Slinkachu - Art

 In art this term we have been looking at a photographer by the name Slinkachu, we chose a photograph from one of his pieces that he photographed. We then took a photograph of our own set up action figures with the objects surrounding us. My artwork was based on trying new things, so I then went ahead and called it something new. This is my slide show with my work based around Slinkachu and my photograph.

Challenges chart Coraline - Film studies

In film studies were learning how to understand how characters are used in a film. I did mine by doing two google drawings on Caroline and the real mother also known as Mel Jones/Mrs Jones.

What am I learning ?

 - I am learning how to understand how characters are developed in a film.

How does this show my learning ?

 - This shows my learning because I made a google drawing of the characters.

What am I wondering as a result of my learning ?

 - I am wondering how long it takes to make up a character and the challenges in a movie.

The heart - science

 In science we have been learning about the heart the parts of the heart and what they do.

Some parts of the heart 

  - Pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins.

  - There are two ventricle the right ventricle and the left ventricle . One of them is harder than the other and one is squishier and softer.

  - Valves

  - Aorta

  - A right atrium and a left atrium.

  - There are more parts that I forgot.

We learnt that the arteries move blood away from the heart and the veins move blood towards the heart.

We dissected the heart to explore more about it and see/feel what it physically looks like in real life not just on a screen.

I indeed did see and feel the parts of the heart like the two ventricles etc. We cunt the two ventricles in half to seen the veins inside of them. I really enjoyed the dissection because I thought I learned and understood the heart more by seeing it in front of me.

The first Wednesday of Home Economics we made pita pockets. 

Ingredients: 

• Ham 
• Lettuce 
• Cheese
• Carrot
• Red Onion
• Mayonnaise
• Pita Pockets 

First we sliced the ham, shredded the lettuce, grated the cheese, gated the carrot and sliced the red onion into cubes. Next we got our pita pockets cutting them open to start filling. After that we started filling the pita pockets with the ingredients. I filled my pita pocket with ham, lettuce, cheese, carrot and red onion and for the sauce I used mayonnaise. I liked it but maybe next time it would be better if the pita was toasted because it was a little bit dry.

Apple crumble - Home economics

 On Wednesday a little while ago for home economics we made apple crumble.

Ingredients:

• Brown Sugar 
• White Sugar 
• Rolled oats 
• Cinnamon 
• Apples 
• Butter 
• Water 
• Flour

Method:

1. Put flour, cinnamon and brown sugar into a bowl.
2. Rub butter lightly into the mixture.
3. Add rolled oats and mix with a fork.
4. Dry the apples and peaches, cutting them into little pieces 
5. Divide evenly spooning the mixture into 4 little greased pie dishes.
6. Sprinkle with white sugar and water
7. Bake on fan bake for 10-15 min or until edge is going brown.
8. Serve and enjoy

It tasted weird because their was to much oats and it wasn't cooked for long enough, so it was a bit gooey and raw. But it also took along time to make because of the apples.

Apple sauce muffins - Home economics

 Apple sauce muffins

Last Wednesday in home economics we made apple sauce muffins, we all got given a substitutions for our muffins apart from my group instead we got chocolate chips. 

Original recipe no substitutions - It wasn't good but wasn't bad so it was okay, but I found it a bit raw and a bit much of some sort of liquid. But it was probably the best one out of all of them due to having the chocolate chips in them.

Canola and soy - I didn't like this one because it was to soggy and chewy so it may not of got cooked for long enough. Or it may be due to the substitutions that got added instead of the normal ones.

Butter and wholemeal flour - It was quite bad because they're was way to much oats because they're was whole meal flour and other oats added into the recipe.

Soy and wholemeal flour - It was quite bad because it was really chewy i'm guessing it was due to the whole meal flour and oats, but it was very bad I couldn't even eat it.

Canola and wholemeal flour - They put to much much baking soda in it was gross, and not enough of every other ingredient in the mixture so their was to much oats.

Butter and soy - It had a weird taste but it might've been because of the substitutions or they added to much baking powder. But this one was cooked well.

This is our recipe we had for the apple sauce muffins -

Coraline notes

Opening scene:

What happened - Coralines other mother grabs doll through a window and un stuffs the doll and then continues to  stuffs it to make it look like Coraline. 

Camera shot/angles - Close ups, as showing details of dolls when its getting constructed. No wide shots included in this scene, so it doesn't give away the identity of the person.

Music - Slow, suspenseful and scary. Its a made up language so it sounds sweet and innocent sung by kids. The only real word is dreaming. Genre = classical music.

Colour - Green, black, aged and old filters and also a cream colour. Feels as if the doll was made a while ago.

Lighting - Artificial light/lamp, Natural light as in the moon. It is a very dull and deemed light, because it needs to set the mood of the scene.

The real house/world : 

What happened - Feels as if its abandoned, faded pink, old and run down, peeling paint, dead. Weather looks cold, grey, misty and wet.

Camera angles - Wide angles/shots shows the whole house.

Music - Background noises, also a lot of diegetic sounds. So sounds that that happen naturally like footsteps.

Colour - Faded, dark and cloudy, because it tries to make it spooky.

Lighting: Natural lighting from the sun behind the grey clouds. It is very dim and cold. It makes the location feel very unpleasant.

Extra notes - There is a birds eye view of Coraline and it makes her seem small as the music starts speeding up and getting louder to make her feel cautious of what shes doing, and then a cat pops up and everything freezes and goes still. Whilst everything still remains dull and dark. The transition from in the woods to in the kitchen was very well done. When she is in the kitchen she has a lot of close ups and low angles. But the mood is still very cloudy and dark.

Character comparison 

Real world 

Describe - Cranky, Strict, hard working, they care about Coraline but don't show it. They look as if they are run down and tired due to having black bags under their eyes, pale skin and washed out.

Costume - Worn, faded, baggy clothes and very plan and lazy clothes.

Lighting - Cold, dull and artificial and a bit of natural lighting.  Isolated, dark and lonely lighting.

Colour - Pale, bone dry, faded and of course Coraline and the cats eyes is the only bright thing in the real world.

Music - No music just diegetic sounds.

Other world  

Describe - Bright, energetic, friendly and looks like they have time for Coraline. Other father waiting for Coraline and while the other mothing is cooking. Look more fit with rosy sking and more alive.

Costume - Bright colours, more fashionable, newer, fancy and fits better. Fitted nice clothes.

Lighting - Bright, artificial, saturated and warm\happy with a welcoming feeling.

Colour - Bright warm toned colours, vibrant, everything is eye catching. A welcoming place you'd want to be. Coraline blends in better.

Music - Happy music, piano is being played by other father. Other mother is always humming a creepy song. Minor scary feeling when the other mother hums.

Character comparison: Neighbours

Describe - Weird, eccentric, dismissive and crazy. Keeps calling her Caroline even though she corrects them all them time. Talkative and self absorbeted.

Costume - Old worn, baggy clothes are too big, Mr b in too small outfit, miss spink d Forrible clothes don't fitting, not presentabe.

Lighting - Foggy, dull and natural lighting. Makes as if you don't want to be their.

Colour - More colours of the clothes on people and their hair. But its not as bright and still quiet faded tones of colours. Still lots of bland colours.

Music - Old fashioned, but they all have their own types of music.

Other World 

Describe - The things that Coraline didn't like about her neighbours changed, and they started using her proper names. Look more younger and more appealing. The colours are more vibrant and bright colourful. Wybie can't talk.

Costume - 

Lighting - 

Colour -

Music -