Meet the kids in our spoof film clip as a 7 year old film director introduces the crew to filmmaking… and see one of Maine’s coastal towns come to life through the eyes of its children as they make a film about Belfast, Maine.

The stuff that we just did is we talked and we talking about Belfast. We talk about the stories in Belfast. Next Tuesday we are going to the Colonial Theater to watch the movie that we made. And we are going to have food. I can’t wait to eat the food and to watch the movie. And when we go on the big boat we will get to go out in the bay. I feel good that we are doing this. I like to use the camera. I hope that James is going to look out the door of a helicopter. I like James doing the helicopter. I hope James is going to be in a helicopter.

By Michael

We are having two intense filming days on Monday and Tuesday, shots of us at school and giving reports about Belfast. It will probably be about 7 hours on both days. Cool!

Clayton is researching his project for the film, Time for Belfast, at the Penobscot Marine Museum…

…Kind of…

Caleb works with Team24P.

The team practices framing as they work with the XDCamEX1.

Today we got little pieces of paper with questions that we need to answer in our reports. Mine said, “Does Belfast have it’s own cuisine?” and “Can you eat healthy on a budget in Belfast?” I think I can find reasonable answers to both these questions. I am optimistic. Then Ruth showed me, Maddison, Liddy, Emma and Decker how to blog. I knew a little, but I learned a lot. Ruth showed us how to upload photos, write pages and a little more stuff. We each have our own pages. You can look at them on the Time for Belfast website (which is where you are if you are reading this) move your mouse over the kids pages and a list will appear, voila!! Mine is Erin’s place. Liddy’s is LC’s corner and Maddison’s is Maddy’s space. Decker’s is Decker’s page. Right now, Caleb’s son is showing the people with Adobe Photoshop some tips. Well, thats it!

Celeb and Ruth have taught me a lot about movie making and the things you need to do on a blog. I hope things I put on my page will help you understand more about Time For Belfast and Belfast in general.

I am LC and This is my corner of the Time for Belfast blog! Wow, this is such an exciting project! I am interested in computers so blogging is fun for me!!!! I Hope you enjoy my posts! I will post some photos of Belfast! I hope they give you a good idea of what Belfast is like.

I will be interviewing the Mayor of Belfast. Asking about the future of the town, also what everything is going like in 20 years! I think its important to know the history of the town but its also very important to know the future of it! I Love being apart of this! Not everyone knows a lot about Belfast and this movie is going to be big!

•Interests: writing, music, blogging ( Well, this is my first time but I luv!!! it!!! ) I also like internet, biking, dancing, swimming… well, I could name a zillion things!!!!! so I won’t bore u.

Time for Belfast is all about, well, Belfast. we are doing a film all about Belfast !!!!!! And we kids star the show, yay!!!!!!!!! We all have to do school work for real. Some people don’t like that, but I think it’s fun because I’m home-schooled. If you are familier with term unschooled, that’s what I am. I go to Toddy Pond school on Wednesday and for the rest of the week I am unschooled which means I teach myself a lot.

I think it would be cool to bungee jump and fly in a helicopter. So far it’s been cool to work with professional gaffers and a soundman. I liked making clocks.

It’s going to be cool to start filming. I think the movie is going to turn out great. I’ve never been in a movie before.

I really like Belfast. I like the food testing and history ideas. History is my favorite.

P.S. I have a friend’s house right by the movie theater.

List of Stuff To Do

Magic Trick

I will do the magic trick.

Today Ruth and Caleb told us what they were going to tentitivly put in the script. Then they asked us what we thought they should put in the script. Me, James, Cameron and Nick raised are hands a lot! Cameron knew a lot about Belfast history. Me and James had lots of ideas.

Caleb said they were going to film us walking through town and then we would arrive at school and the teacher ( the guy playing him is a real comedian)the teacher is going to tell us it’s the last day of school. Every one is going to cheer. Then I popped the question would it be cool if i one girl didn’t cheer. Caleb liked that so I’m probably going to be that girl (yay!!). Then we gave some more ideas. I asked if we could talk about some of the foods the Indians ate, for instance, the earth apple. Caleb said thaats a good idea but i don’t want to many pics out of text book I said it’s a potato!

A lot of people came up with ideas. Me, Sam, James and Nick came up with most. Someone said we should interview someone who lives on boat. Caleb is like with a solar panel and foot pedal and Wes is like “gee who do we know that lives on a boat” and Maddy went to Caleb, “do you live on a boat with a solar panel and foot pump?’ Caleb said yes so were probably going to interview Caleb.

We talked about what we wanted to do for our reports and what they thought were good ideas. He told us about some stuff. Then he said like who wants to do traditional recipes (earlier i had said i would like to do some stuff that had to do with cooking) and it took me a few seconds to comprehend what he was saying. Then I raised my hand sooo high and Caleb said I was waiting for her to raise her hand.

Then Caleb asked who wants to do Main St. vitality (Main St. vitality is shopping on Main St.) Caleb explained what it was and me, Maddy, Liddy and Emma raised our hands. So were going to have a new girl (Maddy) and me, Liddy and Emma are going to show her some cool shops in Belfast.

I am doing vegetarianism organic food and eating right. I am really really happy!!! more later

Thursday, May 22, 2008 Time for Belfast

Well, today we talked about things we can do in the movie. I want to have the part of a girl shopping in Belfast!!! I would like to shop at Coyote Moon because that’s where I like to go anyway.

Caleb and Ruth have come up with a lot of ideas for the script and for characters. Along with filming and stuff, I would like to act and write. It would be fun to help with writing the script.

I wonder when we will start shooting the film. We already know a little bit of what it would be like from shooting the promo. But it will be interesting to have professional soundmen and camera people.

Caleb and Ruth asked for script ideas today. I did have one idea: maybe one girl going shopping in Belfast could be a super fashion diva, and she has kind of a low opinion of Belfast. But then she goes shopping on Main Street and changes her mind. I think that would be interesting!

I am going to be researching theatres in Belfast. It will be exciting! It’ll be fun when we start.

the town

The Toddy Pond Kids

The Idea

A Lilac bud!!!!!!!!!!