Coraline Notes

Today in literacy we were just making notes about Coraline and what happened in each part of the movie. Here are the notes that I have wrote from today's lesson.

Opening Scene:

• Music - Sounds quiet creepy and it also sounds like a music box or child's. There are also some lyrics that say dreaming over and over again. At the start the music gets quiet and then louder. 
• Perspective: The other mother POV we see from her, know its her by the needle hands.
• Use of close up shot - makes audience focus on the doll not on the creator.
• Lighting / colours - Dim, dark, green, faded, - Sets the mood / atmosphere that its old, building looked abandoned, unappealing and run down.

Setting - Pink palace - real world

• Music - Sounds happy, gentle, harmony, chanting, sung by children, lyrics in a made up language, makes calm happy atmosphere. Changes to increase fension - faster, louder, miner
• Coraline - Sassy, moody, stubborn, bright colours - blue hair, yellow jacket and boots. main character makes us focus, shows shes different from these in the real world.
• Colour / lighting - Dull grey, boring, dark, bland, tinted, makes the 'real house' feel depressing, old, crusty + cold, not a place Coraline wants to be
• 'Real parents' - Dull, workaholics, dont have time for Coraline, not happy, depressed, tired

The 'Other World':

• Music - Spooky music, doesn't match what we are seeing, slow to medium pace, minor, quiet
• Colour / lighting - Bright, vibrant, warm, welcoming - makes it feel inviting and safe, Coraline doesn't stand out anymore
• Other parents - Fun, active, show Coraline attention, energetic, cooked her nice meals, they look happy & healthy unlike the real parents.

The 'real' neighbours:

• Colour - Greys, dark, mournful, sad colours - pallets, foggy, washed out, rundown, dusty, sticky
• Lighting - Dark/gloomy - inside house cold light, Shobby, dark, poor
• Music - Bland, background, medium, latin skyk, upbeat, movement
• Setting - Forest looks dead, house is old, rustic, rundown, basement, theateroom, used to be fashionable, now is dated
• Characters - Mr Bobinsky - Russian 'drunk' - awkward, weirdo, Miss Spink & Miss forceable - the argue, opporites but like same thing, actress, old fashioned, confident, attention - speakers, Coraline doesn't like them but better than nothing

The 'other' neighbours:

• Colour - Bright, light, friendly, welcoming, good dark, , shiny, bright, vibrant
• Lighting - Warm light - orange/yellow, warm light - spotlights are bright
• Music - Loud, joyful, circus music, playful, energetic, brass
• Setting - Garden alive, house is painted/looks new, apartment looked colourful, clean, organised, thearters, grand, large, posh, good condition 
• Characters - Mr B - clean/tidy/done-up, healthy blue, nice to Coraline - gets her name right, Miss Spink & Miss forceable - transformed, young, thin, attractive, talented actress/acrobatics, modern, Coraline likes them, is enthusiastic to have them as neighbours

The Beldams

• Colours - Dark, greens, colour, colourful, purple, pink, neon's that show in the dark, fades to white
• Lighting - Dark, cold, unsafe, horrific, 
• Music - Slower, quiet, menacing, creepy, spooky, other world, suspicious
• Setting - Chocolate & furniture, wore beetles, sinister, transformed from the perfect home to a spider web - polluted

Different film shots

For the last few weeks or so we have been learning about camera shots, camera angles and camera movements and the definition of each one. For this weeks task I had to made a google doc and wrote down every camera shots, camera angles and camera movements, then I had to write the definition for each beside it. After that I got to chose 1 of these 2 activitys and they were to get photographic and go outside to take photos showing the camera techniques listed above. Present these in a fun way on your blog. The second one is to create a visual dictionary where you have a photo showing the definition of each concept. I chose the second one because it looked really fun to do. Here is the camera angles, shots and movement and the definitions.

Camera shots

• Extreme close up - The extreme close up puts the camera right up in your face your it can just be looking right at your eye or one part of your body.
• Close up - The close up puts the camera right near your face so it can see your whole head and shoulders or an another particular part of your body
• Over the shoulder - Over the shoulder is when the camera is looking over someones should and is listening to there conversation
• Medium long shot - Medium long shot is where the camera is looking at the two people that are talking in the film or when its showing the one person and some of the background 
• Medium shot - The medium shot is when the camera is looking at you from your head down to your waist
• Long (wide) shot - The long wide shot is when the camera is up in the air and the camera is quiet far away looking at the scene
• Extreme long shot -  The extreme long shot is when the camera is looking at the scene far away but can see it very well

Camera angles

• High angle - Camera shot from above the subject looking down but on a angle
• Dutch tilt - When camera is on a horizontal angle looking at the people or something in the film
• Low angle - Camera shot on the ground but looking up at the scene
• Bird eye view - The photo or video taken above the scene looking down at the people / person or an object
• Point of view - The viewer looking at something or looking at an object or its like a camera in the eye looking at something or an object
• Eye level - The camera looking at the same level as the person’s eye or just like the person’s eye looking at something.

Camera movement

• Medium close up - The camera looking at the persons face more clearly but without not getting comfortablely close 
• Pan - The camera rotating on its horizontal or vertical angle in order to keep a moving person or object in view
• Tilt - The camera is on a lean just like a tilt but still looking at the person or object
• Tracking - The video or shot taken anywhere the camera follows backwards, forward or moving sideways
• Mise en scene - Everything getting put into a scene including music and camera angles/angles

Montage -  A technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information.

Now here is my slideshow of the visual dictionary

Film Crossword

Last week our teacher Miss Abernethy was talking a little bit about different languages in films. Then there were 2 different activitys that we could do within that period, the 2 activitys were to create your own language of film dictionary and explain what they are, and how they are used to create effect in a film. Then the other one was to create a crossword where the clues are the definitions for each of the terms above. There were 14 terms and they are called Body Language, Costumes, Hairstyles, Make-Up, Colour, Lighting, Props, Setting, Dialogue, Sound Effects, Music, Silence, Symbles and Special Effects. After that I made my crossword and this is what it turned out like.

Our teacher asked us to answer these questions that they wanted us to do about this work that I have been doing. Here are the questions and answers.

What am I learning?

I am learning about how to do a film study and to learn about all of the different camera angles, different camera shots and all of the different camera movements

How does this work show my learning?

It shows my learning when I have put the word and the meaning when I was making it because it also shows that I have done it.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

What I was wondering was that yay it worked because It turned out better that I thought it would.

My Strength Poster

Today in Homeroom we have been looking at our strengths and what they are. For the first activity we got 2 pieces of paper and there were like 25 strengths on it but we could only chose one. What my 5 strengths are love of learning, bravery, creativity, curiosity and humour. After that we had to make a poster about them strengths and so here is my poster.

Home Economics / Working from home

Today for working from home I have been told to choose a suitable recipe to bake at home to write about which what I am doing now. First I thought about it and I decided to choose ginger bread men because it is a very easy recipe and I had most of the ingredients at home. First I got the recipe and started reading it through but most of the time when I was making the ginger bread men I read through the recipe each step that I was doing. 

First what I did was preheated the oven to 180c bake. After that I lined two baking trays with baking paper.

Next I put the flour, baking soda, ginger and brown sugar in a large bowl

After I added the cubed butter and rubbed with my fingertips in food processor until it reassembles fine breadcrumbs.

After that I made it into breadcrumbs I added the egg and golden syrup and then mixed with a wooden spoon until it made a dough.

If dough is sticky, add a little more flour until it forms a workable dough.

Then I wrapped dough in plastic wrap and put it into the fridge for about 30mins max.

Next I rolled out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut out shapes using  cutters or ginger bread men cutters.

Then I placed the shapes on the baking trays, with the rest of the dough roll it out again and make some more.

Finally I put them in the oven for 8 to 10mins until golden brown. Next I left ginger bread men on the trays to cool down.

Now its time for the icing.

First I beaten a egg white with a fork until frothy.

Then I folded in the other ingredients until thick but not to thick. Not that long after I put icing in a resealble bag.

After that I snipped off the corner and pipped onto the biscuit and decorated them with the icing to make them look better.

Most of all I decorated them with M&M's and choc chips.

Here is the final product.

Here is the full recipe. 

2 cups Edmond Standard Grade Flour
½ tsp Edmond Baking Soda
1 Tbsp ground ginger 
1 cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar, Chelsea Dark Cane Sugar or Chelsea Organic Coconut Sugar
150g Tararua Butter, cubed
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp Chelsea Golden Syrup
Icing1 egg white
1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar1 tsp lemon juice

Lollies or currants to decorate

Preheat oven to 180°C bake (160°C fan-forced). Line two baking trays with baking paper.

Place the Edmond Standard Grade Flour, Edmond Baking Soda, ginger and Chelsea Sugar in a bowl or food processor. Add Tararua Butter and rub in with fingertips or pulse in food processor until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and Chelsea Golden Syrup and stir or pulse to mix. If the dough is sticky, add a little more flour until it forms a workable dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Roll out on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cut out shapes using biscuit cutters and place on trays. Form leftover dough into a ball and re-roll and repeat cutting out until dough is used up.

Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Icing
Make icing by beating egg white with a fork until frothy. Fold in the other ingredients and place icing in a resealable bag. Snip off the corner and pipe decorations onto each biscuit. Use icing to attach lollies or currants.

How to stop bacteria / Food technology

Today for food technology working from home I have been learning about bacteria can grow in things like Food, Oxygen, Our environment, Temperature, Moisture and Time. It was quiet confusing because oxygen can't stop bacteria because bacteria uses oxygen to grow. After that we had to write about it in our blog which I am doing now. Sorry that this is a short blog post because there isn't really that much to do. Here is the work that I have done today.

WHAT IT NEEDS TO GROW	HOW TO STOP
FOOD	To make sure food is thoroughly cooked in order to kill any bacteria. Make sure that your fridge is at the correct temperature to keep cold foods chilled.
OXYGEN	In most cases bacteria requires oxygen to grow
NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT	To stop bacteria in the environment people need to wash their hands to stop the bacteria getting from their hands onto other furniture where it can carry to other people
TEMPERATURE	Freezing food and holding it at temperatures below 0’F can stop bacterial growth. Temperatures at the high end of the danger zone above 140’F can also be used to prevent bacterial growth
MOISTURE	At a certain temperature their can be a lot of moist  which can prevent bacteria
TIME	A single bacterium can multiply to over two million in just seven hours

Food safety thermometer / Food technology

For food technology working from home I have been learning about food safety thermometer and to see what is happening to the bacteria. Then I had to search up food safety thermometer and select an image about the thermometer. After that at each point I needed to identify what is happening to the bacteria. Here is the thermometer that I have been completing. Sorry for the short blog post for today.