Workshop 5-Creating Characters

1. -Looks like normal mum 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 + nose - pointier/sharp
- Sleeves get shorter
- addition of red to colour palette
- Starting to get Beatle shape from the apron
- long baggy pants keep the idea of softness

3. - all weight has moved to hips/ bum-accents
Beatle shape of the dress
- red, black white, more pattern, better/tighter
fit, more skin showing
- getting longer + pointer - Stretched neck, pointed elbows, shorter hair, pointed head + nose

4. - scissors/thing like -very skinny
- huge height increase-compared to oven
- pointy head, elbows
-high heels
-full black outfit-red shoes
-little/no fat left on the body, lots of skin showing

5. -skinless, needle-like, no face, paper-thin
-has grown extra legs
-looks alien-not human-like
-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, inviting, by the end is green, unnatural + creepy

Workshop 4: Music, how does it enhance the story

Music
Chords
Major - Written in a major key, happy tone
Minor - Written in a minor key - sad/creepy tone

Tempo - Fast - makes it feel energetic, gives movement
Slow - makes it feel lethargic, boring

Dynamics - Loud (forte)- feels intense, shocking, builds emotion
- Quiet (piano) - draw in viewer focus, background
- changes-quiet to loud - builds intensity/energy
-loud to quiet-drains intensity/energy

Song 1: happy and calm - fast - major
Song 2: Strange and mysterious - slower - minor

Diegetic Sound- sounds added to a film e.g. music, explosions

Non-diagetic sounds-sounds that occur naturally
-wind in trees
-footsteps

Coraline opening scene - Minor - unsettled, creepy, insecure
Moderate/fast - gives energy, movement,
Changes dynamics often - focus, build intensity

Mouse Circus
Chord - Minor- unsettling, creepy
Tempo - fast - furious, energetic
Dynamics- Loud - happy, playful, grabs attention

Mirror
Chord - Minor - tone, creepy, low - works well with ghost howls
Tempo - Slow - movement where it picks up, lethargic, lazy
Dynamics - swells loud, quiet - creates focus mmoments

Blood story - Benjamen

Today I have awoken into a life of white blood cells and the alarms are going off. I must follow my brothers and sisters to the danger we must take care of this invader, bacteria. We are using all our might and some friends have come to help, antibodies. We are fighting so this body can stay alive. B lymphocytes are triggered to make antibodies. These specialized proteins lock onto specific antigens.

The way we are taking care of this foreign enemy is by having our best organisms on the job like the T cells which destroy antigens tagged by antibodies and cells that are infected or changed. White blood cells, also called leukocyte or white corpuscle, a cellular component of the blood that lacks haemoglobin, has a nucleus, is capable of motility, and defends the body against infection and disease by ingesting foreign materials and cellular debris, by destroying infectious agents.

The Production Line - Term 2

In business studies, we have been researching the production line. Here I have researched myself and discovered some interesting this about it, like how low cost it is to run and how workers don't need that many qualifications

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

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

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

warm - yellow, makes feel safe, warm
cold - White/blue tone, makes feel clean, clinical

Bright - fills the room, makes feel happy, safe
Dull - fills part of space only, often creepy/murky

Colour palette - predominant colours used in the scene (main)


Brainstorm: Colour/Lighting
What happening - Coraline + her parents having breakfast in the real kitchen - they look depressed, dull, lifeless
Technique- Light - cold
- natural - from cloudy window
-dull

Colour - cold
-dark, washed out, faded, muted
-off whites, creams + yellows

Effect on the viewer - feels boring, don't want to be there
feel/think boring, dull, lifeless

Director Purpose (theme) - Set the mood the real world is boring+empty
- makes the other world more appealing
- looks can be deceiving - is not actually a bad place to be

Other techniques Costume/shots/music setting - costume - real parents in simple plain colours + fabrics in dull colours

2nd picture:
What happening -m Coraline + other parents having dinner in the Other Kitchen
-Characters seem vibrant + appealing
- Good food on offer!
Technique - Lighting - artificial - ceiling light bulb
warm - yellowish tone
dull - Parts of room still in shadow

Colour - yellow/oranges/black palette
- warm - makes feel safe/comfortable

Effect on the viewer (feel/think) - happy, want to be there, welcoming, colourful, joyful

Directors Purpose (theme) - looks can be deceiving-looks nice but in reality, it is unsafe.
Make Coraline fee; comfortable - huge improvement-on real world

Other techniques Costume/shots/music setting - Costumes-Colourful,friendly-looking, lots of black/red more fashionable, comfy, warm.

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Workshop 3 follow up task:

In Coraline, a long shot is used quite well to display a dull world. For instance, in this shot, we can see Coraline and the cat standing on a hill with dull colours surrounding them. This shows that the real world is boring and bland but safe since nothing is out to get them. This was done to make the real world seem not fun at all, while the 'Otherworld' seems joyful and alive. This worked well with the surrounding background being dead and not reactive. This can be contrasted to the 'Otherworld' which has more light and charming colours with happy music being played when outside and indoors.


In the film, Coraline, we can see that a long (wide) shot is used to display the whole Bedroom in the 'Otherworld'. This is demonstrated by showing that the bedroom is filled with many nice colours like pink and purple presenting this room was made girly for Coraline. This makes the audience feel as if the 'Other parents' really want the 'otherworld' to be perfect for her so that she can be fulfilled with happiness. The director did this to show that the 'otherworld seems amazing and so the audience doesn't expect this 'otherworld' be a trap. This worked well with the magical music which is played as we are introduced to the bedroom. This can be contrasted to the house in the real world which shows and gives no feeling of magic or exciting colours.



In this shot of Coraline, a medium shot is used to show the details of the lookalike Coraline doll. We see this when the Beldam is letting go of the doll which will be swept into the real world. This makes the audience theorise where the doll could be going or what its meaning is. The purpose of this was to give the audience a chance to theorise what meaning the doll has to the film. Combined with the eerie music which is played to make the scene already mysterious and more creepy makes it work well with the doll. This can be compared to a time later in the movie when Coraline first comes across the tunnel to the "otherworld' although there is spiritual music being played still it gives the audience the chance to theories the meaning of the tunnel.

4 screenshots of Coraline with SEXXXY Paragraphs

In Coraline this shot of the Beldam, a medium close up is used. This is demonstrated by showing only the face and of a lifted hand with the Beldam showing a smirk, this makes the audience feel as if the Beldam really isn't up to any good by having a smirk which could mean a troublesome intent. The director did this to make it that the audience could have an idea on what the villain is thinking of doing or just thinking in general. Combined with the bright yellow lighting in the room which gives a calm feeling to the situation at hand makes the viewer have different perspectives to this scene. This reminds me of another time in the film when Coraline first comes into the 'Other world' where her 'Other Parents' seem cool but there is an eerie feeling to them.

In the film Coraline, a Long Shot is used for this scene amazingly. For example, in this shot we can see that it has been taken from a far distance from the end with the door, giving the viewers a curious thought on what could be at the end of the tunnel. This makes the audience feel curious about what is at the end of this blue shaded tunnel with a door which is slightly opened, making us feel as if we want to travel the distance to find out. The reason this shot was taken was for the audience to have a feeling of curiosity by the director. This worked well with the music which made the scene seem spectacular and cool with its spiritual uplifting sound. This reminds me of a time in the film when Coraline has her first encounter with the lively garden that has music playing in the scene which sounds spectacular as well as spiritual.

In this scene of Coraline, a Mid Shot is used, and it is used quite well. For instance, in this scene we can see that we are only seeing Coraline from her shoulders and above while her mother is blurred because of her being in the background, as well we are seeing Coraline is annoyed over something. This makes us understand that something has happened that made her feel annoyed and that she could be expressing it to her mother. This was done so that the viewers could maybe show compassion towards Coraline for her annoyed behaviour or the mother who is probably getting annoyed by Coraline for expressing her feelings of annoyance. This worked well because it shows that the director might want you to feel for the characters. This aspect can be compared to a time later on where Coraline goes shopping with her mother and wants to purchase a pair of gloves which her mother declines and leaves Coraline annoyed.

In this shot of Coraline a medium shot was utilized. We see this when the shot is used to show the emotion in Coraline and the ‘Other Mother’s’’ faces as shown here with Coraline seeming interested in what the ‘Other Mother’ has to say. This makes the audience feel as the ‘Other Mother’ has something to do and she’s telling Coraline an activity which she could do instead of speaking with her. The director did this to display that the ‘Other Mother’ was already occupied and that Coraline was talking with her to find an activity she could do. Combined with the calm warm lighting in the room in which the two characters are standing means there seems to be no danger in the room. This aspect can be compared to the few times Coraline has spoken with the ‘Other Parents’ where there seems to be no danger or life-threatening situations.

Pig Heart dissection

What have we been learning about?
We have been learning about the heart and what to look for in one, we had opened up a pig heart and got to look at the different parts of it.

Why are we dissecting the heart?
Because we needed to learn about the many parts in the muscle and about their functions.

What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them?
I saw the Septum which splits the heart in half making it that the oxygenated blood and non-oxygenated blood don't mix. I saw the ventricles which pump out the blood to the lungs and body helping the blood also give its goods to the body and making sure it circulates. Then there were the valves which stopped the blood from backing outwards and they were between the atrium and the ventricle.
Did you enjoy the dissection? Why/why not?
I was half in half with enjoying the procedure since when I was doing the dissecting I would sometimes get a whiff which smelt like urine but I did enjoy exploring and sticking the tweezers through the atrium.