Instow film fan Dorothy McCormack experienced her own

cinematic close up this month when FILMCLUB sent the youngster to interview the

stars of Gulliver’s Travels which is showing at Scott Central Cinema in Barnstaple from tomorrow, 24 December 2010.

Dorothy,

aged 10, from Instow Community Primary School, who is a Young

Ambassador for FILMCLUB, traveled to the Dorchester Hotel in London to

interview the film’s stars.

Dorothy and fellow Young

Ambassador Beatrice met BAFTA Award-Nominated actress Emily Blunt (The

Young Victoria, The Devil Wears Prada). After her interview with the

young Filmclubbers Emily Blunt said “It was my favourite interview of

the day.”

Dorothy asked comedian and BAFTA Award-nominated

actor Billy Connolly (Mrs Brown, Lemony Snicket's A Series of

Unfortunate Events) who plays King Theodore in the movie, what he would

do if he was King for a day.  He said he would give children a day off

school and no homework.  Billy said the interview with the girls was “a

real pleasure”.

Dorothy said of her experience, “The

interviews were fun.  I was quite nervous before I went to do my first

one, which was Emily Blunt, but I really enjoyed it and there was

nothing to be worried about.  Emily was really friendly and was

interested in talking about us as well as herself. Billy Connolly was

REALLY funny.  He asked where I came from and when I said "Devon" he

started singing a song about Devon!”

Dorothy also interviewed the film’s director, Rob Letterman (Monsters v Aliens, Shark Tale) she said “I

expected Rob Letterman to be quite serious but he was actually really

funny as well.  You have to remember the director is just as big a star

as the actors are.”

Dorothy said of the Young Ambassador programme “Being

a Young Ambassador has been a brilliant experience so far. It gives me

a good knowledge of films because what most people think about a film

is what they see on the screen.  Whereas now I can actually look into

what happens in films and it's really interesting and fun. It's nice to

see how normal the stars are…and to get to interview real people who

have an experience in acting or directing.”

You can view and download the FILMCLUB Gulliver’s Travels interviews at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0kKeWoNlCQ

FILMCLUB

is free to state schools and colleges, and easy to set up.  Start-up

sessions are being held across the country to introduce teachers to

exciting after-school club. For further details on FILMCLUB and how to

join, visit: www.filmclub.org/register or call 0207 288 4520.