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READING IS FUN

When I was a kid, one of my favourite places to hang out was the local library. I gobbled up books. Being shy, I sometimes found it hard to fit in. But I made dozens of friends with the characters I read about. I've always had an over-active imagination. Now I use it to create characters that hopefully you will want to hang out with.

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   PUTTING THE FUN INTO READING

2/19/2014

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Lights...camera...action

I love going to the movies. And it’s my dream that one day, one of my books will be turned into a movie. 

Many people have said that my children’s story
ANTics would make a great animated movie. That is so cool. One of the reasons may be that when I wrote it, I saw all the action taking place in my head just like watching an animated movie. And there wasn't a piece of popcorn in sight.

The action, the dialogue and the scenery appeared in my imagination as if someone had shouted, ‘Lights Camera Action’.

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Animated movies have wowed movie goers for a long time. Many people think animation kicked off in 1937 with the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but it was about before that. My research tells me that such movies were being made from the early 1900s.

MOVIE MAGIC 

How are animated movies made? Well, in the 20th century, most animated films involved a series of sketches that were photographed. They were all a teeny weeny bit different and when they were looked at quickly, they gave the impression of the images moving like a horse galloping or a car being driven.

With the introduction of computers, animation took on a whole new meaning. Today, animator’s drawings are either scanned into or drawn directly into a computer system. Software programmes are then used to give the impression of movement. It's still a massive job and can take years for a film to be brought to the big screen.

More than 100 years of animation. Awesome! That means there's a huge number of animated films out there.


MY FAVOURITES

I still have a soft spot for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Among my other favs are: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, Pocahontas, Antz, Brother Bear, One Hundred and One Dalmations, The Jungle Book and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.

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What about you? What are your favourite animated movies/characters? And tell me the reason why?

Also what's your favourite part about going to the movies? Is it the popcorn, wearing 3D glasses. Let me know.


You can read a sample of ANTics HERE

Have fun reading. Bye for now.

1 Comment
Claudette Parmenter
2/22/2014 03:07:36

I'll never forget the first time I saw Cinderella. My older sis. Bought me a record with all the movie's songs & I learned them all.

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