Market day conclusion - Business

Our strengths: Our group was prepared because we pre-made 7 batches of churros the night before so that we could be prepared on the day. By doing this it made it easier as well as faster to sell all we had to do was to heat them up again so they turn crispy. Because we made the churros at my house we were able to take our time to perfect little details of the churros so that it turns as well as it should be. We sold out in a reasonable amount time which was great because we got to rest all through period 3 .

Our weakness: Time management was definitely a weakness of ours because one of us was late while the other 2 were looking for them because of this we cut up a lot of useful time that we could've used to at least make another batch or to get the stall up and going. Our group didn't have as much posters as we would like, we made a slide but it didn't send through the whole school meaning not a lot of people were aware of our business. Location of the stall. The location of our stall was in a really bad place people were just walking past not aware of of us because they were to caught up with the bank. 

Three things that I should definitely do next time to improve the business activity is; time management, location of the stall and advertisements - specifically making sure that they are sent to everyone. 

Know my place

Settings timeline - Hunger games

 

Workshop working - Hunger games (weekly edited)

 Workshop 1: Unpacking themes and ideas

Definition + terminology - Money, Lifestyle, Food, Privilege, Technology, Assumptions, Life-                                                          style
Rich 
- The capitol (Accents, posh, fancy and big words)
- Clothing (Neon, bright, exotic, cleaner, )
- Architectures (Concrete, glass, steel, metal, modern)
- Advanced Technology (very futurist, medicine)
- Food (Varieties, high quality)
- Setting

Poor
 - District 12 (Coal mining, dirty, trading, un-safe)
- Illegally hunting (Hardly any food)
- Clothes (Raggedy, Dirty, worn out , trousers, wrong fitting)
- Setting (Nature)
- Entertainment (Mud, pools of water)

Sexxxy paragraph
In the dystopian movie 'Hunger games' directed by Gary Ross, costumes are used effectively to show the theme of rich v poor. Rich vs poor is not just about money but it is also about power, Privilege, Lifestyle and more. For example the capitol is filled with people (and animals) wearing bright, exotic colours. The costumes were made of very futurist fabric. This makes the audience understand that the Capitol is much more advanced in terms of lifestyle when compared to district 12 - in-equality is an issue here. The directors intent was to create a contrast between the costumes. The costumes in district 12 is ragged and worn out. It is traditional and natural. This difference shows that there are privileges to living in the capitol.

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What makes a successful paragraph?
I think that a successful paragraph needs to have evidence, an explanation as well as a link.

Workshop 2: Linking themes to the impacts of Angles, Movement and Shots

Terms
- When Katniss volunteered a dutch tilt was shown to show unease + long shot
- High angle on Effie displays power over the crowd 
- Through out the reaping scene the camera was shaky for uncertainty +mid long 
- Effie's costume had a close up shot displayed 
- Katniss and Gale had a close up shot to show the audience that they have a tight relationship.
- Flashback before Peeta and Katniss shakes hands - pre existing connection 
- Low angle - flag of Panem

How do we see themes? 

Rich vs Poor:
- Effie's clothes - close up to really pick up on the details 
- District 12 costumes - wide shot to show us that everyone inhabiting district 12 has dull clothes 
- Compare and contrast between the people of district 12 and the Capitol 
Struggle for power:
- Point of view shot

Sexxy Paragraph 
During the reaping scene the theme of Rich vs Poor is explained through the use of camera movements - specifically wide shots and close ups. The comparison between the wealth of the Capitol represented by Effie and the poorness of the whole District 12 is seen in the wide shot of the people gathered at the reaping. The close up shot of Effie reveals the quality of her makeup, costume and hair while the wide shot shows the lack of colour of district 12. Using a close up shot shows a sense of atmosphere while wide shot shows nothing and makes it seem as if the people of District 12 is forced to be there - struggle for power.

Workshop 3: How are costumes used to enhance the story? 

Where are these shots from? + what is happening? 

- Katniss

- Effie

- District 12 citizens (Primrose, Peeta, Gale)

- Peace keepers

- Beginning

Costumes in D12:

- dull

- worn

- boring

- simple

- costumes reflect the people on a personal level

- limited materials

- best clothes for the reaping scene

What theme are we exploring?

RICH VS POOR

- Capitol = rich

- D12 = poor

- Effie (bright, colourful, fashionable, drastic makeup, jewellery)

Sexxy Paragraph  

During the reaping scene the theme Rich vs Poor is represented by costumes.

We see this when the citizens of D12 are waiting for someone to be chosen as tribute. The lifestyle of D12 is reflected in the clothes that they wear. The materials of the clothes are very much limited therefore making the clothes look dull, simple. 

This makes the audience understand that the costumes represent the theme rich vs poor, rich being the capitol and poor being District 12. There is a clear difference between the opportunity, power and privilege between the capitol and D12. The directors intent was to help the audience understand that the capitol holds opportunity, power and privilege over the D12. The costumes can symbolise the in-equality between the capitol and D12. The symbolism combined with the wide shot of the crowd of D12 and over the shoulder shot of Effie shows that Effie (because shes from the capitol) shows us that she has power over them. 

Workshop 4: How does 'Lighting & Colour' enhance the story ? 

Link to workshop 4 slide

Define:

- Atmosphere > The mood/feeling of a place 

- Mood > Feeling

- Location > a place where something set 

- Warm light > Orange, yellow, red light, cosy, warm, welcome

- Cold light > Blue, green, white light, makes it feel sterile/clean, modern

- Bright light > obvious, reflect energy, happy 

- Dull light > faded, opposite of bright light, sad, boring, lonely, tiresome

- Natural light > sun, moon, reflections, star, lightning, fire - occur from nature

- Artificial light > light bulbs, screens, LED, specifically man made sources from light/ tend to be electronic

- Colour pallet > Scene of the colours used in the shot e.g D12 = Natural pallet - green, brown, black, grey

SCENE: DISTRICT 12

- Katniss is running to illegally hunt in the woods

- Cold light - lots of greenery, dull light, natural light - sunlight/clouds. 

- Makes the audience feel cold, not where you want to be, back in time/old fashioned, Poverty place - outdated materials (e.g wood) 

- Directors purpose - rich vs poor - who has more power, opportunity, privilege. They dont have a privilege of technology/ no artifical sources of light 

- Other techniques - costumes -grey/ blacks - coal miners, black shoes - less dirt 

SCENE: Train station at the Capitol 

- Tributes (Katniss and peeta) arriving 

- Cold, bright, artificial light, colour pallete - vibrant, colourful coloured costumes, bright white and grey walls

- Makes the audience feel modern, excited for the tributes to arrive

- Directors intent - rich vs poor - power, privilege, opportunity, access to tech, better sewing tech because the materials of costumes are better, No poverty - the dont work, access to do whatever they want whenever they want. 

Sexxy Paragraph  

In the scene at the train station lighting and colour are used substantially to show the theme of rich vs poor. In this case, rich represented by the privilege of the capitol. This is demonstrated through the use of bright, cold and artificial lighting that occurs from electricity. This scene contains a modern colour pallet - uses whites and grey for the background while the costumes contains a lot of bright, vibrant and colourful materials. This makes the audience feel like the location is modern and excited for the tributes to arrive at the capitol. The purpose of this was to show that the capitol has privilege to technology specifically trains, electricity, better clothing, dated materials. This works well with the use of costume. The costumes are unique and exotic which shows that they have more variety of clothing and sewing technology than those people in the district. This can be juxtapose to the conditions in District 12 where there is no electricity and the colours are more natural. 

Workshop 5: How does music enhance the story ? 

Link to workshop 5 slide

Song 1 - Happy, warm, energetic.

Song 2 - Mysterious, adventurous, sad, sombre  

Major - Upbeat, louder, full strings, contains 1st 3rd 5th.

Minor - Low beat, quieter, suspenseful.

Tempo - Speed of the beat.

Dynamic - Variation between notes, volume.

Diegetic = Amplified natural music

Non-diegetic= Sound track + special effects.

Minor. Tempo = slow.  Dynamics  - building towards the end

Paragraph  

In the dystopian film hunger games, music is used substantially to support the theme of hope and rebellion. This is shown during the scene of Rues death through the minor chords which makes the audience feel sombre. the tempo of the soundtrack during this scene is slow revealing the emotions of grief in which Katniss is feeling. The dynamic of the music in this scene starts of quiet and builds louder as the scene goes on. Th purpose of this was so the the viewer can feel a connection tot themselves to the characters int he scene. This worked well with the next scene where a riot starts in honour of Rue. 

Forces and motion - Final challenge

 

21st Century Technology timeline

 

Freytags pyramid - Hunger games

LEARNING OUTCOME: Analyse the plot of the film

SUCCESS CRITERIA: Explain how the films plot is constructed to engage a viewer

What am I learning? To analyse the plot of hunger games 
How does this show my learning? My pyramid explains the important plots in the film that is made to engage the audience
What am I wondering? Nothing

21st century technology essay - Social studies

Throughout history, technology has been the main change. From movable technology,  television, to the internet, technology has overall been embraced and incorporated into our daily lives. The way we live now is incredibly different to the past generations and it will continue to make changes. Our main focus to talk about in this lawyer paragraph is the vast improvement of Artificial intelligence (AI), cars and the futuristic train ¨Maglev¨.

What is Artificial/robot intelligence you might ask. It's a general term that is commonly used for a computer to replicate intelligent behaviour. This works by programming the robot to gather relevant information about a situation through sensors (or human input) by the application of algorithms built into a dynamic computing environment. 

Self-driving cars are a great example of this. For a long time people have been dreaming about self driving cars but it wasn't until James L. Adams invented the ‘Stanford cart’, a vehicle that anyone really deemed it ‘autonomous’. Adams’s original intent was to use the Stanford cart to back up his research on the problem of controlling a remote vehicle using video information. It's a shame that he isn't around to see how far his research came to be.  

It is now the year 2020 and self driving cars have come a long way. 

It is a completely programmed machine that works automatically while recognising its surroundings and environmental situations. It is not only safe but also reliable. 

Siri, another example of AI. Basically everyone is familiar with this. It is a pseudo-intelligent programmed into almost every apple product to assist you in many things such as give us directions to your destination, add events to our calendars, send messages and give out helpful information when we need it.

Artificial intelligence is increasing all around the world. It was once $700 billion but by the time 2022 hits, it is expected to reach up to $3.2 trillion!

Obviously,It’s no secret that the world we now live in relies on technology for everything and it makes life so much more easier to live in. Artificial/Robotic intelligence are both powerful markets but the combination of these two types of technologies could impact our lives for the better or worse.

Week 8 - List of countries

 

Linking scenes to camera shots + Sexxy Paragraph - Hunger games

Learning outcome: Describe an important idea and explain why it was worth learning about, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

Success Criteria: Explain how camera shots, and sound and visual techniques are used to help tell the story using examples from the text.

Directed by Gary Ross, the dystopian film 'Hunger games' used multiple camera shots and angles. A close up was used effectively by Gary Ross when Primrose was about to say her last goodbye before Katniss left for the annual hunger games. This makes the audience feel more connected to the scene, specifically Primrose. We feel her sadness as she says her goodbyes. The intention of this was so that the audience feels more engaged to the character in a direct and personal matter. Even though the audience starts to lose the characters surroundings, the actions o f the character is more intimate and impacts us on the way we view the film. Close up shot combined with the silence and over,-powering lighting increases the suspense giving more of a depth to the scene while drawing the viewers in.

Another camera shot that was used effectivly in this film is medium close-up. We see this during Katniss performance when she shot the apple from the pigs mouth as the committee is about to eat. The medium close-up helped me understand that she is not afraid of showing off to the committee. The director did this to make the audience feel engaged and connect to the scene as if we are part of it. Medium close-up combined with the bare lighting increases the suspense and and draws the attention of the audience. Because the angle is pointing down towards Katniss, it reveals that there is an imbalance of power between her and the committee. 

 

The camera shot used in this particular scene is an extreme close up. The is used when Katniss is about to shoot the apple down onto the minefield to blow up the food supply. This helps to amplify emotional intensity when the camera is focused right onto her mouth. The way she exhales makes a huge differnce as it raises the suspense. The director did this to raise the intensity of the issue. An extreme close up combined with the blur of the background help to focus her mouth. 

The last of many camera shots I will be showing you is a medium shot. This is demonstrated after Katniss found Peeta stuck in cement very much injured. This camera shot is where we start to feel engaged to the characters on a personal level. The director did this to help the audience connect with the film a little more as it is approximately of how close another would be when having a causal conversation with them. A medium shot with the background noise of the waterfall makes us feel a little more calm during this intense scene. 

Paint Techniques - Art

Theme guide booklet - Hunger games

Learning Outcome: Analyse the themes and ideas of a film

Success Criteria: Discuss the way a theme or idea is portrayed in the text.

What am I learning? To analyse the themes and ideas of the film.

How does this work show my learning? I made a poster that shows the themes of the movie.

What am I wondering? Nothing. 

Now, Settlers, Today cards - HEC

How has food changed in the last 100 years and what have been the big reasons for this change?

In the last 100 years, food has changed because of the impact of technology by settlers. The way the natives cooked food is entirely different to today because  of the tools that they used 

What was something you didn’t know about changes in Nz Food that you learnt from the cards?
When the settlers came to New Zealand, they all relied on ships, even though most didn't make it.
Settlers who came to NZ relied on ships because thats what they where used to. 

What could you see happening to food in another 50 years time?

Because we overuse our ingredients i believe that in the future some ingredients will be extinct 

What could you invent or change that would create a large impact on how we gather, produce or eat food?

In an article I read, 3D printed food is a possible thing that could be invented in the near future