Workshop 1 - Themes and Ideas

Rich vs Poor
Poor - Poverty, no power, no money, less opportunities, disadvantages
Rich - privilege, more opportunities, lots of money, 

Definition: Theme of 'Rich vs Poor'
It is more than just money, it is about who has more opportunities, power and privilege.
Rich:
- Prescient Snow, District 1, Caesar, capitol.
- Capitol- Don't get reaped for the Hunger Games, Food-Plenty, excessive, variety, Clothing is cleaner, brighter, designer, new outfit every day, the privilege of choice, to co-ordinate what they wear, they have a choice. Buildings-bigger, different material, not worn down, architecture is modern, an example of power and privilege. technology - more advanced, they have airships, trains, they have tracking technology, medical technology, blood scanner, healing balms. Children- Get presents, get to play, don't work, don't worry.

Poor
- District 12, District 11,
- District 12 - building - broken, not very secure, holes, in roofs, made out of wood, smaller, don't have access to materials to make anything better, don't have power.
- District 12 - bland, worn out, raggedy, not a lot of variety, old-style, boy best outfit-broken shirts, button-up trousers/shorts/suspenders, shows us that their clothes don't always fit properly, hand me down, girls best clothes-dresses, shirts/skirts, not good fits. Coal miners- black, grey, dark colours don't show as much dirt.
Technology- medicine, we don't see any, we do see sick people, shows the privilege of being healthy, transport- walking, the electric fence doesn't work- not enough energy to run it.
Food- not enough, scarce, hunting for it, rations, put your name into the reaping for extra food. Children - have to work, no time to play- can play but pushing sticks in the mud, scared of being reaped in the Hunger Games, not a lot of choices of future jobs- most will be coal miners.

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In the 'Hunger Games', Setting is used effectively to show the theme 'Rich vs Poor' is more then just money it is about who has power privilege and opportunities. For instance, we can see the idea of privilege reflected in the physical environments of District 12 and the Capitol. n district 12 the buildings are broken down and not secure whereas the building in the capitol show modern design, variation in materials and are built on a grand scale. This makes the audience think about the differences in wealth and power between the two locations. District 12 has nothing whilst people in the Capitol are safe and secure in their advanced buildings. The purpose of this was to show that Katniss Everdeen has come from a place of less privilege and power so her success in the games is very unlikely. Coinciding with this is the use of colour. In District 12 are lots of browns and greens whilst in the Capitol we see a futuristic palette of metallic, greys, blacks and silvers. The use of settings and colour effectively show us the imbalance of privilege between those living in places like District 12 and the Capitol.

P.E.

this week we have been learning to improve our volleyball skills. I think that I have improved in my setting and dig. I also think that I'm am only a level 2 since I participated in everything.

English - Hunger Games

What is D12 like?
D12 is a place where people could only survive on limited food and things. The clothes they were all dirty and old which shows how poor they were compared to the people in the Capitol. The children would put sticks in the mud to play which was their only entertainment. The D12 clothes were all either one colour or just all dark. The houses had broken windows and were dirty. The D12 music was soft and urban. Didn't have a chance to win the hunger games.

How did D12 get extra food?
People in D12 get extra food by shooting animals illegally or putting their names in the draw multiple times which will increase their chances of getting picked.

What does tribute mean?
An act to show gratitude or respect.

What is the Capitol like?
In the capitol is a place where people wore colourful clothes. They didn't have to worry about food and drinks. They also were lots of makeup and accessories. Everyone is very wealthy there. It was very crowded with people everywhere. The Capitol's music sounded very futuristic. They have all the latest technology. A very clean place.

Reaping Scene
On the Reaping day at D12 the people were all wearing clothes that were a similar colour like, grey, white, blue and etc. Everyone was worried and scared that they might get chosen. There were lots of close up and extreme close up scenes. The colour of the place was very gloomy and grey. Effie Trinket pulled out the paper slowly so it gave people watching a lot of suspense to see who it was. Medium and long wide shots.

How are the tributes treated when they are selected?
When the tributes got chosen they were treated with all the food and drinks they could possibly want and also the clothing. They got treated this way because they were all chosen to be part of the Hunger Games.

NZ Food Timeline

English - Camera Techniques

1) What am I learning? To identify types of sound and visual techniques.
2) How does this work show my learning? I define the camera techniques to understand them better.
3) What am I wondering as a result of this learning? How many more camera techniques there are all together. 

English - Film Language

Body Language - Movement and posture used to communicate or show what someones saying without saying anything.
Costume - Clothes made for roles that the actors are playing.
Hairstyle - Hair made for roles that the actors are playing.
Lighting - Show the mood of the scene.
Props - To make specifically for the role.
Setting - Where the scene is.
Dialogue - Conversation between people.
Sound Effect - That are put in the scene to make it more interesting.
Music - Make it more interesting.
Silence - Give more suspense.
Symbol - An object to represent something.
Special FX - An illusion to make it more interesting. 

What am I learning? Define the language of film using visual and sound technique.
How does this show my learning? To get more of an understanding.
What am I wondering as a result of this learning?  Nothing.

Business

In business we are making churros and our brand name is Nan's churro. The people in my group are Johanna and Trisha. We came up with our brand name from Genica's and Trisha's last name and Johanna get called grandma sometimes.  Our company is a asian owned company as well as bringing the Mexican tradition in these churro. We are working together because we get our work done on time. We wanted to make churros because it's a trending food that people would want to buy. We also decided to get a dip which we chose was chocolate and caramel.
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