Omaru Creek

                                      Omaru Creek

There was a large amount of fat,sewage and clogged up rubbish found in the Omaru  

Creek. This meant that an urgent call had to be made to one of the local maintenance groups in our area. The local Creek was and is still in poor condition.

The maintenance team cleaned the surroundings of the Creek and then cleaned inside. They ended up pulling a huge piece of mattress springs from the dirty water and cleaned the rubbish that clogged  the pipes. They then flushed the creek with fresh water and tested the water-quality  for five days. It is all of our responsibility to make sure our creek stays healthy.

Our community could help by following some of these steps: if you are deep frying chips, wait for the fat to cool down and harden and then put it in your rubbish bin. That way it reduces the chance of affecting the homes in your area and it also reduces the chance of you having to pay hundreds of dollars for  the damage.You can also rather put rubbish in the bin than in the toilet or outside. This way our creek will not have to always be cleaned.

My class and I as part of the community of Glen Innes will help clean the dirty rubbish that surrounds the creek, remove the aqua and dry weeds and get rid of papers and anything that harms the pipes in our community. Hopefully in 6 weeks time I will look

back at these pictures and be proud of what the community of Glen Innes has achieved.

Our Creek right now:

My learning of the week

Basic Facts Blog Post

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The 3 keywords for this year are PACE, ACCELERATION and CONSOLIDATION. For the first basic facts assessment  I got 39 out of 40 on stage 6 and in week 3 I got 35 out of 40 on stage 7 .I think this is not  very good acceleration and I don't think I have stepped up the pace.For the next basic facts hope to get 40 out of 40 at stage 7  I will consolidate on my factors and my square roots.

Water Colour Painting

This is my watercolour painting that we did with Mr.Ramkolowan.

The techniques were

• Water on Water (Applying water to a piece of paper)
• Water on dry     (Applying watercolour paint to the dry paper)
• Dry on water     (Applying more watercolour to the dry watercolour paper)

These are the three techniques that we learnt but there are much more.

All about me

Movie reviews film studies

Cinematography:

This is the combination of the techniques described below. These techniques include camera angles, camera shots, camera movement and lighting.

Film techniques

Camera shots

A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame.

Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shot are very important in shaping meaning in a film.

An extreme Long shot contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning

of a scene or a  film to establish general location or the setting. Long shot contains landscape but  gives a viewer a more specific idea or setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place. A full shot contains a complete view of the characters. From this shot, viewers can see characters’ faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. A close up contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actors’ emotions and also allows them to feel for the character.

An extreme close up contains on part of the characters face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films. This type of shot creates moods and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.

When analysing a film you should always think about camera shots and why they are being used.

Camera angles

It is important that you do not confuse camera angles with camera shots. Camera angles

Are used to position the viewer so that they can understand the relationships between characters. These are very important in shaping meaning in film.

. A birds eye angle is an angle that looks direct down upon a scene. This angle is often used an establishing angle, along with an extreme long shot, to establish setting.

. A high angle is a camera angle that looks down upon a subject. A character shot with high angle will look unreliable or small. These angles are often used to demonstrate the audience a perspective of a particular character.

. An eye level angle puts the audience on an equal footing with the character.

This is the most commonly used angle  in films so the viewers feel comfortable with the characters.

.A low angle is a camera angle that looks up at a character. This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful. This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small by looking up at the character. As with camera shots, you will be able to see many examples of camera angles in films. Think about the different camera angles and how they affect the way you feel about the characters.

Film studies

Film study: Hunt for the wilderpeople.

Characters:

Ricky baker

Uncle heck

Paula

Plot:

(What is the story about - write a small paragraph describing main points of the story to someone who hasn’t seen the film.)

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a movie about a boy named Ricky baker that becomes a foster kid to a husband and wife named Hector and Bella. But a twist occurs leaving Ricky and hector on the run from a police officer named Paula.

Effects used:

(Go back to the notes  you wrote on camera styles and angles and list all the effects you can remember being in the film. Try to remember specific styles.)

In the next two weeks coming up,  there is a lot of work to be done to make sure the classroom is ready for the end of the year. Cultural practices are coming to an end and

classrooms are changing and year eight students are graduating the classrooms need

to be tidied and all students work need to go home hopefully we behave well enough to have a shared lunch.