Way back in October 2008, Film Street and Kudlian Software teamed up with CBBC’s Ed Petrie to invite children under
12, primary schools and after school groups from across the UK, to make animated trailers to promote their favourite books.
We received over 150 entries and you can now watch the winners, chosen by a panel of judges and Ed Petrie, here.
Well done to everyone that entered, and congratulations to the winners and runners up!
Winner
'The Magic Finger' by Roald Dahl - Made by Year 2 pupils from Mosborough Primary School in Sheffield.
What the judges said 'We were really impressed that younger children could put together a great piece of work like that. It had a really personal touch and left you wanting to find out more about the book it was based on.'
Click here to watch the trailer 'The Magic Finger'
Runner up
'Hooray for Fish' by Lucy Cousins - Made by Year 1 pupils from St Nicholas C of E Primary School in Oxfordshire.
What the judges said: 'This trailer presented the book well and we love the colourful hand drawn animation!
Click here to watch the trailer 'Hooray for Fish'
Winner
'The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips' by Michael Morpurgo - Made by Primary 7 pupils from Maisondieu Primary School in Angus.
What the judges said 'This entry was very well animated, with superb attention to detail. It was engaging, intriguing and informative – all the qualities needed for a great trailer!
Click here to watch the trailer for 'The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'
Runners up
'Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears' by Emily Gravett - Made by Year 6 pupils from Chilton School in Oxfordshire.
What the judges said: 'This trailer hooked you in with kaleidoscope animation, a moving soundtrack and a narration that clearly communicated the children’s enthusiasm for the book.'
Click here to watch 'Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears'
'Lost in the Storm' by Holly Webb - Made by Primary 5 pupils from Edzell Primary School in Angus.
What the judges said: 'This trailer did a good job of builiding tension and anticpation and the special effects were great!'
Click here to watch the trailer 'Lost in the Storm'
The winners will receive a Five User Animators Animation Studio from Kudlian Software which includes:
1 x 5 user license 'I Can Animate'
5 x webcams
5 x table top tripods
5 x Stikfas movable figures
5 x chroma key screens
The winning school will also be invited to London to see how Picture Production Company make trailers for real films!
The winning trailers will be shown in Film Street's Cinema and Kudlian's website. They will also be saved in the Media Archive for Central England for future generations to enjoy and study.
The runners up will each get a single user copy of Kudlian's 'I Can Animate' software.
The amount of entries and the high quality showed us just how passionate about books you all are! This competition also gave us an idea about what you are reading....
'The Amazing Story of Aldolphus Tips' by Micheal Morpurgo was the book that we recieved the most trailers for. There were quite a few trailers for 'Cookie' and other books by Jacqueline Wilson.
Roald Dahl's books were also the subject of many of the trailers and there were lots for Francesca Simon's 'Horrid Henry' too!
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