creative presentation

  In this paragraph, I am writing about some symbols in hunger games and their effect on the film 

what I am learning: About symbolism.
How does this work show my learning: I have created a paragraph about symbols in hunger games What am I wondering as a result of this learning:  how the writers decided to use this symbolism

the mocking jay-

In the hunger games, the Mockingjay represents defiance and faith in the first movie katniss gets a mocking jay pin from the black market and it quickly becomes a reminder for Katniss that she needs to have faith in herself to win the games so that she can return home to her sister. katniss later becomes district thirteens mocking jay to help them defeat the capitol and give everyone in district thirteen hope for victory and a better life. katniss and everybody else embarrassed the idea of mocking jay as a way of rebellion towards the evil Capitol that rules their world and their president, president snow. 

The Silent Salute-

the silent salute represents respect and its a sign of gratitude, honour and admiration  in the reaping scene when katniss volunteers for her sister they all give her the silent salute because she volunteered and showed bravery and it was a sign of gratitude for her sacrifice and she was the first person to volunteer and in the scene were rue dies katniss gives district 11 the salute and they return the gesture 

katniss's dress- 

                                      

this was the dress that she wore at one of her interviews katniss after the first time she wore a fire dress witch was a black one she wore this when her and peeta were on the horses was known as the girl on fire so that's  what the dress symbolises it was also to symbolise her spirit witch as we see more later on in the films she is a very free spirit and doesn't like the capitols rules and we all know this because she later on helps district 13 take on the capitol as there mocking jay  

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 scene- they don't own me 

brainstorm- angles/ movement/ shots - over the shoulder, puts us in listeners pov.  

                                                              makes us part of the conversations 

music X diegetic sound                      close-ups- shows the emotions of the two- nervous, anxious mostly                                                                                  Peeta 

*lighting/colour- mood- sad, gloomy- greys, darks, blacks, dim lighting- works with c/u to highlight emotions on the face                                             

settings X                      

costumes/ makeup X 

character/ dialogue  "I don't want them to change me" 

                                 " I don't want to be another piece in their game"

                                 " if I'm going to die I wanna still be me " 

theme- rich vs poor, hope & rebellion, struggle for power 

what happened- Peeta and katniss are hearing a conversation about how the games might affect them 

atmosphere- foreboding, hesitant, nervous, reluctant 

- lighting & colour p.2

- dialogue p.1

- close-up p.3

in the scene 'they don't own me; dialogue is used to create a foreboding atmosphere.

Katniss and Peeta are having a conversation about how the upcoming games might affect them. this is demonstrated by the quotes " I don't want them to change me; and "if I'm going to die I still want to be me" spoken by Peeta. This shows that Peeta has a scene that he is going to have to do things that he doesn't want to do like kill others this makes the audience feel sorry for Peeta because he is most likely going to die or kill others to survive. the director did this to make us believe Peeta would die early and that being a tribute isn't something to celebrate but a loss of personal autonomy. this worked well with the dark colours of blacks and greys which adds to the foreboding atmosphere this aspect can be contrasted to when Peeta joins the career pact once in the games because they are cold-hearted killers which is what Peeta didn't want to be. 

english- workshop 4

 atmosphere - feeling/mood set in the scene 

mood - the way we feel/emotional response 

location - area its set in 

1 district 12 

what is happening - katniss is jogging through the district 

types of color/lighting - cold colors more grey undertones 

                                      dull colors nothing stands out - blue/grey shades

                                      natural colors - palate - greens, browns, grey, black, 

                                   - lighting- cold, dull, natural 

viewer  effect (feel) - not welcoming, unpleasant, run down, dirty, poor 

directors purpose -  shows how unpleasant it is to live in the districts underprivileged good comparison for capitol 

other techniques - setting - dirt roads, houses derelict, transport old fashioned wagons, no electricity

2. the capitol

what is happening - the citizens of the capitol are awaiting the arrival of the tributes    

types of lighting/color - colors - cold - white undertones \

                                    - bright, artificial

                                    - lighting - cold (white)  artificial,  bright 

                                    - palette - setting - white metallic`s 

                                    - bright vibrant colorful 

viewer  effect (feel) - these people are privileged they are celebrating the more advanced 

directors purpose - makes us sympathize with the tributes - they have lots and the districts have none, don`t  like them because they over the top arrogant

other techniques - costume - rich, extravagant, arrogant, over the top

                           settings - rich, modern, technologically advanced, clean, new

3. the control room 

what is happening - people are manipulating the arena via computer 

types of color/lighting - color pallet- blue/white/dark grey/clinical

color - cold (blue/white) bright especially white shirt 

         - artificial lighting/ color - holographic, cyan 

 

                                

viewer  effect (feel) - makes us feel like they are smart but unsafe, scientific 

directors purpose -  makes us feel like they are mindless drones, detached from reality 

other techniques- costume - white lab coats - feels like an experiment 

                                          - settings, no clutter lots of tech only focused on the one job  

Themes and ideas

                                                        Themes and ideas 

rich vs poor - some people have more - Capitol, 1, 2. 

- money                    -food - variety 

- proper housing        - medicines 

- transport                  - privileges / respect 

- resources                 - technology 

- clothing/ make-up   - childhoods 

                                            hope and rebellion

hope is the belief that something will get better .

rebellion - to fight against something, protest, upraise, usually against government.  

symbols of hope - katniss, melodic, mocking jay, 3 finger salute.

                                                     struggle for power  

currently, the Capitol has power - president snow. 

-Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance, become a threat because snow sees her as one. 

hope is the only thing stronger than fear. a little hope is effective a lot of hope is dangerous.

fear - the people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed and they were punished with the hunger games.

little hope - becoming a victor. 

dangerous hope that the districts deserve to be treated better. 

                                                  power of propaganda  

information, especially of a bias or misleading nature used to promote a political cause or point of view .

messages being told - its not worth rebelling - the capitol is the strongest. 

things are good the way they are. 

         peace keeper 

            propaganda                   /           reality 

  people to help keep the           /     soldiers, violent, keep people in line look like storm troupers. 

piece and help you.                  /

                                                / 

victor 

glorious, someone who wins

                                                         the power of propaganda  

propaganda                                                                                                        reality 

(fallen)

people who died in the game                                        teenagers who have been killed/ murdered 

takes away from the reality of the situation                    violent 

(tribute ) 

two brave young people                                          sacrifice is punishment to the districts

its an hour

rich vs poor

 - people in the capitol vs people in the districts 

- comparing the opining shoot in district 12 vs the peta looking out the window at the Capitol 

-district 12 - poor - houses -  rundown - wooden 

-food - very little - see old man picking at bone 

- clothing - 1 pair of good clothes  warn out - old colours are faded - grey/black easier to not show coal dust 

capitol

- houses - large concrete metals ascent gold silver 

- food - variety of choices dont have to have the same things , more than enough, excess

- clothing - fancy - suits - extravagant - fashion- extreme excess  

hope and rebellion 

- convo president snow and Seneca craine  

- a little hope quote 

- convo between Hamitic and sinica 

-give them something to root for - young love 

struggle for power 

- katniss and peta eat the berries 

- death of rue = riot in district 11

power of propaganda 

- subtle

- hunger games film strip  

 

natural selection

  explain a scenario an animal might find itself in where a random mutation makes it better at surviving

if an animal is venomous like some snakes or spiders or If it has big teeth like tigers and lions or big feet like kangaroos

Why wouldn't the giraffes grow longer necks just because the trees were tall?

because random genetic mutations caused some giraffes to be born with long necks and that gives them a higher chance of survival than the ones who don't have it

What needs to happen for a gene to become more common

the transfer of genes between populations as migration or between species in gene transfer evolution occurs when these genes become more common

Fossils and Vestigial Structures

 What is a transitional fossil?

any fossilized remains of a life form that has traits of two district groups

Name 3 interesting discoveries we have made from fossil records?

how long life has existed on earth

how different plants and animals are related to each other

how and where they lived

What is a Vestigial Structure?

evolutionary history footprints

film study

 

I was supposed to answer some questions about my work but i don't 

know what they are so i cant but i made a crossword with the words on the board with the definitions as the clues 

top 5 articles in the declaration of human rights

 

Not to be discriminated against (2)

No torture (5)

Equal treatment -law (7)

Fair trial (11)

Right education (26)

  

I chose these ones because I think they are important and they were the ones on the board 

binge drinking

 This is the slide me and sharney did for our health work 

the rat dissection

1 trachea 

2 oesophagus 

3 heart 

4 lung 

5 liver  

6 bile duct 

7 spleen 

8 pancreas 

9 ileum  

10  jejunum

today in class we were doing a rat dissection but i didn't want to join in so i did this diagram instead.   

work shop 5

workshop 5- creating characters

1 physical - soft or round edges 
                 - looks like real mum 
                 - normal height

Costume - basic/no patterns 
               - baggy lose clothing 
               - mostly covers body  
colour/ lighting - warm, artificial lighting, dull, colour pallet - orange 

2 physical - sharper edges - head/ nose/ apron 
costume    - blacks/ reds 
                 - lose / baggy gives idea of softness 

colour/ lighting - warm, artificial, oranges/ yellow 

3 physical - paler skin 
                 - weight shifts to hips/ bum- ascents beetle 
                 -pointy nose, back of head, elbow Skinner 
      pattern - polka dots, black, white, red 

Costumes - fits her figure better 
                - beetle shell like layers 
                - shows more skin 
colour/ lighting- bright, vibrant, cold, artificial - browns / peaches 

4 physical- stick figure lost all the fat taller, long neck hair arms elbows back of dress 

costume, pattern black white ,red  -shows more skin - a lot tighter- beetle shape on the back again beetle shape on the neck 

colour / lighting bright, warm artificial orange 

5 physical- ugly spider bike, needles, no fat, no skin, feed joints- taller 

costume- batted rags barely  there  

colour/ lighting green & black cold light, unnatural   

chocolate chip cookies

we made chocolate chip cookies it took a long time as our group had some problems with the ingredients and it was a bit to dry.

this is the recipe

100g butter
1/2 cup Chelsea white sugar
1/2 cup Chelsea soft brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cups chocolate chips

method
melt butter, and add both sugars and cream these together. beat in the eggs and vanilla then put in yhe dry ingredients. roll into medium sized balls, making sure the mixture is not to wet! put on a well greased baking tray they shouldn't spread too much so flatten slightly. bake at 180' for 8-10 minutes.
Tip you can easily half this recipe or roll half into a log wrap in cling film and freeze cut into 15 pieces while still frozen and bake.

this were very good but a bit dry *very good with a glass of milk

jam drop biscuits

in coking me Keghan Tennennssee Tiaoa made jam drop biscuit here are some pictures.

and this is the recipe:

preparation time: 20 minutes
Total cook time: 15 minutes

80g butter, softened
1/3 cup caster sugar
2 table spoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup self raising flour
1/3 cup custard powder
1/3 cup raspberry jam

1 preheat the oven to moderate 108'C (350'F/Gas 4). Line two baking trays with baking paper
2 cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl with the electric beaters until light and fluffy add the milk and vanilla and beat until combined add the sifted flour and custard powder and mix to form a soft dough (be careful not to over mix) Roll heaped teaspoons of the mixture into balls and place on the trays
3 make an indention in each ball using the end of a wooden spoon fill each hole with a little jam. bake for 15 minutes cool slightly on the trays then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

family's reviews
mum: very good would be better with a glass of milk because its like a shortbread
Nan: very yummy but the jam is a bit sour

workshop 3

atmosphere - feel in a space, energy around you
mood - how do you feel
location - place something is happening


Lighting -   natural light that comes from nature - sun, moon, stars, lighting, fire.
                   artificial -man made light source - electricity, light bulbs.

                 
                  warm light - yellow / orange tone
                   cold light - blue / wight tone - clean/ clinical
               
                    bright - fills the space
                    dull fills part of the space - faded.

Colour - colour pallet - what are the predominant e colours used.
                                     warm colours - welcoming happy friendly
                                      cold colours - makes us feel sad lonely chilly
                                            - clean clinical

Brainstorm: lighting / colour
whats happening -Coroline and her family having breakfast in the real kitchen
                           -look rushed, tired
Describe - lighting -natural light - clouds through window
                               cold- wight tone
                                bright - hole space bright
Colour -wight, yellowish wight, cream- old
           - cold - makes space feel tired.



Effect on viewer- boring, dull, sad,
(feel/ think) - understand they are not a happy family.
                   - Coraline unhappy

Directors purpose - makes other world more appealing
                              - Coroline doesn't like the real world

Other techniques - setting - outside the window is  cloudy and grey
angles/ shots, music,        - furniture looks old and run down
costume makeup              - doesn't feel lived in, empty
setting

Brainstorming: lighting/ colour
what is happening - Coraline and other parents eating dinner in the other kitchen
                              - everyone seems happy
Describe - lighting - artificial - ceiling light
                               warm -yellow/ orange tone
                                dull - some space dark
  Colour - red, orange, white, black
             -warm - happy, safe, welcoming
Effect on viewer- compact/ close, interesting, welcoming, safe
(feel/ think) - Coraline is happy to be there

Directors purpose- shows theme looks can be deceiving because
 (theme )                other family look kind and happy and kind but they are actually evil.

Other techniques - costume - formal fashionable fit better,
angles/ shots, music,             makes them look tireder
costume make-up,               - bright black, red, white
setting

workshop 1

Theme and 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
Example 1: character of Wybie- when we first met him he seems scary (mask, motorbike, use of high angles to look bigger, loud music) but in reality hes just a weird neighbour. 
>shows theme because like other characters, our first impression based on appearance, tone,visual techniques aren't always correct. 
>important because helps audience understand with Coraline that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is - should chose the real world over the other world. 
Example 2: character of the 'other mother' - she seems normal/friendly  at the start but by the end she becomes a soul devouring spider demon. 
>shows the theme because 'other mother' isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impression. 
>important because Coraline realises that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.

Statement - in Coraline, the theme 'looks can be deceiving' is used effective 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 king mother figure but gradually changes into a soul devouring demon. 

eXplanation- This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a     audience            character by first impressions as they can often be                              wrong. 
  eXplanation - This is done to help Coraline decide between the      director           real world and the other world. If the 'other                                        mother' was really perfect Coraline                                                   wouldn't chose to go home. 
eXplanation - combined with this 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 witch                                  makes the viewer feel scared and shows that her                           look was deceiving 

your link - This can be a juxtaposed to the charicter of wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can be deceiving 

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