{"id":3146,"date":"2015-07-17T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3146"},"modified":"2015-07-17T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T16:46:03","slug":"military-heroes-produce-world-war-one-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-heroes-produce-world-war-one-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Military heroes produce World War One film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wounded war veterans have helped to create their own stop-motion animation film at the Help for Heroes Recovery Centre in Colchester.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was part of a wider project led and produced by The Bridge for Heroes in association with Riarmato Productions.<\/p>\n<p>The charity Bridge for Heroes had been awarded a grant of &pound;27,392 by Help for Heroes, in order to keep the centre running.<\/p>\n<p>It also received finance from the Heritage Lottery Fund to produce a series of 12 stop-motion animation films based on World War One.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled 'The Great Story', the film is set to feature 12 stop-motion animations at two to three minutes each.<\/p>\n<p>The films will showcase the defining moments of the first world war and was made by 12 groups of people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Veterans Steven Vaughan, Colin Branch and Dave McCafferty who had previously never met discussed ideas and story line development to work on a film based around animals that played a key role in the war.<\/p>\n<p>Mr McCafferty was medically discharged in 2007 after suffering degenerative injuries to his knees and lower back.<\/p>\n<p>He was referred to Help for Heroes after his wife discovered the charity when looking for resources to help him.<\/p>\n<p>Staff at the Help for Heroes recovery centre persuaded Mr McCafferty to participate in the project and he explained that he was proud of his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;Thank you for talking me into attending the WW animation event. 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