Essay On Short Film Aiga

The short film Aiga has shown a variety of film aspects.The film aspects used in this short film was extreme close up, long shot, Two shot and lastly the type of music that was playing in the background of the scene where the boy is sad.

Extreme close up was used efficiently when the sister hugged her brother. The reason for this is that you can see the shocked facial expression he was making and in the background his sister was pouring her eyes out. The director did this to show the depression the sister has when she suddenly found out the mum died. This linked back to the brother being shocked  and the close up of his face. The director used this film aspect to show the audience that the boy is confused on what is going on.

However not only was the extreme long shot used but also they used long shot. This is demonstrated when the boy is slouching on the couch. The reason for this is that the boy is feeling depressed because of the death of his mum. The long shot is shown when the boy is sitting on the couch and the camera is quite far but not as far from the boy and there is other people around him. The director used this film aspect to give the audience a bit of depression around how th boy is feeling and all his emotions around the bad news that had happened.

Two shot was used effectively. A example of the two shot would be in the scene where the sister of the boy is hugging him. The explanation for this would be because the mother recently passed and the girl was hugging her brother because of the pain and sadness inside he heart that is when the perfect two shot was taken. The director did this to show the audience that something bad has just happened.

The type of music that was playing had a very good but sad meaning to it. A example of this would be when it was the mum’s funeral there was a low and sad type of music that was in that exact scene. The explanation for this is that by how the music is it shows that the mum has suddenly past away. I think the director did this to give a depressed feeling to the audience.

In conclusion all these film aspects had there high and lows. 

From extreme close up and long shots to two shot and the type of music used through the scene where the boy is depressed. Now knowing that the director probably wanted to tell people to appreciate others while they are still there.

Planning and Structuring Ideas for a Risk or Challenge

Have you ever abseiled before well on one bright sunny day on Project K the instructors informed the group that we were going to do abseiling, in that moment I was saying to myself that it’s not that big of a deal. I was basically telling them I have done it before. In my head though I had those thoughts like it will be a piece of cake and eh it’s not that hard and eh it’s not that scary.

Until the instructors explained to the group we were doing down a huge rock wall I was a bit frightened and I was worried than I might end up falling and hurting myself, all that time I was scared straight out of my socks not knowing what to do.

All the fear felt like a huge rock was thrown on top of me and all the anger inside of my body I felt like I wanted to punch someone or something. Then one of the mentors that came with Kat told be to breath in and out  because she said it might make all the fear and anger disappear, and she was absolutely right it went away. Until one pair that came up because they just went said that there is a little bit of rock then about a few meters down it was completely mid-air, suddenly all the fear returned.

Once it was my turn I took all the fear and shoved it down inside me and took all the courage and used it to go down. Once I was clicked on to the rope it felt like I was sitting on a invisible chair that was attached to the rock wall and I was off a cliff. Once I started going down I felt like I could just jump of and fly or teleport but I couldn’t.

Once I was down felt like a whole heap of relief was lifted of my shoulders and I was free but at the same time I actually wanted to go again knowing that I can just shove the fear down and get the courage to try it again I also felt very happy and proud of myself.

In the end I realised that you can do anything If you believe in yourself and you could do anything if you put your mind to it. I have also learned that I can be more than I think and do more than I think.

Movies are better than books

Gather Ideas:

1. Enjoy great acting
2. Watch a story in less time
3. Shows you better
4. Movies leave stuff out
5. More personal
6. Use your imagination

Organise Ideas:

1. Shows you better
2. Watch a story in less time
3. Use your imagination
4. Movies leave stuff out

Team sports are better than individual sports

Gather Ideas: In Team Sports you:

1. Helping each other 
2. Work together 
3. Using a strategy to help out each other

Organise ideas:

1. Help each other 
2. Work as a team
3. Using your team's strengths and weaknesses to get to a certain point.

People in this world may have different opinions on team sports and individual sports, some of those opinions may be positive or negative. In team sports you help each other, Work s a team and use the team's strengths and weaknesses to get to a certain point and  through this I am going to discuss that team sports is better that individual sports. 

In team sports helping each other out is a great thing to do going from passing the ball to helping them feel better when they make a mistake in the game. In many team sports team members help each other out with anything probably not everything but most things, an example of this could be when one team member needs help with the game because they may not get a certain part of a strategy but helping them by explaining it to them will make it better. That's why helping people in the team is a great thing.

Not only is helping each other a great thing but working as a team  is another even better. Working as a team might be similar to helping each other except you are working as a team to be better at the sport or to possibly win the game, for example working as a team to get better at the sport is a good thing because with the help of your team you are becoming a better person.

Even though working as a team is good using strengths and weaknesses is good to. What I mean by using strengths and weaknesses is that your team would make a plan to put you in a certain point according to your strengths and weaknesses. One example of this could be that say you are playing netball the team or coach putted you is GS because your good at shooting but your speed isn't very good.

The South Island is better than the North Island

Gather Information:

1. In the North island there is more traffic than in the south island
2. There is more land in the South Island than the North Island
3. Canterbury is better than North land
4.  

Organise Information:

1. In the North island there is more traffic than in the south island
2. Canterbury is better than North Land
3. There is more land in the South Island than the North Island

The South Island is better than the North Island part of this is true and the other part may be false in your own personal opinion, but I mostly know that the south Island is better for many reasons. Firstly it's better because of the less amount of traffic, the Canterbury team is better than North Land team  and lastly there is more land in the South Island.

The traffic can be a bit of a bore when you are heading to work, school, or going to visit your friends you never know how long you will be in traffic for. In the North Island You could be in traffic a lot especially if you live in Auckland, sometimes this could happen in the mornings or anytime during the day or night. This is the reason why the South Island is better because in some places there might not even be traffic at all.

Some people that live in the Canterbury region support their team some people might not. People in the South Island might even have said that Canterbury is better than North Land. The reason people say these things may because of all the tries they score compared to the North land team etc, both of the teams are great in there own way because of those long and hard training hours the had to get to where they are now.

Create Sentences with Details, Details, Details!

Exercise 1 

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the heat of the scene being pictured:

Beneath the glaring sun the land was brown.  Blades of grass, shrunk by the hot rays, clung to the crumbling, scorched soil. Even to move was an effort. The slightest motion was enough to cause a sweat, but even perspiration was forced away almost instantly by the strong  heat.

Exercise 2 

Some words have been left out in the following sentences. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively suggests the idea of noise.

1 Thunder banged off the mountains. The howling of the wind as it zoomed through the narrow valleys was almost drowned out by the beating  of huge raindrops on the rocky ground.

2 The clatter  of broken glass woke him. He listened intently and heard the slight screech of a hinge as a door slowly opened. There was the faintest tapping scrape of a shoe on the wooden floor of the hall.

3. She was startled at first by the harsh  squawk of a sea gull. The distant clatter  of the sea and the moan of the gentle breeze through the palms lulled her.

Exercise 3 

From each set of words in brackets choose the one word or phrase which most effectively conveys the scene being pictured:

Bright lights glowed  amusingly through the evening darkness. The steady brightness  of the larger lights was reinforced by the sparkle of an array of cheerful smaller ones chasing  each other in a lively, never-ending race. The roar of conversation, the crack of glasses, and the stench of steaming food all  drifted enticingly across the still night air.

Exercise 4 

Here is a short descriptive passage. From each group in brackets, choose the word or phrase that most effectively fills each gap. Bear in mind the impression the writer is trying to give.

The face, in the brief instant when the lightning flashed, was like some hideous carving. The forehead was topped with a clump of hair which glittered in the light. The lower part of the face was covered by a/an wild, untidy clump of wiry beard. The eyes, deep-set under thick brows,  glittered evilly as they caught the light. Mark’s heart pounded in fear at the sight. Lightning flickered again.

Persuasive Writing

Museums should not have relics of war  on display.

Gather Ideas

1) People learn from past war events.

2) People learn from mistakes they have made in the past.

3) People wouldn't know a lot about war without the relics.

4) The relics create a Image in kids minds.

Organise Ideas

1) People learn from past war events

2) People wouldn't know a lot about war without the relics

3) The relics create an image in in kids minds

Introduction

Some people think that having relics for the past should not be on display, well I think that having them on display gives people an idea on what happened in the past. my points of view are People learn from past war events, people wouldn't know a lot about war with out the relics in the museum and finally the relics create an image in kids minds.

A lot of people can learn from past war events like how it was like for the soldiers in world war one and two and how long the battles would be, an example for this would be learning how hard it was for soldiers to stay alive in the wind, rain and very low temperatures but by far people learn that soldiers risk their lives to make everyone else's lives better.

Another thing is that people like me wouldn't know much or a lot about war like how many people risked their live in the war, the temperatures, trying to survive and be safe in the cold heartened war, how much blood and sweat they put in to help theirs things like that. Even though people may not know a lot about war but people can learn about what war was like.

The relics in the museum puts an image is kids minds of what war was like and how they would imagine it being fun, cool and amazing. One example could be that the relics gave the kid an image that one day they may become a soldier to help and defend their country.

I am one hundred percent sure that museums should keep having relics of war on display because people learn from past war events, people wouldn't know a lot about war with out the relics in the museum and finally the relics create an image in kids minds and one day those kids that were having image's in their minds of being a soldier becomes a soldier.

Similes and Metaphors Worksheet

Similes 

A simile is a statement used to describe something by comparing it to something else. For example, Mike's been as busy as a bee this week. When we compare how busy Mike has been to a bee it helps us to imagine just how busy he has been. Similes use words such as like, as or such to compare the thing being described.

A. Use a word from the box below to complete each sentence.

doornail   cucumber silk   honey ox peas     pancake whistle thieves  clockwork fox fiddle

1. These peaches are as sweet as honey

2. The twins are alike as peas in a pod

3. This material is as smooth as silk

4. The thief is no doubt as crafty as a fox

5. After his stay in hospital Mike is now as fit as a  fidle 

6. These friends are as thick as theives

7. During the fire he stayed as cool as a cucumber

8. After it was washed my shirt was as clean as a whistle

9. The new boy is as strong as an ox

10. The postie comes as regular as clockwork

11. After it was run over it was as flat as a pancake

12. The old tree is now as dead as a doornail

B. Choose a word from the below to complete each simile.

ice   bell coal   mule gold swan   kitten eel snail   rain leather toast

1. As warm as toast

2. As tough as leather

3. As right as rain

4. As black as coal

5. As playful as a kitten

6. As sound as a bell

7. As graceful as a swan

8. As good as gold

9. As stubborn as a mule 

10. As slow as a snail

11. As cold as ice 

12. As slippery as an eel

C. Make up your own similes. Simply compare a person you know or any object to something else that has certain qualities. Remember to use like, as or such.

Simile One : As slow as a sloth

Simile Two : As fast as a cheetah

Simile Three : As tired as a tiger

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Metaphors  are used to make prose or poetry more colourful. We form metaphors by saying (or comparing) something is something else, 

e.g. "The grass was a carpet of green."

Here is a famous example:

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees

 The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy Seas, 

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, 

And the highwayman came riding -- 

Riding -- riding -- 

And the Highwayman came riding up to the old inn door.

In this verse the poet has used four metaphors. He compares the wind to a torrent of darkness; the moon to a ghostly galleon; the road to a ribbon of moonlight; the clouds to a rough sea. 

Here are some more metaphors: 

When he left he broke my heart.

My blood curdled when I heard the noise.

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A. Underline the metaphor in each sentence. The first one has been done for you. You’re welcome :) 

1.  I like Sally because she is always full of beans.

2. Tom is a wet blanket all the time. 

3. The coal-black night was quiet. 

4. My blood boiled when I heard the results. 

5. At football Sam was a giant. 

6. Tom is a big fish in a little pond. 

7. Mike can be hard hearted. 

8. After my win, I was light headed. 

9. She came home walking on air. 

10. Matthew is down in the dumps. (Continue on with the next page, please.)

B. Create a metaphor or a simile to add interest to these sentences. The first example is done for you. 

1. Sam is crazy. He is as mad as a hatter. 

2. Tam is always happy. She is a pig in mud

3. My dog runs quickly. It is a lightning bolt

4. Sally feels lonely. She is a small fish in a big pond

C. Write metaphors saying what each of these things are. Use vivid descriptions.

1. Stars are freflies in the night sky.

2. Clock are n

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Special FXs in Creative Writing: Personification, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration

Most of our favourite films and videos have Special FX

eg Star Wars, Jurassic Park, The Matrix.

Did you know that there are Special FX you can use in your writing??

1.  Visual Special FX

A special way of helping a reader to imagine an unfamiliar scene, or to see a familiar scene through your eyes, is to use comparisons

(a) A simile

a comparison of two things usually using "like" or "as".

eg He ate the chocolate like a pig eating scraps.

(b) Metaphor

a comparison of two things where one is said to be the other.

eg He made a pig of himself with the chocolate.

Another powerful visual special effect is:

(c) Personification 

the giving of human qualities to nonhuman things.

eg The sun was angry.

Revision exercises

Exercise 1

Complete these sentences with examples of personification to make them interesting for readers. 

1. The waves were calm 
2. Clouds are gray
3. The train is being personified
4. Fear is a nightmare
5. The bulldozer is a beast
6. Bells are ringing

2.  Sound Special FX

(a) Onomatopoeia 

words which sound like what they mean.

eg He slurped his tea from the saucer.

(b) Alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of different words close together.

eg Bonzo builds bouncing babies.

Compare these two paragraphs:

Paragraph 1: The hunter fired, and the three deer bolted into the bush. He cursed, and ran after them.

Paragraph 2: Crack! The sound of the rifle echoed through the valley. At once the three deer bolted for the bush. "Blast," muttered the hunter, and crashed off through the trees after them.

• Both of these paragraphs are telling the same story. 
• The difference between the two is that the second one gets greater impact by using simple sound effects eg the use of such sound words (crack, muttered, crashed) is an easy way to add life and zip to your writing.

Revision exercises

Exercise 2

Come up with a sound affect word for each of these

eg a racquet hitting a tennis ball = pock

1 an arrow hitting a target = plonk

2 cold water hitting a hot piece of metal = sizzle

3 a startled noise made by a bird = chirp

4 the sound made by an unhappy puppy = whimpering

5 a piece of paper being screwed up = scrunch

6 a juicy, ripe tomato hitting the floor after being dropped = plop

7 big waves hitting rocks = swoosh

8 tyres on a wet road = screech

Exercise 3

Sports reports often use alliteration in their headlines for impact. 

Write four sports headlines for a newspaper. Use alliteration to give an impact.

Sport	Headline
Rugby	The Tired player Tackled and Tripped
Hockey	Intramural hockey is a Strenuous, Simulating, Satisfying sport.
Soccer	The Stupendous Skilled Soccer player scored a Spectacular goal.
Golf	The Golf Game was Going quite badly.