23 March - 29 March

Week 8: (23rd-27th March 2020)

Kia Ora Y9. This week, we will start planning for our short film. Also we are getting to know about “Outlook for Someday Film Competition” as we will be participating in this competition later in the year. This is a film making competition for young people. Next term, you will be making a short film on one of these six sub-themes: environment, society, culture, health, human rights and peace.

Here are the guidelines for the competition:

Make a short film

On any camera you like

Any genre you like

Any length up to 5 minutes

Anyone up to the age of 24 can enter

The Someday Challenge

The challenge is to make a short film about sustainability.

You will make your film working within your group and it's up to you how you interpret ‘sustainability'. What does it mean for you?

Anyone up to the age of 24 can enter the Someday Challenge.

 What?

The idea is that Someday Stories are:

Diverse

The sustainability theme is broad and inclusive. It embraces environment, society, culture, health, human rights and peace.

Innovative, imaginative and eclectic

Any genre is welcome – drama, documentary, music video or whatever – and so is live action, animation or a mix of both.

The films might be edgy, enchanting, funny, inspiring, reflective…

Together they will spark ideas, stimulate debate and convey important information.

Activities:

• Planning for our short film.

• Knowing about “Outlook for Someday Film Competition.”

• Exploring the guidelines of the short film making for the competition.

 Resources:

https://www.someday.co.nz/

FOCUS: Our Focus this term is ‘Film Study.’ We will learn about Maori World View through the Visual Text (Film) ‘Whale Rider.’ We will study different aspects of Film Making such as Story/Plot,Themes, Characterisation Dialogues, Camera Angles, Camera Shots Camera- Movements, Editing , Music, Sound, Setting and Makeup etc. 

Big Idea: ‘Turangawaewae: My Place To Stand to in New Zealand.’ 

Learning Intentions: (We are learning to...)

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique Bi-cultural/Multicultural society.......by discovering the Maori World View

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique natural environment….. by defining our dynamic relationship with it..

We are exploring... New Zealand’s unique natural environment (people/place) and unique Bi-cultural/Multicultural society.......by watching the movie ‘Whale Rider.’

We are exploring….Film Study (Visual Text).....by observing and analyzing the elements of Film Making (Visual Language) 

We are exploring …. diverse cultural & environmental issues raised in the film by asking questions and in turn developing our own POV in relation to those issues

We are exploring ….Maori World View by establishing the connections between our past and present society.

Success Criteria: (I can/have…)