A COLLABORATION between Polam Hall and Teesside University transformed schoolchildren into moviemakers for the afternoon.

Polam Hall school hosted a workshop led by Ellie Serafin, section head of animation and visual effects at Teesside University, which gave years six and seven pupils an insight into the world of animation and film production.

The children were inspired to follow in the footsteps of great animators like Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park as they worked on producing their own animated film.

After designing their storyboards, they were given access to industry-standard equipment from the university, including cameras, green screen technology and moviemaking software.

The pupils used stop motion technology to build up their films and Ms Serafin then took the movies back to the university to make them production perfect.

Sarah Robinson, ICT teacher at Polam Hall, said: “The children all had great fun and it was lovely to see them all interacting with each other and making sure their films were interesting and creative.

“I’d like to thank Ellie from Teesside University for bringing all of their equipment to Polam Hall and helping the children make their animations.”