Workshop 3

Atmosphere - Feel in space, the energy around you.

Mood - how you feel.

Location - place something is happening.

Lighting - Natural - light that comes from nature - sun, moon, stars, lightning, fire.
                Artificial - man-made light source - electricity, light bulbs.

Warm light - yellow/orange tone
Cold light - blue/green/white tone-clean/clinical

Bright - fills the space.
dull - fill half the space -faded.

Colour - colour palette - what are the predominant colours used.

Warm colours - welcoming, happy, friendly.
Cold colours - depressed, sad, chilly, lonely.
                                      -clean, clinical

Brainstorm: lighting/colour
What is shaping - Coraline and her family having breakfast in the real kitchen look rusted, tired.

Describe - lighting - natural light - clouds through the windows.
Cold - white tone
Bright - whole space bright

Colour - white, yellowish, cream - old
cold - make space feel tired.

What is the effect on the viewer - boring, sad, dull, understand that they are not a happy family, Coraline unhappy.

Directors Purpose - makes the other world seem better.
Coraline doesn't like the real world.

Any other techniques - setting - outside the window is loudly and grey, furniture looks old and run down. Doesn't feel lived in-empty.
angles/shots, music,costume,make-up,setting

What's happening - Coraline other parent eating dinner in the other kitchen.
everyone looks happy.

Describe - artefact - ceiling light -warm - yellow/orange tone, dull -some spaces dark.

Colour - red, orange, white, black.
              warm - happy, safe, welcome

Effect on the viewer - Compact/closer, interesting, welcoming, safe.
                                  - Coraline is happy to be there.

Directors Purpose - shows theme looks can be deceiving because other family looks kind and happy but are actually evil.

Costumes - formal, fashionable, fit better, makes them look tidier
- bright black, red, white.

Workshop 2

Brainstorm -

What is happening in this shot -
Other Wybie standing on stairs outside the house. 'Other mother' asks him to smile from the doorway, instead, he frowns. Other Wybie making self smaller-less of a target-head down, shoulders hunched. It looks weak and vulnerable.

Angles/Shots - High angle - makes Wybie look overpowered, weak and vulnerable,
POV - 'Other mother', makes her seem stronger, bigger, more dominant.

Viewer - Makes viewers feel sorry for/ scared for other Wybie.

Why did the director do this -

Foreshadowing hinting at what is to come.
hinting that maybe the other mother isn't so wonderful.

Other Techniques - lighting - spotlight on Wybie - like he's on the spot/ under focus - dark around creates a creepy atmosphere.

In the scene with the other mother and the other Wybie we see high angle shots used to show the theme 'looks can be deceiving'. We see this when the other mother asks the other Wybie to smile but he hunches over and frowns instead. This makes the audience feel sorry for the other Wybie because he looks scared. The use of a high angle shot from the other mother's point of view adds to this feeling as it makes the Other Wybie look weak and vulnerable. Why did the director do this to foreshadow the change of the other mother from creepy to more creepy. Coinciding with this is the use of lighting. A spotlight is on the other Wybie emphasizing that he is under the focus of the Other Mother. This reminds us of early in the film where a low angle shot was used to make Wybie seem big and scary but he really he was just ordinary this links us to the scene because it also shows looks can be deceiving.

Workshop 5

Workshop 5 - Creating characters

1. Physical - soft/round edges looks like the real mum she is the normal height

Costume - basic - no patterns she wears baggy loose clothing mostly covers her body

Colour/Lighting - warm,artificial light,dull and the colour pallet is orange

2. Physical - Sharp edges - head/nose/apron

Costume - patterns on outfit - black/reds - loose/baggy gives idea of softness

Colour/Lighting - warm,artificial,orange/yellow

3. Physical - paler skin - weight shift to hips/bum - accents beetle pointy nose,back of head elbows skinnier 

Costume -  pattern - polka dots,black,white,red - fits her figure - beetle shell like layers. Shows more skin -

Colour/Lighting - Bright,vibrant,cold,artificial - Browns/peaches

4. Physical - Stick figure - lost all the fat taller,long neck hair, back of her head,arms,elbows and the back of he dress.

Costume - Pattern - black,white,red - Shows more skin - A lot tighter - Beetle shape on the back and collar.

Colour/Lighting - bright,warm,artificial,orange.

5. Physical - Ugly,spider like, needles, no fat, no skin - lots of sharp  angles - head, joints - taller

Costume - tattered rags, barley there

Colour/Lighting - green & black, cold light, unartificial,

Workshop 4

Music

Diegetic Sound - sounds added to a scene  eg music

Non - dietetic Sound - sounds that happen naturally in a scene eg footsteps, wind blowing leaves

Chords - Major - written in a major key, has a happy uplifting tone
               Minor - written in a minor key, has a sad, gloomy, morose tone

Tempo - fast - could walk quickly to, makes music feel energetic, gives movement
Speed        moderate - mix of two
              slow - dragging feet pace, makes music feel lethargic, boring, energy lacking, sleepy

Dynamic - Loud(forte) - gets viewer attention, enhances emotions/mood - makes happy happier etc
volume          Quiet(piano) - either background noise or used to make viewer focus
                  Changing - quiet-loud - builds intensity
                                     loud-quiet - draws focus

Mr Taylor
How I feel about song 1:Happy, Calm, Uplifting
How I feel about song 2:Depressing, Lonely, Gloomy

Music

      Opening Scene

Chords - minor - has a sad vibe, feels creepy, unsettling

Tempo - Moderate - feel on edge, walking pace, gives energy

Dynamics- Changing - starts quiet, gets louder, grabs our attention, builds emotion & intensity

Mouse Circus

Chords - minor - is very upbeat and energetic but minor tone makes it feel off/uncomfortable

Tempo - fast - gives us upbeat, want to move energy, makes the circus feel fun & lively

Dynamics - loud - makes viewer feel hyped up, energetic, invited to join in

Workshop 1

Theme & Idea - Continuous idea/subject that links throughout the text.

Looks can deceiving - don't judge a book by its cover

                                    don't judge by appearance

Example 1 - character of Wybie - When we first meet him he seems scary ( mask,motor bike,

High angle used to look,bigger,loud music) but in reality hes just a weird neighbour.

Shows theme because like other characters, our first impressions are based on appearance,tone,visual techniques aren't always correct.

Important because it helps audience understand with Coraline that just because things look good doesn't mean it is she should choose the real world over the other world.

Example 2 - Character the Other mother' - she seems normal/friendly at the start but by the end she becomes a soul devouring spider demon                               .

Shows theme because other mother isn't watching what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impressions. 

Important because Coraline realises that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.

Statement In coraline, the theme 'looks can be deceiving' it's used effectively to engage the audience

Evidence For instance, the character of the 'Other mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she starts off as a kind mother figure but gradually changes into a soul devouring demon 

eXplanation - audience - This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character based on first impression as they can often be wrong.

eXplanation - Director - This is done to help Coraline decide between the real world and the other world. If the Other mother was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.

eXplanation - another technique(shots/angles,music,setting,lighting/colour) - The other mother 'first appears in a vibrantly bright room that makes us feel warm and safe. however, by the end it has became dark and green  which makes the viewer feel scared and shows that her first look deceiving.

Your link - This can be juxtaposed to the character of Wybie who he thinks at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can be deceiving