TWTWB chapters 21

 Tomorrow, When The War Began

 

Ch 21:

1. Adrenaline was overtaking 

2. With the tanker that was driven under the bridge and filled with gasoline so that when it was ready to be ignited it would blow up the bridge 

3.When they went forward with doing the tanker explosion under the bridge they were faced with many many risks for e.g: Being shot in 200 meters of open space, the tanker not starting, and not being able to exit the tanker. This explosion compared to the Lawn Mower bomb was much more different and didn't have near as much risk.

Ch 22:

4.Kevin cares more about Corrie now because there gotten close with each other but were as if this was to take place when they weren't being invaded he would of most likely told her to go on her own. Moral of the Story Kevin Is all Heart over Head, and isn't thinking about the pack numbers.

Epilogue

5. One of the many main concerns is that her books could be found in placed into the wrongs hands, this is worrying to her because if this war goes on for longer and her books a found there hiding spot would be found and mostly likely be flooded with soldiers  

6.They could most likely be caught and then sent to the showgrounds, but Corrie could be separated from Kevin and be taken to the hospital to be treated. This might lead to them not being able to re-group again because then they would be on the soldiers radar. 

TWTWB chapters 17-20

 Tomorrow, When The War Began

This is the work ill be completing this week

Link to the slide show

Answers to the Questions above

Ch 17:

1- Because it wasn't such a unnecessary souvenir that Chris should have brought brought into hell especially at this time and situation there in, and not to mention if these kids had taken this drugs they would have committed are under-aged drinking & the use other drug substance. Which if they did it just adds to there long list of many laws the group had already broken/committed.

2- The 3 solider who were hit by the lawn-mower, only two of them had to been thought to have actually died, but the other 1-3 people were believed to have just been ran over and not so dead.

3- The soldiers are hoping  there invasion will go nice and smoothly as they planned it hence why they called it a "Clean war". They are trying to do this so that the bigger countries like America for example don't find out they've been invading small towns and so they don't send there troops over to help fight back against the soldiers.

4- Well I think they soldiers are doing so that the town still looks like its been habitable by civilians and to make it not look as if the town has been attacked in anyway. 

Ch 19:

5-The walked in an orderly formations, they had uniforms & prepared guns on the side of there side

6-Making plans on how to approach them properly, be caring about how they should travel & act when a solider is near

Ch 20:

7-Cause she knows that at the end of the day shes not going to be a hero, because all the practical things that will be happening Ellie already does in her day to day basis, hence why she feels like being paired with Fi will make her a hero

8-I guess true courage is when your scared but still committee to doing it

9- Truck didn't start right away, and that they we a little be scared it would get stuck under the bridge and explode with them still inside the tanker

And that's a wrap on these chapter yeah

English-TWTWB

 Tomorrow, when the war began

By John Marsden

The other day in English we had be given set task to create what we thought the settings/scene would like like in each of the chapters. Above is what Me and my partner thought its looked like. Down below is a little description that tells you what is going to happen or about to happen in each box.

Essay planning

Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text. Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.

Katniss Everdeen

-emotionally and physically stronger

-more powerful and popular- everyone knows who she is now

-Beginning-Caring for her sister,shy,quite, strength in hunting/archery, shows caring and selfless the she volunteers for Prim in the reaping, values family

-Middle- when she enters the Hunger Games- determined, cautious, runs away and hides, smart, doesn't kill unless she has too, still see she is caring and looks after others, doesn't want to use her skills to hunt others, she watchers people die- her reaction are big, forms an alliance with Peeta which make them favorites and her popular in the Capitol,more cunning-no longer oblivious to the influence of the Capitol-we see when she forms alliance with Peeta

-End-angry,powerful-has power over the Capitol because she was going to end the games with no victor,intimidating

Theme link to-

Hope & Rebellion-states why following the Capitol rules but by the end she stops a rebels against them.

Rich vs Poor-not a good choice

Propaganda-she goes against the propaganda of the Capitol- they are fighting for glory,the Capitol is superior, the games are a good ting

Struggle for power-in the games she was powerless, eventually she gains the power through rebellion

Thesis Statement

In Gary Ross's film, The Hunger Games, one way that Katniss changed was by gaining power and influence in the Capitol. This is shown through her Struggles with the theme of hope & rebellion

Paragraph 1- Describe her at the beginning in detail- clothes,make-up,family,values,characteristics

Sentence linking to theme-has no hope at start

Paragraph 2- Describe the change at the middle in detail, link to the theme.

Film studys

Hunger games

Good Character	Bad characters
Katniss I think Katniss is a good character because she very sympathetic towards some of the other tributes and toward Peeta	President snow He’s got everyone in the Capitol thinking the Hunger Games isn’t a bad thing and that it’s a time to celebrate
Peeta Protects Katniss over anything	Cato & Clove Hunt down the other tributes to kill them
Rue she took care of Katniss when she was stung by those bees	Seneca He tries to kill Katniss by making fire and giant dogs appear in the arena
Haymitch Gives some helpful tips to the tributes from his district which help them gets sponsors	Peacekeepers Use their authority to their advantage
Thresh He had the option to kill Katniss but instead he didn’t

Hunger games

Workshop 3 
How are costumes used to enhance the story?

Whats happening?
Reaping tributes selected to compete in the hunger games, best dressed

Describe Costumes-
Light colours, neutral tone, old fashioned, single
Boys- Dress shirt, pants or shorts ) Formal/ Sunday best
Girls- Hair tidy, dresses or skirts )
Colours- Cold, Clean, faded-washed and worn a lot
Older clothes mended

Effect on viewer- Think/feel
Think they are poor because clothes are outdated (Peacekeepers/ Effie in new clean outfits)
Think it is a bad living (emotionless, all the colour has been drained)

Director Purpose-
Shows the compassion/ juxtaposition of the district & the Capitol
Shows theme 'Rich vs Poor' because district doesn't have areas to resources like new clothes 

Other techniques-
Make up
Style = Status
Effie eye lashes are long + pink and her face is white.
The district has no make-up, no access or need for it


Whats happening?
Scene 2- in the Capitol Katniss & Peeta just getting off the train, have never been there before

Describe Costumes-
Bright, colourful, neon, extravagant, vibrant, over sized.
Look expensive and more fancy than casual
Over the top-excessive, more than needed to be practical
Head piece to match, wigs
Both genders over the top outfits/wigs/make up

Effect on viewer- Think/feel
Thinks the are rich as- Have more than us
Fashion is shooting/scary to viewers- in your face
Show us how shocked/ different things are for Katniss & Peeta


Director Purpose-
Again shows us theme 'Rich vs Poor"
The peoples in the Capitol live in extreme luxury compared to the poverty of district 12
People in the Capitol have everything
Make-up - over the top- caked on so we know they have lots of it
Men and woman wear it


Other techniques-Settings
Concrete, Metal, Glass, Clean, Crisp, Futuristic, Technologically advanced

Whats happening?
In the Arena of the Hunger Games

Describe Costumes-
Practical- suitable for fighting
Jackets, Boots, Shirt, Long pants
Colours that will match surroundings- helps them hide
Tells us about the arena climate
Not going far as not much

Effect on viewer-Think/feel
Feels like they are dressed for war/hunting (all dressed in same uniform)
All looks the same, everyone has the same advantage
Makes us less emotionally attached to individuals

Director Purpose- 'Rich vs Poor'
Everyone is finally equal so personal skill being important
Struggle for power- Tributes out under the power of the Capitol, They have to freedom/free will at this point



Other techniques-

SEXXXY paragraph

S) In the reaping scene, costume is used effectively to show the theme 'Rich vs Poor'.
E) For example, the potential tributes are dressed in formal shirts,skirts & trousers. Their clothes are well-worn,weathered and dull.
X) This makes us understand the people in District 12  are poor because their best clothes are old and faded compared to the Capitol representative Effie Trinket.
X) This is done to show the juxtaposition between the extreme wealth of the Capitol and the poverty of those in District 12
X) This worked well with the use of make-up as shown by Effie. She has lots of make-up on including long pink eyelashes, and a extremely white foundation and pink and gold lips. This tells the viewer that she is wealthy because she can afford extravagant make-up when those in the  district can barely afford clothes.
Y) This aspect can be compared to the scene where the tributes arrive off the the train in the Capitol. Here we see Luxury and excess wealth in the costumes of thee Capitol citizens compared to the rags worn by Peeta and Katniss. 

Hunger Games-Characters

Characters

Katniss
Tough- had to mature faster after here dads death
Emotionless well hidden
Protective of the people she loves
Impulsive- Volunteering for Prim
Caring- Flowers around Rue'e body
Rebellious- sneaks out of District
Introverted- Not very good at making friends.

Peeta-
Soft- bad or good?
Crying when he leaves
Kind-Giving the bread to Katniss
Gullible
Smarter than he looked
Physically Strong
Socially persuasive-Likable
Artistic, Creative, Cake decorating

Haymitch-
Alcoholic- Trauma, Stress
Feels like a pawn
Depressed
Smart, Reliable, surprised at his tributes ability
Smart because he understands that the HG is a TV show
Brutally honest, aggressive
Witty,Cunning
Agile- when Peeta tries to get his drink


Effie-
Enthusiastic
Calm about the HG- Her Job
Oblivious of the reality 
Status citizens- focus on 'manners'

Hunger games

Opening scene

Music

Slow- timbre

Minor tone- often means something bad is happening or about to happen

Silence- grabs attention

Camera shots

Mid shot- to show face and body language

Wide view- see setting, get more information at once

Close Up- of Katniss and Prim, to show emotions

Extreme close up-  focus on specific information: eg the signs says “Danger”

Tracking shot- showed how her surroundings changed, that she was going somewhere

Shaky camera- more realistic,unsettling,as if it's running with her,makes sense for the scene-
during district 12 opening

Dialogue

Crane & Caesar- Celebration ‘knitting people together’ 

Crane’s style of Game making makes Prim cry and scream

Prim dreams it was her selected

Katniss says “it's your first time you wont get selected/picked”- foreshadowing

Colour & Lighting

The interview- saturated colours, very bright. Neon, very artificial. Cold light to it.

District 12- Dull, Bland, Natural, Dark, cold light as well

The Reaping

Music-

Capital video- major, Rest of music- minor

saying it is good, war in the past was worse, kids are terrified

Dialogue

Reading out the names
Calm at first, then screaming
"I volunteer as tribute"- sister bond
District 12 first volunteer
Effie-
Surprised (Volunteer make her feels better, could get promotions)
Excited (entertained)
Calm (she doesn't have to sacrifice)

Camera shot-
Close up- Katniss's reaction to Prim's name, 
Effie about to read out the names  (see her make up how she is different to everyone else, shows shes got money)
Medium range- Effie takes Katniss & Peeta away, 
When Katniss is in the crowd
Long/wide shot-Effie looking out to see the mass of people
Pan- When people show respect & lift their fingers for her
POV- Katniss looking for Prim, 
When giving sign of respect, 
Watching capital's film,
When Katniss walks up the stairs- extra shaky to show her fear
Flash back- Memory of Peeta & the bread
Show she knows him
He helps her by giving her some bread

Propaganda

What is it?

Information that gives an bias opinion

-Post truth

Where do we see it?

-Video from the capital

-The games it self is a propaganda(all the tributes)

Real message

-You have fraught back once and lost now we can kill your children a there is nothing you can do.

Propaganda message's

-It is not as bad as they make it

-If you win, you will be a hero to your district

-The boy & girl  in the film (big,strong,healthy,fit)

-How they remember their past (don't give detail why their was a revolt)

-Played every year (Gale mocks it, Effie recites)

'So people from the capital believe in the entertainment'

Key vocab

-Honor 

-Glory

-Eliminated

-Peacekeeper

Rich (Capital)

-The amount of food

-Bright colours

-Costuming extravagant

-Modern architecture

-Everything is controlled (no nature)

-Clean

-Fit & health

-Materials (stone, marble, metals)

Poor (District 12)

-People were starving

-Dull colours

-Costuming (wearing 'best' types- Stereotypes)

-Small & sickly (Don't stand a chance in the Hunger Games)

-Old farm houses/shacks (old, repair, dirty)

-one good building (for filming, control)

-Material ( mostly wood)

Hope-Scene with President Snow

Dialogue

-Only thing stronger than fear

-Link to propaganda (false sense of hope that at least one will live)

-Just killing everyone would cause resentment (Capital don't want to kill everyone, they need them)

-Hope is only effective if contained

Camera shots

Mid-between Crane & Snow Talking (To show expression & body language)

POV- between P-Snow & Crane (showing their deep conversation)

Close up- Of rose pruning (metaphor for his 'perfect society' for control)

Rue's passing

Music

Sad-Minor

Medium timbre

Progress to being more powerful-more hopeful

Camera shots

Extreme close up-of the flowers being place. 

-flower ring showed she really cared for Rue

-Showing that the games will not change her

High angle/POV

-Showing that she is aware that she is being watched

District 11 & 12 Rebellion- Links to 'Black Lives' very well

Music

Up tempo-more aggressive/emotional

Camera Shots

Close up-

-Of the hands (really important)

-shows they are united

-Links to symbol to BLM move

Wide angle

-to show all the people

Birds eye view

-Drone coming blowing paper

-to show that the plane was landing

-Papers were important

-Shows technology (capital is bigger and stronger)

Cutting shots of shaky camera 

-creates tension

-showed the chaos

Camera became more stable as capital regained control

Colouring & Lighting

-At the start of scene it was day, but at the end it was night (shows fighting went on for hours)

-

Berry scene

Music
-Sad (minor)
-Powerful
-Enhanced the drama
-No lyrics (emphasis her words, adds to the depth of the scene)


Dialogue
-willing to die together
-Katniss rebelling against the propaganda of 'their has to be a victor'
-Voice over urgently saying "STOP!". 
-Katniss has beaten them at their own game
-First Capital loophole at its own game
-1st time 2 victors
-She embarrassed the Capital

Camera shots
Close ups-
-See both Peeta & Katniss reactions

Over head 
-When the booming voice came
-Remind the game makers had been in control until this point

Extreme close up- The berries
-They were the thing that changed everything

Rich (Capital)
Establishing shot- of the Capital
-See the buildings, the grandeur
-Everything was modern
-Saw technology
-White/Clean/Crisp

Costuming
-Fashion & make up was really extravagant
-Fashion is a status thing here, they want the next best thing (represents wealth)
-Capital clothing is for looks (artificial material bright
-District clothing is for practicality (more natural)

Close up
-to see the lady with big gold eye lashes
-the pink poodle
-Gives a huge contrast to live in the districts

Poor (District 12)

Close-up
-of the man eating everything he could of the bones
-food is precious (people here are starving)
-Cat was malnourished
-Really dirty (mud everywhere)

Extreme close-up
-Electric fence sign
-fence not on, don't have enough resources and money to power it

Costuming and Setting
-Looked like they are in the past
-Wooden 
-Old, run down
-Minors were going into the mine but were still covered in soot

Visual & sound techniques

BodyLanguage-Helps understand the feelings of the character and
how communicate through the use of gestures,facial expressions

Costumes-Is a piece of clothing worn by the character to describe their personalities

Hairstyles-A style of hair that can tell the personality of the person

Make-Up-Used to make the character fit there assigned roles

Lighting-Sets the mood

Props-An object that makes the play/movie more interactive.  

Settings-Puts the scene in a place and describes the surrounding

Dialogue- communication between two peoples

Sound Effects- A recorded sound to make a specific scene creative

Music-A rhythm/beat that establishes the setting

Silence- Lack of sound

Symbols-Object used to suggest new ideas

Special FX- Make it seem realistic

What Am I Learning? 

I am learning about film languages and film study.

How does this work show my learning? 

This shows my learning because I've written down all the definitions to most of the words that have something to do with film

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

If theirs any other features to do with film

Creative Matrix-3

Mirror, Mirror

For English I have picked to write a short dialogue between me and this enchanted mirror.

 

Imagine a mirror that could talk to you, How would you respond and how would you feel 

I wonder of this mirror over here is enchanted? let us find out
(Looks in the mirror wearing some ugly outfit)

Me- Mirror, Mirror on my wall I beg you to make me not look like a fool
Mirror- Don't worry my child I'll pick a fit out, that will for sure make you look cool
(Outfit: Denim Jacket, Black jeans, Graphic T, Vans or Jordan's)
Me- Oh thank q thank q you such mirror this fit you've picked out  for me makes me look like a stunner.
Mirror-  Your welcome darling, now now off you go you've got so much more things to look forwarded to on this lovely today.
Me-Yes I best be going on my way, just one thing will we be able to talk after?
Mirror-  Well of course silly, Have fun on day out,
I'll talk to once you come back.

Not the best ...

Creative matrix-2

My Remote Controlled Life

So this all happened a few weeks ago….

My day couldn't have started any worse. I was awoken by the luminous rays of light shining on my face. I turned my head toward the sound of my alarm clock, to see it was 8:45!! “Ohhhh no I'm late for school, Mum's gonna be so mad” I said anxiously. I chuck on my uncomfortable school uniform & ran to my door. I swung the front door open and started sprinting down the street. As I was running I trip over a little stone, causing me to fall onto the ground and end up in the gutter, and my face on the ground. I slowly pushed my head up from the ground, and then out of the blues A purple remote fell in front of my eyes. I looked all around to see how it had got here and I looked a second time to see if somebody had thrown it here. I picked it up without any hesitation. The remote was so light it felt like I was holding an empty bottle. I tossed and turned this mysterious remote around, and there was some type of engraved logo all over it but I couldn't make out what it was because it was all mangled up. I noticed something very odd about this remote? There were only 6 buttons. Me being the type of person I am didn't think anything of it at first so, I through it in my school bag and continued on my way to school.

Hunter Swoop-2

Soft colored clouds roam the evening sky. Looking up ahead seeing the Mountains and Trees line perfectly up against the horizon. The sun rays seep through the greenery, also filling the sky with its delicate colors. Decrepit wooden planks lead into the glossy lake

Characteristic

Self Directed Learners

My Self Directed goal this week is

I have chosen to make this my goal because I usually never ask for feed back. 

I also picked this because I really need to get into the habit of asking for feedback 

It's written in the stars

Its written in the stars

Libra
They are brutally honest
They lose their cool and love to create conflict
Easily distracted
Always playing on video



Virgo
Always needing to be on there phone
Always eating
Never like working & always getting in trouble
Likes to fight with sibilings


Aries
Tend to cry a lot
Competitive but also civil