WOW - Russell Crowe

WALT - Find information on a famous NZ actor (Russell Crowe).

   

Reflection - I learnt that Russell Crowe is a New Zealander, even though he spent most of his life in Australia.

WOW - Sir Peter Jackson

WALT - Find information on a famous director (Sir Peter Jackson).

Reflection - I learnt that Sir Peter Jackson's partner, Frances Walsh, is also knighted for around the same reason. Also their kids are both actors/actress.

WOW - Tripod

WALT - Find a word in the dictionary and learn it's meaning. Label the different parts of a tripod.  
Reflection - I learnt that a tripod's "shoe" is the part that holds the camera, which I thought was the bottom part.
   

Camera Shots

WALT - classify and compare different camera angles. Synthesize information from short movies to develop new ideas and understanding.
Reflection - I learnt the names of lots of different shots, for example, a noddy shot is a shot to show someone's reaction to someone, or something.