Workshop 3: How does lighting & Colour enhance the story

Atmosphere - Feel in space, the energy around you.

Mood - how you feel.

Location - place something is happening.

Lighting - Natural - light that comes from nature - sun, moon, stars, lightning, fire.
                Artificial - man-made light source - electricity, light bulbs.

Warm light - yellow/orange tone
Cold light - blue/green/white tone-clean/clinical

Bright - fills the space.
dull - fill half the space -faded.

Colour - colour palette - what are the predominant colours used.

Warm colours - welcoming, happy, friendly.
Cold colours - depressed, sad, chilly, lonely.
                                      -clean, clinical

Brainstorm: lighting/colour
What is shaping - Coraline and her family having breakfast in the real kitchen look rusted, tired.

Describe - lighting - natural light - clouds through the windows.
Cold - white tone
Bright - whole space bright

Colour - white, yellowish, cream - old
cold - make space feel tired.

What is the effect on the viewer - boring, sad, dull, understand that they are not a happy family, Coraline unhappy.

Directors Purpose - makes the other world seem better.
Coraline doesn't like the real world.

Any other techniques - setting - outside the window is loudly and grey, furniture looks old and run down. Doesn't feel lived in-empty.
angles/shots, music,costume,make-up,setting

What's happening - Coraline other parent eating dinner in the other kitchen.
everyone looks happy.

Describe - artefact - ceiling light -warm - yellow/orange tone, dull -some spaces dark.

Colour - red, orange, white, black.
              warm - happy, safe, welcome

Effect on the viewer - Compact/closer, interesting, welcoming, safe.
                                  - Coraline is happy to be there.

Directors Purpose - shows theme looks can be deceiving because other family looks kind and happy but are actually evil.

Costumes - formal, fashionable, fit better, makes them look tidier
- bright black, red, white.

Inside and Out (Heart dissection)

Yesterday in science we had to get into groups of 3 or 4 after that we miss had given us a pig heart for each group. Afterward, we had to examine the pig's heart with the tools that miss had given us the tools that we used were Scaple scissors tweezers in my group was Willam, Ibrham, and I. At first me and Willam played around with the heart like holding it we tried to make our friend Ibrham touch but he said he wouldn't touch it because he thinks it looks yuck. So first Willam grabs the scaple then he started to cut the heart first he made a nice little cut enough for us to open the heart and let us see inside. We tried to figure out what parts are which I would show you guys an image but I can't so I'm sorry but instead, I have this photo of this diagram the diagram is a heart. For the last few minutes, I cut the heart in half and started naming things, The heart is important because you need it to help you breathe so the oxygen goes to your heart through one vessel so it would enter in blue then after it would exit the heart red and go to the lungs.

Genre Research Reflection

The task we had to do is we had to figure out questions about a music genre of our choice the genre we choose to do is rap. So we had to answer questions like the history of rap the style of rap etc, the reason why we did rap was that my group and I thought it was going to be the easiest genre.

Rapping (or rhyming, spitting, emceeing, MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment.

Rapping originated from Africa centuries before hip hop music was even invented. In west Africa, there were people who would tell their story but rhythmically over the drums and sparse: instrumentation. A notable rap song that was recorded is the 1950 song “Gotta Let You Go” by Joe Hill Louis.

The reason rap is called is that in late 1960 there was a rapper who called himself Hubert G. Brown but then changed it to H. Rap Brown. It is a word of slang the meaning of the slang is speech or oration but they didn’t call it rap until a decade later.

The first known female rap artist is Sha-Rock she was born in 1962 during her rapping career she was called the Mother of the mic. Since she was considered the first female rapper before she became a rapper she first started breaking dancing then a few years later is when she started to rap and make music.

The first known rapper is Coke La Rock he is known for being the first rapper to ever start spitting rhymes after partnering up with Dj Kool Herc in 1973. People recognize both as the original founding fathers of Hip Hop, while Rap music was just underground. Dj Kool Herc would rap at some of the parties he would DJ at and some people would say he was inspired by the Jamaican Tradition. The Jamaican Tradition is when people would gather up and would be talking or chanting usually in a monotone melody over a beat by the DJ.a

The fastest rapper in history is Twista, Twista has rapped 11.2 syllables per second so 11 syllables in just one second he became the first rapper in 1992. His fastest rap song is called Twista-Mista he raps 1,287 words in 4 minutes 36 seconds that is about 280 words per minute.

Hip-hop has never been more popular than it is today, but many fans probably still wouldn’t know who Aubrey Graham is, even though they stream his songs every day.

Going back to the early days of rap music, stage names have been a huge part of its culture. Even many of the most popular rappers to ever hold a microphone have kept their real names a mystery so we are trying to find their real names today too.

Workshop 2: linking themes to impact of angles, movement and shots

Brainstorm -

What is happening in this shot -
Other Wybie standing on stairs outside the house. 'Other mother' asks him to smile from the doorway, instead, he frowns. Other Wybie making self smaller-less of a target-head down, shoulders hunched. It looks weak and vulnerable.

Angles/Shots - High angle - makes Wybie look overpowered, weak and vulnerable,
POV - 'Other mother', makes her seem stronger, bigger, more dominant.

Viewer - Makes viewers feel sorry for/ scared for other Wybie.

Why did the director do this -

Foreshadowing hinting at what is to come.
hinting that maybe the other mother isn't so wonderful.

Other Techniques - lighting - spotlight on Wybie - like he's on the spot/ under focus - dark around creates a creepy atmosphere.

In the scene with the other mother and the other Wybie we see high angle shots used to show the theme 'looks can be deceiving'. We see this when the other mother asks the other Wybie to smile but he hunches over and frowns instead. This makes the audience feel sorry for the other Wybie because he looks scared. The use of a high angle shot from the other mother's point of view adds to this feeling as it makes the Other Wybie look weak and vulnerable. Why did the director do this to foreshadow the change of the other mother from creepy to more creepy. Coinciding with this is the use of lighting. A spotlight is on the other Wybie emphasizing that he is under the focus of the Other Mother. This reminds us of early in the film where a low angle shot was used to make Wybie seem big and scary but he really he was just ordinary this links us to the scene because it also shows looks can be deceiving.

Drama

Today in drama we are trying to do a play there are 3 of us in the group in the group there is Kaedun, Alex, and I. For our plays we have to relate it to teenagers problems our situations, my groups doing it based around how kids are distracted by their devices. So in our play, Alex is sitting down on his phone and I run it and tell him that the house is on fire so when I tell him he is to distract on his phone to listen so I run out and ring the fire department that's when Kaedun comes in while music is playing in the background. Kaedun in the play is a fireman and he rescues Alex at the end they end it off with a smile with thumbs up and winking.

Workshop 1: Unpacking Themes and Ideas?

Themes & Ideas - continuous idea/subject that links throughout the text.

Looks can be deceiving - don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge by appearance. 

Examples of it in the film - when she meets Wybie because when first meet him he looked scary when we got to meet him he is a nerd, shy kid, and a geek he seemed scary the first time we met him because he was above Coraline so it makes him look bigger and loud music and lighting at the back 

Shows theme being because like other characters, our first impressions based on appearance, tone, visual, techniques aren't always correct. 

Important because it helps out the audience understand with Coraline that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is- she should choose the real world over the other world.

Example 2 - Character of Other mother - she seems normal/friendly at the start but by the end becomes a soul-devouring spider demon.

Shows theme because Other mother isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impressions.

Important because Coraline realizes that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.

Statement - In Coraline, the theme' looks can be deceiving' is used effectively to engage the audience.

Evidence - For instance, the character of the ' Other mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she starts off as a kind mother figure but gradually changes into a soul-devouring.

Explanation -  This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character based on first impressions as they can often be wrong.

eXplanation - This is done to help Coraline decide between the real world and the other world if the 'Other mother' was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.

eXplanation - Combined with this is the use of colour and lighting. the 'Other mother' first appears in a vibrantly bright room that makes us feel warm and safe, however, by the end it has become dark and green which makes the viewer feel scared and show that her first look was deceiving.
(shots/angles, music,)
(setting,lighting/colour)

Your link this can be juxtaposed to the character of Wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can deceiving.

Drama

For 2 periods of drama, we have been learning how to make little play using some tik tok in groups we didn't have to use the whole dance we could just use one move. At first, my group didn't know what to do but later on, we find out what to do, for our play I played as a bull, and I had to chase someone because they had walked into the wrong Penn. While I was chasing her there were two people outside of the Penn looking inside and laughing at the girl that was getting chased by the bull but later on I got shot of stage so that's the whole play. The way we used tik tok moves in this play was the two people outside do tik tok dances while laughing and before the girl walked into the Penn she cleaned her shoes it's a tik tok dance.

Coraline

Opening scene

Pink palace apartment - It is in the middle of the forest.

Movers - They have come in a big truck to give the person who has just moved into their apartment their things.

Furniture - Was being moved out of the trucks onto the lawns or in the apartment.

Coraline -
Mean 
Sassy
Curious
Childlike, imaginative
Moody

Costume -
Yellow raincoat.
Bright clothing - Stands out, not only in the dull setting but also from everyone else.
Blue hair.
Shows she is different.

Inside -
Dark
Cold
Old
Boring - Pastel colors
Empty
Worn down
Untidy
Rustic

Other place.
Clean.
Full of things. 
Unpacked


Real parents -
Neglectful
Busy
Workaholics
Forgetful
Mums more passive-aggressive
Old 
Bland
Tired
Unhealthy - Pale - look sickly
Depressed - expression (often frowning) Tone of voice.

Other Parents -
Healthy
Energetic - a dad with the piano
Mum cooked full meal - selfless
Dad happy
Clean

Music - 

Creepy Tone, slow, minor ton - warning that something bad is going to happen. The music is like a type of lullaby it was very childlike, at the beginning of the music it is creepy but later on it is less creepy and just weird. The lyric in the song is a made-up language - made to make it more interesting, creep, can’t understand it. 

Once arrived at the pink palace the music was - Gentle, dramatic, enchanting, happier/sweet, bit more major tone, slow timbre. Change - chasing music, more dramatic, high tension, minor tone, sad, chanting/warning, danger, and innocence.

Creepy
Minor key - warning
Slow/medium timbre
Music box

Camera shots -

High angles - used in the shot to make the person look stronger the other, other mothers, it’s her point of view.

Extreme closeup - detail shot on the button - foreshadowing.

POV - Mover looking at money

Over the shoulder cat looking at Coraline.

High angle -

Long shot - distance running from the cat, see more setting.

Birdseye - look down at an object, to show setting, depth of the well.

Transition tilt - Nice way to go between sets (place and time).

Dutch tilt - Looking from the doll's point of view, warning something bad is going to happen.

Lighting/Colour-

Green.

Dark and creepy vibe.

Old.

Shadows - adds to the creepiness.

Cold light - adds to the horror atmosphere.
Dull.
Grey.
Boring.
Deary.
Bright - Coraline fits in.
Vibrant.
Warm and welcoming.

Speed Stacking

For the past week in P.E, we have been learning how to do speed stacking first we had to learn the 3 by 3 by 3 at first it was hard. But later on, it got easier than after I learnt how to do speed stacking I had to learn how to do 3 by 6 by 3 it was easy but then putting the stacking the 6 cups up were had to put the cups down were very hard for me.

Coraline

5 Plot point

1. Opening the door.
2. Giving Caroline the doll.
3. Mum and dad getting taken.
4. Getting the object to help find the eyes.
5. The cats and her conversation.

Characters

1. Coraline.
2. Wybie
3. Mrs. Spink
4. Cat
5. Mrs. Forcible

PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE DAY

Magandang Umaga, this week we are learning about the Philippines independence day. In 1946 July 4 that was the date when the Philippine got their independence day. It was established with the U.S approval and Manuel Quezon was elected the first president of the Philippine then in 1946 July 4 is when full independence was granted for the republic of the Philippine by the United States. Independence day happens every June 12 every year, they do it on this date because on that date was when the Philippines was declaring the Philippines independence day and they call it Araw ng kasarinlán also known as the day of freedom.  On the day the foods they eat are Adobo, Beef Tapa, Lechon, Sisig, and Kare-Kare.