I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The digestive system
We have been learning about the digestive system this is my video about the topic ....
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Workshop 5- Creating characters
1. Physical- soft/round edges
looks like real mum
normal height
looks like real mum
normal height
Costuming-basic- no patterns- baggy/loose clothing
mostly covers her
Colour/lighting- warm, artificial, dull
mostly covers her
Colour/lighting- warm, artificial, dull
colour palette- orange
2. Physical- sharper edges- head, nose, apron
Costume- patterns, black/red
loose/baggy clothes
loose/baggy clothes
Colour/lighting- warm, artificial
orange/yellow
3. Physical- pale skin
weight shift to hips/bum- accents beetle
pointy nose, back of head, elbows
skinnier
pattern- black, white, red
fits to figure better
beetle shell layers
shows more skin
Colour/lighting- bright, vibrant, cold, artificial
4. Physical- stick figure- lost all the fat
taller long neck
hair, back of head, arms, elbows, back of dress are sharper
Costume- pattern- black, white, red
shows more skin
a lot tighter
beetle shape on the back and the collar
Colours/lighting- bright, warm, artificial, orange
5. Physical- ugly spider like needles for fingers no fat, no skin, no nose
lots of sharp angles whole body
Costume- tattered rags, body thin
Colour/lighting- green and black, cold, artificial,unnatural
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Music
Diagetic sound- sounds added to a scen eg music, explosions.
Non-diegetic sound- sounds that happen naturally in a scene eg footsteps, wind blowing, leaves.
Chords-major has a happy, uplifting tone.
minor has a sad, gloomy tone.
Tempo-fast makes it feel energetic and gives it a movement.
slow makes it feel lethargic.
Dynamic-loud (farte) to get your attention, feel the emotions more because its louder.
Volume
quiet (piano) usually background music or used to make viewer focused.
changing quiet-loud builds intensity.
loud-quiet draws focus.
Vibes fast tempo upbeat song.
loud Dynamic.
major chord.
slow tempo lethargic.
quiet Dynamic
minor chord.
Intro tempo moderate gives the scene a movement but its on and off.
chords minor unsettling vibe to the scene.
dynamic changing starts quiet and gets louder, grabs our attention, builds emotion and intensity.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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.
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.
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