15 June 07 Jane and the Dragon will be showing on the big screen at Wellington kids museum, Capital E in the school holidays, 9-14 July.

Jane and the Dragon is the tale of an extraordinary 12-year-old girl living in medieval times. Rather than following her destiny to become a Lady-In-Waiting, Jane?s determination leads her to be a Knight-in-Training instead! Accompanied by her best friend, a 300-year-old dragon, Jane demonstrates her bravery and kindness in a range of thrilling adventures.

The Capital E Main Floor will be recreated as an enchanting castle, a fitting venue to view the first three episodes of the series, screened back-to-back.

Children will be drawn into a world of fair maidens and knights on horse-back! Families are invited to pack a picnic, or perhaps fish and chips for the evening screenings, and enter a medieval world to enjoy this modern fairytale.

Weta Productions used motion-capture technology to create Jane and the Dragon. Actors' movements were captured by cameras, which then generated a computerised skeleton over which the animators painted into. An entire production had never been created in this manner before and the result is that the storybook illustrations are brought to the screen with amazing life-like movements.

Capital E will demonstrate how Jane and the Dragon was made, complete with a 16 minute making-of documentary of the animation series.

The series currently being broadcast on TV2, Saturdays at 5:30pm.

Here are the details:
Jane and the Dragon, July 9-14 at Capital E
Mon-Thurs 12.30pm & 2pm; Fri, Sat 12.30pm & 6pm
Entry by gold coin donation for charity (Neo Natal Trust). Suitable for all ages.