Following the success of last year’s competition, Professor Ray Laurence, from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies, is running the animated script writing competition for school children in years 7 to 13, again this year. The competition is supported by the Pro Vice Chancellor’s Public Engagement Fund and follows on from the success of Ray’s two TED-Ed films, ‘A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome‘ and ‘Four Sisters in Ancient Rome‘, which have had over 8 million views on YouTube.
The competition invites students to write a script focussing on migration in the Roman Empire. It is an exciting way for students to use their knowledge about Rome and its people to develop their own stories and can help with revision. The lucky winner will receive £100 and have the chance to have their script turned into an animated film. Professor Ray Laurence is working with an animator to produce a film based on the winning script from last year’s competition and we hope to have an update soon.
The script should be no more than a 1,000 words and the deadline for entries is 9pm on 31 March 2017.
Further information about the competition and the entry form are available on the Lucius’ Romans blog at https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/lucius-romans/2017-animation-script-writing-competition-for-uk-schools-and-colleges-years-7-to-13/