English - Film Study - Aspects of Film

In English this year we are learning about film and different types of techniques and aspects of it. This task involves writing down about vast aspects of film.

How does Tone work in Film?

- What else can we call tone in a film?

Brightness

- What are the 3 main elements of tone?

Lighting, Exposure, and Art Direction

- How and why does Coppola use tone in the classic film 'The Godfather'?

He uses the dark tone to represent the mafia which is all about violence and death but inside that dark tone, there is light which is the outside that is about joy and life.

-How can directors control the feelings of the scenes?

Through the props, wardrobe, and brightness of a scene

Motif

 - What is a Motif
Something that's a recurring theme so something like an image or object to represent something like a symbol
 - Why are they Important?
To tell the stories theme and to develop that theme
 - What makes a great work of artThe recurring theme that can be missed out unless the film is watched again to see the hidden details

Blocking

 - What are 3 ways directors use blocking in a film?
Space
Shape
Lines
 - What are the 3 basic shapes for film blocking?
Triangle
Circle
Square
 - What are the emotions associated with these shapes?
Circles feel inclusive and safer
Square creates limited space
Triangles are sharp and feel aggressive
 - What two things can blocking help with?
Blocking can tell us what really is going on
It also is a guide for the movie crew.

Contrast

- What are ways directors can contrast in film?
Tone
Art Direction
Blocking
Camera Movement
Colour
- What is contrasted in Spike Jonze's Ad?
From everything from the start to the end
- Why did he contrast these things?
It's to make things emotional, meaningful, and intellgient as well.

Point of View

- What is a POV shot?
To show us the characters point of view
- What is a 'point of thought' shot?
To show us a characters view on where something may be
- Why are they important?
To allow us to share the emotion the characters is having.

Production Design

- What is production design?
The overall look of the production
- What makes up production design?
Set Design
Prompts
Wardrobe
- What are the 3 main things production design can help reveal?
Mood
Character
Theme

Establishing Shot

- What is an establishing shot?
To establish a scene
- Why is it used?
It's the opener for new scenes
- Why are establishing shot usually the most expensive
Because you see everything

Dutch Angle

- The Dutch Angle does what?
To create something unsettling and to make the feeling of something is wrong
- What is a Dutch Angle?
It's a camera shot with a noticible tilt
- Who and when created the dutch angle?
The German expressionist used it in the early 1990s
- What 3 things do directors need to consider for the Dutch Angle?
Identifying the moment to use it.
Consider the moment
To enhance the moment
What 4 things can enhance a Dutch Angle? 
Degree of Tilt
Camera Height
Lens Choice
Depth of  Field 

Colour

- How does colour in film affect poeple?
It can draw out emotions and it has a physlogical effect on us
- What are the 3 factors in determining colour?
Hue
Saturation
Brightness
- Why is the hue in 'The Matrix' mostly green?
The Matrix takes part in a digital world and we associate the color green with code.
- Why do some films desaturate?
It gives the film world a cold like feeling and it takes us back in time
- What can brightness and a lack of brightness show in a film?
To create a contrast within the film.

Science - Climate Change

In science, we've been learning about fuels and climate section in our scipad. Today we are looking at the greenhouse effect, effects of global warming, and the solutions to climate change.

The greenhouse effect is a process where the radiation from the sun gets trapped inside in a atmosphere making it warmer. 

Effects of global warming - More diseases as the temperature will get warmer allowing tropical animals to live longer, different weather patterns such as cyclones may happen more commonly, ice might spread as Antarctica will melt, and many more.

What is the solution to climate change - Preventing the burning of fossil fuels, transportation also causes greenhouse gases, preventing the cutting of trees, and lots more can be done.

English - Greta Thunberg

Today at English, we looked at a video on a girl who talked about climate change and how people are relying on children to do something about climate change. This girl was Greta Thunberg and nothing really interested me since I don't really know anything about climate change other than change in temperature.

The Presenter suggested the point of view on how Greta Thunberg is idiot. 

How are children constructed - The children are constructed as tools for the media to believe.

What is the viewers position? The viewers position is to decide what side they will take that what it seems like to me. 

English - Boys and Girls Comparison

In English, we've been learning about boys and girls and how they are compared against each other. Today we looked at much videos to see how they are compared. We watched a total 5 music videos, 2 of them were boys having control over girls and the girls didn't look like they were having a good time. Other 2 was having a female singing while males in the background and it seemed the male had a better time than the girls in the other 2 videos. Last one was about girls breaking the rules.

SoSt - Treaty Research

In social studies we've been researching about treaties. I research about U.K or United Kingdom which is lot of countries joined together but specifically Scotland and England. However my work isn't finish just yet.

Here is the link to the Doc - The Doc

Science - Rock Cycle Diagram

Here is my Rock Cycle Diagram

E-asTTle Practice Writing - Persuasive

In English we've being practising some persuasive writing then marking ourselves on what level we think we are, and then we try to improve from there.

I am aiming to improve my writing in the following 3 areas: Organisation, Punctuation, and Structure Language.

I will do this by: For Organisation I will look through all my paragraphs and my sentences to make sure they link.

For Punctuation I will experiment with different punctuation and maybe re-write my sentences to make sure they make sense.

For Structure and Language I will use different writing languages such as similes and rhetorical questions.

Swimming Lessons Should be Compulsory for all Students

Swimming lessons should be compulsory for all students as they teach people how to handle themselves in water, thus preventing them from drowning and how to utilise their own movement in water to keep themselves safe.






Learning how to swim is important because it gives you the skills to prevent you from drowning or just holding yourself above the water, and these two skills can delay you from drowning to wait for help or just pull yourself out of the water to safety. These skills are important to to young kids as they don’t know how to handle themselves in water as they may be in a state of panic.






Knowing how to swim not only keeps you out of danger in water but it can also be used in sport, you can win prizes in swimming sports and even represent your country. Swimming is a unique sport unlike other popular sports where you have a ball to shoot to the other teams goal to win. Swimming is a sport where you race others using different swimming techniques also there are other types of sports taken in a pool such as diving. Knowing how to keep yourself safe in water can also lead you to be a professional swimmer who can earn prizes such as money.





Knowing how to swim can benefit you in many ways; winning prizes or saving yourself in unexpected events. Knowing how to swim is important especially to young children as they are at risk of drowning without the knowledge of knowing how to swim. Would you have your children not knowing how to swim?

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