Do your children liken themselves to Guy Ritchie or Stephen Spielberg?

Let them show their Hollywood director side with Pinnacle Systems' Studio Action software.

It has all the tools required for youngsters to make films of friends at school, family on holiday or dramatic toy-orientated escapades.

This package is a fun way for kids to demonstrate their screen-editing skills and film enthusiasm.

It comes with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) video cable which means it can capture footage recorded on any analogue or digital camcorder.

The kit includes Lego Studios editing software which is very kid-friendly.

It lets users arrange movie clips into any order and edit scenes to make them shorter.

An on-screen timeline helps to place each scene.

It also comes with easy to use cut-and-paste/dragand- drop options.

This all makes more of an impact with the final cut which can be seen via the instant preview window.

It is easy to add intro titles and end credits, thunderous or cheeky sound effects and background music from CDs or the kit's SmartSound application.

There are special effects like night scenes or wintry weather.

When the film is ready, its creator can email it to mates, pop it up on the internet or showcase it to an audience with the lights down low.

Kids with on-screen idols can edit in favourite TV show moments and put themselves right alongside the famous.

*Price: £59.99.

*Contact: www.pinnacle sys.com or 01895 424228.

*Feel good factor: 7 out of 10.