Drill Bits

 

Film Study (Hunger Games) - How camera shots are used in the movie and why. (S.E.X.X.X.Y Pragrapgh Practice)

 

What am I learning:

Understanding how techniques are used and why.

How ddoes this show my learrning?

This shows my learning because it talks about my understanding towards each of the techniques in a SEXXXY paragraph format.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I still wonder how to make a really good SEXXXY paragraph since I think I made some errors along the way.

Film Study (Hunger games) Lighting & Colour

 Here is the link to the instructions.

Atmosphere- The mood or feeling of a place.

Mood - feeling

Location - a place where something is set

Warm light - orange, yellow or red tinge, cozy, warm, welcome.

Cold light - blue, green, white - gray, make it feel clean, sterile, modern,

Bright - obivious, feel happy, energetic

Dull - faded/muted light, boring, lonely, sad. tiresome

Natural - Sun, reflections, moon, stars, lightning, fire

Artificial - lighbulbs, screens, LEDS, manmade sources of light, electric,

Colour Pallette - all the colours used in that shot, e.g District - naturals - black, green, brown, greys,

Scene name: District 12

What is happening?

Katniss is running through town to go to hunting in the woods.

Techniques - cold light - lots of greenery, dull, natural -  sunlight and clouds.

Effect on the viewer - cold, not where you want to be, back in time, old-fashioned, lots of poverty -  outdated materials, live closer to the land.

Director's Purpose - (Pick a theme) Rich v Poor - who has more privilage, power & opportunity.  They don't have the privilage of technology - no artificial sources of light. 

Other techniques - Costumes - greys/blacks- coal miner, black shoess less dirt. 

Scene name: Trin station at the Capitol

What is happening?

The Capitol citizens are waiting for the tributes to arrive.

Techniques - lightning, cold light, bright, artificial- electricity. Colour palette - colourful, vibrant, vivid costumes and white/grey modern walls.

Effect on the viewer - Modern, sets the mood - excited for the tributes to arrive.

Director's purpose- Rich v Poor, privellege, power & opportunity- they ahve acces to technologu- trains, the station, better seqing technology because the costumes are better. Not poverty in Capitol - they don't have to work, privellege of being able to go and watch the tribute arrive. 

In the scene at the train station, lighting and colour are used sunstantially to show the thme of 'Rich v Poor'. In this case, rich means the privileges given to those in the Capitol. This is demonstrated though the use of bright, cold, artifcial lighting and a modern colour paletter of whites and greys for the building and vibrant pinks and blues for the clothing. This makes the audience feel like they are the location is modern and the citizens are excited for the tributes to arrive. The purpose of this  was to show that the Capitol has  the privelledge of technology- electricity, trains and access to better clothing. This worked well with the used of costume. The costumes of the Capitol are unique, exquisite and exotic which shows they have more variety and sewing than those of people in the districts. This can be juxtaposed on the conditions in District 12 where there is no electricity and the colours and lighting are more natural.

Film Study (Hunger Games) - Looking into Costumes.

 Where are these shots from? + what is happening?

Katniss, Effie, Gale, D12 citizens, Primrose, Peeta, peace-keepers. 

Beginning, poor clothing, grey worn-out, dull, simple, limited, best clothes for the reaping day.

Costumes reflect the setting.

Food source.

What theme are we exploring?

- Rich v Poor

- Capitol = Rich ones

- Effie 

Describe the fea`tures of costume.

- Bright colours, more designed/fashionable, has make-up, jewelry, 

Paragraph.

In the reaping scene, Costume are used effectively to show the thme of Rich v Poor. We see this when the people of Dirstrict 12 are waiting for someone to be chosen to represen their District. The lifestyle of District 12 is reflected in the clothes that they wear. These clothes are made from limited material therefore they don't have lots of materials. Making their clothes dull, old-fashioned, boring. This makes us understand that there is a superioty between Katniss and Effie due to their clothing representation. There is a difference between the oppourtunitunity, power nad privilage between the District 12 and The Capitol. The director did this to make the viewers realise the developing theme "Rich v Poor" is growing through each characters's costumes. Costumes can also symbolise the inequality between the Capitol and the Districts. This symbolism combined with a wide shot of the crowd in District 12 and an over the shoulder shot of Effie reveals the lack oppourtunity in district 12 and the power of the capitol. This aspect can bet contrasted to  the character of Effie, she wears a bright pink outfit that has a lot of design behind it revealing the opportunities given to chracters in the Capitol. 

What Am I learning?

I'm learning how to write a S.E.X.X.X.Y in custome form.

How does this show my learning?

This shows my learning through the pragraph since it shows my understanding between the custumes and the themes relating to it.

What am I wondering after learning this?

How do we write a good S.E.X.X.X.Y paragraph or make the previous paragraph better.

P.E Reflection (Week 8)

Last week, we did a split sports, Netball and Basketball.

The teacher decided to make upon the student's choice, half of us wanted to play basketball and half of us voted Netball. Since we had 2 gyms, the teacher decided to split us into 2 groups. 

Last week, I am at a level 2 grade since, I coopporated with the group and participated with the activities. 

I didn't get to level 3 since I didn't have my full P.E gear.

Lasly, I think last week's P.E was good towards teamwork and coorporation.

21st Century Work

 Introduction:

Have you ever stumbled upon a question that really makes you think. There’s that one question that has been caged in within my brain. How has technology changed the society of the human world? Technologies in the old days have been enhanced to make our lives better. WIthout these advancements we would be living the same day over and over again. For instance, cars, trains, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have alarmingly improved. Without the past we could’ve not made the advancements of technologies we have today. 

Paragraph: 1

Technology has changed the world, society, humanity, and the environment. One of the latest cars from t (released for buyers in 2019)which has 460 horsepower and can go from 0 to 96 kmph in just under 3 seconds. The highest speed it can go is 296 kmph. Cars from the past are like a pebble towards the cars we have today. One of the cars we had in the past is a Winton carabout (released for buyers in 1920), which only has 8 horsepower, and can only go to 53 kmph. The advancing technology we have today has made people's lives more easier and more productive making the future of Earth more comfortable and calming.

Paragraph: 2

The intellectual people we have today are great innovators. For example, they have created a car that can drive itself. The self driving cars are one of the safest cars you can get. The self-driving cars were created in European Union which was invented 1958. Self driving cars today aren’t available, however, some cars  have autopilots. The Tesla autopilot system is one of the closest we have to a legal self driving car. Another great example of a self driving vehicle is the Christchurch driverless electric shuttle. It hasn’t made any problems about hitting any people and any other problems. Most of the self driving cars today are illegal. If self driving cars become legal, the millions of deaths by being hit by a car would be reduced. The people we have today are really advancing our technology where we could just be calm and not worry about danger.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I believe that technologies make the lives of human beings more easier, comfortable and productive. With the advancing technologies that we have today, we could predict that our future would be much better. We could also predict many new inventions in the near future that symbolises a robotic kind of tech. However, with the materials needed for new inventions we need to sustain our environment. The people from the future would also know this problem and probably solve it before the problem happens. The intellectuality of people today will make humanity’ life better in the future.

Math, Budgeting.