Wonder Film Study

Wonder Film Notes : Inside & Out Hurumanu 8

Intro - Close-up, spaceman jumps into the shot, 
          slow-motion shot give us a feeling we are in space. 
       -  intro symbol o the astronaut helmet, covers his face, represents
          the barrier august  (main character) puts between himself & the world. 
      -  Intro music - dreamy, dreadful, Soft, gets energetic and upbeat towards
         end of intro and can hear people talking through radio and intro music
        can draw our attention, tempo and dynamics increases to build energy 
        in the scene. 
   
Scenes:
     - Next is a tracking shot as we move away from the figure. It is now
       a boy in a helmet jumping on the bed. 
    -  Close-Up shows us Auggies "reality" or view-of the world but as we pull
       back we see the real world. 
     - Then we get our first voice over and first narrator which is Auggie, 
        he is introducing us and why he wears his helmet and how he isn't a                 ordinary kid,
    -  Then there is a point of view shot (auggie), nearly two minutes into the 
       movie and still hasn't showed his face, curiosity, and leading to asking               questions. (building suspense as we still haven't seen the boys face)
       we don't know what's wrong but hints it's bad - hospital scene, helmet,
       tags, school conversation, auggie's dialogue in the voice over. 
    - Dad/Nate= "It's like leading a lamb to the slaughter" 
   -  Auggie is something out of this world, Auggie feels not so happy and 
      excited about starting school, and it's going to be his first time attending 
     school. 
   -  Zoom in shot when auggie turns around to see the other students.
  -   Close-up shot on students which describes facial expression and emotions
      of characters.
 -   Over the shoulder shot - student showing auggie class
  -  Julian doesn't seem nice at all, noticed his body language and how he               walked, and how he's not wanting to interact and ask Auggie questions,
     also how he speaks to the Auggie and other students. 
  -  High angle shot opening next scene into the Science lab and Julian 
     starting to blabbering how science is hard.
   - Body Language - Auggie makes himself small and low when the students 
     were arguing, then starts to walk towards them and shoulders back and
     starts to talk. 
 -  Significant moment= Auggie walking into school on his first day
  -  Via (sister) body language is feeling small and left out
 -   Close Up - and eye level shot when Dad and Auggie are talking before
     he enters school, and over the shoulder (dad's shoulder) when auggie 
     is talking to dad. 
-   Point of View - Auggie- looking down while walking into school
 -  Not a lot of music but sound such as chalk on the board and footsteps                (walking)
 -  Auggie's  body language when he has to stand up to introduce himself.
 -  Next symbol that is going to be in throughout the film is Star Wars
    because Auggie is really into Star Wars. - Also because it's space - related, 
    and in Star Wars everyone is different. - a symbol of Auggie wanting people
    to treat him normally - a safe place in the Star Wars universe there are lots
    of weir looking people so no one started at them 
  -  References to characters- Auggie's Star Wars favorite characters. - Boba feit
 -  Seen - Auggie Introduction, Panda-won braid,
-    Structure of the film lead to narrators
-  Quote Summer - "When the give the choice between being right and
    being kind, Choose Kind" 
 -  Long  Distance shot showing mum and what she's doing
 -  High angle shot, showing us that Auggie feels sad and lonely
   - Then Bird's Eye shot showing us a high view of classroom and how 
     no one wants to sit beside Auggie
   - Tracking shot of Auggie in his own world, then in real word
   - Significant: We see auggie lose faith in the idea of friendship -If Jack can 
     be that mean behind his back how can he trust others. Links to the Theme-
     Popularity and acceptance we see this through jack as he says what he 
     knows Julien wants to hear so he doesn't want to become the person
     that gets picked on. 
Jacks Fight Scene :1.06
 - Starts a eye level - mid/medium shot makes us feel a part of the convo!
  - Sounds are diagetic
  -  low angle shot as boys hit ground, this makes the fight seem 
      more dangerous.
  -  moves to a close up of the struggle.
  -  Dutch tilt and low angle makes Jack look more powerful & aggressive.
  -  Music - minor (sad), quiet dynamic - creates focus intense,
      short tempo.
  -  Shot in slow-mo so we see the event more clearly.
  -  In this case Jack made a better decision, such as standing up for Auggie
     and not listening to Julien, even though it got him suspended and nearly lost
     his scholarship, this scene also links in well with the quote Summer read out
     "When being given the choice between being right and being kind,
       Choose Kind". (Jack has also learnt from his mistake) 
   -  Shows the theme of popularity/acceptance.
  *The Nature Reserve Fight Scene* :1.29 - 1.32
     -  During Fight shots used to make Auggie and friends bigger more 
        powerful and the bullies weak and vulnerable. 
    -  Music has fast tempo to build intensity.
    Significant - Auggie has grown as a character, he is now wiling to stand
     up for himself.
 -  Friendship - Auggie finally feels accepted when the other boys - 
     doesn't have to hide behind a mask anymore.

   



1st Narrator: Auggie
2nd Narrator:Via
3rd Narrator:Jack
4th Narrator:Miranda
Last Narrator: Auggie

Sustainability -Textiles

Conclusion:
Sustainability is keeping what we have for future generations.

Notes:

Setting - Time and place where the story or film took place

Characters: People in the story or actors

Plot: What happens in the story

Themes: It is like a message behind the film or story that's trying to tell us

Symbols: Objects that have a special meaning.

The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Setting:

England during Second World War (the 1940s) -Narnia

Narnia is the main setting - and Narnia is in the hand of an evil witch

Characters:
There are two groups of characters in the lion, the witch and the Wardrobe
In films there are always good people and bad people more like a problem and a solution

Camera Techniques

Films are visual techniques. They employ a combination 
of camera techniques. Below is my Visual Dictionary Google Slide showing 
each camera angles used in films and videos and what they are and how
they are used!
QUESTIONS:
What am I learning?
I learning to understand different camera techniques used in films.
How does this work show my learning?
Shows that I have researched about it and I understand
What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
I'm wondering if all of these camera angles were used in the film

Visual & Sound Techniques

Language of Film Dictionary:

Body Language: Body language is when people communicate how they are feeling
through facial expressions or movements of their body.
These movements can give a signal of how we or they are feeling.

Costume: To represent a personality of a character

Hairstyle: A hairstyle refers to styling of hair.

Make-Up: Make-Up is used on faces in order to make expressions visible to the
audience from moderate distances

Colour: Colour is used to set the tone in a scene. Red is used to represent
power and anger, Pink signifies innocence and beauty, yellow represents joy,
Blue symbolizes passivity and calmness. 

Lightning: It is also used to set a mood for the scene, it is also used to make
something/object stand out.

Props: It is used as items to help enhance or make the scene more realistic.

Setting: It is the time and place, or where the film was taken or its surroundings. 

Dialogue: Used to plot or reveal something new about a character.

Sound Effects: A sound effect is a sound recorded and presented to make  a specific
storytelling or creative point without the use of dialogue or music. 

Music: Also used to set a mood or tell what’s happening.

Silence: Silence has a role in developing the emotional tone of a film, or can get
the audience guessing what’s happening next.

Symbols: Symbols are things that pop up a few times throughout a film that
represents something else entirely and help describe an idea. 

Special FX: Special FX are illusions or visual tricks used in the theater, or film,
television, to simulate the imaginations of events in a story or virtual world. 

What am I learning?

I am learning about the languages of film and how it is used in a film,
and its importance in a film.

How does this work show my learning?

This show that I have researched about the film languages and I have
typed the definitions and I understand what they mean.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I’m wondering how these really can make a good film and if there is more.

Self Directed Learning

Goals:
My goal is to talk to the teacher when I'm not in a good mood, so that
the teacher understands and I don't get into trouble.

My second goal is for me to be able to self manage my learning, such as
when I'm in class, I need to make sure by the end of class and the week I
have two blog post about English published, 1 blog post published for Science
and worksheet completed.

My third goal is when I'm absent or away and I missed a class, it is my 
responsibility to catch up on my learning an what I've missed out on. 

Discovering Aotearoa Day 1, Activity 2, Summer Learning Journey

Hi guys, below is my activity, In this activity I had to explain about my culture and where I come from, Below is a Google Slide.




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