Calculate squares on a grid

In Maths I learnt how to calculate the squares on a grid in different ways, there are 6 methods on how to calculate the outside squares on a grid and I will be showing you 2 of them. I learnt that the letters in maths are numbers and they are called algebra.

This is what I did to work out how many outside squares there are on a 10 by 10 grid using the first method:
I knew that there were ten squares on each four sides so all I had to do was simply add the tens on each sides all together then take away the 4 since the corners has doubled squares.

2nd method:
There are 10 squares on one side and I can't do tens again because it will double the squares on the corners so I will just add 2 nines on each sides. And then I will add ten on the last side, I will take away two because there are doubled squares on the corners so it will be '10+9+9+8=36' which is n+(n-1)+(n-1)+(n-2) = 36 in mathematical

Coraline: SEXXXY - The lawyer

-Night
-Other world
-Other wybie
-Can't talk
-Mother & Coraline went into the house to see the mouse circus
-POV - other mother wants him to smile
-Wybie is unhappy

-Warm light
-High angle, makes the subject vulnerable (Wybie) & the POV dominant (other mother)
-Dark colours but bright because Coraline doesn't know this yet.
-Facial expression, -sad, because his mouth has gone down and his eyebrows are arched in fear.

In the film Coraline high angle shots are used effectively to establish a characters position of power. This is demonstrated in the scene where Coraline and Wybie return from visiting their neighbours. A high angle shot from the POV of the other mother looking down the stairs towards Wybie makes him look vulnerable. This makes us understand that the other mother has all the power and might not be as kind as Coraline thinks at this point. The purpose of this is to show a character who is unhappy in the 'other' world and foreshadow the horrific turn of events later in the story. Combined with the use of facial expressions, Wybies mouth is frowning and his eyebrows are arched in fear, the idea of being vulnerable is enhanced. This aspepct can be compared to Coralines battle with the other mother at the end of the film where we see the true evil nature of the Beldam.

Coraline: Camera techniques

Extreme close up:

The ECU (also known as XCU) gets right in and shows extreme detail. You would normally need a specific reason to get this close. It is too close to show general reactions or emotion except in very dramatic scenes.

Close up:
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object.

Medium Close up:The medium closeup is half way between a mid shot and aclose up. This shot shows the face more clearly, without getting uncomfortably close.

Medium Shot:

In a movie a medium shot, mid shot (MS), or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance.

Medium Long Shot:Also known as a three-quarters shot. Frames the whole subject from the knees up. An intermediate shot between the long shot and the medium shot.

Long Shot:In film, a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes. An extreme long shot is a view from an even greater distance, in which people appear as small dots in the landscape if at all (eg. a shot of New York's skyline).

Extreme Long Shot:
A view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.

Low Angle:
Low angle is when you look like you're lying on the ground and when the things around you is bigger.

High Angle:
High angle is when things from below are shorter/smaller than you and it is a technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle.

Eye level:
used as an establishing shot to set the location of a scene in films, they can also capture action or objects that may be obscured by other figures on a ground-level view.

Birds eye View:
Bird's eye view is defined as a view from above as though you were a bird looking down on someone or something

Dutch tilt:
A Dutch tilt is a camera shot in which the camera angle is deliberately slanted to one side.

Pan:
to photograph or televise while rotating a camera on its vertical or horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or object in view.

Tilt:
Tilting is a cinematographic technique in which the camera stays in a fixed position but rotates up/down in a vertical plane.

Tracking:
A tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded.

Point of View:
A point of view shot is a short film scene that shows what a character is looking at.

Over the shoulder:
an over the shoulder shot is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.

Mise En Scene:
Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe the design aspect of a film production:


What am I learning:
to learn different type of shots

How does this show my learning:
By showing the definitions of the shots

What am I wondering as a result of this learning:
How many more shots are there

Coraline - Analyse

What am I learning?
I am learning to analyse the plot of the films

How does this show my learning?
This shows my learning by showing that I can analyse a film

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
I am wondering if my pyramid does really look like a pyramid

Social Study

Structure of the New Zealand Government

What type of government does New Zealand have?

The system of government. NZ is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. This means that our head of state is a sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II). The Queen is represented in NZ by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy.

How often does New Zealand hold an election?

New Zealand law requires elections at least once every three years and two months, though elections are often held after three years, traditionally in November.

Who is the current Head of State?

The current Head of State in New Zealand is Queen Elizabeth ll

Who represents this person in New Zealand?

Dame Patsy Reddy

Coraline - Workshop 4

Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

Other Mother's Evolution:

-Hands change

-Edges sharps

-Gets taller

-Changes every time we see her gradual

-Clothes change

Other Mother 1: What her real mum wears

-Comfortable 'mum' clothes

-Grey/black-hint of red

-Rounder, curves, warm

Other Mother 2: Darker clothes-red, purple, black

-Bit taller

-Heads less round

-Subtle change

-Sharp-head, apron

Other Mother 3: Head

-Proportions changing

-More skin-short-sleeves and dress

-Red/black

-Dress is sharp and stiff, fits her better and shows her shape

-layers of dress like a beetle

Other Mother 4: Hair pointy

-All black excepted shoes

-Skinner and taller

-Angular limbs

-Long neck

-doesn't look like the real mother

Other Mother 5: No nose, no skin-skeletal

-Many legs like a spider

-Clothes are barely there and all ripped

-Very sharp-though how thin she is, how pointed her joints are, use of metal/needle fingers

-Cold light, green filter

The directer effectively uses costume to create the other mother. At the start she is dressed like a normal mother. She is wearing a white long sleeved turtle neck, black begging and net shoes. This gradually changes over the course of the film. Her head becomes less round and more pointy, her clothes become darker and she exposes more skin. By the end of the film her costume is more spider like . Her body is a metal skeleton with lots of sharp angles and her clothes are black rags. The director has done this to show us that the other mother is evil and that her looks were deceiving.

Colour and lighting are important in creating the other mother. When we first see her its a warm lighting with shades of yellow and orange. This makes the viewer feel happy and safe. By the end of the film scene with the other mother are dimly lit with a cold light and green and black colour palette. This is because she has turned into her real self, a demon-like spider who is evil and tries to steal children souls through their eyes.

Coraline - Colours

It's all about the colours!

What am I learning?
-I'm learning how colours make settings and moods

How does this show my learning?
-It shows that I already know which ones are the happy colours and the ones that are horrifying and boring

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
I'm wondering what the most eye catching colour is

Coraline - Workshop 3

How is colour used to create the two worlds

Real World:

Grey

Green

Black/dark

Navy

Cool/Cold

Threatening

Depressed

Dull/Dark

Dad (real) hard at work, not happy

miserable

Coraline is an interruption

Other World:

Reds/Orange

Warm

Bright

Dad (fake) is happily practising piano waiting for Coraline

Grey/Blue Palette

-Creates a mood of sadness

-not exciting colours

-Combines with a dull cool light

it makes the scene sad and depressing

If the colour palette was reversed then the real world would feel warm and the other world would feel cold.

The director uses this colour palette to reflect Coraline's feelings towards a place. When the blue grey palette is used she feel lonely and unhappy in the place. If it is orange and red she is happy there.

Colours that were used:

Grey/yellow

Blue/red

Orange/red

Green

Full Palette

Washes out

Warm bright, radient, vivid

Beldom

Colour palettes:

1. Colours are gloom, dark and washed out. The predominant colour used in this palette is grey because it creates an atmosphere of sadness and boredom. The director has done this to help the viewer empathise with Coraline in her real world where she feels ignored.

2. Colours in the other world palette are bright, radient and vivid. The predominant colours used are shades of orange and red which create a mood of excitement. This is done to re-enforce the idea that Coraline is wanted in the other world. It is a wondrous place for her to be.

3. Colours in the scenes with the evil other mother are bright, vivid and horrifying colours. The predominant colour is white because it is used in every scenes. The director has used these colours to describe Coraline's feelings and to make the scene horrifying and to warn the audience that something bad or good is about to happen.

Japanese

This is an introduction about me. it tells some of my personalities, it tells what my name is, where I live, where I came from, how old I am and about my nationalities.
It's a bit messy but I think you will able to read it all.

Research Project - Government Inquiry

Ancient egypt

I did not know that the pyramids of the ancient Egypt were built for kings, I also didn’t know that there such things as god of death and god of war. I did not know that the men also wore make ups and I found out that the Pharaohs covered their hair so it cannot be seen by others.

The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.

The pyramids were built for Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. The biggest, the great pyramid, took more that 20 years to build. Around 4,000 stonemasons and thousands of other workers were needed to complete the job.

pyramids of the ancient Egypt are more that 4,500 years old and there were also different types of gods of ancient Egypt.

Coraline: Workshop 2

How does 'Lighting' enhance the story

Coraline’s world:

Lighting is used in the shot to make the house look cold, old and run down. This is done by using a ‘cool white’ light coming into the room from a cloudy window. The director has used this Lighting to enhance the idea that Coraline’s life at home is dull and boring and she is unhappy there it also provides contrast to the other world which is bright and warmly lit.

Other world:

Lighting is used in the shot to make the room look warm, bright and joyful. This is done by using a warm light coming from the light bulb. The director has used this lighting to make the house look warm and to impress Coraline.

Portal to the other world:

Lighting is used in the shot to make the place look nice and bright. This is done by using a lot of colours that are bright and joyful coming from the portal. The director has used this lighting to make the place look colourful and to get Coraline’s attention.