Music Reflection

1.  What did you enjoy the last term in Music? Playing Piano because when I first time played them it was kinda interesting it got my attention. 
2. What skills did you learn? I learned some of the piano chords even though they're hard to learn I still tried my best.
3. Did you perform/Record? We did perform but I haven't got the video yet.

(Yes/No Explain what you did!) We did a Filipino song called Magbalik. The song Used to be popular in our country, it is actually a love song. 

Attach video to performance if you have one. 

4. Are you taking Music next year? if yes what instrument do you wish to focus on? I didn't choose music because I know it's not my passion even though I can play many instruments. If I chose music I would focus on playing guitar because I can play guitar really well.

Esol/Reflection

• What was the best lesson and why? The best lesson was when we were asked to write an essay. It was easy because we can choose any topic that we'd like to write about. Writing an essay was the easiest thing to do because I like writing a lot. So far this is the only work that I've put so much effort into, I was so focused and I didn't wanna even get distracted but back then I was easily distracted and it would ruin my work. So the best work so far that I did was writing an essay. 
• What did you enjoy doing and why? I enjoyed writing a lot. I don't actually do so much work for this class but when we were asked to write something I did a lot of writing and it was fun because writing is my favourite to do in class. I also enjoyed the test last term. We did a spelling test and I got a perfect score. I enjoyed doing the spelling test because I'm really good at spelling.
• What was one task you were proud of and why? The task that I am proud of was the essay we wrote last week, I did a lot of writing and I think that made my teacher proud because I actually don't do so much work for her class,  so when she saw my essay writing she said some positive words and I was very happy that I finished some work.
• What is something you could do differently/better next term? I would say my behaviour in class. I am easily distracted and sometimes I'm very loud and uncontrollable when my friends do something funny and I'II just laugh as hard as I could. My behavior needs to change so that's what I'm doing next term. I also need to do some work because in this class I don't do so much work, so that's probably what I could do differently next year. 

Blog Reflection

1. What you have been learning about? We've been learning about our place which is canterbury and what is our favourite thing to do. 

2. What went well? What did you find interesting? I like using Prezi because they're easy to use and the template design they're very cool to use, it makes everything interesting. 

3. What did you find challenging? what could you have improved on or done better? I should've written more details about my favourite things to do in canterbury. I just wrote a few details on it, maybe next time when I have enough time to do it.  

Here's my link for my Prezi, Hope you like it!

Workshop #3 coustumes

•  1. The Reaping Scene - District 12

- The children of the district have gathered together for the reaping to select the tributes

- Boys - Shirts - Buttoned/Collours, shorts, pants, whites, coloured, faded, dull, overwashed  

- Girls - dresses, shirt to skirt, 

Best clothes, probably only worn once a year, wornout colorless, faded.

Viewer - we feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions.

Director purpose - show us had their conditions are, wants us to see them as weak, unprepared, hopeless

Other techniques - high angle with the faded colours makes them seem weak, vulneveralble, helpless, 

2. The Capitol - arriving in the city.

• Katniss and peta have arrived by Train in the capitol.
• The clothes are extragant! 

- Over the top

- Colourful, vibraint

- accessories - hats/earing/make - up

Wigs/shoes/bags/dogs.

- new - like onlt worn once. fashionable 

access to god quality fabrics, patterns.

• Viewer Effect - makes them seem high rank, privellaged, released, we don't lie them - attitude of entitlement, clueless.
• Director purpose - shows themes of imbalance of power and rich vs poor. 
• Other techniques - setting is crowded, people happy, buildings are modern big, well kept. shows that capitol is privillage. 
• The tributes have just arrived in the areaand are waiting to start games. 
• Costumes - survival gearm browns, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t shirts, 

Designed to look good, to be practical, light weight. 

• Viewers effects - the tributes look prepared, fit, athletic.

• Directions purpose - they are going to die, the outfits are just for the audience ( the capitol ) makes it seem more pagent like.
• Other technique - silence - worried, excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tension, makes the audience focus. 
  
  
  

 Music - Starts as we move to pick the boys.   Minor key, tempo - slower, dynamic,. Starts quiet then gets louder to build intensity. mood - tension, morose.

Lighting - Bright, grey, natural, 

Mood - sad, depressed,

Colour - dull, cold, palette - grey, white, blue, faded, washed out. Atmosphere - despair sorry for the people, poverty, run down.

Facial expressions - is dull, bland and sad matching the lighting and colour.

Angles, Movements and Shots

 Brainstorm:

The Reaping Scene 

• She volunteered as a tribute when her sister is chosen.
• The people of the District give her a 3 finger salute.
• Peta is chosen as the male tribute. 

Hope and Rebellion: 3 finger salute- it is a sign of respect for katniss from the people of the district.

                                    Katniss is a symbol of hope for a district victor.

                                    Katniss is a symbol of rebellion because she steps in for her sister ( a weathered                                            character) when she is reaped.

Rich vs Poor: symbol Effie trinket - extreme makeup, wig, hat, overly colorful and flashy outfit, proper accent. 

Technology - use of blood readers/ scanners, projectors. 

District 12 - Children's outfits for reaping are their best clothes, dresses, shorts - collared, or pants, colors

                     of clothes are very faded from washes and reusing. 

                     -The village is falling down around them.

Close-ups - Faces primrose when is reaped, terror, fear 

                  - Effie Joyful, confident, excited - close of lips when reading names, 

                  - Katniss - panics when prim is reaped, shock when she stands with Effie. 

                  - Peeta - Fear, Panic, shock.

 Shallow - Focus  - the people in the background are in shallow focus when film and katniss 

                              -This forces the viewers to watch the character in focus. 

Viewers feel - sorry for the tribute primrose - it was her first time 

                      - Katniss volunteered - selfless act. 

- Orange towards the capitol for the reaping 

- We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck up, clueless.

Directors Purpose - Need to be invested in their journey/ suffering 

                                - Need to be angry at capital so that e judge them and the decision later. 

                                - Effie is depicted as a symbol of people in the District, they are clueless - don't see the suffering. 

                      

                                    

Theme&Ideas

 Rich vs Poor- Some people have more - Capitol

                       - Money - privileges/respect

                       - Food - variety - resources

                       - Proper housing - technology 

                       - Medicines - Clothing/Make-up

                       - Transport - childhoods 

 Hope&Rebellion- Hope is the belief that something will get better.

                              - Rebellion - to fight against something, protest, uprise, usually against the government.                                      Symbols of hope-katniss, melodic motive, making clay, 3 finger salute.

 Struggle for power - Currently, the capital has power- President Snow    

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

                                     Hope it 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 failed and they                                         were punished with the Hunger Games.    

                                     Little Hope is becoming a victor. Dangerous hope - that the districts deserve to be                                         treated better.       

Power of Propaganda - Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, is used to promote a                                                political cause or point of view.                  

                                      - Messages being told - It's not worth rebelling - The capital is the strongest.                                                    Things are good the way they are.    

                                        Propaganda - Reality  Peacekeeper people to keep peace and help you                                                            Soldiers, violent, keep people in life. look storm troopers. Victor - Gloriues,                                                  someone who wins, wealthy, respected. Violent to win 23 others had to die,                                                  Trauma, fallen. 

Propaganda 

Fallen: People who die in the games Takes away from the reality of the situation. 

Tribute: Two brave young people it's an honour.

Reality 

- People who have been killed murdered. Teenagers Violent.

- Sacrifice, punishment to the district.

Rich vs Poor - people in the capital vs people in the District.

- Compare the Opening shot in District 12 vs Peta looking out the window at the capital.

-District 12 poor - hours - rundown, wooden - food very little, see an old man picking at bones.

- Clothing pair of good clothes, worn out, old colours are faded, grey/black 

Capitol - Houses large, concrete, metals, accents gold silver. 

- Food variety of choices, don't have the same things, more than enough - excess.

- Clothing - fancy, suits extravagant, fashion, extreme, excess 

                                       Hope&Rebellion - Corno president snow and senica craine

- A little hope quote - Corno between Hamiah and Senica - Give them something to root for, young love.

Struggle for power - Katniss and Peta eat the berries.

- Death of Rue= riot in District ll 

Power of Propaganda - Subtle

                                      - Hunger Games film strip.