A group of young people from Treorchy Comprehensive School took up the Altered Images challenge to become ‘History Detectives’ to research a selection of Blue Plaques found within their school’s catchment area and to produce a film which would showcase the fascinating stories and remarkable accomplishments which lie behind the names.

Blue Plaques are placed on buildings throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf and memorialise people, places and events from the fields of music, sport, art, literature and politics.

During their research sessions at Treorchy Library, the young people created a shortlist of seven individuals to focus on. The group met on a weekly basis to develop the stories they wanted to tell, and worked with Hugh Griffiths from Lily Pad Films, to create their short films which weave together photographs from the Library Service’s Digital Archive, original animated sequences and imagery generated by artificial intelligence.