Episode 9 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 floor 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.

Coming up, unhappy hobbits.

Get me out of here, I can't stand it any more.

Super-sound top tips...

You can have so much fun with sound effects.

DINGING POPPING

ELEPHANT ROARS

And Michael Sheen, super actor, hits the beach.

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

-What do you think about that, Gemma?

-I think it's brilliant.

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

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

you're just doing the funny sound effects like going, "Ahhhh! Wooeee!"

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

Ahhhh! Wooeee!

There's me getting a surprise, a DIY blockbuster surprise.

-Action!

-We're giving six 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.

Once upon a time, there was a princess.

..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, well, wizards' lairs are not that modern.

Not to worry, Ellie.

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

blockbuster surprise.

Time for some movie magic.

We're in a filming studio!

-Whoa!

-Wow!

-Look at the floor!

Oh, 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've filled it with special-effect smoke

to create that authentic wizard lair look.

Oh, look! Oh, this is great!

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

The team finally start filming.

Take one, scene one, action!

But are struggling to get to grips with the camera.

We've 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.

An now, there's another problem.

Your Majesty, the King.

The light was shining really bright in the camera

and we couldn't really see anything.

So, Millie, you need to film Ellie...

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's gone unnoticed.

All the smoke's gone.

They've forgotten to shut the door

and all the smoke's has escaped.

Because we were all stepping about and running about,

all the smoke was being pushed out of 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 a faraway shot for this.

In many films you can see it, like, 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.

-No.

We were all having all these ideas.

It was trying to shout over each other.

THEY SHOUT OVER EACH OTHER

One at a time, guys.

They just didn't listen to each other.

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

The team eventually resolve their differences

and are finally stating 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's all over the floor.

Sand?! Are you sure?!

-That would look cool.

-Yeah, that's OK.

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

I thought it was going to go in someone's eyes or get in the camera.

-You've got sand all over me!

-It wasn't me.

-It wasn't me.

It went down my top and it went all over the camera.

It's not very, like, dramatic,

I think, we should probably, like, do something a bit more wow.

You know what they say,

people in wizards' houses shouldn't throw sand.

Stand by! Quiet, please!

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

Take one!

Where's Eloushka?

-Where's Eloushka?

-LAUGHTER

Take nine. We're not doing it ten times.

Take ten!

Take 12!

Action!

Yay! Twelfth time lucky.

Oh, I think I got...

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

That's a wrap!

CHEERING

-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.

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

Matthew, tell us your most favourite song ever.

-What do you know good?

-Eh? Erm...

What do you know good?

-What do YOU know good?

-Yeah, OK, well...

-No, no, no, not there...

-You can hum it and I'll sing it.

-Tell me one thing you know good.

It doesn't get much more random than this.

Now, let's head behind the scenes...

To the house!

Run!

I'm Adam Brown. I play Ori in The Hobbit.

HE BURPS

Before we did any type of filming, we did what was called

dwarf boot camp, where 13 actors who were playing the dwarfs

did horse riding lessons, stunt training, movement training.

So we learnt how to walk as dwarfs.

This was prior to getting the costume on and then, suddenly,

as you put those boots on, there's no other way of just moving

without walking heavily like a dwarf.

What do we do now?

-Hold your breath.

-Hold my breath? What do you mean?! Ahhhh!

SHOUTING

In The Desolation Of Smaug,

there is a scene where the dwarfs hide in barrels

and we are covered by fish.

Now, I have a huge phobia of fish.

And the fish came down and they just covered the top of me.

They just kept going and going and going and going

to the point where they said, "Cut!"

And I just shouted, "Get me out, get me out of here,

"I can't stand it any more!"

And at the end of the day,

I absolutely stunk of fish.

So this is where I give you guys three top tips

for improving the sound in your videos.

SPLASHING HOWLING

GURGLING REVVING

BOOMING

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

I'm wearing a mic right now and this is a really 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 and aren't standing

-next to anything noisy like this...

-GENERATOR RATTLING

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

Tip number three - sound effects.

You can have so much fun with sound effects.

DINGING POPPING

BURPING

ELEPHANT ROARS

FARTING

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

Cinemaniacs, I present to you...

the very first Cinemaniacs awards.

And the Cine for the best...

..goes to...

CHEERING

And I don't want to talk business, I just want to play my whistle.

And the Cine for...

..goes to...

CHEERING

What movie hero would you like to play, Felicity?

-Jane Bond.

-Cool.

And the Cine for...

..goes to...

CHEERING

My name's Jake and I'm a Cinemaniac.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

And we are... BOTH: ..Cinemaniacs.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

-I'm a Cinemaniac.

I'm a Cinemaniac.

I am a Cinemaniac.

I'm a Cinemaniac!

We're Cinemaniacs!

And...

Eddie, Eddie!

Eddie! Tom!

Tom, could we have a word, please?

He waved at us, so... I guess that's good as well.

Julie! Julie!

Julie!

Ethan! Can I have a quick word?

Can I have a quick word, please, Ethan?

Julianne! Julianne!

Benedict! Benedict!

Can we have one word? Ben!

It's at times like this that I really hate being small.

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 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 whilst 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.

Now, 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.

200ft 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 200ft 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?! All right, then. What about you?

What do you think are my chances?

-OK.

-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...

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.

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.

So, Cinemaniacs, it's nearly time for me to go.

But just before I do, I want to tell you that Daniel Radcliffe,

whose first movie was Harry Potter,

went through an incredible 160 pairs of glasses

during the filming of all eight Harry Potter movies.

Oculus Reparo.

That's a lot of glasses!

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