Episode 4 CINEMANIACS

Hello, everyone. I'm Oli White and I'm mad about the movies.

All kinds of movies.

Big ones, small ones, short ones, tall ones,

basically every kind of movie.

And, boy, have we got a show for you today. 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 want 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 are mad about movies We're crazy for film

# We're Cinemania, Cinemania Cinemaniacs. #

On today's blockbusting show,

coming up, we've got 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.

There's behind-the-scenes secrets of the set of Bugsy Malone.

They hold a handful of cream and just throw it in your face.

And find out why Michael Sheen, super actor,

is dressed as a chicken.

Think of what you are trying to accomplish.

-What do you think of the show so far, Ben?

-That's a good question.

Yes, I know it's a good question. That's why I asked you.

-Very cool.

-Yeah, it is.

OK, now here's a question for you.

Are you ready for a DIY Blockbusting surprise?

And here's part one.

Action.

We're giving six film-makers the chance to make a short film

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

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.

Once upon a time, there was a princess...

Ellie, Eloushka, Millie, Riley, Lucy and Caradog

are making a fantasy fairytale film.

Red Riding Hood, Red Riding Hood, you are so brave.

It's about a king who wants a wife.

I'll give you potions, gold, valuables, anything.

And a wizard says that he needs three objects.

And it's up to the king to get all the objects to make the spell.

The team are planning to film in this modern flat,

but it's causing them problems.

The flat didn't really look like a wizard's lair.

We could take out all the modern things

and all the bright things and change them with dark things.

It's going to take more than a couple of bright ideas

to transform this place.

How are we going to move an oven?

And I thought, a wizard's lair is not that modern.

Not to worry, what the team don't know

is that they are in for a DIY Blockbuster surprise.

We've arranged to have a mystery set built especially for their movie.

The team are still struggling with the look

of their not-so-wizard-y lair.

Keep the chairs, but if we had black sheets or something, put them over.

We can do better than black sheets, Lucy. Time for some movie magic.

We are in a filming studio!

CREAKING

-Whoa!

-Wow!

-Look at the floor.

-There's smoke on the floor.

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

Wow indeed. We've built them an epic set

jammed full of props and we filled it with special effect smoke

to create that authentic wizard lair look.

Oh, look. This is great.

I'm speechless. I really don't know what to say. It was awesome.

-I see a vision.

-It just looked really cool.

This is comfy.

One of the crazy things is because the smoke was up to your knees

you would step and think,

"Is it safe to step here, am I stepping on something?"

And I would just...

What are these?

The team need to start filming, but with

so many props around, the distractions are endless.

Teapots. Look at teapots compared to ours.

Sometimes they did get a bit distracted by the props.

We are playing chess.

Stop messing about with the props and get on with it.

The chair, wow, that was amazing. Very comfortable.

The team finally start filming...

Take one, scene one, action.

..but are struggling to get to grips with the camera.

We have got all the right ingredients,

now how do we make a wife?

It kept on zooming in at the wrong moments

and zooming out at the wrong moments.

And now there's another problem.

Your Majesty the King.

'The light was shining really bright'

in the camera and we couldn't see anything.

You need to film Ellie from there.

By moving the camera, they avoid seeing that pesky light.

Your Majesty the King.

Hello, Wizard.

But with all the technical problems, there's something gone unnoticed.

All the smoke is gone.

They have forgotten to shut the door and all the smoke has escaped.

Because we were all stepping about

and running about, all the smoke was being pushed out the door.

With no time to waste, the team decide

to press on to the next scene.

Guys, can I just say I think we should do, like,

a faraway shot for this.

If Millie films, you can see it through, with the curtains

dangling down and everything, it looks quite nice.

Eloushka's full of dramatic ideas, but the others aren't convinced.

And, Riley, I think it would look quite cool

if we have, like, the cauldron drop and then...

-No.

-OTHERS: No.

'We were all having all these ideas.'

It was like trying to shout over each other.

ALL TALK AT ONCE

One at a time, guys.

They just didn't listen to each other.

They just thought, "I need my opinion heard."

Coming up, Riley gets into his regal role.

-He has a very strong opinion for what he wants to do.

-Right!

Will the team find a way to replace the smoke?

I think we should do something a bit more "wow".

And will they ever finish their movie?

One more time.

OTHERS GROAN

I love a good fairytale.

So, if I gave you three wishes, what would you wish for first?

If I could have three wishes, world peace is up there,

but being able to sing would be definitely number one.

Another million wishes.

I think it would be the gift of laughter.

Another infinity wishes.

Another infinity and beyond wishes.

If I could wave a wand, there would be no more wars, would there?

To marry Superman, cos that would just be a super life.

SHE LAUGHS

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

I'm giving you three wishes. What are you going to wish for?

Oh, dear.

I have so much dirty laundry right now

that's going to take so long for me to sort out and get washed.

Don't you wish you could just do that with the click of your fingers?

It doesn't get much more random than this.

Who has taken out all the same books as Shizuku in the library?

Seiji Amasawa.

Who runs the antique shop?

Seiji's grandpa.

Who is Moon or Muta?

The cat.

Who is the first person to read Shizuku's story?

Erm, Seiji's grandpa.

What American song is Shizuku translating?

Country Roads.

Who was Nishi's first love?

Shizuku?

Correct answer - Louise.

SCREAM

What does Angus feed the water horse after it hatches out of the egg?

He fed it potatoes.

Where did Kirsty first discover the water horse?

In the bath.

What phobia does Angus have?

He has a phobia of water, or aquaphobia.

What is Angus's last name?

Angus MacMorrow.

What is the faked picture of the Loch Ness Monster called?

The Loch Ne...

The Loch Ness Myth.

Correct answer - The Surgeon's Photo.

SCREAM

Which child held the world record for chewing gum?

Violet Beauregarde.

What does Willy Wonka do with Mr Salt's business card?

Throws it over his shoulder.

What is Willy Wonka's dad's job?

Dentist.

What flavour soup was in the bubble gum Violet tasted?

Chicken.

Correct answer - tomato.

SCREAM

And the winner is Maria.

Yeah!

And now, Cinemaniacs, I am so excited for what is coming up next.

It's Mr Jeff Kinney, the writer of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid.

He's sold more than 150 million books and made three movies.

But will he make a fourth. And if he does, then can I be in it?

Hi, my name is Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series

and I'm a Cinemaniac.

Finding the actors was very difficult at first.

We had to start with our Greg.

School isn't even out yet.

Maybe we should come back.

Some of the actors look a lot like my characters,

like Rowley Jefferson is a really good approximation.

Geronimo!

When you sit people down in a theatre,

you have to change things to make sure the story really has an impact.

So we did things like added the mother and son dance

to really amp up the conflict between Greg and Rowley.

RAP MUSIC

Because here, Rowley has a big moment in front of all his classmates.

It's an emotional high for Rowley, so it's an emotional level for Greg.

You have got to be kidding me.

There is one day on set when something really funny happened.

Zach Gordon did not like being in the swimming pool.

Greg, honey, go help your brother.

Because the water was an off colour and he was afraid the little kids

were actually peeing in the pool.

-What's so funny?

-I'm peeing.

Then, as a joke, the girl who played Holly Hills...

Why don't we play doubles?

..threw a candy bar into the pool.

Then she said there's something in the pool

and everybody on set just completely freaked out.

It was kind of gross, but very funny.

I think there will be a fourth movie

and I really hope that The Long Haul gets made

because it will take us outside the school environment completely,

put the characters out on the road,

it will be a totally different kind of story, really fresh.

If we can get away with keeping the same parents,

maybe even Rodrick, but the kids

who played Greg and Rowley in the first movie have grown up,

but Greg is a cartoon character,

he'll stay at the same age for ever.

You heard it first here... on Cinemaniacs.

Wimpy Kid, fantastic idea for a book and a movie, too.

But imagine if you had the idea for a movie and had to convince

a pair of top film producers to make it.

But you only had 20 seconds to do it in.

That's about the same time it takes to ride an elevator.

Let's see what happened when we invited a group

of super-talented Cinemaniacs to try the elevator pitch.

This is Debra Hayward, she produced Les Miserables.

And this is Eric Fellner,

the producer of many films, including Nanny McPhee.

Right, hit it.

It's basically about a boy who's just started secondary school

and he's really nervous.

Simone never clicks with the girls in her year,

so when her parents win the lottery,

her new-found popularity is a dream come true. Or she thinks.

-He started stealing organs from the Earth.

-Organs as in...organs?

-Yes.

-OK, all right.

-No, people's organs.

-OK.

This story is about a hero called The Hurricane.

He was a boy that found a magical pen

and then he turns into this superhero called The Hurricane.

-Go.

-Annie is a bad schoolgirl who is trying to hide from trouble.

-Very good.

-I like that.

-Thank you very much.

So, Debra, which film would you most like to get made?

I liked the superhero one. The one with the pen that had powers.

If I asked you to pitch Les Miserables in 15 seconds...

-Oh, what a terrible question!

-Go on, now, go.

Er...based on the...um...

There you go, you've failed.

Still to come on Cinemaniacs...

We head behind the scenes of cream-pie-filled Bugsy Malone.

They plucked my eyebrows and they never grew back.

There's a super tough audition in store for super actor Michael Sheen.

DISTORTED VOICE

And we show you how to create a truly head-spinning effect.

It looks really cool.

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

Once upon a time, there were six film-makers who had been given

a DIY Blockbuster set to film in.

But after distractions and disagreements...

ALL TALK AT ONCE

..their movie was becoming a disaster.

Filming is well under way and the team still aren't cooperating.

-Quiet, please.

-Where are we going from?

-From the beginning.

-Are we?

-No.

-You said cut.

Unless they find a way to agree on things soon,

they could run out of time.

Leave it, no. That's fine, that's fine, keep it there.

And this fairytale story won't have a happy ending.

ALL TALK AT ONCE

-No, let go.

-I've got it.

-Ellie, it's you.

And then you had an argument.

Get off it, I need it for this scene.

-You don't need to drop it.

-Cut.

I was supposed to drop the bucket, but it stayed snatched up

and then we started arguing in the middle of it.

-He doesn't need it for the scene.

-Yes, he does.

-OK, he does.

He has a very strong opinion for what he wants to do.

Just because he had a bigger part than other people,

he thought he was the best.

-Yes.

-He was like, well, my idea is best.

I'm the best, let's do my ideas.

Whoa, don't hold back, girls!

The team eventually resolve their differences

and are finally starting to work together.

Now it's time for the big smoke effect,

or not, as it escaped earlier.

We didn't have anything to use, so we used sand

and it was all over the floor.

Sand? Are you sure?

-That was not cool.

-Yeah, that's OK.

It's like a puff of smoke, but it's a puff of sand.

It was going in someone's eyes or the camera.

I've got sand all over me!

-It wasn't me.

-It wasn't me.

It went down, like, my top. It went all over the camera.

We watched it back, it was, like, the sand threw

and it would be, like, at the bottom of the screen and you'd be, like,

what about the top of the screen?

Oh, it's not very, like, dramatic, I think

we should do something a bit more "wow".

You know what they say?

People in wizard houses shouldn't throw sand.

Stand by. Quiet, please.

The team have less than an hour to finish their film.

Take one.

Scene one.

-Where's Eloutrica?

-LAUGHING

Quiet, please. Take two.

The filming kept on going wrong.

Take three. Take five.

We had to do it again until we did it right again.

-Right, one more time.

-Oh!

We wanted to get it perfect.

Take seven. Take eight.

It was just really hard.

So, take nine, and we're not doing it ten times.

Take 10. Take 12.

Action.

Yay, 12th time lucky!

Oh, I think I got...

And after one last quick shot, their movie is complete.

And that's a wrap.

We gave the team an amazing set.

Cool!

They lost the smoke and nearly lost the plot.

But did this fairytale have a happy ending?

-It was better than what we thought it was.

-It was amazing.

And now let's all go home.

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

So, this is where I give you guys three top tips for improving

the sound in your videos.

Tip one, you need good sound. Get yourself a good microphone.

I'm wearing a mic now

and this is a good one to use because it sounds nice and clear.

Or you can get a mic that sticks on top of your camera.

Tip two, bad sound. Make sure you're aware of your surroundings.

CHUGGING

And aren't standing next to anything noisy, like this.

Because people won't be able to hear you clearly.

Tip number three, sound effects.

You can have so much fun with sound effects.

TING! POP! BELCHING

TRUMPETING

FARTING

And that's three tips to have better sound in your videos. And now this.

Let's head behind the scenes with Bugsy Malone.

Charlie, it's a double cross.

OK, yous guys, freeze.

I'm Bonnie Langford and I played Lena Marelli in Bugsy Malone

when I was ten years old.

# Show business is in my veins... #

I'm Dexter Fletcher and I played Baby Face in Bugsy Malone

when I was nine years old.

-Get Baby Face.

-Get Baby Face.

I am Baby Face.

Lena Marelli is the star of the speakeasy show at the Bijou Theatre.

They plucked my eyebrows and they never grew back.

Will you be quiet up there? I'm rehearsing.

My hair, they stuck a bowl on,

cut round it and cut all my hair off.

I was absolutely bereft at nine years old.

-It's all right now.

-It's grown back.

Tommy!

There were no grown-ups at all in the movie.

So that was great for us, because there were cars,

you got to drive the cars, even though they were pedals.

-So they designed cars that kids could drive.

-They were fantastic.

And then guns that shot cream.

They couldn't actually create a gun that fired cream,

so they created a gun that fired ping-pong balls.

And they would do a close-up view

and you'd hold a handful of cream and...

-throw it in your face.

-Oh, my goodness!

So when you edited it together,

you've got the guy shooting and then you do the edit.

And then... Exactly.

So this is show business.

It's time for The Secrets Of Moviemaking.

Introducing Mr Mike Tucker!

Here to show you how to create special effects, Hollywood-style,

in The Secrets Of Moviemaking!

Today, we're going to show you how to create a wormhole vortex.

Well, we're not actually going to make a real wormhole vortex,

but it's going to look like you have.

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

We're going to create a mysterious wormhole vortex effect

similar to one seen in a film called The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen.

You'll need some really basic things for this.

A pair of tights - ask if you can use them first.

A can of beans. A coat hanger.

And a torch.

Step 1 - cut a leg off the tights carefully.

Try and cut as neatly along that seam as we can.

Brilliant. OK, we can get rid of those.

This is going to be the mouth of our vortex.

Cool! Next up, step 2.

Bend the coat hanger into a circle

or, better still, get someone strong to help you, cos it's quite hard.

We're just going to try and pull that into a slightly rounder shape.

The nice thing is, it gives us a handle to hold on to as well.

Step 3 - tape the open end of the tight leg to the coat hanger.

Get that strong person to help you with this, too.

Last bit.

So that is going to form the mouth of our vortex.

Step 4 - time to open up that wormhole.

The next thing we need to do is make sure the bottom of our vortex

is stretched as long as it can be.

So we need something heavy in there that will pull it down to the floor.

So, what do your reckon?

-The beans.

-A can of beans. Exactly.

Yeah, stretch it so it comes all the way down to the bottom of the tights.

Great!

Step 5 - cue lighting effects.

Now, if you start waving the torch beam up and down

the length of the tights while filming straight down there...

And make it look even better by switching off the lights

and getting some colour into the action.

-How's that looking?

-It looks really cool.

And now for the really fun bit.

Grab your little brother's favourite action figure

and send him off into the wormhole vortex.

Aaaaaaargh!

Whoa! That made my head spin, literally!

Here's something that will make your head spin.

Our super actor has to audition for a part.

But can he win the challenge?

Aaaaargh!

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

all-round good guy Michael Sheen, super actor!

For today's challenge, I've got to prove my acting worth

to these judges in the Audition Challenge!

I will be going up head-to-head with Tom

who is a similar build and height to me.

And the judging panel will have to say

who they believe has the most star power.

Obviously I'm hoping it's me.

Top three tips for a successful audition are, one, be prepared.

Well, Tom, you can forget about being prepared on this challenge.

We are going to perform three pieces

and we only get one minute to learn each one.

Look at that, there's loads.

Number two, being confident. If you step into the room

feeling confident about yourself, that will shine through.

You'll need all the confidence you've got going up against me.

I'm a super actor.

Number three, making a good impression.

Directors make decisions very quickly.

-So I think you have to do something memorable.

-Oh, yes.

And they won't know who's who, because we'll be wearing masks

and talking through voice changers.

I need to succeed in two out of three auditions to win.

It's time for the challenge.

Audition one.

It's a scene from My Fair Lady, and first in is me.

Nice chicken mask, eh?

It's a favourite of mine for auditions.

I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a butcher's window,

but think what you are trying to accomplish.

I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a butcher's window,

but think of what we are dealing with.

So, what did the judges think?

I think A. He had more hand gestures.

I think they were both really good, but I think A was better.

-I think A was the best.

-I chose A.

A was just a little bit...

He had the good tone of voice.

So, the winner of this audition, that's me!

To make sure the judges don't know who's who,

I'll be changing my mask, but Tom is staying as a chicken.

This time, we've got a scene from Bugsy Malone and Tom is up first.

There's only room in this town for one Mr Big.

And that's me.

There's only room in this town for one Mr Big.

And that's me.

I preferred B, because I felt like he was really talking to us.

-I chose B.

-I think B.

I chose B, because in my opinion, he was more confident than A.

-I preferred B.

-I chose B.

And the winner of audition two is actor B.

Oh, no, that's Tom!

It's 1-1. Everything rests on this last audition. Game on!

Last piece is Mary Poppins.

Not easy to pull off when you're dressed as a sheep.

Childhood slips like sand through a sieve.

And all too soon they've up and grown and away they fly.

And all too soon...it's too late.

Childhood slips like sand through a sieve.

-I think A was better than B.

-B was kind of a bit dull, a bit boring.

-I chose A.

-I thought A had a lot of hand gestures.

I think A was a lot more energetic.

I chose A.

And the winner of audition three

is actor A. Me!

So, the verdict is...

2-1 to me. Result!

So, today's challenge started with some creepy animal masks

and a voice changer. And with some...

Oscar-winning acting,

I am, at least for today, Michael Sheen, super actor.

Next time on Cinemaniacs...

A Hollywood director makes a surprise appearance

in DIY Blockbuster.

Hi, guys, I'm Ron Howard.

I wasn't expecting that.

We head behind the scenes with Horrid Henry: The Movie.

How horrid do you think it's going to be tonight, Henry?

Very horrid.

And will Michael Sheen, super actor, manage to be a super cry-baby.

The cry-cam is in position.

Nearly time for the credits to roll, but just before they do,

this next Cinemaniacs secret

is for everyone who loves mucking around in mud.

Legend has it that the animators who worked on Shrek took mud showers

so they could figure out the best way of animating mud in the swamp.

How cool is that? Well, got to go, it's time for my mud shower.

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

Action adventure or fantasy?

-Action adventure.

-Action.

-Fantasy.

-Action adventure.

-Fantasy.

If it's fantasy like unicorns and stuff, then I'm totally there.

-Fantasy.

-I am the unicorn, so...

-Fantasy.