STUDENTS will roll out the red carpet when they hit the big screen for the first time.

Pupils from Woodroffe School and St Michael's School have produced two films that can be used as future educational resources for Lyme Regis Museum.

The film stars and producers will celebrate their creations at a red carpet event on Thursday (24).

The first film, The Bindon Landslip 1839, is an animation production. Using the museum's research facilities, students from Year 7 studied the evidence surrounding why the landslip took place.

The pupils worked with professional animator Matthew Dean to create backgrounds, characters and props. Mr Dean then worked with year 6 pupils at St Michael's School to finish off the film by making dramatic storm sequences.

The second film is a documentary about the changing coastline. The students worked with film director Justin Owen and a professional expert on the coastline and erosion, Richard Edmonds. The film takes the form of a debate on the pros and cons to the area of landslips. With Mr Edmonds' help, the children contacted a host of expert interviewees and devised a series of questions to put to them about coastal erosion.

David Tucker, director of Lyme Regis Museum, said: “We’re delighted to have been involved with this project.

"The children have produced two exceptional films and we look forward to being able to use them with the schools that come to visit us in the future.”

Both films will be shown during the premiere evening. The red carpet event will take place in the Woodroffe school hall at 7pm where there will be raked seating, comfy chairs and a wine bar.

The children will introduce their work themselves, and relate how important Lyme Regis Museum is to the school and its future pupils.

Dot Wood, director of arts at Woodroffe School, said: “Year 7 always visit the museum in January as part of their people and places course and although the artefacts and displays are fantastic, the actual physical space is incredibly cramped for large groups of students.

"We were all delighted to hear that the museum has been granted Heritage Lottery funding to build a new extension to house an educational learning space for groups of 30 visiting students.”

Everyone is welcome at tonight's event. Admission is free to see the films, but a ticket is essential. Tickets are available from the temporary museum shop in Bridge Street, Lyme Regis. Donations will be encouraged at the end of the evening, with all proceeds going to support the museum.