Archive for June, 2006

Yr 10: Do Not Mess!

Thursday, 29-06-06

Classwork 

I have left the trailer for ‘Doughnut Mess with Mr Chenery’ on the S:Drive>ICT for those of you that would like to see it again.

Doughnut Mess Rules 

  • This is a very serious game whereby you must eat as much of/many doughnuts as possible without licking your lips.
  • It is a one-on-one knockout tournament.
  • Winner stays on. Runner-up may select the next competitor.
  • Alternative flavour doughnuts are available
  • A ‘Lip Service’ Judge will be appointed to each competitor and their word is final as to whether lips have been licked.
  • Starting line-up will be selected from the highest achieving students in the Yacapaca quiz, in addition with a few select choices by Mr Chenery. This is subject to change at the discretion of Mr Chenery and Mr Potter.
  • Negative behaviour will see competitors withdrawn and subject to lunchtime detention.

I had hoped to record the event and edit it into a cool video. However due to child protection issues I am not allowed to take images of the event home to edit them and so I have deleted my copies of them.

Hopefully Mr Potter will leave some stuff on the school network and you can come up with some fancy films.

Yr 10: Systems Life Cycle

Thursday, 22-06-06

Introduction to the Systems Life Cycle.

Yr 9: Fantastic Film Fun

Wednesday, 21-06-06

Classwork 

Film Language

Films are constructed in using a set of rules. These rules are something we as an audience will expect from a film. Sometimes when we see a film and think it is rubbish, it is because it has followed these rules properly. Alternatively, sometimes the reason why we like a film is because it has broken these rules in a imaginative and creative way.

Simple explanations of film rules:

  • Cuts are like blinking.
  • Transitions can hide things we would never normally see.
  • Effects can represent how we feel.

Film Genre & Style

Films are often classified as being about certain things, these classification often decide how the film looks and uses the rules above.

Film Noir (Black & White, Detective)

Science Fiction (Futuristic)

Horror (Contrasting/Shock/Scary)