Lexi Starling, 10, stars in her own archive film as part of the digital heritage project by Norwich HEART. Picture: Denise Bradley

Families took a trip back in time at the weekend and got the chance to appear in films of yesteryear.

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The grand finale of Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust’s (Heart) Digital Heritage screening was held at The Forum on Saturday.

As part of the event, visitors were able to star in their own archive film and get a feel of what it was like to live in the 1930s and 1960s.

Using the very latest digital technology, the green screen saw families transported back to 1935 and finishing a hard day’s work at the Colman Works, to the terraces at Carrow Road in 1949 to see Norwich City take on Aldershot and to the dance floor in the swinging Sixties.

Meanwhile, people were able to watch a wide selection of archive films of both East Anglia and Upper Normandy on the big screen in Fusion and get interactive with gesture-controlled technology.

It is hoped the EU-funded Digital Heritage project, run in partnership with the University of East Anglia’s East Anglian Film Archive and Rouen-based Pole Image Haute-Normandie, will help make archive film more accessible.

Jane Jarvis, Digital Heritage project manager, said: “We’re trying to think of different ways to bring archive film out to younger people as a learning and educational source for history and social history and exploring ways of making it appeal to them.

“We’re trying to make it more fun.

“Hopefully they will take notice of what has been said in the films and learn something from it.”

Lexi Starling, 10, from Wreningham, who took part, said: “I thought it was really fun and interesting too.”

Are you helping to promote Norwich’s heritage? Call reporter Kate Scotter on 01603 772326 or email kate.scotter@archant.co.uk