Episode 5 CineMinis: A CINEMANIACS Short

# 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

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

# To explore the flora in your very own Pandora

# And feel the urge to sing

# Form a quest for the ring

# To escape from the 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 cinemaniacs

# Cinemaniacs

# Cinemaniacs! #

Hello, everyone. I'm Oli White and this is Cinemaniacs - Cineminis.

On today's show...

Sick secrets from Horrid Henry - The Movie...

They actually threw the water all over my head.

..electric lighting tips from me...

There are so many different things you can do.

That's going to scare anyone.

..and Michael Sheen - Super Actor acts his way to stardom.

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

And that's me!

This show is like a box of chocolates,

you never know what you're going to get.

Chocolate, my favourite thing.

All right, all right. Calm down, Andrew.

-The word for today is share.

-Great.

Moving on with the show, it's time for DIY Blockbuster.

Action.

We're giving groups of film-makers the chance to make a short film,

armed with just a camera, a 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.

Eleanor, William, Shiona, Charlie, Liam

and Niamh are making a sci-fi movie

on their school playing field.

It's based on blue and orange aliens.

Action.

They live happily together for years and years, and then there's

a rumour that gets spread which turns them all against each other.

One day, a massive meteor comes down to earth.

It turns out to be a blue and orange baby.

The team have started filming where the alien baby bursts

out of the UFO.

Action.

-But they're having problems with the cardboard box.

-Cut.

I mean, spaceship.

-I can't push it open.

-Let's do it again. Action.

Oh, no.

We had to do that bit many times.

Everybody ready?

Eventually they get the shot.

Phew.

The team have moved on to the next scene - an alien crowd scene.

Eleanor, you haven't got your mask on.

When there's only six of you, it's a bit hard making shots

look like there's a whole planet full of aliens.

What the team don't know is that they're in for a

DIY Blockbuster surprise.

We're going to supply them

with just what they need to supersize their film.

Time for their surprise.

Yes, we've beamed in a blockbusting 100 extras

to star as the aliens in their movie.

This will definitely work now.

For big crowd scenes, every single extra on set needs clear

instructions, so they know exactly what they're doing.

So if we have... What are they doing? I don't know. This is crazy.

The team need to keep everyone's attention, as it only

takes one person doing something wrong to mess up a shot.

Quite a lot of pressure.

You've got to explain it so they all understand.

All blues this side, all the yellows this side.

-Blue this side, orange this side.

-Oranges that way.

Ah!

We were like, "Come on. We just want you to walk over."

And we were like, "Listen."

Because we couldn't think of any other way of explaining it.

We need them to be on this side.

No, there are some blues on that side, so they need...

Oh, this side, OK.

You didn't want to be rude and be like, "Go over there,"

because I know you're older than me.

But you're the directors.

The team need to take charge

if these extras are ever going to listen.

Cut!

That's got their attention.

We had to shout to make everyone go to their places.

-There was a lot of shouting.

-Yeah.

Basically, what you have to do

is walk into the middle, say hi to each other

and be friendly.

I think we've got everyone on the right sides.

You might know what you're trying to say

but they might not know what's in your head. So trying to get what's

in your head to them is also quite hard.

And having got the extras' attention,

they waste little time in telling them exactly what to do.

So, exactly the same as last time -

shocked and then laser fingers.

Just make sure you look at us when we wave.

Action!

ALIEN NOISES

-This is good. This is what we want.

-Now I'm happy, I'm happy.

And with everyone knowing what they're doing now,

they manage to reshoot the alien baby scene with no trouble.

Cut.

OK, well done.

Thanks for coming. It was great to be filming with you and that's a wrap.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You can check out the team's finished movie

on the CBBC website.

Now, we take you behind the scenes with Horrid Henry - The Movie.

-Henry.

-Henry.

-Henry.

-Henry.

-Homework now!

-No!

I'm Theo Stevenson and I played Henry in Horrid Henry - The Movie.

I'm not going to that mouldy old brick house.

I'd always hide away from the chaperones, just because I was

mischievous and wanted to get into the role of Horrid Henry

as much as possible.

I like to call it method acting.

It's not bad...for a smelly nappy baby!

And triple detention.

Anjelica Huston was definitely fun to work with.

She was lovely.

ALL: Cinemaniacs.

The first time I walked onto that set I was so nervous...

Everything was so big

and I hadn't been on something that scale before.

You're seeing so many cameras.

I didn't really know what to expect.

..but in a weird way, like, nervous excited.

You know when you're really excited for something

but you just get that feeling and you like...

Together we are the Purple Hand Gang.

Every now and again you would hear a little bit of an argument,

but mainly, though, we did get on.

I had to eat that horrible sandwich, didn't I?

Oh, sorry.

That was the best scene.

Oh!

It wasn't puke, obviously. We wouldn't be that mean to Matt.

Oh.

Yuck.

What? It was baby food.

-That was it, it was baby food.

-Yeah, it was baby food. I had to really

go for it like I was ravenously hungry.

# Everybody dance Do-do-do-do

# Clap your hands Clap your hands... #

Talk about half-hearted attempt here

because it was just dropped on me on the day.

I mean, this one was going for it. I was not into it.

That was the comedy element. The dad can't dance.

No, not in the film like that.

He supposed to be absolutely going for it but, you know.

If you watch it, I'm two beats behind everyone.

Everyone else is there dancing away

and I'm looking around like, "Whoa, where are we at?"

There's a scene where Horrid Henry has to throw a water bomb at me.

And for the first take they said,

"Oh, no, it's just going to a practice."

And then they actually threw the water bomb at my head

and it was the most shocking thing ever.

SHE SCREAMS

Henry! I'll get you, Henry!

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 be able to 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!

We're, like, 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.

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

-Correct answer - pink.

SCREAMING

In the music room, what instrument was Marco playing?

Trumpet.

What is the name of the guy who replaces Dewey?

Spider.

According to Mr S, what is "stick-it-to-da-man-eosis?"

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

-Correct answer - Bob.

SCREAMING

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?

Um... Sandy?

-BUZZER

-Correct answer - Chuckles.

SCREAMING

And the winner is Erin.

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.

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 that will be me.

Top three tips for a successful audition I would say are -

number one, being prepared.

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

We're 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 really confident about yourself

that's going to shine through.

You're going to need all the confidence you've got

going up against me. I'm a Super Actor.

And 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 will 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're trying to accomplish, Eliza.

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

but think of what we're 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 that A was the best.

-I chose A.

-A was just a little bit...

He had a 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's staying as a chicken.

'This time we've got a scene from Bugsy Malone, and Tom's 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 grow and away they've flown.

And all too soon...

It's too late. His childhood slips like sand through a sieve.

I think A was better than B.

B was a bit dull, 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.'

This next Cinemaniacs' secret

is for everyone who loves mucking around in the mud.

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

so they could figure out the best way

of animating the 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 - Cineminis.