Visual Text Essay || English

Coraline -
Describe: How the other mother changed during the film?
Step 1
- start nice becomes wicked
- evil
- impatient

- Coraline causes change - bright cheerful
- Tells other mothers she's not the real mother
- Horror
- cinematography colours -
- bright/warm - dark colour

Step 2
Choose 3 ideas
Starts with
Example:
The other mother changed a lot throughout the film.

Step 3
Sequence order:
Physical changes
Starts nice - become wicked
Colours
The other mother, in reality, an evil spider creature, changed a lot

Calculate Squares of a Grid

In Mathematics, we are have been working on how to calculate the numbers of squares outside the  10x10 grid. We have found out that there are 6 ways of doing it.

This what I found out:

My theory for working out the number of squares in a border is counting the outsides of the grids and since there are 4 sides and the grids are 10by10 you have to multiply the 10 by 4 so its 4x10 and the answer will be 40 and since you count the corner twice you have to take away 4 and the answer will 36

Methods:
10+10+10+10 - 4 = 36
(4x10)-4 = 36
Algebra: N(n) = 10
(n+n+n+n-4)
(4n - 4) = (answer)

Other Methods:
The other theory for working out the number of squares in a border is multiplying the outside of the grids which is the 10x10 and the answer will be 100 and the inside squares will be 8x8 and the answer will be 64 and once you get both answers you subtract them together(100-64) and the answer will be 36.

Methods: 100 - 64 = 36

10x10 =100

8x8 = 64

Algebra: N(n) = 10

(n x n = 100)

( n-2 x n-2 =64)

There also other methods or formula on how to calculate. First, you have to count the top which is 10 and count the 2 sides of the outside grids which are 9, it's 9 because we already count the top and we are not gonna count it again and the bottom grids will be 8 because of we already count the sides.
In this method you have to do is 10 + 9 + 9 + 8 = 36.

Example:

10+9+9+8 = 36

Algebra:

(n + n-1 + n-1 + n-2 = 36)

n + 2(n-1) + n-2 = 36

Proof of 6 ways of doing it.

Did you understand the example?

Setting || Film Study

LO: Understand the importance of setting to a film.

What am I learning?

I am learning about the important settings in the film
How does this show my learning? 

This work shows my learning by finishing this poster
What am I wondering? 

What is the importance of setting in the film?

Character Strenghts

Understand how characters are developed in a film.

Task: Identify 2-3 of these characters strengths in Coraline and one other character of your choice.

Coraline:

Coraline shows the strength of being brave, having hope and having curiosity. Coraline portrayed braveness when the time she needs to save her real parents from Beldam(another mother) and she was scared but she doesn’t show that to the other mother.
That kind of strength is important for Coraline because if she doesn’t have that kind of Coraline she’s can't save her parents and she might be with the other mother now. If Coraline is not brave maybe the other mother will take advantage of her.

The Cat:
The cat has shown the strength of being brave. The cat shows this when he needs to help Coraline and when he went to the other world with Coraline. Teamwork also showed in the film, this is when he needs to help Coraline help and find her parents. If not did they not help each other they probably would be stuck in the other world and not be able to get back to the real world. the forgiveness was also shown, it showed when Coraline threw him into the other mother face and when they get back to the real world Coraline say sorry and he accepts the sorry. the character strengths are important because when the times comes like that the characteristics should come out.

Character- Charts || Film Study

L.O: Understand how characters are developed in a film.

What am I learning?
I am learning how to understand how the characters are developed in a film.
How does this work show my learning?
This work shows my learning by making these slides and putting the charts that I made for the characters development.
What am I wondering as a result of learning?
I am just wondering how long does it take just to plan and come up with a character in the story.

Workshop 4: Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

Workshop 4: Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

• How does the director use costume to create the other mother?
• How do colour and lighting affect our view of the other mother?
• 'It's easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar'- how does the other mother embody this saying?

Mood/ Atmosphere

Gradual changes - little things change every scene.

Changes:

- no longer look human because

- taller

angrier- posture changes

body shape changes, 

lose shape in the rear

clothes 

Shot 1:

Boring clothes 

real mother

soft/ round/ curved 

warm lighting\

yellow/orange

Shot 2:

wearing red, black, and grey

curves are there; not too apparent

sharpening- apron/head

lighting the same 

clothing style changes

Shot 3: sharpness- nose, elbows, clothing, head

the eyebrows= emotions

red, white, and  black

more sin is exposed

Shot 4: way sharpened- head, elbows rear joints

way taller

not very human 

unhealthy skin

longer rear

Shot 5: Thin, spindly, skeletal, skinnier,

almost no clothes- raggedy shirt

no skin- angular joints

Colours-shade of green, black and grey

frightening, creepy

lighting, dull/dim, not a lot of light feels like it's dark and creepy

The director skillfully uses the costume. lighting and colour to create the character of the other mother. We see a gradual change in costume from conservative casual clothes to start to well-fitted dresses and finally nothing but rags. Her clothes also became sharper around the edges and are predominantly black with highlights of red. When we first saw the other mother warm lighting and use of a yellow/orange colour palette make her seen warm and inviting. However, by the end, the use of dim lighting and green tons makes her seem evil and frightening. These fil techniques help us understand the fil as a whole because they show us the change from a loving and kind 'other' mother to her true form of an evil spiderlike stealing demon.

Symbols || Coraline

L.O: Understand how symbols can be used to add meaning to a film.



What am I learning?
I am learning how symbols can be used in the film.
How does this work show my learning?
This work shows my learning by finishing this task and write an explanation.
What am I wondering?
I am wondering if all the movie has symbols and what kind of movie mostly have symbols.

Different parts of New Zealand Government.

Prime Minister - The leader of the party with the most seats in parliament. They have to be supported by the majority of MPs The Governor - Generally formally appoints the Prime Minister to organise and lead the Government.

Cabinet Minister - They have special responsibilities for running government departments, such as Treasury, the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Youth Development.

Head of State - She (Queen Elizabeth) appoints a Governor-General as her representative.

Governor- General -  The Governor-general summons parliaments appoint Cabinet  Minister and approve any bill passed by Parliament before it becomes law. He or she follows the advice of the Government and does not get involved in the party politics.

Workshop 3: Discussion Colour

Workshop 3: How is the colour used to create the two world?

• What types of colours are used in each world?
• How do different colour pallets change the feel of the story?
• What if the colour palettes were reversed?

Predominant - the most, obvious.

Mood/Atmosphere
Shot 1:

Dark, grey, Gloomy, Cold, Sad, lonely, dull, boring, blue, green.
Grey/Blue

The colour pallet in the office is predominantly made up of blues and greys. This creates an atmosphere gloomy, loneliness and boredom. This is combined with the use of cold light from the window. The director has used this palette because at this moment Coraline feels sad and ignored by her father who is too busy working to spend time with her.

Shot 2:
Colourful, bright, tidy, warm light, red/orange
Blue in places
Happy, Cheerful, Curious, Welcoming, Safe
- In night
- other father at the piano waiting for Coraline.

In the other office. the predominant colours are red and orange. This combined with the use of a warm light creates a mood of cheerfulness, curiosity and safety. the director chose this colour palette because Coraline has just arrived in the other world and meet the other father who wants to spend time with her.

At the end of the film, these colour palettes have reversed with the other world becoming dark and gloomy and the real world becoming bright and colourful. This shows Coraline changing perspective as she becomes happier at home.

The predominant colours in this palette are grey and dark. These colour create an atmosphere of loneliness and sadness. The director used these colours because so we can feel what Coraline feels like she is being left out.

Trip to Willowbank || Recount

Trip to Willowbank

On Thursday 23rd of May 2019, Year 9 E.S.O.L went to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve. In E.S.O.L we are currently learning about Mammals and the field trip was part of the E.S.O.L learning so we can choose what animal we want and so we can learn more about the animal we choose which is the Horse, Alpaca and Rabbit.

Firstly, when we arrive in Willowbank the first one we did was gather in front of the lobby and wait for our teacher Ms Briggs, the name of our tour guide is Rachel. When we enter, we went straight to Farmyard the first animal we saw in the Barnyard was the Kunekune Pig we also fed them but we are just dropping the food because we are not allowed to feed them or lend our hand, while we're feeding the pig we can see the other animals walking around like Chicken, Goose and Duck.

My favourite animals in the Barnyard in Willowbank was the Horse, Alpaca, Bunny. 

The type of Horse we saw was Clydesdale Horse. Her name is Sam she is very lovely and she is very calm, when you touch her she doesn't mind and she is not a very sensitive kind of horse maybe because she is used to people now and no afraid of people. Clydesdale usually has bay colour, they usually eat grass and hay. Behaviour that Clydesdale have is they have a very mild temperament.

Throughout the trip in the farmyard, the animal that I have been wanting to see was the Alpaca because I found it cute and they look soft. When we are approaching the Alpaca he/she was also coming to us. Alpaca has soft and thick fleece/wool but on that time my hand was sweating and I can feel the rough and dryness of the fleece/wool of the Alpaca I touched. Alpaca is similar to llama but Alpaca is smaller than a llama. They have a special stomach that allows them to get nutrients from poor food. Alpaca cria is the term for Alpaca babies, they can stand up  30 to 50 minutes after being born.

The third favourite animals that I saw in the Willowbank was the rabbit. Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha. There are around 504 breeds of rabbit in the world. A male rabbit is called bucks; the female rabbit is called does while the adult rabbit is called coney and the young rabbit is called a bunny. The ears of the rabbit are used to detect and avoid predators.

Throughout the trip, I have learnt a lot about animals like how they behave and how they live as if they are living with the pack or they are living by there selves. We also saw different types of animals; different types of native birds and parrots.

"Clydesdale" 

"Alpacas"

Discussion Lighting 2 || Workshop 2

Shot 3:
Colourful, Blue, Violet, Bright, used vivid, interesting, mysterious,
The lightning is bright and polychromatic.

The small door- she gets in
Use different colour knowing that she's entering the other world.

This when Coraline opens the door to go to the other world. The lighting makes the scene interesting, mysterious and to give a life in the scene. This achieves by using different colour like midnight blue and lavender colour.  The director used this lightning to present Coraline when she is entering the door and going through the tunnel to go to the other world and to see the emotion of Coraline looking confused in what is happening.


Shot 4:
grey, gloomy, dull

This scene was when Coraline opened the door and she was looking what inside the door. The lighting from the moon through the window makes the scene powerful. The director used this kind of lightining that is only focused the lighting on Coraline and that's so we can focus on Coraline and we can see what she's doing.

Japanese Jikoshokai Self Intro

In Japanese, we wrote a Jikoshokai Self Intro. This talk about me and my personal info like where I live, come from and stuff.

New Zealand Government

In Social Studies, we are understanding how the New Zealand government is structure and how people can have a say.

Structure of the New Zealand Government

1. What types of Government does New Zealand have?
 New Zealand is also a monarchy with a parliamentary system of Government.
2. How often does New Zealand hold an election?
Every 3 years.
3. Who is the current Head of States?
Queen Elizabeth ll
4. Who represents this person in New Zealand?
Dame Patsy Reddy

Changes in the Government of New Zealand

Although the Maori authority and the British settler are types of government they still have a difference in how they rule the people and country differently. For example, the Maori authority system has different laws and they have own way of leading the people. They didn’t have courts, judges, police or prisons, they are responsible for their whanau. It's just like the system is much peaceful and people are cooperating to the government. However, the British settler government had a law that was organised to control society and stop people from breaking the rules of society. Unlike Maori authority, the people were likely responsible for the whole of society. The difference between the form of government is important because maybe they know what is best for their people and maybe because they are both play a part in forming laws.

Venn Diagram.

Discussion Lighting || Workshop 2

Workshop 2: Lightning

• Describe the lighting in each of the shots below
• What is the effect of this lighting for the viewer?
• Why do you think the director chose to light this scene this way?

Shot 1:

Boring, dull, cold, empty sad depressing, lonely.
The lightning is cold because of the light is white.

Cloudy/Misty
Through the window - makes it feel cold.
Use a cold light to make it feel like she doesn't want to be there.

Red, White and Blue
- Use when you have several ideas to curvey about topic
eg. In this image, lightning is used to make the room feel cold, empty and depressing.

Lighting is used effectively in this shot of the real world kitchen to make it feel dull, depressing and lonely. This is achieved by using a cold light through the cloudy window. The director has chosen this lighting to remind us that Coraline's real world is boring a lifeless compared to the other world behind the door.

Shot 2:

Bright, Warm, Happy, Enthusiastic Bright, Delightful, Safe, Welcoming, Inviting
Use of a yellow/orange warm light.
They use warm light from the lightbulb aside night but room feel safe.

- Meet other parents.
- Coraline is confused but likes them, they acknowledge and pay attention to her.

In the other kitchen, we see more things and a sense of delight, security and welcoming.
Lighting is used to create this through the use of a yellow/orange warm light from a bulb above the table. The director has done this to highlight the positive relationship between Coraline and her parents. Whilst her real parents ignore her, the other parents acknowledge and want to spend time with her. This is re-enforced by the contracting use of cold and white light in Coraline real world.

Analyse the Plot

In English, we are now doing the Analysing the Plot of the Film, Coraline.



What am I learning?
Analysing the Plot of a Film.
How does this work show my learning?
This work shows my learning by finishing this work and write what I know.
What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
I am just wondering about how long does it take to make a plot and script.