The Black Death

The black death        

The black death was one of the deadliest plagues ever recorded in history, killing a third of Europe and the same happened in Asia, Africa and other countries. Death usually occurred after a week or two.

The three types of Plague

Bubonic

- The bubonic plague was the most common type of plague. It got its name from the swollen lymph nodes called buboes that typically develops after the first week a person is infected by the disease.

Symptoms

- Buboes situated in the armpit, neck and groin

- Buboes about the size of chicken eggs

- Headaches 

- Fever and vomiting

Pneumonic 

- The pneumonic plague affects the lungs and is the least common type of plague but it is the most dangerous because it can easily spread from person to person just by coughing.

Symptoms

- Cough, with bloody mucus 

- Difficulty breathing

- Nausea and vomiting

- High fever

- Headache

- Weakness

- Chest pain

Septicemic

- Septicemic plague occurs when the plague bacteria or disease enter and multiply in a person's bloodstream

Symptoms 

- Fever and chills

- Extreme weakness

- Abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting

- Bleeding from your mouth, nose or rectum, or under your skin

- Shock

- Blackening and death of tissue 

Mixing and separating (Filtration) - Experiment

 Mixing and separating (Filtration) - Experiment 

Aim                                                                                                                                                                     - To separate a solution from a precipitate (precipitate is the name for a solid that forms in a liquid during a chemical reaction).

Using Copper sulfate and Sodium carbonate

Hypothesis                                                                                                                                                            - I think that the colour of a mixture made with Copper sulfate (blue) and Sodium carbonate (clear) will definitely change when mixing the two liquids together. Since we are using two liquids to create a solution and then filtering it, I don't think two liquids can be filtered because a substance can only be filtred if a mixture consists of a solid and a liquid. 

Results

Observation                                                                                                                                                        - When we mixed the two liquids together, the mixture turned into a cloudy darker blue, we started seeing tiny pices of solids form in the liquid and the two liquids became a solid and a liquid. after filtering the mixture separed into a clear liquid and a blue solid.

Conlution                                                                                                                                                            - When mixing Copper sulfate and Sodium carbonate together, the Copper and Sodium switch places which turns the two liquids into Copper carbonate and Sodium sulfate, and since Copper carbonte is insoluable, mixing it with Sodium sulfate and then filtering it can cause the two sun=bstances to separate from eachother. 

Mixing & Dissolving

Mixture - A substance made by combining/mixing two or more substances together. 

Dissolving - When a substance becomes part of a liquid.

Mixing and Dissolving (Experiment)

We started our experiment by getting the equipment we needed.

- A large beaker 

- A smaller beaker

- A spatula

- Granulated sugar

We then put 50ml of cold water in the big beaker, we put a 1 spatula of sugar in and started stirring the solution. we timed how long It will take for the sugar to dissolve in the cold water. we started the timer as soon as we put in the sugar and stopped the timer as soon as we don't see any granules of sugar and have made sure the sugar is fully dissolved.

We did the same thing with the hot water with exact same measurements but ended up with completely different results.

We then did the experiment without stirring and got completely different results on how long it took for the sugar to dissolve with the help of stirring and without.

                                            Time in seconds             Total            Average

Coldwater with stirring - 59s, 58s, 61s, 55s, 41s         274s                 54s  

Hot water with stirring - 25s, 26s, 37s, 31s                 119s               29.75s 

Hot water no stirring - 46s, 31s, 90s, 87s, 127s           381s               76.2s

Coldwater no stirring - 41s, 31s, 156s, 231s, 360s      819s               163.8s

Chemicals - Matter (Can Experiment)

This week in Chemical, we are learning about matter.

Heated Can and Coldwater Experiment

We have conducted an experiment using Cans with hot water and buckets with cold water to see what would happen when you put a heated can in cold water.

We started by boiling the Can with hot water and waiting for lots of steam to come out of the top, we then put the Can with boiling water in the cold water and it immediately crushed the Can. 

How did this happen?

When we heated the water in the can, it turned into steam. When you put the can upside down in cold water, the steam condenses and the Can fill with hot gas, contracts because of the changes in pressure and temperature. 

Chemicals - Matter

This week in Chemicals, we are learning about Matter and Particle Theory. We have learnt lots of thing about Matter but what is Particle Theory?

Particle Theory

Particle Theory is about how particles in things such as solid, liquid and gas move and interact with each other. All matter is made out of particles, whether if its a solid, liquid or gas and all particles in a pure substance are the same. Ther is a space between all particles and the more solid an object is, the tighter the space between the particles are. All particles are always moving and liquids and gases move more freely than solids since solid particles can only vibrate instead of moving around freely on its own. There are attractive forces between particles and solids have the most attractive force because it holds all the particles together. Temperature affects the speed at which particles move, the more kinetic energy and heat are made the more it will affect the speed of which the particles move and the more cold and freezing the particles are, the more it slows down the kinetic energy, therefore an object solidifies.

Diffusion

Diffusion is the movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration. An example of Diffusion is when someone sprays perfume on themselves, the people near that person will smell the perfume first and other people further from the person will smell it last.

Experiment

We have used potassium permanganate to see if particles move slower or faster in cold or warm water.

I have noticed that particles move slower in cold water and particles move quicker in warm water.

Visual Arts - Photomontage

In the past few weeks in Visual Arts, we have been doing Photomatages that are inspired by Hannah Höch's work. its been fun experimenting with images and combining unusual pictures together to create a piece of art and while making these kinds of art, I realize that art doesn't need to be perfect and clean, it can be abstract and quite messy but still have a deep meaning behind it, even though the meaning that is portrayed by the artist may not be visible in the work of art, the artist might have included it in their own unique way and that's what makes an artwork original.

Here are some of my own artwork/photomontages that were inspired by Hannah Höch's photomontages.

This is an artwork that I called "Hanahaki decease" which means unrequited or one-sided love. When a person experiences one-sided love, he/she will start caughing up flowers but this is only a fictional decease so its nothing to worry about. My art basically represents all the people who have experienced unrequited love and have been badly hurt because of it. This is the only one of my art pieces that actually have a meaningand is one of my favourites.

This artwork doesn't really have a meaning because its the first one that I made. I created this using vintage illustrations and just combining unusual images to create this weird but abstract piece.

I like to call this one "Pine-Melon". It wasn't really an original idea because I saw an example of it before but I did use different fruits which as you can see are a watermelon and a pineapple. I combined this tow images and kind of edited things to fit in the photo. this piece had no meaning to it and I just thought it was funny.

 This is an artwork that also has no meaning but it did represent a bit of nature. While making this art piece I had to edit little bits and pieces to fit one image but everything look like they were supposed to be in one photo and it looked kind of clean which wasn't my gaol since Hannah Höch's work was abstract but still represents a meaning. This was still one of my better works of art because I made something that I can call my original design.

I learn a lot about Hannah Höch and her work and had lots of fun while doing it. I learnt really helpful thing about art which helped me create my own original work. This is the first I created photomontages and I feel proud of what I had done so far but I still want to improve, not just on photomontage but other art techniques and mediums that can help me create more of my own original work.

Film study - 35 second film

Before starting this film, we learnt about music, lighting, colour and camera angles that helped us make our own 30-second film. Me, Jolly Rose, Lilly and Sharney made a 35-second film about as student stealing a book from the school's library and then getting caught by a teacher. Jolly helped me with the storyline and we immediately agreed with each other on what we should do as actors. Sharney did most of the filming while me and Jolly acted as the thief (me) and the teacher (Jolly). Me and jolly did most of the editing. Filming was fun but the editing...not so much, I did most of the editing at home and had enough time to finish it off by myself.

Sustainability Report - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction/Climate Change

 Research Evidence/Sources used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

- Introduction -

Greenhouse gas emissions are one of the biggest problems we are facing today. Many organizations are tracking the latest climate change science and measuring greenhouse gases trying to find ways to reduce greenhouse emissions and how they can still make power plants, road transportation and other manufacturing industries that produce little to no greenhouse gas emissions. 

(P-1) What are greenhouse gases? 

Gases in our atmosphere help trap the sun’s heat, therefore, it can sustain life on Earth. These gases allow the sun’s rays to pass through and provide heat to the Earth, but it prevents this warmth from escaping from our atmosphere. Without naturally occurring, heat-trapping gases (mainly water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane) Earth would be too cold to even sustain life and this is what causes Climate change. 

Greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change which is produced from fossil fuels, agriculture, transport, waste, power plants, deforestation, energy industry, commercial buildings, iron and steel manufacturing, chemical and petrochemical industries, oil and gas production, and coal mining, these are the examples of the things that emit most of the greenhouse gases in our environment.

(P-2) What is the effect of Greenhouse gas emissions in our environment and on the atmosphere?

The main effect of greenhouse gas emissions is Climate change. Climate Change is the result of trapped heat caused by greenhouse gases, they also cause respiratory diseases from smog and other types of air pollution. Unnatural weather patterns, increased wild and forest fires, and food supply disruption are some of the things that are mostly affected by climate change caused by greenhouse gases. Climate change takes a huge part in animal endangerment and different species of animals disappearing. Because of Climate change, animals such as polar bears are losing their habitats and also starving due to the lack of ice which they depend on for getting food from the sea. Animals are not the only ones affected by climate change, we humans are also affected by these changing weather patterns. People with asthma and other respiratory problems will have difficulty breathing because of the heat, smog and other air pollutants trapped in the atmosphere causing hundreds of thousands of people getting sick every single day.

 

(P-3) What can we do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate change?

There are a lot of examples of ways on how we can help reduce the amount of climate change and greenhouse gasses that are currently occurring in our environment. Examples of how we can reduce the amount of Climate change and Greenhouse gasses are avoiding the use of fossil fuels, planting more trees, finding more sustainable and environmentally helpful ways to produce energy or even creating campaigns that focus on getting rid of Climate change and Greenhouse gas emissions throughout the years, and these are just a few of the ways we can reduce the number of greenhouse gasses and climate change and even by just doing and changing these few things we do in our everyday lives, we can definitely make a greater future for the next generations to come.

 -Conclusion -

In conclusion, Climate change and Greenhouse gas emissions have a huge impact on us and our environment and as you can see, we can do a lot of things to help reduce the amount of climate change and gas emissions but we are just not acting on it and sometimes ignoring the fact that problems such as climate change are getting worse, so if we can just change a few things in the way we treat our environment it could make a huge difference and can greatly affect and help reduce the amount of Climate change and Greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere. 

Sustainability Investigation - Graphs ( Threatened Species )

Me, Lyan and Alliah made sustainability-based graphs that represent the different kinds of threatened species throughout the years. This is the site we used to get information - https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/summary-statistics.

 

Sustainability Project

Me, Alliah and Lyan created a game based on sustainability. Here are the results of our finished physical activity

 <<<Title: Seeds, Planters and the Polluters>>> 

There are three teams in this game - The Planters, Seedlings and the Polluters.

3 - 4 Planters

2 - 3 Polluters

The rest of the remaining of the class are seedlings 

Main Objective: Catch all the seedlings and turn them into whatever role has the most seedlings. 

How to start the game

The seedlings are given time to hide at the beginning of the game. After a minute or so the planters are released, they have to find the seedlings. A few seconds after the planters are released, the polluters will be released, and they have to find the seedlings. 

• Note: YOU´RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO TO THE OTHER TEAM’S JAIL/GARDEN AND GET THE SEEDLINGS, ONLY THE SEEDLINGS ARE ALLOWED TO GET THEM!)  DON'T PRETEND TO BE ONE OF THE SEEDLINGS. PLEASE DO NOT CHEAT! 

Rules: 

• The taggers ( planters and polluters ) are not allowed to just barge in a prison and steal the seedlings 

• No cheating

• The seedlings are the only ones allowed to get/tag other seedlings from jail.

~Roles~

• Seedlings: Their main objective is to hide from both the planters and the polluters. If a planter tags them they are then taken to the planters prison where a planter will be stationed too. A seedling can get out of their prison/garden when another seedling has tagged them. The same happens with the polluter. Except when the seedlings are there for more than 3 minutes they become a polluter.

• Planters: Their main objective is to catch as many seedlings as they can. 1 of them has to guard the jail, and they have to be at least 2 metres away from the prison. The other has to try and tag all of the seedlings and bring them to their garden. The planters can tag the polluters to turn them into a planter, which will only happen when they are stuck in their garden for 2-3 minutes. 

• Polluters: The main polluters objective is to catch all of the seedlings and turn them into polluters.  The polluters also have a prison of their own where a guard will be stationed, and they have to be at least 2 metres away from the prison.

<<< Prison/Gardens >>>

The prison for the planters is called a garden because a planter is a positive role so their prison should be positive too. In their garden, one planter can be stationed in front of the garden but they have to be at least 2 metres away from the garden. If they tag a seedling and the seedling is still in their 

The prison for the polluters is called a prison because a polluter is a negative role. When a seedling is captured and put into the prison there is a high chance that they can turn into a polluter. If they are still in prison for 3 minutes then they are now polluters and will help them capture other seedlings. The polluter can also have a guard stand by the prison, but they have to be at least 2 metres away from it.

When a seedling is captured in any of these prisons, they can get the captured seedling back. To do that they need to risk their lives and try to get into each tagger's prisons and tag the seedling so they could get out.

Graphic:

1. Kahui / Plan 1

 

2. Field / Plan 2

Photomontage

We practised making our own Photomontage inspired by Hannah 

My weekly reflection - Week 2

This week I felt affirmed in my unique identity when:

I felt affirmed in my unique identity when my friends didn't find it weird when I was acting like my crazy self and just laughed with me.

I always feel comfortable being myself in front of my friends because they accept me for who I am and I accept them for who they are. We always have fun and just act weird and crazy sometimes but that just makes our friendship stronger since we don't judge each other.

Workshop 5: Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

Changes of the Other mother through-out the movie

1. - looks like normal mum but with button eyes

    - dresses like the real mother

    - softer/rounder edges ( hips, head, knees, elbows )

    - clothes are basic design, no patterns, covers most of her body

2. - head and nose gets pointer and sharper

    - sleeves get shorter

    - addition of red colour palette

    - starting to get battle shape from the apron

    - long baggy pants to keep the idea of softness

3. - all weight has moved to hips/bums, accents beatle shape of the dress

    - red, black, white, more pattern, better/tighter fit, more skin showing

    - getting longer and pointer, a stretched neck, pointed elbows, shorter hair, pointed head and nose

4. - scissor/twig-like, very skinny

    - huge height increase compared to oven

    - pointy head and elbows

    - high heels

    -fully black dress with red shoes and apron

    - little to no fat left on her body lots of skin showing

5. - skinless, needle-like, no face, paper-thin

    - has grown extra legs

    - looks like an alien and has non-human like appearance 

    - clothes are more like tattered rags

    - very tall

    - has become hunched over

Gradual changes over time

- takes more time to notice

- looks can be deceiving

- changes as Coraline perception of her changes

Start - the colour is warm and inviting

End - green, unnatural and creepy

My Weekly Reflection - Week 1

This is my week 1 reflection and I will be doing this every week.

This week I felt a sense of belonging when:

I felt a sense of belonging when my friends listened to me when I talked about my problems.

I've been having problems expressing my feelings lately, I've been having trouble sleeping, always worrying and being anxious and I've just felt really paranoid and scared. I've been having a lot of problems with my mental health and it keeps getting worse because I don't have anyone to talk about it at home, I also don't like bothering people with my problems so I tend to keep everything to myself but I know my friends want to help me and I know that they are willing to help whatever my problem is, so I really did feel a sense of belonging this week because of them.

White Bood Cells

White Blood Cells only estimate for 1% of our blood but they generate a tremendous influence on our immune system. White Blood Cells are also named leukocytes, they help with getting rid of bacteria and they defend us against microorganisms. White blood cells are always at conflict against infections, bacteria, and other foreign diseases that can be an immense threat to your health.

You can think of White Blood Cells as your immunisation cells because they enhance our immunity the more they are presented to new foreign viruses. While circulating throughout your body, white blood cells can always encounter viruses and bacterias and they confront it immediately and if a particular region of your body is in distress, white blood cells will hurry in to help defeat the threatening virus.

White blood cells are produced in your bone marrow, and because some white blood cells have a life span of 1-3 days, your bone marrow is continuously making them. There are 5 various types of white blood cells. Monocytes are White blood cells that have a greater lifespan than others and they also assist when fighting off bacteria, Lymphocytes are the once that generate antibodies against bacteria, viruses and other potentially lethal diseases, Neutrophils remove and absorb bacteria and they are the most numerous type of white blood cells when infection strikes, Basophils sound an alarm when infectious agents or viruses penetrate your blood, and Eosinophils eliminate parasites and cancer cells and they also help with allergic responses. 

Sustainability-Hurumanu 1

What we've done so far in Sustainability (Hur1):

Week 1: Introduction
Coronavirus Explained
We watched a documentary about COVID-19 and other viruses that had killed a lot of people throughout history, we learned about how people can get infected by the virus, we also learned about how we can prevent the number of people getting infected by the virus.

Before the Flood
We watched a documentary about Leonardo Dicaprio and how he searched for answers on the issues of climate change.








360 Degree Videos

We also watched 360-degree videos that were shot all around the world. We watched thing form underwater and from the land.











Week 2: Statistical Inquiry
Statistics and data
We made our own example of data using our own chosen topics, we used different types of graphs to show our data.
we also used Dragonistics Maths cards to sort and order based on the dragon's data.







Week 3: Natural Resources and Sustainability
We learnt about different types of resources. We looked at individual types of sustainability and talked about the ways we can fix the problems and improve on being sustainable.

We also connected words about sustainability to their definition.



Week 4: Writing on Sustainability Issues
We wrote about differentiates of issues in sustainability and how we can fix or improve our ways of being sustainable.













Week 5: Writing and research on Sustainability Issues 
We learned about the different ways to start and write a paragraph by looking at some Paragraph Card Structures and we continued writing the paragraphs about Issues in Sustainability.

Workshop 3: Follow up task

The Real World:


The lighting in the real world was gloomy, dull, boring, and quite lifeless. The real world isn't really a place you want to be in, the lighting and colours used in the scenes are quite sad and cold and it definitely looks quite uncomfortable because the house looks run down and old.

The colours in the real world have a grey colour palette and it makes the place look cold instead of warm. The real world doesn't really seem like a very inviting and safe place to be in. The directors probably did this to show how much The real world and the other world contrast each other based on lighting and colour itself.

The Other World (Good):

The lighting in the other world is really warm and inviting, it really does contrast from the grey and gloomy real world. The lighting wasn't bright and still had parts that were in shadows. Everything did look bright and beautiful and it definitely is a place someone wants to be in. Compared to the house in the real world, the house in the other world looks new and welcoming.

The colour palette of the other world was warm and it wasn't really bright because there was still some spaces that were dark and shadowy, but despite having such a dark and slightly creepy appearance, the other colours made everything look warm, bright and welcoming.

The Other World (Bad):

The lighting in the other world when the other mother finally revealed true self to Coraline had such a creepy atmosphere and the lighting made it even scarier. The light had a green tone but it was dark as well, this just made the scene look like it came out of a horror movie. Although the other mother was wearing something that was all black, she still stood out in the green light.

The colours that were used had a purple and orange tone which made the room look quite warm but still scary. The colours that were used made it look like the whole place was unsafe because everything was dark but still was full of colour but it definitely looked like a place no one would want to be in. This created such a huge contrast from the innocent look of the other world where the other mother still didn't reveal her true self to Coraline. 

Workshop 3: How does 'Lighting and Colour' enhance the story?

Atmosphere - feel, the energy around
Mood - how you feel, emotions
Location - where something is happening

Lighting:
Natural - Produced in nature, often sun, moon, stars, lighting
Artificial - Man-made light, usually electrical

Warm - Yellow tone, makes it feel safe, warm
Cold - White/blue tone, makes it feel clean, clinical

Bright - Fills room, makes it feel happy, safe
Dull - Fills part of a room only, often creepy/murky

Colour Palette - Predominant colours used in the scene.

Brainstorm: Colour/Lighting ( The Real World )
What's happening - Coraline and her parents are having breakfast in the kitchen.
                               -They look depressed, dull and lifeless.
Technique:
Lighting - cold, natural (from the cloudy window), dull.
Colour - cold, dark, washed out, faded, muted, off white, creams and yellows.

Effect on viewers ( feel/think ) - feels boring, don't want to be there, boring, dull and lifeless.

Director Purpose ( theme ) - Set the mood so that the real world is boring and empty.
                                              - Makes the other world more appealing.
                                              - Looks can be deceiving, not actually a bad place to be.

Other Techniques ( costume/shots/music ): 
Costume - real parents in simple, plain colours and fabrics in dull colours.

Brainstorm: Colour/Lighting ( The Other World )
What's happening - Coraline and other parents having dinner in the other kitchen.
                                - Characters seem vibrant and appealing.
                                - Good food in offer.

Technique:
Lighting - artificial, ceiling light, warm yellow-ish tone, dull, parts of the room in shadow.
Colour - yellow/oranges/black colour plate, warm, makes it feel safe/comfortable.

Effect on viewers ( feel/think ) - happy, want to be there, welcoming, colourful, and comfortable.

Director Purpose ( theme ) - Looks can be deceiving, looks nice but in reality, it is unsafe.
                                             - Makes Coraline feel comfortable, huge improvement form the real world.

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

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

High angle - makes the character 'Otherworld Wybie' look small, weak and vulnerable.

P.O.V 'Other Mother' - Dominant and powerful.

The audience feels - Powerful, we are looking down on Wybie through Other Mother's P.O.V sad/innocent for Wybie - he looks small, sad and Innocent, first characters in another world to suggest something is not right.

 Directors - Purpose makes us feel sorry for Wybie. Makes audience think that maybe the other Mother isn't nice - foreshadowing.

In the other shot with the 'Other Wybie' and the 'Other Mother', High angle shots are used effectively to show the theme 'Looks can be deceiving' This can be demonstrated through a high angle shot from the P.O.V of the 'Other Mother', She is looking down the front porch steps at a scared 'Other Wybie'.

This makes the audience feel sorry for 'Other Wybie' and make the 'Other Mother' seem powerful.

The purpose of this scene was to make the audience think that maybe the other Mother isn't so nice after all. Combined with the use of lighting, 'Other Wybie' is in a warm lightened scene but is surrounded by darkness, their director has created an atmosphere that suggests that something is not right. This reminds the viewer of the other scene where Coraline was looking up at the 'Other mother' horrified, she throws her through a magical portal and into a locked room. This shows that looks can be deceiving because The Other Mother wasn't as nice as Coraline had hoped she would be. 

In the second picture, the scene was on a dutch tilt which gives the audience a sense of fear because dutch tilts are mostly used in shots to inform the viewers that something bad is about to happen. the audience is looking through the doll's point of view and shows that Coraline is trying to find the doll and that the doll is watching her every move. The director did this to show that the doll is informing Coraline to go to the portal which leads to the Other World. The lighting is dark and gloomy which makes the mood and atmosphere seem intense and creepy.

Science - Heart Dissection

• What have we been learning about?

We have been learning about the Circulatory System and the different parts that make up our whole Circulatory System.

• Why are we dissecting a heart?

We directed a heart so we can see what the parts of the heart actually look like up-close and to understand how our hearts work more clearly while looking at it in real life.

• What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them?

The parts of the heart are:

Arteries - takes blood away from the heart.

Atrium - entryways where blood enters from each side of the heart, from the veins.

Valves - one-way gates, it only lets blood move in one direction. Helpful especially when pushing against gravity.

Heart Strings - Strong fibres that hold the valves in place.

Septum - separates the left and right side of the heart.

Veins - takes blood back to the heart.

Ventricles - V-shaped cavities which push the blood into arteries to take away from the heart.

Muscled walls - strong muscles to help squeeze and push the blood around the body. the left side of the heart has more muscles. 

I, unfortunately, didn't get to dissect a heart because I wasn't at school at the time that they did dissect the hearts. I was really sad that I couldn't get the chance to dissect and look at a heart up-close because I  really wanted to learn more about our hearts while also having the chance to the dissect one.

Science-Arthritis research

• What is Arthritis? - Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. it can affect one joint or multiple joints. there are different types of Arthritis.
• What Causes Arthritis? - One of the most common things that cause Arthritis is the loss of Cartilage in the bones.
• How is Arthritis treated? - The main goal when getting treatment is to reduce the amount of pain and to prevent any additional damage to the joints.

Workshop 1:Unpacking themes and ideas

Theme/idea - something that links throughout the story.
Looks can be deceiving - things aren't always what they seem.

Example 1: The Beldam/The Other Mother
-She starts off as good/kind but is revealed to be 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 perfect wont make he happy.

Example 2: The Other world and The Real world
-The other world is a perfect web/trap to trap 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.

SEXXXY Paragrph
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 (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 the audience feel weary or develop a sense of caution towards new situations.
Explanation (compare) - Coinciding with this is the use of colour to show the Other Mother is becoming more evil. At the start she was surrounded by warm colours that make us feel safe, but by the end it was dark with neon green which make 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 design to catch Coraline.

How our hands work

How does our hands move?
Movement in our hand is mostly started by the muscles in our forearm.

• Bones - Our hand is made out of 27 individual bones which are the 8 carpal bones, 5 metacarpal bones and 14 finger bones/phalanges.

• Muscles - There are over 30 muscles in our hand, most of the muscle can be found on our palm. The movement in our hand is mostly started by the muscles in our forearm. 

How do tendons work?
Our tendons essentially work as a connective tissue.

Film Study-Coraline Notes

Opening Scene:

Music - Creepy,Quiet, similar to a music box. Repeated lyrics “dreaming”. 

Perspective (P.O.V) - looking through the other mother’s point of view. We know it's her by seeing her hands that are made out of needles.

Close Up Shots - used to focus on the doll and not the other mother.

Lighting/Colour - It is dark and dim. It only has one source of light which is coloured green. This helps to create a creepy, dark and old atmosphere.

Setting (Pink Palace-Real World):

Music - Gentle, Calming, Happy, Harmonised, Sung by little children and the lyrics are made up words. Makes a happy and calm atmosphere. Then the music started to change and build drama, the music got faster and louder.

Coraline (main Character) - She is sassy, moody, adventurous and stubborn. Coraline stands out because she is always wearing bright coloured clothing and she also has bright blue hair. Her brightly coloured clothing helps us focus more on her in the real world because it shows that she is different than the others in the real world.

Colour/Lighting - Dull, dark, grey, boring. It creates a very moody and unappealing atmosphere, it makes the house in the real world look quite boring and sad. The house itself looks old and abandoned. It's not a place where Coraline wants to be.

Real Parents - They look dull, tired and sad. They are workaholics and that's why they don't spend much time with Coraline.

Dutch Tilt - This shot was used when Coraline was looking for the doll and we were looking through the doll’s point of view. 

The Other World:

Colour/Lighting - The lighting is as bright and colourful as Coraline and that makes for a fun, appealing, warm and inviting atmosphere. Coraline doesn't stand out anymore but she does stand out for a different reason, she is the only one who doesn't have button eyes.

Other Parents - Fun, active, enthusiastic, happy and apart from their button eyes, they look more healthy and energetic. 

Music - the music sounds more suspenseful and creepier, it doesn't really match the theme of the scene that we are seeing. 

The Real neighbours:

Colour - Sad, dusty, boring, grey, Dull Colours. It has a dull, grey and dark colour palette. The colours looked sad and mournful.

Lighting - The lighting looked poor, dark and gloomy, it created a boring and dull atmosphere.

Music - The music was slightly creepy but it sounded quite bland, it was also in a medium pace. The music became upbeat and sounded like Latin styled music.

Setting - The trees in the background looked dead, everything looked old and run down but it also looked quite rustic. The house looked dark because it was in a basement. It looked old and dated.

Characters - Mr. Bobinsky was a "drunk" Russian man who is quite flexible and liked performing but he was also weird and awkward. Ms.Spink and Ms.Forcible argue a lot but they are similar in some ways, they liked performing because they are actresses, they are confident and attention seekers.

Coraline doesn't seem to like them but they are certainly better that writing.

The Other neighbours:

Colour - Bright colour palette, it looked friendly and inviting. The colours was dark but in a good way, everything was shiny and vibrant.

Lighting - The lighting was warm and had a yellow colour. Warm lighting, they used spotlights to focus on the characters.

Music - The music was loud, joyful, fun and playful. it was energetic, fun, and entertaining.

Setting - The houses looked brand new. everything was organised, colourful, bright, fun and joyful. The theatre was clean and tidy, It was grand, large and everything was in good condition.

Characters - Mr.Bobnsky looked a lot more tidy and colourful, it was entertaining and fun to watch him perform, he was nice to Coraline and he finally gets her name right. Ms.Spink and Ms.Forcible transformed into younger, fitter, more attractive versions of themselves, they were talented as well.

Coraline liked them more and is enthusiastic to have them as her neighbours.

The Beldam (Other Mother):

Colour - It was dark but still colourful, there was lots of purple and pink. everything started to fade to white.

Lighting - the lighting was dark, cold and it felt unsafe.

Music - The Music was slower, a lot more quiet and creepy. The music was very quiet and suspicious.

Setting - there were a lot of bugs but mostly beetles, everything was a beetle including the chocolate and furniture. The house transforms from the perfect house to a giant, polluted spiderweb.