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Cost of Cinema by Georgina Loring
We all take movies and going to the cinema for granted, plus our parents pay for it but what are they
REALLY paying?
First of all I am going to compare the prices of just going to the cinema
Cinema Adult
Child
Family
Senior
Student
VIP Seats
VUE 7.29-10.79
5.29-
8.29
21.16-
33.16
5.29-8.29 6.29-9.29 +1.80
showcase 8.00 6.85 26.00 6.85 7.80 +3.50
Odeon 6.25 5.10 20.00 5.10 5.10 +1.10
Cineworld 7.16 4.91 21.44 5.36 5.36 ______
Average 8.05 6.08 25.15 6.40 6.88 ______
Theses Averages are calculated using the highest figure in the range for the VUE cinema.
So thats the price of the cinema but you will probably spend more than that also on food, drink and things
like 3D glasses.
Now Im going to look at value for money
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VUE cinema
Team B Edition 81 May 14th 2015
Founded by Ben Owen 2011
Editorial
Hello and welcome to another issue of Totally Tockington, the paper written BY students FOR students. This
weeks theme is films/movies and what a paper we have today!
Lily tells you all the secrets of a film in her brilliant article on behind the scenes, Ben tells you everything you
need to know about Woolly Mammoths, Iona has found out what everybodys favourite films are and
Georgina asks if cinemas charge too much. All this and more in another brilliant issue of Totally Tockington!
Tabitha Huby
Editor Team B
by Isabelle Preston
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TMS Favourite Films
by Iona Campbell
I asked some people around school what their
favourite film was and this is what they said:
Ms Case: Somersby
Iona (me): Over the Hedge
Carmen: Home
Maddie: Alexander and the No Good, Terrible
Very Bad Day
Isabelle P: The Two Brothers
Georgina: Folly Foot
Tabitha: Home Alone
Lewis: Marvel
Ella: Monty Carlo
Beth: Forest Gump
Victoria: Pitch Perfect
Olivia B: Unbroken
What is yours?!?!
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VUE cinema I have been there many times and it is good value
for money. The food is very expensive, but delicious
,though you could probably get it cheaper from
somewhere like Tescos.
Showcase Cinema de Luxe
The cinema itself is de luxe and great value for
money, but the customer service (from what Ive
read) isnt quite up to scratch. I, never having been
there, cant tell you a first-hand experience. Perhaps
some of you have been there? Write in and let us
know your thoughts!
Odeon Said to be quite quiet friendly and good quality.
So there are just a few of the cinemas around
Bristol. Which one will you choose?
Acknowledgments
www.tripadvisor.co.uk
www.myvue.com
www.odeon.co.uk
www.showcasecinemas.co.uk
Write a funny caption for this photograph and win
yourself a prize. Hand entries to Tabitha Huby.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Name:
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THE AGE OF CINEMA
by Rachel Shutt
We all go to the cinema but where did it all start?
America and Hollywood!
Cinemas were not what they are like today. No nice
seats to sit in, popcorn or 3d cinema films. Films were
created after the invention of the camera in 1827.
Mirrors were used to reflect pictures but, in the late
1800, projectors were used to send pictures to a wall.
Before the 1920s if you went to watch a film or
movie you would watch a black and white film (no
colour) with no sound. These were called Silent Films.
In the 1920s Classic Hollywood produced films that
werent silent. You could hear people speak! This was
seen as the Golden Years of Hollywood. This style of
watching films lasted until 1963.
Cinema developed over the years to show more
action packed films for all ages. Where would we be
without MyVue?
Emma Watson by Anya Constantinescu
Emma Watson is one of my favourite actresses.
She is most famous for playing Hermione
Granger in the Harry Potter film series. Watson is
now a popular adult actress and she has played
in many films such as the Perks of Being a Wall
Flower and Noah. I believe that she is playing
Belle in Beauty and the Beast in 2017, (I cant
wait)!
Her life! Emma Watson was born on April 15, 1990, in
Paris. Her parents are both British lawyers their names are Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson.
She has a brother called Alex who was born three
years later than her. After her parents broke up,
she moved back to Oxfordshire in England with
her mum and brother.
Life as an Actress
Emma went to the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Oxford. She studied singing, acting and
dancing. When she was seven she won a poetry
competition. She wasnt a professional actress.
Her teacher recommended her to agents who
were looking for young actresses when she got
chosen to be Hermione. Emma Watson had eight
auditions before J.K. Rowling said she wanted
her for the role of Hermione just by seeing her
first screen test.
Ice Age
Woolly Mammoth by Ben Jacobi
The woolly mammoth was an enormous mammal
that once roamed the frozen Arctic northern
landscapes. Mammoths are closely related to the
modern-day elephant. The Woolly Mammoth
remained in the wild until roughly 1700 BC when
it became extinct.
Woolly mammoths were huge, with adults often
reaching heights of four meters or more. They
had a thick long coat that kept them warm. They
weighed between 5 and 7 tons. As elephants do
today, the woolly mammoth had enormous tusks
which would have been used for both digging and
collecting food, and for fighting off both predators
and rivals. The tusks of the woolly mammoth
were often quite curved and could easily be up to
5 meters long. The woolly mammoth was a herbivorous animal meaning that it only ate
plants and berries.
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How Projectors Work By Otis Walker
Cinema projectors were developed in 1895 by two French brothers named Auguste and
Louis Lumire. The projector that is positioned behind the audience, throws an image over
their heads onto a screen in front of them.
Celluloid film (old fashioned) -
There is a reel of film, which is made up of still pictures (aka. frames) which are fed into a
projector by the feeder reel in a continuous flow. The film goes down through the gate into
the middle of the projector, where a
very bright light bulb shines projecting
the picture out onto the screen. And a
shutter turns around while the claw
keeps feeding the images onto the
take-up reel. The projector also plays
the sound that accompanies the
moving images.
The problem with this type of imaging
is that the film wears out and gets
scratched every time it is played
therefore it does not last that long.
Digital light projectors - new technologies are changing
the way films are recorded. Movies can be stored as
digital data. The projector reads the data and displays it as
a series of still frames. These images are projected in
sequence and produce the illusion of motion. This is what
we use in modern day cinemas.
by William Sheppard
Have you heard of the new film Big Hero 6? Of course you have! In my opinion, it is the
best Disney film yet.
Did you know ?
When Big Hero 6 was in the cinema, you could see a really good trailer of it on an app could flixter.
You can see the ratings of films in cinemas
You can see what is upcoming for films
You can see what is going to come in to cinemas.
Big Hero 6 was rated 100% on flixter.
I think this film is for the whole family.
By the why what American city does San Franokio sound like? I will give you a clue San
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Favourite Cinema Treats
by Jacob Browning
I asked people what treats they liked to have when they went to the cinema and this is
what I found out
Tom Edwards = Sprite / Popcorn
Mrs Gooch = White Chocolate Jazzers / Pink Choc Mice
Mr Perez = Nachos / Popcorn / Coke
Jacob Browning = Coke / Nachos / Sweet Popcorn
Mme Veron = Sweet Popcorn
Ben Jacobi = Salty Popcorn / Fanta
Mr Weeks = Haribo / Coke
Miss Fox = Sweet Popcorn
Archie Symonds = Mixed Tango Freeze / Sweet Popcorn
Ms Case = Revels
Mrs Mockridge = Sweet Popcorn
Most People Like Sweet
Popcorn
THE FIRST CARTOONS
By Toby Gaulton
The first cartoon was Fantasmagorie (1908). It is the earliest example of a cartoon and was hand-
drawn.
Early Years
Some people say that paleolithic cave paintings are a type of cartoon because the animals often have
lots of legs on top of each other to make it look like they are moving.
The First Mickey Mouse Production
The first Mickey Mouse production was the Steamboat Willie. Now Mickey Mouse is one of the worlds
BEST films!!!!!
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BEHIND THE SCENES OF A MOVIE By Lily Edwards
I love watching films in fact I went to see Cinderella at the cinema this weekend which was
BRILLIANT! But apart from the main actors, have you ever wondered what goes on behind the
scenes of a film to get it to how it looks when you get to watch it? I have, so I decided to find out
some more.
There are LOADS of different jobs and people who help make a movie. There are people in Pre-
production jobs. There are people like costume makers and people who make up monsters;
people who design and make the sets and scenery; people who do the actors make up and, of
course, the important job of writing the script for the actors.
There are also people in Production jobs. These are people like the cameraman or woman, the
gafferthis is a funny word and I found out it means the lighting person, who is in charge of
making sure it all looks right; of course the actors, who tell the story that the script writer has
written for them; and the director, who makes sure everyone does what they should be doing.
Lastly, there are people in Post production jobs. They are people who put the music over the film
( the soundtrack), the animators - they add the special effects to the film- and the editors (like
Georgina and Tabitha) who put all the scenes, the music and the special effects together to make
the finished film. They also get rid of mistakes like people forgetting their lines!!
I think it must be very busy when you are making a film with all these people. Also, it has made
me think about the work that goes into movies and I might think a bit more about it when I next go
to the cinema!
What job would YOU like to do? Write in and tell us put your name and job title on the line below
and give it to me and we will put you in our next edition! Who knows, you might be famous one
day!
Name:________________________________
What job would you like to do, and why?__________________________________________
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I used the website www.raindance.org/behind thescenes to help me with this article.
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Stunt Performers By Harry Mather
A stunt performer can be either a man or woman who performs stunts for films and television
programmes. Stunts can include falls from high buildings, car crashes and some sort of explosion.
This can be a very dangerous job, so the stunt men and women have to plan all stunts very
carefully.
Stunt work in films began in the early 1900s with famous actors such as Buster Keaton and
Harold Lloyd doing all of their own stunts. Many actors today do some of the stunts in films, such
as Daniel Craig in the James Bond films. However, the more dangerous parts are performed by
trained stuntmen. Stunt doubles, who look like the actors, perform the dangerous stunts in films
and television programmes.
Stunt men and women are highly trained and must be members of a professional stunt
organisation. All stunts must be carefully planned and worked out ahead of any filming with many
rehearsals of the stunt.
The demand for more exciting and dangerous stunts happened in the 1960s and 1970s with more
action films. Many stunt performers worked hard to develop new methods of performing stunts
especially with cars and motor bikes. A man called Evel Knievel developed methods of leaping
over objects on a motor bike and this was used in many films.
It remains a highly risky job and even though there are greater safety levels some stunt
performers still have serious accidents and deaths happen in the process of making a film. In
famous films such as Top Gun stunt performers have died.
It is always worth remembering when you next watch an action film or programme the hard work
and risks that the stunt performer puts into their work.
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By Carmen Rey-Jones
T O I M A T I L D A
P E V A R B S S Z J
B S D O O R C E H T
O V T O Y S T O R Y
L T A N G L E D V H
T N D M K E R H S O
K Z A N N I E I P G
N E Z O R F R K Z N
E N O L A E M O H A
B G N I K N O I L R
ANNIE MATILDA
BOLT RANGO
BRAVE SHREK
FROZEN TANGLED
HOME ALONE THE CROODS
LION KING TOY STORY
Advantages and Disadvantages of
being a Famous Actor
By Tabitha Huby
Advantages
You get to be in films
You get to meet other famous people
You get to do what you love
You have lots of fans
You get lots of money!
Disadvantages
Paparazzi
You have to work long hours
You can be away from your home for a long time
You will have to practise lots of lines
Lack of sleep
Having little privacy
Being watched everywhere you go
Having to write autographs
Having to go to lots of ceremonies etc
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Paddington By Talia Curtis
Michael Bond is the creator of Paddington. He began writing in 1945 and sold his first short story,
to a magazine called London Opinion in 1958. This made him to want be become a writer. The
Paddington books have sold more than thirty-five million copies and have also been translated into
forty languages, including Latin. He still is writing and lives in London, not far from Paddington
Station where it began.
In 2014, a film came out about the Most Loveable Bear in the World. Paddington is an
exceedingly polite bear from Peru but still wears a duffle coat, has a battered suit-case and still
likes Marmalade ! In the new film Paddington is more of a bear cub rather than a teddy bear but
still speaks excellent English.
Umm, he looks like a hungry
bear. I wonder if he would
like a marmalade sandwich
We now have copies of Paddington Bear stories in the Bookshop. Check them out they are only
50 p each and they wont be on the shelves for long!!
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Avengers: Age of Ultron By Henry Packham
Avengers: Age of Ultron is a film about
superheroes based on the Marvel Comics. It is the
sequel to 2012s The Avengers and the cast
includes Ironman, Hulk, Captain America, Black
Widow, and Hawkeye.
The baddies are Ultron and Baron Wolfgang von
Strucker.
The story starts off in the Eastern European city of
Sokovia where the Avengers stop the evil Baron
Wolfgang von Strucker from experimenting on
humans using the sceptre. This was the weapon
the evil Loki used in the previous film. Tony Stark
(Ironman) and Bruce Banner (Hulk) use the special
powers of the sceptres gem to make a robot called
Ultron.
Ultron is supposed to be a good robot, but it
malfunctions and thinks it has to destroy humans to
save the Earth. It steals the spectre and uses
powers to make an army of evil drones. Ultron
plans to launch New York City into the sky so that
when it crashes back down, it will destroy the
world. Stark and Banner make another really cool
robot called Vision. The Avengers team up and
use Vision to battle against Ultron.
There are all sorts of good versus evil things
happening. Do the Avengers succeed? Youll
have to watch it to find out!
My Day With Evie the Unicorn
A story written by Hannah Williams Hello. Im a normal girl called Jewel and I have a long night to get through before it disappears. I dont bother going to sleep because I dont have an alarm clock, so I stay awake. Besides, I normally go for naps. Finally, its the weekend my birthday! I jump out of bed. Mum, Mum! Wake up! Its my birthday! She faintly opens her eyes and mumbles OK, Im up. I bounce down the stairs to the kitchen. Whilst eating breakfast, I beg Mum again, Please can I have a pony for my Birthday? But Mum always has the same answer its too expensive and weve nowhere to keep a pony. Still, I hope that even though its a low chance, there may come a day when I can. I can cope with that. Okay, please can we go to the cinema then? Yes, replies Mum. What do you want to see? Can we watch Evie the Unicorn? Of course Jewel, Ill book the tickets. Off we went to the cinema. We sat down. Shh Mum! The movie is starting! Dun! Dun! Dun! Hello everybody, Im Evie the Unicorn a cute Unicorn says in a peepy voice. I stare in delight as I drop off. Suddenly everything goes blurry, then Evie is talking to a man and walking right towards me. I duck down but she stops. And this is my rider, Jewel she says. Hello Jewel says the man, my name is Coral. Hello Coral I say politely. Come with us, says Coral. I follow them into a very thorny path and a girl appears. She says some words that sound like blabby blo blah and the path opens up into an enchanted garden, where all my friends are playing toilet tag. I play around with them, Coral and Evie until I start to feel sleepy and lie down for a rest. Did you enjoy the film? Mum asks as we are leaving the cinema. Yes I reply. It was a great adventure!
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour London By Isabel Browning
The Warner Bros. Studios is a great family day out if you like Harry Potter. My Granny bought my family tickets to go there last year and it was amazing. You get to see MOST of the original sets and props including the invisibility cloak and all of the actual wands used it the films, although Daniel Radcliffe broke around 60-70 wands during his time filming the movies. The studios are actually built on top of an old aircraft factory where they used to make all different sorts of planes, including Mosquitos and Bombers. When you arrive at the studios, there are loads of massive buildings (studios) where the movies were filmed.
When you get inside the studios, you go into a hallway and queue up past Harrys bedroom under the stairs and into a room where they show you a video and then let you in. When you are in, you see everything from the Great Hall to Diagon Alley to a (small compared to the actual thing but actually massive) model of Hogwarts, you can even ride a broomstick or drive the Weasleys car. You can also see Aragog (spider), the Nightbus, the Golden Snitch, the Philosophers Stone, all of the masks for the dwarves, Privet Drive. In the Weasleys house, you can even see things moving like the knitting, chopping carrots and even doing the dishes.
I really recommend going there, it is amazing and even if you are not a massive fan, I guarantee you will love it.
The Quidditch
shirts being sold in
the gift shop today,
are made by the
manufacturers that
made them for the
film.
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Time to invade Earth