30 Second Film

We have finally finished our film and Subhnesh has sent it to the rest of the group. Here is the finished video for you to watch.

30 seconds film (Day 9)

30 seconds film (Day 9)
Today our goals are to finish the editor and post the video on our blogs. For the editor, I remove the original sound and put music. Also, decrease the size of the video to 30 -35 seconds. In the end, I will share the video with everyone in our group and we will post it to our blog.

In the end, we finished the editor and we will post the video tomorrow.

English 30-35 second film (Day 7)

In English this time we are, we are working on work on removing the background sound and, and adding extra details to the film, we are nearly there to finish up on this we just need to review over this a bit more and improving the film we got so far. In the end, we managed to mostly all of it done. Our next goal is to keep reviewing it over it adding and cutting our minor things, then we will be all set.

Sentence Structure - Write That Essay

Spot the Dog sniffed a bone
The Ancient Greeks pointed a teaser
Andre, Mum and Mr Brown climbed a tree
The sports stadium filled with fans

Simple Sentence
Thor raised the hammer
Global Warming shocked the earth

Very Short
Mum rode a mose

Wearily, Andre ran a marathon
The Ancient Greeks brutally, fought the Orc army

Adverb Start
Provcativly, Princess Fiona shocked the world
Expertly, the Anchent Greeks pointed a taser

W-Start
When the city was threatened, DCI Murphy raised the hammer
When the enemy approached, Andre climbed a tree

Ing- start
Humming to himself, Thor carried heavy bags
Ignoring the rules, Mr Brown pointed a taser
Hoping for a tasty treat, Spot the dog sniffed a bone
Wielding her battleaxe, Princess Fiona fought the Orc army

Ed- Start
Pleased with the deception, Andre shocked the world
Grabbed by desire, Mum drank too much wine
Empowered by the Gods, the Ancient Greeks fought the Orc Army
Admired by historians, Clarence and Jeff shocked the world

Explore the subject
Mum, who was loved by many, shocked the world
Andre, who lived over two centuries ago, raised the hammer
Mr Brown, who nobody liked, drank too much wine
Thor, who had no self control, fought the Orc army

30 Second Film - Editing Day 8

Today we are going finish editing. Removing background sound. We also have to add sound effects and music. We have still to decide what music we are adding as a group.

We had to re film a few scenes because our heads got cut off. Now all that we have to do is add the music and upload it to our computer and send it to the rest of the group the teacher.

30 Seconds Film Day - 6

30 seconds film
In English, we've just finished our 30-second film and we are starting our editor. 
The end of the class we are working on our editor and we will finish it in 2 days.

30 Second Film - Day 5

Since we have finished recording yesterday we will start looking at stitching it all together. We will have to get the footage from the phone onto a computer to edit which we will do that today. We also have to decide what editing tool we are going to use.

Subhnesh has decided to do the editing. Although he walked off keeping the rest of the group in the dark about what he was doing and what we where going to do. I looked at a few editing tools we could use.

English; 30-35 Second Film (Day 4)

In English we've just about finishing the 30- 35-second film as we only have about two scenes to film now, we couldn't finish the others because we needed a certain person to be in it but they weren't here so we couldn't record it. We had just about finished the last two scenes we are going to begin editing them all together now and next time. overall we were mostly onto filming it, we think it turned out great.

30-second film - planning 3

30-second film - planning 3
Today we are starting our film. We will also have to ask Mrs. Handley for permission to have her in the film. We are doing the first scene of the video. 

The end we have done the first and the fourth scene. It was a good scene but we need to edit our video. For the next class, we will need to do the last 2 scenes.

30 second Film - Planning 2

Today we will start rehearsing what we will be doing in the film so when we get round to filming we know what we are doing. We will also have to ask Mrs Handley for permission to have her in the film. We have to ask the Liberians whether or not we will be able to film in the Learning Commons.

We asked Mrs Handley if we could have her in our film and we rehearsed what we will be doing on Monday once we have something to record on. So far everything is going smoothly. We still have to ask permission to film in the Learning Commons. 

English; 30-35 Second film (Day 1)

In English, we've started a new topic about a 30-35 long film, we've been divided into the group between 3-4. with Tyra, Subnesh. I think we've had a great start into planning this, trying to explain it is kinda simple we've nearly finished the planning. We are doing Studying one, so one person is studying and the other person is not studying in this film there will be many different shots that I cannot remember, I cannot wait to film this to get this done.

Comprehension Cards

Rust 4       13/14

1. The word physiological in Paragraph 2 refers to the science of the...
A Mind (read as psychological)
B Body

2. Information about what and how a polygraph measures is the main idea of...
C Paragraph 3

3. Before polygraph examiners try to determine if a person is lying, they must...
A Find a person's normal physiological levels

4. What is galvanic skin resistance also called?
B Electrodermal activity

5. Blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate and electrodedermal activity are similar because they are measured by,
A An instrument

6. You can conclude that Aldrich Ames...
B Had learnt how to pass a polygraph test when lying

7. Which is the best summary for this text...
A How polygraphs work

8. The physiological increases measured by polygraphs could also be caused by...
B Excitement

9. Which of the following could not affect the outcome of a polygraph test?
C The weather

10. Which sentence states a fact?
A Polygraphs test measure certain physiological changes.

11. The writers opinion about polygraph tests is...
C Neutral

12. If a person's polygraph results show they are lying, you could conclude they are....
B Possibly lying

13. Which of the following is not measured with a sphygmomanometer
A Blood type

14. The pronoun they in Paragraph 4 refers to....
B Examiners

Rust 5    /14

Critical Literacy

Is this text fair?
No, because not all young males are irresponsible drinkers or drink at all though some are.

How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
Young adult males are stereotyped to be heavy drinkers, enjoy cheaking out 'hot' girls hanging out with their mates.

How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?
The sober driver of the group was white male hanging out with his friends while also sneaking off to drink.

Why is the text written this way?
To warn the youth about dangers of drink driving.


Is this text fair?
No, it only show Maori/Pacifistic Islanders depicted in the text.

How are children, teenagers or young adults constructed in this text?
The young adults in the text are shown to be heavy drinkers.

How does the text present age, gender or cultural groups?
The text stereotypes Maori/Pacifistic Islander males as heavy drinkers.

Why is the text written this way?

Comprehension Cards

Rust 3   11/14

1. The subject of this ballad about a person's life is....
A Heath Ledger

2. What do the words Joker and Dark Knight refer to...
B An acting role

3. Verse 2 and 3 relate information about Heath Ledger's...
C Origins, acting roles and rise to fame

4. Which of these roles did Ledger perform earliest?
A Surfer

5. Compared to Sydney and Perth, the roles Hearth Ledger performed in the US were...
C Uninteresting
B Plentiful and varied

6. What does the phase a well-known actor with all that it entails in Verse 3 allude to?
C The good and bad associated with stardom

7. Which movie title relates to the phase a brother and teller of tales?
A The Brothers Grimm

8. We can predict that, because Health Ledger worked hard to become a good actor, he would most likely try to...
A excel as a directer, too

9. The range of roles selected by Heath Ledger suggests that, as an actor, he was...
B Very Versatile

10. Which phase in Verse 4 relates the cause of the actor's death?
C 'Careless action'

11. The poet's purpose for using imagery connected to light is to...
B Illustrate that all life is brief
A Emphasise the Heath Ledger was a bright, young star when he died

12. Which statement below is an opinion, not fact?
B The Dark Knight was a bright light.

13. The pronoun they in Verse 5 refers to...
A Peer and friend
C Awards and accolades

14. Which phase indicates that Heath's performances continue to affect others?
His legacy lingers...

Comprehension Cards

Rust 2   13/14

1. The word reconciliation in Paragraph 2 means...
B Harmony

2. What was different about the law firm of Mandela and Tambo?
A It helped black South Africans who couldn't afford to pay for legal help

3. Which words provide the best summery of Nelson Mandela's character?
C Wise and determined

4. You could predict any project Mandela supported would be likely to...
C Be highly successful

5. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that Mandela was...
C Inspiring x
B An interesting person

6. Which statement would Mandela have most likely agree with?
C Violence should only be used when nothing else has worked.

7. People around the world asked Mandela for advice because...
B They admired his achievements and his character.

8. Mandela was given the name Nelson by his...
C Teacher

9. You could conclude from the text that FW de Klerk...
A Also worked hard for peace

10. It is fact, not opinion, that Mandela...
B Was president of South Africa

11. The text was written to...
B Give information

12. The first thing Mandela did was to...
B Go to Johannesburg

13. Mandela was different from Tambo because he...
A Won a Noble Prize

14. The pronoun them in Paragraph 4 refers to...
C Mandela and Tambo

Comprehension Cards

Fuchsia 1   14/14

1.The word aristocrats in Paragraphs 3 and 5 refer to...
C wealthy landowners.

2. The French Revolution occurred because the common people...
B were starving while the aristocrats lived in luxury.

3. Madame Guillotine was...
A Used to chop off people's heads

4. The 'Rain of Terror' lasted for about a...
B A year

5. The Novel about the Scarlet Pimpernel was written ____ the French Revolution.
C more than 100 years after

6. If an aristocrat begged for his life at the guillotine, the crowd would probably have shouted
A Off with his head

7. We can conclude that the common people revolted against the ruling classes because they were...
C Desperate

8. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel rescued the French noblemen and women because they...
A Felt a loyalty towards them

9. The Scarlet Pimpernel was written as a work of...
B Fiction

10. It is a fact, not an opinion, that thousands of French nobility were...
A Executed by guillotine

11. An adjective which might be used in a summary of the French Revolution is...
C Brutal

12. In Paragraph 3, the pronoun they refers to the...
B Thousands of aristocrats.

13. Sir Percy and his wife's brother are similar because they both...
C Are in danger

14. The Scarlet Pimpernel was named after...
A small red flower.

Rust 1     14 /14

1. The word eradicate in Paragraph 4 means to...
B Get rid of

2. The main idea of the text is that...
A Many species welcomed into Australia are now pests.

3. After myxomatosis was introduced, Australian authorities tried...
C Rabbit calicivirus

4. Cane toads are different from koi because they...
A Are very poisonous

5. It is most likely that the effect of koi herpesvirus on native species will be...
C Carefully tested

6. You could conclude from the text that the writer...
C Cares about native fauna

7. Which sentence summarises what Paragraph 3 says about feral mammals...
C They survive by destroying land and native fauna and flora

8. Introduced species are called guests because they were...
A Welcome

9. Rabbits in dry areas survived myxomatosis because...
B There were fewer mosquitoes

10.It is an opinion, not fact, that cane toads are...
A Repulsive

11. The text was written to...
B Give information

12. The word retard in Paragraph 6 means to...
A Slow down

13. Cane toads were failure because they...
C Didn't eat the beetles

14. The pronoun they in Paragraph 4 refers to...
C Cane toads

Coraline: Plot

For this activity we had to create a timeline with key plot points and explain why they are important in the film.

Workshop 4: The Other Mother

Gradual change-slowly changing

Subtle-not obvious

a. 

Physical- real mum, short, curved hips

Costume- long sleeves, little skin showing, pants, warm, cosy, comfortable, mum clothes.

Lighting- artificial, warm, orange

Feel- safe, happy, relaxed

Director- Shows the Coraline feels at home

b. 

Physical- short, curved

Costume- long pants and sleeves, red/black, white

Lighting- warm, orange, artificial

Feel- safe, happy, relaxed

Director- Shows the other mother is changing

c. 

Physical- way more pointy elbows, neck head

Costume- greys, better fitting, more skin showing, tighter, beetle shell shape on the back

Lighting- darker, artificial

Feel- sketchy, untrustworthy, off

Director- Shows the audience that something is wrong withe the other mother

d. 

Physical- Pointy elbows, head, long neck, skin and bone, much taller

Costume- dark black and red, more bug like

Lighting- warm, orange, artificial

Feel- unsafe, scared, uncomfortable, intimidating

Director- Shows us that the other mother isn't perfect like Coraline thought.

e. 

Physical- no skin, metal skeleton, needle fingers, extra legs, looks like a giant metal spider.

Costume- dark, rags, ripped and dirty

Lighting- artificial, dark, green

Feel- grotesque, evil, terrified/horrified

Director- Grabs attention, shows the other mother is evil and wants to steal Coraline's soul.

The theme of looks can be deceiving is shown through the gradual change of the other mother from a honey sweet woman to a vinegar sour metal spider. At the start of the film the other mother appears short, curvy and wearing the same clothes as Coraline's real mother. This makes the audience feel safe, happy and relaxed towards the other mother. The dircetor did this to show us that Coraline feels at home with the other mother in the other world. However, the other mother changes slowly throughout the film until she finally becomes a skeletal, metal spider who wants to trap Coraline in her other world. When we frist meet the other mother she is in a warm oragen light that makes her feel safe, but by the end she is surrounded by a dark and green light which makes her seem evil, grotesque and horrifying. Selick shows these changes to help the audience to be and this shoes the theme looks can be desiving.

Coraline: Character Challenges

For this activity we had to use coogle to make a character web with four main characters, and write about some of the challenges they went through during the movie and their relationships with other characters in the film.

Workshop 3: Colour

Colour Palette - The colour used in the scene

Prominent - most obvious

Theme - looks can be deceiving, courage and bravery.

a. Real World Study

Cold natural light

grey, white, dull, blue

Cold, large, lonely, boring, cluttered, old, cramped, dark

Show us Coraline is unhappy there Shows us the real father is too busy to spend time with Coraline.

b.Other World Study

Yellow, vibrant, red, orange,

Orange, artificial, warm light

Happy, safe, warm, clean, perfect,

Coraline is happy there.

Show us the other father wants to spend time with Coraline.

 Colour is effective in helping to create the two worlds and show the theme 'looks can be deceiving'. The real world study uses a colour palette predominantly of greys, whites and blues. This creates a cold, lonely and boring atmosphere. The directer did this to show that Coraline is unhappy in the real world and that her real father is too busy to spend time with her. The use of a cold natural light re-enforces this mood. Juxtaposed to this is the use of colour in the other world study. Vibrant reds, oranges and yellow make the room feel warm, safe and cosy. Selick used this palette to show that Coraline is happier in the other world where the other father has time for her. This shows that looks can be deceiving because Coraline mistakes the bright perfect world for a safe place when really it is a trap.