Reflections
In what unit, did we learn about reflections?
Reading To Write
What is monochromatic colour?
Black and white OR the use of only one colour.
What was the film studied during the Contemporary Possibilities Unit?
Lion
What is a multimodal text?
A text which uses more than one mode such as sound, video, interactivity etc.
What is the difference between a website and a webpage?
A website is a collection of webpages whereas a webpage is a single page of text connected to the World Wide Web.
True or False? Reflective statements can talk about the structure of the piece as well as the language choices.
True. You may be asked to answer a reflection on how the unit has influenced the structure of your piece such as feature articles (headline, hook, major facts, minor facts, impact on reader) and narrative (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement).
What is the film technique where you can only see certain body parts?
Extreme close-up.
What was the perspective of Black Mirror on technology?
Technology is largely negative and can have terrible implications for the future.
What is a disadvantage of technology?
Example; distracting, expensive to start off, loss of motor skills, weight gain etc.
What is the purpose of a documentary?
To inform AND entertain.
What are the 3Ds?
Describe, Disclose, Decision
What is mise-en-scene?
Everything in the scene OR everything that is framed by the camera.
What type of footage/photographs did After The Storm use?
Archival footage or photographs from the time.
What makes a text interactive?
An interactive text is a text that gives the audience control over how to read or interact with the text, this includes watching videos, clicking, scrolling, turning audio features on and off.
Name a TYPE of documentary.
Examples; interactive documentary, poetic, observational.
True or False? You need to justify the language choices you make in your reflection.
True. You need talk about the techniques and ideas that were inspired by the texts you have studied.
What is the difference between a camera SHOT and a camera ANGLE?
A camera shot is how far the camera is from the subject AND a camera angle is what angle the camera is looking at the subject.
Name ONE effective technique used in The Boat. Give an example.
Example; sound effects were used when Truong was singing to make the audience empathise with the loneliness he felt. Jarring movement was used throughout the opening passage to highlight how uncomfortable the refugees were during journeys to other lands.
Name ONE difference between a traditional and digital text.
A digital text was created after the internet and costs a lot less than a traditional text.
What does a non-linear text mean?
It is a text which does not follow chronological order and can be understood from any point.
What is the purpose of a reflection?
To understand yourself better, and to become a better learner, reader OR writer by becoming aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
What is the shot called where you can see the background as well as main subject/character? AND what is its purpose?
An extreme long-shot. It establishes the setting.
What role did technology play in the film, Lion?
Technology helped Saroo to find his mother, however there were other factors which helped him such as his adoptive parents and his own feelings of guilt.
What is a millennial?
A person who grew up with technology and only social communities, and reached adulthood within the 21st century.
What is a Browser-Based Application?
Any program or software that needs to be accessed through the internet.