Workshop 3: How does "lighting and Colour" enhance the story ?

Atmosphere- feel in a space, energy, around you.

Mood- how you feel

Location- the place it is happening.

Lighting- Natural- comes from nature- sun, moon, stars, lightning, fire

                Artificial- Man made light- lightbulbs, electricity

                Warm light- Yellow or orange tone

                Cold light- White, blue, green tone

                Bright light- fills the shadows

                Dull light- fills part of the space-faded

Colour- Colour palette- what are the predominant colours used

              Warm colours- Welcoming, happy, friendly

              Cold colours-  Makes us feel sad, lonely, chilly

              Clean, clinical

Brainstorm: Lighting/Colour

What is happening- Coraline and her family having breakfast in the real kitchen 

                                Look rushed, Tired

Describe- Lighting- clouds through window

                Cold- white tone

                Bright- whole scene space bright

                Colour- White, yellowish, cream- old

                Cold- makes space feel tired

Effect on viewer- Moring, dull, sad

(feel/think)           Understand they are not a happy family

                             Coraline unhappy

Director purpose- Makes other world more appealing

                             Coraline doesn't like the real world

                             

Other techniques

Angles/shots, music, costume, make-up, setting- Outside window is cloudy and grey

                                                                               Furniture looks old and run down

                                                                               Doesn't feel lived in- empty

What is happening- Coraline and other parents eating dinner in the other kitchen

                                Everyone seems happy

Describe- Lighting- Artificial- celing light

                Warm- yellow/orange tone

                Dull- some spaces dark 

                Colour- red, orange, white, black

                             Warm- happy, safe, welcome

                             

Effect on viewer- compact/close, interesting, welcoming, safe

(feel/think)- Coraline is happy to be there

Directors purpose- Shows theme looks can be deceiving because other family looks kind of happy but are actually evil.

Other techniques- costume- formal, fashionable, fit better, makes them look tidier

                                             Bright black, red, white

                                                             

Workshop 2: Linking themes to the impact of angles, movement and shots

Brainstorm:

Whats happening in this shot ?

Other Wybie standing on stairs outside house. Other mother asks him to smile from doorway, instead he frowns.

O. Wybie making self smaller-less of a target-head down, shoulders hunched. Looks weak and vulnerable.

Angles/shot

High angle-makes Wybie look over-powered, weak and vulnerable.

POV Other mothers, makes her seem stronger, bigger, more dominant.

Viewer 

Makes viewer feel sorry for the other Wybie.

Director

foreshadowing-hinting at what is to come.

hinting that maybe the other mother isn't so wonderful.

Other Techniques

Lighting-spotlight on Wybie-like hes on the spot/under focus.

Dark around-creates creepy atmosphere.

In the scene with the other mother and the other Wybie we see high-angle shots used to show the theme 'looks can be deceiving! We see this when the other mother asks the other Wybie to smile and instead he frowns and hunches himself over.  This makes the audience feel sorry for the other Wybie because he looks scared. The use of a high angle shot from the perspective of the other mother adds to this feeling as it makes the other Wybie look weak and vulnerable. The director did this to foreshadow the change of the other mother from creepy to more creepy. Coinciding with this is the use of lighting. A spotlight is on the other Wybie emphasising that he is under the focus of the other mother. This reminds us of earlier in the film where a low-angle shot was used to make Wybie seem big and scary but really he was just ordinary. This links to the scene because it also shows a moment when the look of a character was deceiving.

Brainstorm:

What is happening in this shot

Coraline doll moves and hides to spy on Coraline, Coraline is looking for something.

Angles/shots

Dutch tilt looking from a POV of the Coraline doll

POV Coraline doll POV

Viewer

Gives off a creepy vibe from the Coraline doll

Confused

Director

Foreshadowing-hinting at what is to come

Hinting that the Coraline doll is spying on Coraline

Other techniques

Music to make the scene feel creepier

Coraline Film studies

5 Plot points:

1. When Coraline reentered the portal.

2. When Coraline says no to her eyes getting sewed.

3. When Coraline asked her other mum for a challenge.

4. When Coraline met her other mum.

5. When Coraline meets Wybie.

5 characters:

Wybie 

Mother

Other-Mother

Father

Other-Father

 

Phillipines Independence day

Magandang Umaga, This week we are learning about the Philippines independence day.
Philippines independence day is celebrated on the 12th of June.
Philippines independence day represents the nations independence from the spanish rule.
On Philippines independence day Filipino's spend their day in malls and parks. They also go to historical museums and go to a special service.

The food eaten on independence day is Spicy beef stew, Smooth and creamy Leche Flan and chicken adobo.