Workshop 1: How do camera shots and angles enhance the story?

03/07/19, Wednesday

Over the shoulder-Connects the viewer to the conversation.
Extreme long shot- Show us the crowd, there are so many people.
High angle- See more, people below are seen as vulnerable, shows Snow is powerful.
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Camera shots and angles are used effectively in the film  'The Hunger Games.' For example, in the scene after the tribute parade where we first see the character of President Snow. Gary Ross uses a combination of over the shoulder and high angle with an extreme long shot to show Snow addressing the crowd. This makes us understand that Snow is a powerful person in the Capitol as everyone is listening to him. The purpose of this is to show that Snow's supremacy among the people in the capitol and the tributes. Coinciding with this, the use of setting shows a special place above others for Snow and below for the tributes. This can be juxtaposed to the scene later in the film where Katniss and Peeta reclaim power by threatening to eat the poisonous berries in the Arena.

Dutch tilt- To show that things are out of the normal. Katniss is out of place, she volunteers as tribute to save her sister- she is saying I will die for my sister.
Low angle- Makes the subject bigger/more important. Katniss is the first volunteer in district 12, She has just been selected to be tribute above all others.
Mid shot- Makes the viewer an onlooker, makes the audience feel like she is alone, the facial expression is vulnerable.
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We see this when Katniss Everdeen was at the stage at the reaping. This makes the audience feel like she is alone at the shot. The director Gary Ross did this to show that something isn't right and that Katniss is alone and separated from the rest of the crowd. This worked well with the facial expression fo Katniss which is a worried expression that something might happen. This aspect can be juxtaposed to when Katniss and Peeta were at the parade Katniss's facial expression shows confidence and that she can do this compared to the reaping where she looks worried.

Art Blog Post Reflection

01/07/19, Monday

1. Where is your focal point? Why did you choose it and decide to put it where it is? Our focal point is the titles by using the pastel colours and the shapes we draw the attention to the titles. We also put the handshake as our focal point.
2. How are your shapes and lines leading you to your focal point? The shapes we chose are simple and can attract attention easily.
3. Why did you choose the colours you did? We originally did bright colours but later on, we chose to go with pastel colours to lighten the colour of the magazine and be more pleasant to look at.
4. Does your text reflect the hierarchy rule? How? Yes, because I put the titles as big letters and the text as small fonts. I also made sure that the fonts can relate to each other.
5. How does your page link with the other members in your group? We used to colours to link our pages we used pastel colours to relate all of our magazine pages. By putting the colours you can see that our pages are related.
6. Based on the start of the term, where would you now rate yourself on the solo levels? Why? I would rate myself at 3 because I still need to improve how I relate the pages to my learning since some aspects have no meaning and I just randomly put things in.

English HUNGER GAMES Notes

25/06/19, Tuesday
The Hunger Games by Gary Ross

"May the odds be ever in your favour." "Embrace the probability of your imminent death."

Settings: 

-Forest, very quiet, animals, a dark undertone of light, comparable to the forest at district 12.

           -Cornucopia, first shown when the participants were at the pedestals. A place where all the
things need are.

-District 12, broken down houses, poor living.

-Capitol, first shown when Katniss and Peeta were arriving at,

colourful clothes and fancy clothes,

buildings are a futuristic and clean environment. We see a lot of affluence in the city.

-Penthouse, cleaner and has a lot of modern stuff, has electricity.

-The training ground has a lot of weapons, dark colours, dark lighting.

-The control room, lots of lights room, lots of white and blue, futuristic gadgets.

Themes:

-Survival

-Battle Royale

-Dystopian

Props:

-Weapons,

-Luxurious food at the train.

-Poor food in district 12.

-Alcohol is associated with Haymitch.

Costumes:

-Rich people wear fancy clothes and bright clothes when Effie Trinket was at the reaping.

-Poor people wear wore down clothes and plain clothes.

-Effie Trinket constantly changes costumes and wigs, bright and colourful.

Scripts:

Symbols: 

-Mockingjay, first shown when she was at the market with the lady, symbolises hope and resistance. 

-Three finger salute, first shown at the reaping, symbolises, solidarity and later on rebellion.

-Primrose tucking in her shirt to show her growing up and being independent.

-The girl on fire, first shown at the parade the symbol of Katniss.

-White rose, the symbol of President Snow.

Lighting:

-Spotlights while the parade was going on to show the characters.

-Dark lighting, at the training grounds, lights are mostly at the targets.
-The forest has a dark undertone to it.

Music: 

-Intense music, during the parade, to show

-Sombre music for when the text appeared at the beginning to show the seriousness.

-No music, the only sounds heard are nature and the conversation of Katniss and primrose,

in the beginning, music isn't included since it doesn't fit the atmosphere.

-At the training grounds when Peeta threw the weights, music is used like something is
about to happen.

-Calm music, while rue died to create an atmosphere that is sad and calm.
-Music is sometimes used to set the atmosphere instead of using facial expressions.

Camera shots and Angles:

-Close up shots, Whilst soothing primrose. To show the facial expressions of a character to
tell the story.

-Bird's eye view, While trying to show all the children at the reaping.

-Over the shoulder shot, while the first interview was going on. To make us feel that we
are included.

-Point of view, while attempting to run 

-Establishing shot, when the parade starts. While showing the participants.

-Extreme long shot- when Caesar Flickerman was speaking at the stage to show the whole

crowd.

-Long shot- when the participants are inside the ship. To show what's in the scene.

-Medium shot- While Katniss was shooting the bow.

-Low angle- The opening scene while Katniss was looking up at Cato at the end while holding
Peeta. To show that he is superior and are stronger than Katniss.

-High angle, when Katniss was introducing herself, to show that Katniss is weak and vulnerable

-Shaky camera, While fighting, to show a realistic view.

-Extreme close-up- While Katniss was shooting the bow at the apples. To show details that are not that noticeable.

-Wide angle shot, to show what's going on at the reaping.

-Dutch tilt, while Katniss was at the stage, to show something is not right.
-Tracking shot, while Peeta and Katniss were running away from the cornucopia.
-Blurred background, to draw attention to the person where the camera focuses.

-Flashbacks help us establish the relationship of certain characters or receive new certain information.

Maths Blogging time!!

24/06/19, Monday

1. What mistake or misconception that you or a classmate had in class. What did you learn from this mistake or misconception?

          I kept thinking that there are no other solutions and I kept trying to solve the problem without thinking of the other formulas I can do. I learnt that I should remain open-minded to make new formulas and find new ways to solve a problem.

2. What new vocabulary words or terms were introduced?

          A new vocabulary that was introduced is quadratic, a sequence of number in which the difference is constant.

SOST Story Impacts

18/06/19, Tuesday

1. Think about all the stories you have heard and read, what are your thoughts about the impacts these events have had on their lives- Write 4-5 sentences on a blog post.

   I think that the abducting of a child can ruin a family and might break their relationship. I think that it isn't fair that while the Aboriginal people are not doing anything to harm them but they still abduct the children of the Aboriginal people. This event will impact their lives forever since they will never forget what happened with their children and their families. I also think that even though you're a welfare worker you don't have the rights to take someone else's child.

ESOL Info Reports Huskies

14/06/19, Friday


Huskies are very interesting. They are a breed of dog who likes the cold and although they look

like wolves, they are no more closely related to wolves than bulldogs and other dogs.

The average height of a husky ranges from 21 to 23 inches. Though you commonly see a Siberian
Husky with a black coat, their coats come in different colours like pure white, copper, red and agouti.
They have thick coats to deal with the cold weather that are actually two layers of dense fur; the top
layer contains thick, rough hair and the bottom hair includes softer, thinner hair.

They have beautiful eyes and the colour of their eyes can range from brown to blue and can even be
one eye with blue and another with brown (parti-eye). Their eyes are typically almond shaped.
Their face holds an expression that is keen but also looks friendly and their ears are furry and are in
a triangular shape.

    They are known to be highly intelligent and they have unique behaviours.

They need to be mentally stimulated just as much as they need exercise and with the right amount of

training they can learn many things. They also display a playful behaviour as they are light and fast
but they need plenty of exercises to be happy and entertained.

Though they are stubborn, they do have a gentle nature so they love to cuddle

and to play with their owners. They do not need much food, which makes them a low maintenance

dog. They are friendly and gentle but they are also sharp and sociable so a husky does not display
the qualities of a guard dog and is not overly suspicious of strangers and other dogs.

   The Siberian Husky was originally bred in Siberia. They are originally bred to survive
the freezing weather of Siberia. They are well adapted to harsh climates.

Huskies were brought to Alaska in the early 1900s because of their endurance

and their enjoyment of hard work, They are bred to be able to endure long work days.
Over time huskies became more popular and they became well adapted to warm climates

too but owners must beware because of their thick coats, they tend to overheat.

What we've learnt from this are huskies needs plenty of attention to be able to be taken care of since
they need plenty of attention and they are needy, owners can't always take care of them. We learned
about their appearance, behaviour and habitat.

Critical Literacy Matrix Tama Tu

14/06/19, Friday

Tama Tu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymh0arjaE-U

1. What has been left out of the text? The views of other soldiers are left out of the text and how they deal with the situations.

2. What views of the world is the text presenting? The views of the world that the text is representing is the war, what happened to the soldiers when the war happened.

3. Why are we/you reading this text? We are reading this text because we want to know what happened to the soldiers during the war. What they went through while the war is going on.