Lighting and Colour

  Atmosphere - feel, energy around
  Mood - how you feel, emotions
  Location - where the story takes place

  Brainstorm: Colour/Lighting

Picture #1

  What's happening: Coraline and her parents are having breakfast in the real kitchen - they look depressed, dull, lifeless

   Technique: Light - cold - natural from cloudy window - dull
                      Colour - cold, dark, washed out, faded, muted - off white, cream yellow

   Effect on the viewer - feels boring, don't want to be there
   What we feel - boring, dull, lifeless

   Director's Purpose (theme) - Sets the mood - the real world appears boring/empty, makes the 'other' world more appealing - looks can be deceiving - isn't actually a bad place to be

   Other Techniques (costume, shots, music, setting): Costume - real parents in simple/plain colors
                                                                                                  - fabrics in dull colours
Picture #2

  What's happening: Coraline and the 'other' parents having dinner in the 'Other' kitchen
                                - Characters seem vibrant and appealing
                                - Good food on offer!

  Technique: Lighting - artificial - ceiling light bulb
                                   - warm - yellowish tone
                                   - dull - parts of room still in the shadows
                       Colour - yellow, orange, black palette
                                   - warm - feels safe/ comfortable

  Effect on Viewer (feel/think) - happy, wants to be there
                                                - welcoming, colourful, joyful

 Director's Purpose (theme) - looks can be deceiving - seems lovely but unsafe in reality
                                            - Makes Coraline feel comfortable - huge improvement on real world

 Other Techniques (costume/shots/music/setting) - Costume - colourful, friendly looking, lots of                                                                                                               black/red, more fashionable, comfy, warm

Matariki Task

   Learning/Understanding

Task: Write a list of 6 things that you are grateful for

1. I am grateful for my family.
2. I am grateful for my beautiful life.
3. I am grateful for all that I was given and all I own.
4. I am grateful for all of the food on our table.
5. I am grateful for my friends and family.
6. I am grateful that I was given wonderful parents.

Coraline Film Study 1

 1. What am I learning?
      I am learning on how to do independent work, to analyze the ideas and themes of a film and to discuss the way a theme or idea is portrayed in the text.

 2. How does this work show my learning?
      The work shows my learning by showing the things I've put into the diagram and by showing by how I used parts of the film to link to my work acting as evidence.

 3. What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
      I am wondering of my vocabulary and meaning and about all of the different ways I can improve it.

Research of Arthritis

  Arthritis - Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age. There are different types of arthritis with at least more than 100 types, each with their own causes and methods of pain. Some of the most common arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

   Arthritis is a disease that affects your joints, making your life progress a lot harder to expand.

1. What are the causes of arthritis?
   There are 100 types of arthritis, so the cause could range from wear and tear to a viral or bacterial infection.

2. Can everyone get arthritis? Who is most likely to get arthritis?
    People can get arthritis but not everyone. Elderly people are the most likely to get arthritis because their DNA has been worn out over the years.

3. What are the two most common types?
   The two most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

4. What are ways to prevent arthritis?
   There are a variety of ways to prevent arthritis. There is yoga, stretching, physical exercise, weight loss, tai chi, etc.

5. How is it treated?
   In minor cases, it is treated by anti-inflammatory drugs, narcotics, steroids, analgesic and immunosuppressive drugs. In serious cases, surgery is done.

More Coraline Things

  Theme/Idea - something that links throughout the story

  'Looks can be deceiving.' - things aren't always what they seem
  Example 1: The Beldam/Other Mother
             - She starts off good; kind but actually an evil soul devouring metal spider demon.
             - Shows theme because the other mother changes gradually over time so that Coraline and the audience don't notice.
             - Important to the story because it helps the audience understand Coraline's choice when she realises that having everything that is perfect won't make her happy.

  Example 2: Other World vs Real World
             - The other world is a perfect web/trap to catch Coraline, whereas the real world is boring but safe.
             - Shows theme because even though the other world seems better in every way, the real world is actually better/safer because it isn't a trap.
             - Important to help the audience understand why Coraline goes back to the real world.

Statement - In Coraline, themes and ideas are used effectively.
Evidence - For instance, the theme 'looks can be deceiving' is shown through the character of the 'Other Mother'. The 'Other Mother' starts kind, but is revealed to be a soul devouring demon.
eXplanation(effect on audience) - This makes the audience feel that we shouldn't trust things or people that seem perfect at first glance.
eXplanation(director) - This was done to make us feel wary or develop a sense of caution towards ne situations.
eXplanation(movie effects) - Coinciding with this is the use of colour to show the 'Other Mother' is becoming more evil. At the start, she is surrounded by warm colours that make us feel safe, but by the end it is dark with neon green which makes her seem dangerous.
Your link - This theme is also shown through the changes in the 'other world' as it is revealed to be a spider web designed to catch Coraline.

PE Juggling and Speed Stacking

  In the last few days in PE class, we did several sessions of table tennis, juggling cloth and juggling balls and speed stacking. Let me tell you about my experience doing these.

   When we were doing table tennis and juggling, I felt pretty weak because out of both sports (er, activities), there was little to no experience in both. The juggling started from two items with one hand, 3 items with 2 hands and last 4 items with two hands. I struggled a bit doing the 2 items-1 hand juggling, but I managed to do it. 3 to 4 items was absolute hell. I could never get past 4 with those. But, thanks to some help from a friend, I managed to do table tennis.

   At first, I thought that this was just a reliever and just something for fun. Until I realised we had to do these for points as well. At that point, things started going off. I started getting set off with every mistake I made. And I was getting salty.

  But this does not compare to my experience in speed stacking. It set off to a smooth start and it continually progressed to a rage-fest. With every mistake, I would repeatedly smash a cup against the desk or just yell angrily. I hope to get rid of this problem soon before things start going wrong.

How Muscles Work

   In this blog, we try to know how muscles work. We'll take a look at our hands...

The Hand (sure, it's shoddily-made, but at least i finished it)

    The strings on the bottom control the whole hand except for the index finger, which has its own string--it makes a pointing hand. My model shows that this hand re-enacts the way our hands operate using our muscles.

    Our hands move with help from our muscles, but our tendons are the ones that send the help from the muscles to our hand bones. Tendons are attached to the bones to help move them. If we don't have such tendons, our hands would have problems working, and our lives would be almost impossible to live properly. 

Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies

   

     On June 2, 2020, we made chocolate chip cookies.

   These are some pictures of the cookies after baking:


       Like other lessons, we took longer to finish than the other groups. Honestly, it would surprise me if we finished early or on time. A short blog, but at least I've done something.

Raising Agents

The 'Coraline' Movie

     So, on June 2, 2020, we watched a movie called Coraline. I'm not gonna spoil any aspect of the movie, but you can look for it if you want to This is gonna have spoilers anyway, so it's gonna happen anyway. Sorry about that!

     The questions we were given and answered:

1.  5 plot points I remember:

• Coraline and her family moves to Pink Palace Apartments.
• She meets the residents of the apartments and around its vicinity.
• She discovers a hidden door in the apartment, which was concealed with wallpaper.
• She discovers the sinister secrets behind them, and escapes only to return again.
• With the help of an artifact given by some of her neighbours, she defeats the loathsome beldam and frees the trapped spirits and her parents.

2. Characters:

    - Coraline Jones, the main character

    - Mel and Charlie Jones, her parents
    - Wyborne (Wybie) Lovat, one of her distant neighbours

    - Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, her downstairs neighbours and elderly actresses

    - Mr. Bobinsky, her upstairs neighbour and drunk, jumping-rat circus ringmaster and acrobatic

    - The ghost children, Ms. Lovat's missing sister
    - Other Parents, opposite versions of her parents: Other Mother (The Beldam) and Other Father
    - Other Neighbours

    - Ms. Lovat, Wyborne's grandmother
    - The cat

(other missing questions because i wasn't quick enough)

    Notes:
Opening Scene:

       - Music: sounds childish; creepy, starts quiet
       - Lyrics: "dreaming" is repeated, humming

Setting:

       Place: Pink Palace Apartments - Real World

       Music: changes to increase tension - faster, louder, minor

       Coraline: sassy, moody, stubborn, curious, needy, bright colours - blue hair, yellow jacket & boots

         - main character - makes us focus, shows she's different from those in the real world

       Colour/Lighting:

Colour: dull, grey, boring, dark, bland, tinted, makes the 'real' house feel depressing, crusty and old, not a place Coraline wants to be in

Real Parents - dull, workaholics, don't have time for Coraline, not happy, depressed, tired; sleep deprived

     
       The 'Other' World: 

Colour/Lighting: bright, vibrant, warm, welcoming - makes it seem safe, inviting and safe, Coraline no longer stands out

Other Parents: fun, active, shows Coraline attention, energetic, cooked her nice food, looks almost entirely different than her 'real' parents; they seem happy and healthy 

Music: doesn't match what we're seeing, a bit spooky, slow to medium, minor, quiet

        The 'Real' Neighbours:
Colour: greys, dark, mournful, sad, colours - palette, foggy, faded, run down, dusty, sticky
Lighting: dark/gloomy - inside house, cold light, shabby, dark, poor
Music:
- bland background, medium pace
- Latin style, upbeat, movement, used to be dated
Setting: forest appears dead, house is old, rustic, run down, basement, theatre room
Characters:
- Mr. Bobinsky - Russian, 'drunk', quite awkward, a weirdo
- Miss Spink and Miss Forcible - they argue, opposites but shares same interests, actress, old fashioned, confident, attention-seekers
      Coraline doesn't like them but they're better than nothing.

         The 'Other' Neighbours:
Colour:
- bright, light, friendly, welcoming
- good dark
Lighting:
- warm light - orange/yellow
- warm light- spotlights are bright
Music:
- loud, joyful, circus music, playful, minor
- energetic, brass
Setting:
- garden is alive, house is painted/looks new, apartments looked colourful, clean, organised
- theater, grand, large, posh, in good condition
Characters:
- Mr. Bobinsky - clean/tidy/done-up, healthy blue, much nicer, had better speech, got Coraline's name correct
- Miss Spink and Miss Forcible - transforms into their younger selves - young, thin, attractive, appears to be extremely talented actresses/acrobats
     Coraline likes them, is enthusiastic to have them around as neighbours.

        The Beldam:
Colours: dark, green, colourful, purple/pink, neons that show in the dark, fades to white
Lighting: dark, cold, unsafe, horrific
Music: slower, quiet, menacing, creepy, spooky, 'Other' world, suspicious
Settings: chocolate & furniture were beetles, sinister, transformed from the perfect home to a spider web; polluted