Alex's movie on the big screen - Small Factory Flick Fest

Alex has continued to enjoy making movies at the Small Factory with Chris. He's still in Wall-E mode - aside from Wall-E bowling, he has made a movie featuring Wall-E, a Cat, and Clip and (the day after Challenger baseball) his latest is Wall-E Baseball that he worked on last weekend. I actually got to see it today for the first time, on a big screen which was really more than cool - plus it isn't even "done" yet as he hasn't done the sound for it.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 was the 2nd Annual Kids Factory Flicks a film festival of movies created by Small Factory students and local elementary schools for "Project Green and Blue" at the Clearview Cinemas in Red Bank, New Jersey. The movies shown in the film fest were done by the elementary school kids and the previews/trailers shown were movies done by the Small Factory students - including 2 of Alex's Wall-e movies (bowling and baseball). Alex was excited to go see his movies be shown in an actual movie theatre on a big screen - seriously cool.

Chris, his teacher, told us to get there about 1/2 hr early so we could see the previews and that they'd play through a couple of times. They looped 3 (maybe even 4?) times while the theatre went from empty (just us and one other family) to packed, no empty seats in the house. Go kids!

Before we got there Alex got to try out a really cool setup that used a video game controller hooked up in such a way that it could animate on the fly complete with lip syncing. Alex really like trying it out and could have played with that all night. Chris shared that Small Factory will be using this technology in their classes including their Social Skills group - most excellent.

Outside the theatre they had a table set up selling DVDs and T-shirts. Also, a portion from the DVD goes to Autism NJ (formerly COSAC).

Alex got his VIP Pass, a movie poster, and then got to walk on a Red Carpet!

Once inside the kids got popcorn (which they wolfed down, major treat and yes - a diet cheat).

And the movies began.

Ready.. Set.. Go!...

or watch on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMe_v8LIHU

We're wondering what's Wall-E going to do next?

Still, Kurt and I have talked about how it would be nice to see Alex make something truly original. We know it is definitely 'in there'. And knowing Alex.... oh, its gonna be GOOD.