Essay Planning | English

Shooting the Apple - Hope and Rebellion 

Techniques: Music, Lighting, Colour, Angles/Shots/Movement, Costume

    - Diegetic Sound 

    - Katniss - dark, dim, artificial - grey, black, blues - match peers 

    - Seneca - vibrant, bright - colour variety - pink - more privileged/individuals 

    - Costume - katniss - training suit, tributes all look the same

    - Capitol - individuals - all different, over the top, extravagant

    - Close-ups - see the reactions, Katniss - pensive, shocked 

    - High angle - once Katniss shoots the apple, makes her look weak and vulnerable

    - Atmosphere - tension, Katniss comes out the standout, someone to watch out for. 

Change of Rules - Struggle for Power 

Techniques: Music, Lighting, Colour, Angles/Shots/Movement, Costume

    - Music - minor, slow, dramatic - building tension, emotional intensity as music gets louder. 

    - Lighting/Colour - bright, natural, warm, green, black, greys, shadowed - rising of the sun - new day - new victor.

    - Costumes - not important 

    - Angles/Shots/Movement - high angle, Senica has power according to the camera but the dialogue "Stop!' contradicts that. 

    - Close-ups - emphasize emotions - defiance, the stubbornness of Katniss - Struggle for Power

    - Katniss won't let them have one victor 

    - Peeta won't let them change him

    - Atmosphere - happy because Katniss and Peeta took back control if they died then, then they died on their own terms, didn't lose their humanity.

aspect = technique

• Camera Shots/Angles/movement 

• Colour/Lightning 

• Costume

• Music 

• Atmosphere 

• Dialogue

• Symbols 

• Props 

Reaping Scene - Close-ups, Costume, Music, Lighting 

Task 2: 1-2 Sentences explaining what happened in the scene 

T - Tittle 

A - Author/Director 

K - Key Ideas/Aspect 

O - Outline 

Ex. - Intro  

In the film ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross, techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. In the scene [INSERT YOUR SCENE] film aspects such as [TECHNIQUE 1], [TECHNIQUE 2], [TECHNIQUE 3] and [TECHNIQUE 4] are impactful in creating the mood and atmosphere.

Workshop #6 : SEXXXY Paragraphs | English

Scene - "They Don't Own Me" 

Brainstorm:

• Angles/Movement/Shots
• Music
• Lighting/Colour
• Settings
• Costumes/Make-up 
• Characters
• Theme - Rich vs Poor, Hope and Rebellion, Struggle for Power 

What happened

    - Peeta and Katniss are having a conversation about how the games might affect them. 

Angles/Movement/Shots 

    - Over the shoulder - shows speaker, puts us in listeners P.O.V makes us part of the conversation.

    - Close-up - shows the emotion of the two - nervous, anxious. mostly Peeta.

Lighting/Colour 

    - Mood - sad, gloomy - greys, darks, blacks, dim lighting - works with c/u to highlight emotions of faces.

Character/Dialogue 

    - "I don't want them to change me"

    - "I don't wanna be another piece in their game"

    - "If I'm gonna die, I still wanna be me"

Atmosphere - 

• Foreboding
• Reluctant 
• Hesitant 
• Nervous

    - Lighting and Colour (p.2)

    - Dialouge (p.1)

    - Close-up (p.3)

SEXXXY Paragraph:

In the scene 'They don't own me', dialogue is used to create a foreboding atmosphere. Katniss and Peeta are having a conversation about how the upcoming games might affect them. This is demonstrated by the quotes "I don't want them to change me", and "If I'm gonna die, I still wanna be me" spoken by Peeta. These show that Peeta has a sense that he is going to have to do things that he doesn't want to have to do like kill others. This makes the audience feel sorry for Peeta because he is likely going to die to kill others to stay alive. The director did this to make us believe Peeta will die early and that being a tribute isn't something to celebrate but a loss of personal autonomy. This worked well with the dark colours of black and greys which add to the foreboding atmosphere. This aspect can be contrasted to when Peeta joins the Career Pack once in the games because they are cold-hearted killers which is what Peeta didn't want to be. 

Characters Strengths | English

Following the settings blog post we started learning about how characters are developed in a film. 

1. Identify characters strengths in Katniss, Peeta and a character of your choice.

Include:

• How is the character strength portrayed in the story?
• Why is it an important character strength 

Workshop #5 : Music | English

Tempo - speed of the music - fast/slow/moderate

Dynamics - volume - how loud or quiet it is

Key - major - happy sound, minor - sad sound 

Rue's Death : How is music used to create an atmosphere - Depressing/Sad/Mournful

Minor, tempo - slow, dynamics - quiet, gets louder as Katniss raises her salute and District 11 riots. 

What happened?

    - Rue is killed, Katniss tries to give her body the closest to a burial that she can. 

Colour/Lightning 

    - white flowers (stands out) - innocent and pure (symbol) - Rue has never killed anyone, kind, compassionate, victim.

    -  natural lighting, greens. 

Shots/Angles 

    - medium close-up - Rue and Katniss - see their emotions and facial expressions - anguish 

    - high angle - weak and vulnerable - Rue is an innocent and blameless victim.

Effect of Viewer 

    - atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, as the volume increases it builds the intensity of the emotions - we see emotions are contagious - hope. 

Directors Purpose 

    - feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - remorse, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion 

    - Symbol of the 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance and anger towards the game makers. - you will not take my humanity, also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games.  

Paragraph: 

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene we see Katniss dealing with the slaughter of her young friend Rue. For example, the tempo is slow, the dynamics are quiet and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is experiencing. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rue's body in white flowers. As she finishes, the music builds in volume, showing the increasing intensity of her anger and grief towards the Capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families of the tributes when they are killed each year. This was done to enable the viewer to feel the characters' emotions. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise Rue's innocence and purity and the high angle shot making her weak and vulnerable. Combined with other music we are shown that Rue is a victim of the cruelty of the Capitol. 

Settings | English

What am I learning?

• I am learning to understand the importance of setting to a film.

How does this work show my learning?

• I have created a digital poster to show the important settings that were shown in the movie. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning? 

• I am not wondering anything as of now. 

Workshop #4 | English

Atmosphere - feeling/mad set in the scene. 

Mood - the way we feel/emotional response 

Location - the area it is set. 

1. District 12 

    

What is happening - Katniss is jogging through the District 

Types of colour/lighting - 

    cold colours - more grey undertones

    dull colours - nothing stands out - blue/grey shades 

    natural colours - palette - greens, browns, grey, black 

    Lighting - cold, dull, natural 

Viewer effect - not welcoming, unpleasant, run-down, dirty, poor 

Directors purpose - shows how unpleasant it is to live in the districts, underprivileged, a good comparison for Capitol.

Other Techniques - setting - dirt roads, houses derelict, old-fashioned transport- wagons, no electricity.

2. The Capitol 

What is happening - The citizens of the capital are awaiting the arrival of the tributes. 

Types of colour/lighting 

- colours  

    cold - white undertone 

- lighting 

    cold (white) artificial, bright 

- palette 

    setting - white/metallics 

    costumes - bright, vibrant, colourful  

Viewer effect - these people are privileged, they are celebrating, they are more advanced.

Directors Purpose - makes us sympathise with the tribute - they have lots and the districts have none, don't like them because they seem over the top and arrogant. 

Other Techniques - 

-costume 

    rich, extravagant, flaunting, over the top 

- settings 

    rich, modern, technologically advanced, clean, new. 

3. The Control Room 

What is happening - People are manipulating the arena via computer.  

Types of colour/lighting 

- colour palette 

    blue/white/dark grey

- colour 

    cold (blue/white) bright - especially white shirt, artificial lighting/colour - cyan/holographic 

Viewer effect - make us feel they are smart but unsafe, 

Directors Purpose - make us feel like they are mindless drones detached from reality 

Other Techniques - 

costume - white lab coats - feels like an experiment

settings - no clutter, lots of techs, only focused on the job. 

Workshop 3: Costume | English

1. The Reaping Scene - District 12 

• The children of the district have gathered together for the reaping to select the tributes. 
• Boys: shirts, buttoned collars, shorts, pants, white, colourless, faded, dull, overwashed. 
• Girls: dresses, shirts and skirts.
• Best clothes, probably worn once a year, worn out, colourless, faded. 
• Viewer Effect: we feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions. 
• Directors Purpose: shows us how bad their conditions are, wants us to see them as weak, unprepared, hopeless. 
• Other Techniques: high angle with the faded coloured makes them seem weak, vulnerable, helpless. 

2. The Capitol - Arriving in the city. 

• Katniss and Peeta have arrived by Train in the Capitol.
• The clothes are extravagant!
  
• over the top
• colourful
• vibrant 
• accessories - hats/earrings/make-up/wigs/shoes/bags/dogs
• new - like only worn once, 'fashionable', access to good quality fabrics patterns. 
• Viewer Effect: makes them seem higher rank, privilege, relaxed, we don't like them - an attitude of entitlement, clueless 
• Directors Purpose: shows themes of imbalance of power and rich vs poor. 
• Other Techniques: the setting is crowded, people are happy, buildings are modern, big, well-kept. - Shows that Capitol is privileged 

3. The Countdown - Cornucopia 

• The tributes have just arrived n the arena and are waiting to start the games. 
• Costumes: survival gear, browns, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts.
• Designed to look good, to be practical, lightweight. 
• Viewer effect: the tributes looked prepared, fit, athletic. 
• Director Purpose: they are going to die, the outfits are just for the audience (the Capitols) makes it seem more pageant like.
• Other Technique: silence - worried excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tension, makes the audience focus.

Analysing the Plot | English

What am I learning?

• I am learning how to analyse the plot of the film.  

How does this work show my learning?

• I made a Prezi show my understanding of how the plot progresses. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning? 

• How are camera angles used in the film to create a particular atmosphere? 

Theme Guide | English

Following the theme and ideas workshop, we had to create something that shows our understanding of the themes and ideas that were portrayed in the film. I chose to create a theme guide. 

- What am I learning?
   I am learning how to analyse the themes and ideas of a film.

- How does this work show my learning?
  I created a theme guide to show my understanding of the themes and ideas of the film Hunger Games. 

- What am I wondering as a result of this learning? 
   I am wondering why these kinds of themes were used in this film. 

Themes and Ideas | English

Rich vs Poor - some people have more 

- more money 

- privileges/respect

- food-variety

- resources

- proper housing 

- advanced technology

- miraculous medicines

- good transport

- variety of clothing/make-up 

- childhoods 

Hope and Rebellion 

- hope is the belief that something will get better

- to fight against something, protest, uprise, usually against government 

- symbols of hope: Katniss, Melodic, Motive, Mocking Jay, Three Finger Salute

Struggle for Power 

- Currently, the Capitol has power: President Snow 

- Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance, she becomes a threat because Snow sees her as one. 

- 'Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.'

Fear - the people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed and they were punished with the Hunger Games. 

Little Hope - becoming a victor 

Dangerous Hope - that the districts deserve to be treated better

Power Of Propaganda 

- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote the political cause or point of view. 

    - It's not worth rebelling 

    - The Capitol is stronger.

    - Things are good the way they are. 

Peacekeepers

Victor

The Fallen 

Tribute 

Propaganda  people to keep peace and help you.  Glorious Wealthy  Respected  people who die in the games takes away from the reality two brave young people

Reality  Soldiers Violent Keeps people inline  Looks like Storm Troopers Violent To win 23 other has to die Trauma  teenagers who have been killed/murdered sacrifice, punishment to the districts

Rich vs Poor : 

- people in the Capitol vs people in the districts.

- compare opening shot in District 12 vs Peta looking out the window at the Capitol.

- District 12: Poor 

        - houses, rundown wooden 

        - food - very little, see an old man picking at bones 

        - clothing - a pair of good clothes, rest of clothes are worn out, old, grey/black, colours are faded -                                  easier to not show coal dust.

- Capitol 

        - house - large, concrete, metals, accents gold/silver

        - food - a variety of choices, don't have the same things - excess 

        - clothing - fancy, suits, extravagant, fashion, extreme, excess 

Hope & Rebellion : 

- Conversation between President Snow and Senica Crain 

- Conversation between Hamich and Senica - 'Give them something to root for, young love'. 

Struggle for Power :

- Katniss and Peta threatening to eat the berries 

- Death of Rue = riot in District 11 

Power of Propaganda 

- subtle 

- Hunger Games film strip

I volunteer as Tribute 

• Volunteered as a tribute for her sister.
• She has become one of the Brave people
• She protected her sister.

Visual and Sound Techniques | English

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today for English we started our new focus for the term which is a Film Study. For the first two weeks, we are studying some film techniques. For the first week we studied visual and sound techniques, we then had to show our learning by creating a dictionary, Kahoot, pick-a-path or a crossword. As you can see I did a dictionary. 

30sec Self Directed Film - Film Study

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post. Recently for film study, we were, appointed with a task where we had to create a film. There were some requirements for making this film. The final product should be no longer than 35 secs, no shorter than 30 secs, any music used has to be free, the film has to include multiple camera shots/angles and the finished product should have an understandable plot.

Process:
We first had to choose what our film is going to be about. We chose to do a horror film where a group member would retrieve a kicked ball from a bush. After choosing our topic, we then had to create a storyboard showing our plan for our film. After that, we then recorded our film and afterwards, we then finished filming and started editing our video.

Reflection Questions

1. What was your film about?

Our film was about someone retrieving a ball in a bush. 

2. Something I enjoyed in making my film...?

I enjoyed filming in the bushes and creating a creepy atmosphere in the film.

3. Something I learned when making my film...?

I learned how to put multiple videos down together and put music together to create a film.

4. Some film techniques I included were...?

Close up, Low Angle, Point of View, Medium Long shot and Over the Shoulder.

5. Something I found challenging was...?

I found it challenging to edit the video because it was hard to time the video. 

6. What I would differently next time:

Next time I would include more interesting music and show more of the theme in the film.

Character Strengths - Film Study

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post! Today in film study we were doing our independent work and for that, we had to make something that identifies Coraline and another character's strengths. As the second character, I chose to do the cat, because it was necessary to do Coraline.

↳ Coraline:

     Curiosity: Coraline has a great amount of curiosity, it is one of her most important traits. Because it is one of the traits that led her into the other world. She was the one who went out and explored the pink palace and found the door that led to the other world. She also showed this trait at the start where she was searching for the well.

     - This is important because her curiosity led her to the other world and at the start where she found the well, she used it to trap the other mother's hand in it.

     Bravery: Coraline has a very strong sense of bravery, because of that it leads her in able to save her family and friend she meats along the way. She shows this by working with the cat to go against the other mother.

     - This strength is important because she needed her bravery to stand up against the other mother and her minions.

     Perseverance: This trait was shown near the ending of the movie when she was looking for the eyes. When she was looking she tried her best even though it got quite hard for her when the other mother played tricks on her.

     - This is important because she needed to persevere to go against the other mother.

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↳ The Other Mother (The Beldam)

     Honesty: The other mother lacks honesty, she has lied to Coraline about the other world and had played Coraline in her quest to save her family and the 3 ghosts. She lied to Coraline about her personality and how she was her other mother, while in reality, she's actually just a soul-eating spider.

     - This is important because the other mother's dishonesty effects Coraline's life and how lives in it, but at the same time, it supports Coraline's personality growth.

     Kindness: The other mother lacks kindness, though she did pretend to be kind to Coraline at the start it was all just a facade. This happens when Coraline disobeys her and she locks her up in the mirror and after that, she continues to act harshly to Coraline.

     - This important because it shows an important theme in the movie 'Looks Can be deceiving'. It also shows the other mothers horrible personality and how cruel she is.

     Creativity: The other mother has an abundant amount of creativity, even though she was the enemy. The other mother created the other world to be a better place than the real world and it worked because it was very colourful and decorative in the other world.

     - This is important because she created a world that successfully lured Coraline in and made Coraline want to stay.

   
   

Challenges Chart - Film Study

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today for film study we were giving a task to complete where we had to make a presentation about a character and challenges they faced, how they reacted and what is showed about that particular character.

        
What am I learning?
I am learning how to understand how characters are developed in a film.

How does this show my learning?
I have created a challenges chart slideshow that features two characters to show my understanding of this particular topic.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
Why are challenges charts used as a way to show our understanding of a character?

Workshop 5: Creating Characters

1. Physical - soft/round edges
                   - looks like the real mum.
                   - normal height

↱ Costume - basic, no patterns
                   - baggy loose clothing
                   - Mostly covers her.

↱ Colour and Lighting - warm, artificial light, dull
                                     - Colour Pallete - orange

2. Physical - Sharper edges - head/nose/apron


↱ Costume - Patterns on outfit
                   - blacks/reds
                   - loose/ baggy gives idea of often

↱ Colour and Lighting  - Warm, artificial
                                      - orange/yellow

3. Physical - paler skin
                   - weight shift to hips and bum - accents beetle
                   - pointy nose, back of the head, elbow skinnier

↱ Costume - pattern - polka dots, black, white red.
                  - fits her figure better.
                  - beetle shell-like layers.
                  - shows more skin

↱ Colour and lighting - bright, vibrant, cold, artificial.
                                    - colour palette - brown/peaches

4. Physical - stick figure - lost all fat, taller, long neck, hair, back of the head, arms, elbows, back of                                              the dress.

↱ Costume - pattern - black, white, red
                  - shows more skin
                  - a lot tighter.
                  - the beetle shape on the back and collar.

↱ Colour and lighting - bright, warm, artificial.

5. Physical - ugly,spider-like, needles, no fat, no skin.
                   - lots of sharp angles - head, joints

↱ Costume - tattered rags, barely-there

↱ Colour and lighting - green & black, cold light, unnatural.
                   

Analysing the plot of a film - Coraline

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post. For hurumanu 2 film study, we had to complete a task where we either had to create a timeline or a Freytag pyramid of the plot of Coraline. I chose to do a Freytag Pyramid because it seems easier.

What am I learning?

- I am learning how to analyse the plot of the film.

How does this work show my learning?

- I have created a Freytag pyramid to show my understanding. 

What am I learning as a result of this learning? 

- Is there any other form of DLO's to show the plot?