the environment brighter.

Have fun with lighting.

Look at this!

There are so many different things you can do.

That's going to scare anyone. So many cool effects you can achieve.

What is this?

Oh, my word! This is awesome! I'm going through

time right now. I want to put this in my movie.

That's three top tips to improve the lighting in your videos. Now this.

We take you behind the scenes with Big Hero 6.

We're under attack from a super-villain, people!

Come on! Go, go, go.

-I am not fast.

-Yeah, no kidding.

Come on, kick it down, punch it.

I'm Don Hall and I'm a Cinemaniac.

Don's also one of the directors of Big Hero 6.

My name is Roy Conli and I'm a Cinemaniac.

Good to know, Roy. He's the movie producer, by the way.

So what's this film all about?

It's about a bunch of kids who are really smart

and who use their technology for good.

I mean, it's scary, obviously, but how cool!

It's how they became a superhero team.

This superhero team are made up of Hiro, Wasabi...

-Catch.

-Wow.

..Honey Lemon...

-Whoa.

-..Gogo...

Fred...

School mascot by day but by night,

-I'm also school mascot.

-..and Baymax,

the personal healthcare robot.

He may look like a large inflatable,

but Baymax is actually more lifelike than you'd think.

With Baymax's walk we wanted something very cute and appealing.

What's the cutest walk out there in nature?

Have you worked out what it is?

Baymax's walk is actually based on the baby penguin.

That's so cool.

Big Hero 6 comes from a comic book and in the comic book it's

a super team from Tokyo and so we wanted to keep with the Tokyo

but we wanted to kind of broaden it out to the world a little bit.

And so Sanfransokyo was born.

It's a vibrant city and we wanted it

to be populated with a lot of people.

We have the most characters in an animated film ever.

LEAKING AIR SQUEAKS

And no Disney movie is complete without a hidden secret.

So what's in this one?

SQUEAKING STOPS

There's lots of Easter eggs, I can tell you that.

Come on, give us a clue.

OK, I'll give you one clue. Where we first learn about Baymax having

a rocket fist there's a statue, that's the only clue I'll give you.

You heard it first here, another Cinemaniac secret.

Sweet, legend has it that

when they were making Toy Story, the animators glued planks of wood

to their feet to figure out how the toy soldiers should walk.

Stay tuned for some more movie secrets.

Introducing Mr Mike Tucker,

here to show you how to create special effects Hollywood style

in...

Today we're going to show you how to make a ghost appear.

EVIL LAUGH

So grab a couple of friends and let's get started.

We're going to try to make a ghost appear in that pantry.

The sort of effect we're aiming for is like the ghosts

that appear in Harry Potter.

You're going to need a window, a torch and a ghost costume.

Well, an old sheet, really. And that's about it.

But for this special effect it's all about where you put your camera.

Step one, you need to do this effect in the dark, cos not many

ghosts come out in the day, do they?

Step two, put your camera outside the window

so it's looking at the place where you want your ghost to appear.

If you want to get technical, the camera needs to be put

at a 45-degree angle to the window.

Step three, get into position with your torch.

If you keep an eye on that camera, I'm just going to

walk over here with this torch.

Step four, stand at the side of your camera and prepare to get scared.

EVIL LAUGH And if I stand here...

You'll be amazed to see what looks like a ghost inside.

As soon as I get a bright light on me I appear in the window.

-Now you see him, now you don't.

-That's amazing.

If you want to go mega scary then you'll need a ghost costume.

You can use an old sheet, check you can use it first,

and cut holes in it for eyes.

-Boo!

-THEY LAUGH

-That is awesome.

-So turn it off and he vanishes.

Turn it back on and he appears. And there he is.

You're all set to go, all-out scary.

And that's how you make a movie ghost.

# I ain't afraid of no ghosts. #

I don't fancy seeing him on a dark night. Next up,

it's our very own super actor with another super-actor challenge.

And now the star of Alice In Wonderland, Tron and Twilight...

My challenge today is to hit my mark.

Now, you can see on the floor just in front of me there is a mark.

Now, I will give you an example of what would happen in a film.

I might be walking in the middle of a scene but to make sure that I'm

in the right place in order to say my line, I will have to hit my mark.

The trick is I'm not supposed to look at my mark.

I have to just be able to hit it whist I'm in the middle of acting.

And these guys are here to judge how well I do in the...

Hitting your mark is something quite basic but you really have

to learn it and you have to practise it because it can't come naturally.

Act. Dramatic acting.

You have to make it look totally natural.

And that is how a super actor hits his mark.

You've got to learn to be fully aware of where

you are in space. It's the most important thing

because you bring space with you, you don't just walk into it.

So instead of doing it here, where it's relatively easy,

I'm going to do it here.

This is where I will begin this challenge,

behind this line in the sand here.

200 feet away you will see the camera on a tripod set up

ready to film me when I hit my mark, which is just in front of the camera.

But this is Michael Sheen, super actor,

so of course there's an almost impossible twist.

I have to hit my mark 200 feet away whilst blindfolded.

I'm allowed three attempts to try and succeed.

Hit my mark just once and I win.

So, what do you think of my chances?

-Not very good.

-No.

-Do you think you'd be able to do that blindfolded?

-No.

-Yes.

Oh, you do? Yeah, all right, then. What about you?

-What do you think of my chances?

-You might walk into the sea.

Yeah, what happens if I do walk into the sea? Will you come and stop me?

-No.

-No, thank you very much(!) Well, not a lot of confidence here for this

but I am feeling very confident.

OK, stand back, everyone. This is only for super actors.

It's time for the challenge.

This challenge is on.

This might not look too difficult, but remember, as well

as walking in the right direction, I also need to think about how

far to walk and then be in character to deliver my lines at the end.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

CHILDREN LAUGH

MICHAEL LAUGHS

Luckily, I've got three goes at this. So this is number two.

Now concentrate, Michael, you're a super actor.

Oh, that was close.

You moved the mark!

They didn't, I was just too far to the right this time.

OK, final attempt. Third time lucky.

This is my last chance, this has got to work.

Somewhere between the two. I'm not that bad, am I?

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

Have I hit it?

Oh! Darn it.

Well, I did my best, but sadly my best wasn't good enough.

Today's challenge started with me hitting my mark and ended with me

hitting nothing except the beach. Not once, not twice, but three times.

And so, the verdict.

Michael Sheen, super actor, has failed.

Nice try, Michael.

Next time on Cinemaniacs, there's a fantastical

DIY-blockbuster surprise in store for these Cinemaniacs.

All you could hear was, "Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow" from everyone.

Michael Sheen, super actor, attempts

to impress the judges in the audition challenge.

ALIEN VOICE: Think what you're trying to accomplish.

And we get an exclusive with Diary Of A Wimpy Kid writer Jeff Kinney.

There's something in the pool

and everybody on set just completely freaked out.

And that really is almost it, except to tell you that

when they made ET, the extra-terrestrial, they created

the sound effect of ET walking from using a T-shirt filled with jelly.

SQUELCHING

To make it extra squishy.

-IN ET's VOICE:

-Phone home.

Oh, yum. I'm Oli White and you've been watching Cinemaniacs.

-Colour.

-Black and white.

-Colour.

-Black and white.

-Colour.

-Colour.

-Colour.

-Black and white.

-Er, colour.

-Colour.

-Colour.

-Black and white.

-Black and white.

-It's got to be.

-Noir.