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Two groups of kids spot suspicious behavior and call the Police to 'do the right thing' and end up involved in a top level spy operation. They don't want to get involved - a little delivery can't be too hard. But things are not what they seem. This interactive movie has two endings - choose wisely because you are involved. Involvement is the sixth short film produced by Newtown Movie School. It features 12 kids (Adam, Bronny, Cassandra, Isabella, Donald, Eva, Jamie, Oli, Rory, Rose, Sophie and Spencer) and was filmed over 5 non-raining days in July 2010.

A copy of tomorrow’s newspaper mysteriously appears at a picnic and the kids can’t believe it. They set out to intervene in some of the stories completely changing the outcomes, and endeavouring to win the lottery. They could be rich! They fail where they most want to succeed, yet succeed where they least expect it. They discover that true happiness can come in the most surprising ways. Future Post is the fourth mini-feature produced by Newtown Movie School. It features 10 kids (Deedee, Rory, Spencer, Jamie, Isaac, Sophie, Isabella, Finn, Quinn, Clay and Amy) and was filmed over 5 days in October 2009. This DVD contains the movie Future Post (21 mins), stop motion movies from October 09 and a look behind the scenes of the Newtown Movie School.

This video was made as part of senior electives in 2 term of 2007. Acumen presents in association with Newtown School "Man, I'm in TROUBLE". On his way to school Archie discovers a mysterious gadget outside the Salvation Army. In class, he calls up a favour from his mate Hirini to take the spelling test in the first lesson so he can play with his new toy. When Archie accidentally discovers the ON switch, things start getting interesting. Three kids get 'nuked' and now he's in trouble! The gadget suddenly becomes mocking, angry and mean as it challenges Archie to compete for the lives of his friends, Amy, Jayden and Alice. Archie and Hirini have 1 hour to solve the puzzle to get the kids back before they are destroyed forever.

Is the third mini-feature produced by Newtown Movie School. It features 7 kids (Clay, Henry, Isabel, Mathew, Quinn, Simon and Sophie) and was filmed over 5 days in July 2009. Hands of Time features a new soundtrack by Blue Xrysalis.

Bjorn Collins is entering an ice cream-eating competition to win $10,000. His friends discover that the ice cream has been sabotaged by a mad scientist causing brainfreeze with unexpected results. They are unable to convince him to abandon the competition and so must come up with a plan before it is too late.

What Grandad left behind Jenni’s much loved grandad and music teacher dies leaving just a few boxes of possessions. The accidental discovery of a secret map may unlock the secrets surrounding her mysterious grandad - that is if she can stay ahead of TJ Savage and his thugs who want the same map. Can Jenni and her friends outsmart the crims in black? Could the instructions in her music lessons actually be clues - if she can remember them? Will they find treasure? What did Grandad leave behind?