Symbols in Hunger games

 Symbols In the hunger games -

Textiles (Commercial patterns)

Textiles  - 

Currently, in textiles we are looking at commercial patterns, to further our learning of commercial patterns symbols and techniques we started the project of creating a bucket hat. We have been working on this project for 2 weeks now and I have almost completed my bucket hat and just have the finishing touches to make it look even better. I thought this was such a fun activity and didn't struggle too much with creating a bucket hat although this was my first time creating a piece of clothing. The bucket hat has two layers that can reverse to have 2 bucket hats in one. The hat is created by 5 pieces of fabric (Top, Crown, Brim) using the commercial patterns below, the 2 crown and brim fabrics are sewn together to create a ring, the crown gets sewn together with the top, then sew the brim to the edge of the crown fabric. Once those steppes had been repeated for both patterns, I sewed them together to create the product that I have now. 

Commercial pattern  - 

My bucket hat progress - (Kahciar is my model) 

Character Strengths (The Hunger games)

CHARACTER STRENGTHS - 

 

Katniss - Bravery, Hope, Forgiveness.  Peeta - Creativity, kindness, Social Intelligence. President Snow - Leadership, Social Intelligence. 

How was the personality trait portrayed in the story? 
Why is it important as a character Strength? 

Katniss throughout the story shows bravery but one of her bravest moments was when she volunteered to take her sister's place in the hunger games, even though she knew it was almost certain death she sacrificed herself for her sister. She showed hope through her kindness and respect for rue and her life and seeing her as a person, not just a tribute. Forgiveness when Peeta viciously went behind her back and teamed up with her enemies to hunter her down and kill her. Katniss saw past Peeta's actions and forgave him and worked together in order to survive. It is important for katniss to have these characteristics as she brings the people hope and someone to lead them through her bravery, hope is important as it benefits the people and makes them strive for a better life. Forgiveness is important as it helps you move forward and further yourself and the other person. 

Peeta shows creativity throughout the games in the way he chooses to survive for example he managed to camouflage himself to the ground in order to hide from the group of tributes hunting him. Kindness is shown when he chooses to hide rather than to take part in the brutal nature of the games, and when he offers to sacrifice himself in order for katniss to live and go back to her family. Social Intelligence as he puts on an act in order to impress and please the capitol public, getting the publics' favor meant more sponsors would root for him in the games increasing the chances of his survival. Creativity is important as it inspires and encourages people to do better, Kindness is important because its contagious, and if you show kindness other people will do the same and it will inspire people to do better. Social intelligence is important, especially in the hunger games as it means you understand and can manipulate the public to benefit yourself or the public itself. 

President Snow shows leadership through leading and keeping the districts in peace, it may not be fair but it is peaceful. Social intelligence is by far his strongest strength as he is able to manipulate the capitol public into thinking the hunger games arent brutal or tragic, but a fun game to celebrate and bond over with other people. He is also able to manipulate the districts into thinking that the games are essential for peace and balance in the districts and the being chosen as a tribute is an honor, not a curse. Leadership is very important because with leadership comes order and peace to an unbalanced society, social intelligence is important as it makes you more self-aware of what is happening around you and how to react and make decisions based on that information. 

Multiline Graph of Maori Population 1836 - 1901

 

The decline in Maori Population from 1836 - 1901

What does the graph show us? 

In 1836 Maori population easily outnumbered the European population for 20 years the Maori population being 100k to 100. The Maori population began to decline from 1846 till 1881 where the population stabilized at 20 000 throughout the next 10 years from 1886 to 1896. From 1896 to 1901 the Maori population increased by 5000. While the Maori population was decreasing European populations were increasing rapidly. Europeans had a population of 100 for 10 years before starting to increase in 1846 to 10 000, from there on European populations skyrocketed reaching 790 000 people in 1901. 

Why Do you think Maori numbers dropped? 

Maori numbers began to drop when european population began to rise, this is because of the trading system between races, the maori provided the europeans with food and other survival resorces in return europeans would trade them muskeets with would aid the maori in war. Hence the muskeet wars began and thousands of maori people died fighting for land and utu. 

Workshop #5 - Music

 Keywords - 

Key - Major (happy) and Minor (Sad) 

Tempo - Speed/Pace of music (Fast/ slow/ moderate)

Dynamics - Volume (Loud/Quiet)

RUES DEATH SCENE -

Minor key, the atmosphere that is created as a result is mournful, depressed, slow tempo adds to mournful effect, gradually comes into hearing range and slowlu grows into a soft quiet sound, creates a sad effect with the slow and quiet combination. Grows louder when she does the 3 finger salute to build tension and intensity that builds up to the riots in 11.

What happens in this scene - Rue is killed, katniss tries to give her body the closest thing to a burial that she can to show her respect for rue.
Colour/Lighting - White flowers, Natural lighting, Greens (White flowers symbolise innocence and purity, rue never killed anyone, she was kind and compassionate, the victim of the games and the capitol.) 
Shots/Angles - Medium close-ups - Rue and Katniss, see their emotions + facial expressions - anguish
High angle - Weak and vulnerable - rue is innocent and is a blameless victim. 
Effect on viewers - Atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, as the volume increases it builds the intensity of the emotions portrayed in this scene. - we see emotions are contagious - hope. 
Directors Purpose - Feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - Remorse, anger, hopelessness, acceptance, rebellion. - Symbol 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance and aggression towards the game makers - you will not take my humanity, and also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games. 

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene, Rue is tragically killed and we see katniss dealing with the result of the slaughter of her friend. For Instance, The tempo of the music is slow, the dynamics are soft and quiet and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is experiencing. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover rues body in white flowers. As she finishes creating the burial for Rue the music builds in volume showing the increasing intensity of her anger and grief towards the capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families and friends of tributes that are brutally slaughtered each year. This was done to enable the audience to experience the characters' emotions. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise rues innocence and purity, the high angle shot makes rue seem weak and vulnerable. Combined with the music we are shown that rue is a victim of the capitols cruelty. 

Lighting + Colour Workshop 4

 Key Words - Atmousphere= The mood/feeling that is set in the space. Mood = The way we feel/emotional Response. Location = Area in which scene is set 

Picture 1 - District 12 

What is happening in this scene - Katniss is jogging through the district. 

What types of colours/lighting is used in this scene - 

Cold colour, blue/grey undertone of nature surrounding scene. Dull nothing stands out because of the washed-out shades of colour. Natural colour palette - greens,browns,greys,blacks. 

Cold lighting, dull, natural lighting from the sun,

Effect on viewer - unpleasant, unwelcoming, rundown, unsanitary poor. 

Directors purpose - To show the unbalance of power between the districts. It is unpleasant to live in districts while the capitol lives in luxury. 

What other techniques are used to add to this effect - (setting) dirt roads, houses are derelict (look abandoned), Outdated transport and machinery, no electricity for houses, uncivilized. 

Picture 2 - Trainstation located in the capitol 

what is happening in this scene - The citizens of the capitol are awaiting the arrival of the tributes. 

Types of colour/lighting used in this scene - Colours, cold because of white undertones, bright, artificial, pallette - Whites and metallics, costumes vibrant and artificial. Lighting, Cold harsh white lighting, bright, artificial.

Effect on Viewer - Privileged, clean/hygienic, safer environment, has advanced technology and way of life.

The directors purpose - To make us hate the capitol for living such a privileged life while others are suffering, therefore making the viewers sympathise with tributes, see capitol as enemy. 

Other techniques used - (costumes) Rich, Extravagant, Flaunting, over the top. (Setting) Rich, modern, clean, new, technologically advanced. 

Picture 3 - Control room in capitol 

What is happening - The gamekeepers are spectating and manipulating the hunger games from the control room. 

What types of colour/lighting are used in this scene - Colours are cold - white, grey, and blue undertones, bright, artificial colours giving off clean and clinical atmosphere. Lighting is cold, bright of multiple light sources , white artificial lighting of advanced technology. 

Effect on viewer - Feel like they are intelligent and scientic yet unsafe. 

Directors purpose - Convince us they are like mindless drones, detached from reality, just follow orders of superior authority.

Other techniques - (costumes) Clean clothing, imitating lab coats adding to science atmosphere. (Setting) No clutter, lots of tech, only focused on singular job. 

Music Performance (Term 3)

Last term concluded with a study on a chosen instrument, I thought this was an excellent project as i was able to continue studying piano and got to practise further. 

What i enjoyed - 

I really enjoyed the project, being given the freedom of the instrument and piece of music made it even more enjoyable. The option to work in groups or set off independently into lots of available spaces to quietly practise by yourself or with classmates. 

Skills Learnt - 

As i continued on with pieces of music that were given to me during lessons, this meant i had more time to practise and further my ability in piano. 

Did you perform/Record? - 

At the time I didn't feel comfortable performing or recording as I had worked and a few different pieces and didn't feel a singular piece was at perfection yet, and due to the lack of time after being away for a few lessons contributed to my inability to perform or record. 

Are You taking Music Next Year? - 

I am planning to take music as a subject for ncea lvl 1 so i will continue in my study of piano as my prime instrument.