Make a Movie - Part 8: Press Kit
For your media studies article, you can use your script or this press kit. But don't stint on the design as you will be using this for...
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Oct 2, 20191 min read
Make a Movie - Part 7: Posters
You will be expected to show your film and the best way to advertise your film is to create a movie poster. Step one is to look up movie...
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Make a Movie - Part 6: Editing
I hope that part of your filming is to get a variety of different angles and shots so your editing can be easier. Start by picking your...
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Making a Movie Part 5 - Shooting
You should already have a shooting schedule. I recommend keeping to it as much as possible as this part of the project is a complete time...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Logos: Make a Movie - Part 4
Part of your making a movie you will be creating all peripherals that are usually included in making a movie. Here you will be making a...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Make a movie: Part 3
Now that you've had a chance to look at the genre, in general, it is time to start planning. This site has a step-by-step guide on how to...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Archetypes and New Zealand Horror: Making a Movie - Part 2
The building blocks of a character is the archetype. Here is a list of some of the archetypes you'll see in fiction. When you look at New...
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Make a Movie Part 1
So this course will allow you to get three approved subjects at level 3 through English, Media studies and Visual art all while making a...
Sep 21, 20191 min read
Where Science and fiction meet
Mary Shelly decided to write Frankenstein after she heard her husband and Lord Byron discussing new scientific techniques that could one...
Sep 17, 20191 min read
Your sporting experiences
One standard outside of my curriculum area that I recommend to my students to do is a PE standard. It is about looking at your sporting...
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Critical Analysis
One of the things students struggle with when they are choosing a text to analyse and study is picking what lens they will look at the...
Aug 29, 20191 min read
Your own history
This is a limited time as Ancestry is giving free access to their military records till 3rd Sept 2019 but it made me think about our own...
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Animations
I'm a big fan of animation from Mulan to Howl's moving castle there is a lot to be said for the art form. Today we are going to look at...
Aug 21, 20192 min read
Nanowrimo
National Novel Writing Month lands in November. I think everyone that wants to be a writer should try it out as it will teach you so...
Aug 13, 20191 min read
Representation in the media
When Black Panther hit the screens I enjoyed many of the African aspects of it. The Lesotho blankets were my favourite as some of my...
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Poetry for those who suck at poetry
I like poems but it is like looking at a painting. It is beautiful but I have no idea how it was created. I think that is one of the...
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Bullet Journals
I know it is the middle of the year but it is a good time to reassess to see if you are really doing what you should be doing. With exams...
Jul 23, 20193 min read
Show not tell
One of the hardest things to teach is how to Show not Tell in your writing. I thought I would demonstrate what everyone is talking about...
Jul 22, 20191 min read
In the eye of the beholder
Poetry has always had a performance part to it as it is meant to be read out loud. With the change in technology poetry has moved into...
Jul 20, 20191 min read
Funny As
I find writing humour the hardest thing. This lesson will be looking at humour and how it is used in New Zealand advertising. But first...
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