Moving stories: from page to screen – in pictures

Have you ever wondered how some of your favourite children's books were transformed into films? The Moving Stories exhibition at Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books, puts the spotlight on just how it happens, from the Fantastic Mr Fox to Alice in Wonderland
  
  


Moving stories: Fantastic Mr Fox Model
Mr Fox looks a little strange without his body and bushy tail as seen in this early test model maquette made by Mackinnon and Saunders for Wes Andersen's film The Fantastic Mr Fox, adapted from the Roald Dahl book. Mr Fox is just one of many rare and intriguing objects on display as part of the Moving Stories exhibition which explores the journey of children's books from page to the screen. The exhibition (curated in partnership with National Media Museum) is on until the end of April 2015 at Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle so there is plenty of time to go and see it. Photograph: Damian Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Snow White
With skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood and hair as black as ebony, Snow White has a very distinctive description yet her appearance has changed dramatically across the many adaptations of this classic story. On the right you can see a Disney sketch of Snow White taken from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the ground breaking first ever feature film created by Walt Disney Productions in 1937 on the left the Hollywood version Mirror Mirror. Photograph: Damian Wooten/ © Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Cinderella carriage
The Moving Stories exhibition invites you do step inside the worlds of films and books – so how about a ride in Cinderella’s carriage for all you wannabe princesses, princes (and pumpkins)? How much do you know about how fairy tales have changed from folks tales into the phenomenons that we all know today? Photograph: Damian Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Shrek Ogre
Shrek may be large, green and intimidating but you can try on Shrek's ears and be an ogre for the day. Do you think her growl is as scary as Shrek's? Or can you pull a scarier one? Photograph: Damien Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Falling Alice
I spy a little girl on the left. Can you see her? She is the real Alice who inspired Lewis Carroll's timeless popular tale. You can fall down the rabbit hole with the White Rabbit and The Mad Hatter and find yourself in a world where nothing is quite as it seems. Photograph: Damian Wooten/ © Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Performances
We all know what our favourite characters get up to in the own stories but what about when they fall out of their own pages and into someone else’s? You can meet Little Red and The White Rabbit plus other fairy tale folk in hilarious Mixed–Up Fairy Tale performances every weekend. Photograph: Damian Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: green boy
Captain Hook, Peter Pan and Snow White? These characters have fallen out of their books into this little boy's own fairy tale. Who would you have in your fairy tale? Photograph: Damian Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: litte Red Riding hood
Where would Little Red Riding Hood be without her red coat? This little girl fits into it perfectly. Hopefully there are no wolves waiting round the corner! Photograph: Damien Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Shaun Tan
Illustrators are essential to the making of a film and book - especially illustrators such as Shaun Tan. At Moving Stories, you can take a glimpse of original drawings. Can you think of any books that Shaun Tan has illustrated? Photograph: Damian Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
Moving stories: Moving stories
All of these magnificent pictures have been taken from the Moving Stories exhibition at Seven Stories, the National Children's Story Centre based in Newcastle which runs from April 2014 to April 2015. In the meantime, what other stories can you think of that have been made into a film? Photograph: Damien Wooten/© Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books
 

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