Roscars
The 8th July 2010 saw the climax of Rotherham’s first Children and Young People’s 3 week festival at the Magna Centre with the Roscars event. With the main hall set out ‘Oscars style’ and a red carpet prepared, Rotherham was ready to award and showcase excellent practice from its schools. Throughout the year pupils from schools had been creating films and animations of no more than 3 minutes using any type of digital video and editing software which was judged on creativity and originality.
The content of all entries were linked to a theme within the curriculum with ideas being drawn from Class work, a Rotherham Ready or other enterprise activity, course, portfolio or project work produced for awards (e.g. Dida, Imedia, NCFE, OCR National, BTEC, AS/A2 etc) work experience and placements, School or college trips/events or may have been specially developed for the ROSCARS.
The films and animations were entered into different categories including animation-digital, animation-stop motion, film-fact, film-fiction, best use of techniques, music and special effects, a newcomer award and teacher award. A huge range of entries were received giving the judging panel one of its hardest years for short listing the event. After hours of watching and discussing the films the panel came up with the shortlist which made it to the Roscars at Magna hosted by Dave Benson Phillips. The energetic host provided great entertainment throughout the evening presenting each award with great character and humour as well as posing for pictures with the winners. The audience were also treated to performances from winners of the R Factor including a dance group, a swing band and a musical performance.
It was a special night for all involved and was a fantastic advertisement for Rotherham Schools and the talent of its young people. The event will take place again next year with the aim of being bigger and better and building on the success of this year. All schools were thanked for taking part with some of the films being especially brilliant.
All Winners can be seen below:
| Animation-Digital Key Stage 2 |
Anston Park Junior Antartica |
| Animation-Digital Key Stage 3 |
Newman School Internet Safety |
| Animation-Digital Key Stage 4 |
Wath Comprehensive (CLC) Raggle Tooth |
| Animation-Digital Key Stage 5 |
Newman School It’s not Fair |
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| Animation-Stop Motion Foundation |
Aston Springwood Primary Owl Babies |
| Animation-Stop Motion Key Stage 1 |
Sitwell Infant The end of the Dinosaurs |
| Animation-Stop Motion Key Stage 2 |
Herringthorpe Junior Lego Land |
| Animation-Stop Motion Key Stage 3 |
Rawmarsh School & Sports College RU e-safe? |
| Animation-Stop Motion Key Stage 5 |
Swinton Community School Hannah’s Diary |
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| Film-Fact Foundation |
Sitwell Infant Caterpillar News |
| Film-Fact Key Stage 1 |
Owlets Weather |
| Film-Fact Key Stage 2 |
Anston Park Junior Rewind |
| Film-Fact Key Stage 3 |
Clifton Detached Project 13 Reasons |
| Film-Fact Key Stage 4 |
Rawmarsh City Learning Centre In My Shoes |
| Film-Fact Key Stage 5 |
Wales High School Internet Safety |
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| Film-Fiction Foundation |
Laughton All Saints Primary Our Alien Visit |
| Film-Fiction Key Stage 1 |
Sitwell Infant Jack & the Beanstalk |
| Film-Fiction Key Stage 2 |
Kilnhurst Primary Peter & the Wolf |
| Film-Fiction Key Stage 3 |
Clifton: A Community Arts College Take a think before you drive |
| Film-Fiction Key Stage 4 |
Oakwood Technology College Free Hugs |
| Film-Fiction Key Stage 5; |
Clifton Detached Project Never thought it would happen to me |
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| Best use of Techniques |
Newman Homage to Hitch |
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| Best use of Music |
Rawmarsh School & Sports College Rawmarsh and Me |
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| Best use of Special Effects |
Rawmarsh City Learning Centre Tomorrow Tech |
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| Newcomer Award |
Kilnhurst Primary Anston
Greenlands J & I |
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| Teacher Award |
Jack Todhunter Newman School
Trish Sharp Rawmarsh City Learning Centre |
The following Schools received acknowledgement for Newcomer/Returning Entrant:
Anston Park Infant, Aston Hall J & I, Aston Springwood Primary, Aughton Primary, Bramley Grange Primary, Coleridge Primary, Dalton Foljambe Primary, Dinnington Community Primary, Flanderwell J & I, Greasbrough J & I, Kilnhurst Primary, Kiveton Park Infant, Laughton J & I, Listerdale J & I, Maltby Crags Infant, Maltby Hall Infant, Monkwood Primary, Rawmarsh Thorogate J & I, St Bede’s Catholic Primary, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Rawmarsh, Saint Pius X Catholic High, St Thomas CofE Primary, Thornhill Primary, Thrybergh School and Sports College, Thrybergh Fullerton CofE Primary, Thrybergh Primary, Trinity Croft CofE J & I, Whiston Worrygoose J & I.