Term 3 Week 1 - It's going to be a busy term!

It was great to get back to school this week to catch up with everyone and hear all about the holiday fun! 

This week we welcomed Whaea Saroya into our class. Saroya is in her third year of her teaching degree through the University of Waikato and will be in class all term.

The class have enjoyed learning about the Olympics this week and following our kiwi athletes as they go for gold. We have enjoyed watching different events live on our smart board. The students are already thinking of how they could compete at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane!

Today we joined with Te Tinana for our first 'Funday Friday'. We will be working with Te Tinana every Friday this term. Initially we will be learning about film making as Paparore School has the opportunity to enter two films into the Te Hiku film festival. The theme for the movies this year are 'VALUES'. We are going to have a Paparore Film Festival on 2nd September and will select two films to go through to the Te Hiku Film Festival on 16th September. 

Check out the 2020 Te Hiku Film Festival highlights! 

There is so much to look forward to this term!

Te Hiku Kura Film Festival Highlights

 The Te Hiku Kura Film Festival was a huge success. Our students had a great time taking part in the film making process. Our wonderful local film maker, Harley Alexander, has put a clip together of the highlights of the film festival. It is a fun reflection on the effort, creativity and talent  that was shown during the Te Hiku Film Festival!

Please click on this link to check out the photo album from the film festival too!

Movie Making with Harley - Kenny the Pizza Eating Pony

Today our class worked with Harley to do some film making. We looked at different camera shots and how to get clear audio using our i-pads. The students worked in groups to re-tell the story of Grace's Pizza Eating Pony Kenny. There is lots of filming that we need to go through but we did manage to make one story which was filmed and directed by Zion and Larell. We used this experience in our writing - click on the link to our class site.

Movie Making with Harley Alexander

Our class has enjoyed having local film maker, Harley Alexander, teach us about movie making.

Harley has introduced the basics of film making to our students and gave the class an opportunity to be part of a film crew.

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

The different roles in a film crew

• Director
• Camera Person
• Sound Operator
• Clipper Clapper Person
• Actors

Things that each person says

• Director - Turn Over, Action, Cut
• Camera Person - Camera Speed
• Sound Operator - Sound Speed
• Clipper Clapper Person - Shot __, Take ___

Different types of shots that are filmed

• Establishing shot
• Wide Shot
• Medium Shot
• Close Up Shot
• Extreme close up shot

Equipment that a film crew needs

• boom pole - sound pole
• Camera - Ipad - use the grid lines
• tripod
• clipper clapper
• clip board
• megaphone (huge film set)
• script

What lock down story do you want to share on the big screen?

Next term we will be sharing our lockdown stories on the big screen by taking part in the Te Hiku Film Festival. The theme of the movies is Life in Lockdown. The films are going to be premiered at the Te Ahu Centre on Tuesday 8th September and need to be submitted by Friday 28th August (Week 6). 

Paparore School has the opportunity to enter two films into the film festival.

You need a good story to make a movie. Check out the  Kerikeri Youth Theatre troupe 

describe the basics on how to tell a great story! 

Mum's School - Short Film by Te Manga

Introducing the cast of Te Manga's first ever short film called Mum's School. 

Check out photos of our class taking part in the making of our short film with a few having extra special starring roles. 

Mum's School is about a young boy named Kahu who is starting a new school. He thinks his school is going to be a dump, with grumpy teachers and students who are bullies but he is in for a nice surprise. 

Introducing Zav as Kahu, Arahia as Nan, Anahera as Whaea Rewa, Liv as Mrs King and the Te Manga kids as the bullies and the nice kids!!!

This short film is going to be part of the Te Hiku Manaiakalani Film Festival at Te Ahu on Thursday 7th November and some of our kids are going to get to go - yayyyyyyyyyyy!

Check out a few of our scene shots as we aimed to make our first ever short film. 

Film Making with Harley - Session 2

Today we recapped our learning from our last session with Harley and definitely stepped it up. When we discussed our learning as a group, we realised we have already learnt so much about film making! 

These are some of the things that we now know.

• The different roles in a film crew
• Director
• Camera Person
• Sound Operator
• Clipper Clapper Person
• Actors

• Things that each person says
• Director - Turn Over, Action, Cut
• Camera Person - Camera Speed
• Sound Operator - Sound Speed
• Clipper Clapper Person - Shot __, Take ___

• Different types of shots that are filmed
• Establishing shot
• Wide Shot
• Medium Shot
• Close Up Shot
• Extreme close up shot 

• Equipment that a film crew needs
• boom pole - sound pole
• Camera - Ipad - use the grid lines
• tripod
• clipper clapper
• clip board
• megaphone (huge film set)
• script

Our school has purchased tripods and boom poles with small smart phones so we actually can really start making movies!!! We can hardly wait until Harley comes back! Check out the students blogging about their experience!

Movie Making with Harley Alexander

Our school is lucky to have local film maker Harley Alexander taking movie making sessions with the middle - senior school classes. Harley came in today and 'WOWED' us with his short film, 'Incoming Call' which engaged the students from the get-go! He introduced the basics of film making to our students and gave the class an opportunity to be part of a film crew. He also shared a video made by kids at the Kerikeri Summer Playhouse Camp which was all about 'How to Tell a Good Story.' The kids and I loved this!

They learnt what is actually said on a film set by each of the key roles in the crew:
Director - turn over
Camera - camera speed
Sound - sound speed
Clipper Clapper - "_____ shot" Take 1

The students then had an opportunity to act out their own scenes in smaller groups and this where the excitement really came through! The students thoroughly enjoyed their experience and we can hardly wait until our next session with him.