Don't miss this chance to see highly original animations by astonishing young talent in their debut venture.

In the late 1990s digital cameras and video camcorders were becoming more affordable, and therefore more widely available. Until this point, making an animated film was cost prohibitive (due to the need to develop negative film), and far less accessible to children and young people living in disadvantaged areas. Workshops like this one were democratising filmmaking, well ahead of the YouTube age. It is interesting to note that these late-20th century children choose climate change as their subject, and echo (intentionally or not) Georges Méliès's 1902 film A Trip to the Moon.

Pupils from Rosecroft School in Loftus participate in an animation workshop organised by Village Arts. In the first part of the films the pupils learn about various animation styles before working in small groups to create three short films - two in Claymation and one using traditional pen and ink drawings. At the end of the tape are each of the three films about climate change: 'Visions of the Future', 'Universal War' and 'Warriors of the Rainbow'.