Synopsis

Our film is a documentary on chocolate. We include information on the, History of Chocolate, Aztecs, Nutritional information, Slave Labour and Economic trade. We have added the sound track of Christina Aguilera and also added a collage of images of types of chocolate. It is an informative documentary, most probably for viewers aged between 8-12 and can be used in Primary School Classrooms all around Australia.(CAN BE WATCHED BY ALL AGES) We do hope our film is informative to all who watch. ENJOY!!

Project: Post #6

Today, we got an extension on the project and Sandy is sick so we Serena and me are going at lunch to finish off the storyboard. I will also be typing up the Synopsis. Rena finished the editing of the chocolate documentry! It looks great. I think she has done a great job in editing! WELL DONE RENA!!

Project: Post #5

Ok, so we have to finish our movie....Sanduni and me are doing the storyboard and synopsis,

Serena is doing the movie editing. So we have to finish it we are almost finished though.

SMILE........... he.........he.........he......=) =] :P

Task 12

Today we were asked to finish these questions....here they are!!!:]

1. Definition of RSS Feeds: Is a content delivery vehicle. The format is used when you want to syndicate news and other web content.

2. What goes in the feed?: A headline, short summary of the content, a link back to the place on your website where the content resides.

3. What can a feed do for you?: Make it easy to manage the flow o f information. Can also keep you updated.

4. How are feeds different from e-mail?: Feeds are safer and more secure than email. There is no spam and 100% delivery rate.

5. How do people read feeds?: People need a newsreader, need a radio receiver to be able to hear the radio.

6. How do you find the feeds you want to subscribe to?: Web feeds are picked up by published websites. It has to make sure it gets the attention of the search engine.

Project:Post #4

Ok..... So0o0o what did we do on Saturday????
Well...On Saturday we all met up at Rena's House and filmed we filmed everything so it is techniqually finished. The thing is the video isn't working so we have to get it off of Rena's computer for tomorrow. I think we did well we are organised and almost finished. Rena edited it on Saturday.

Will give you the heads up when we do more....

Companies that export chocolate that has been made be Slaves!

It is very likely the chocolate you are about to eat has been produced by slave labour, primarily, child slave labour. Slavery exists in Africa. It exists where people can be exploited. The growing of cocoa beans offers one of the best opportunities to use child slaves. The Ivory Coast, (Cote d'Ivoire) produces about forty three (43%) percent of the world's cocoa beans, which being cultivated by slave labour are far cheaper than that produced in nations which have strict labour laws and careful monitoring.

The beans produced in the Ivory Coast are purchased by the major chocolate producers such as Hershey, M&M Mars, Cadbury, Nestle and other famous names. That chocolate you are about to eat is probably made from beans grown in the Ivory Coast. That chocolate was probably produced by boys who have been taken from countries, such as Mali, and sold to farmers in the Ivory Coast. There are about six hundred thousand chocolate farmers in Cote d'Ivoire and most use child slave labour. Most sell to Hershey and M&M Mars which control two thirds (2/3rds) of the world's chocolate market. Those chocolate bars on the supermarket shelves have been produced by slave labour. There are companies, however, which only use cocoa that has not been produced with slave labour; among them are, Cloud Nine, Dagoba, Green and Blacks, Newman's own.

The cocoa beans used by these companies comes from other nations where the farms are monitored and there are labour laws. Some companies buy only Fair Trade Chocolate, and some, like Rapunzel, initiated fair trade and ecology strict guidelines. Rapunzel's chocolate comes from Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. During the past few years, many organisations have effectively informed the public of the true cost of chocolate. Most people, once aware, refuse to buy chocolate produced by slave labour.

Chocolate is not the only commodity produced by slave labour, and a visit to www.antislavery.org will reveal others. However, you can make a difference by simply not buying chocolate produced by slave labour.?

Websitehttp://www.socyberty.com/History/Chocolateby-Slave-Labour.288919

Project:Post #3

Well today, we made a outline about how we are going to do the video. We are going to Rena's house tomorrow. Outline:

1. Intro=20-30 sec
2. History of Chocolate=1 min
3. Aztecs=50 sec
4. Nutritional information= 1 min
5. Slave Labour= 45-50 sec
6. Outro= 20-30 sec

We want to keep to 5 minutes.

We will alter the timeplan tomorrow if needed.....

Slavery!!

There is a surprising association between chocolate and child labor in the Cote d'Ivoire. Young boys whose ages range from 12 to 16 have been sold into slave labor and are forced to work in cocoa farms in order to harvest the beans, from which chocolate is made, under inhumane conditions and extreme abuse. This West African country is the leading exporter of cocoa beans to the world market.



Thus, the existence of slave labor is relevant to the entire international economic community. Through trade relations, many actors are inevitably implicated in this problem, whether it is the Ivorian government, the farmers, the American or European chocolate manufacturers, or consumers who unknowingly buy chocolate. Discussions have arisen regarding how to respond to the problem.



Issues mentioned include causes of slave labor relating to the economic system and to the country's dependence on an unstable export crop. There are also debates concerning the appropriate response from the chocolate industry, government officials, and consumers concerning whether there should be boycotting, establishment of government legislation to put "made by slaves" labels on products, or whether some type of international cooperation is needed to ensure improved working conditions.



The complexity of the problem makes finding an effective solution a challenging task.
Picture of the back of a child slave!

Website:http://www1.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm

HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE WITH THE AZTECS

The earliest record of chocolate was over fifteen hundred years ago in the Central American rain forests, where the tropical mix of high rain fall combined with high year round temperatures and humidity provide the ideal climate for cultivation of the plant from which chocolate is derived, the Cacao Tree.

The Cacao Tree was worshipped by the Mayan civilisation of Central America and Southern Mexico, who believed it to be of divine origin, Cacao is actually a Mayan word meaning "God Food" hence the tree's modern generic Latin name 'Theobrama Cacao' meaning ‘Food of the Gods’. Cacao was corrupted into the more familiar 'Cocoa' by the early European explorers.

The Maya brewed a spicy, bitter sweet drink by roasting and pounding the seeds of the Cacao tree (cocoa beans) with maize and Capsicum (Chilli) peppers and letting the mixture ferment. This drink was reserved for use in ceremonies as well as for drinking by the wealthy and religious elite, they also ate a Cacao porridge.
The Aztecs of central Mexico also prized the beans, but because the Aztec's lived further north in more arid regions at higher altitudes, where the climate was not suitable for cultivation of the tree, they had to acquire the beans through trade and/or the spoils of war.

The Aztecs prized the beans so highly they used them as currency - 100 beans bought a Turkey or a slave - and tribute or Taxes were paid in cocoa beans to Aztec emperors. The Aztecs, like the Mayans, also enjoyed Cacao as a beverage fermented from the raw beans, which again featured prominently in ritual and as a luxury available only to the very wealthy. The Aztecs called this drink Xocolatl, the Spanish conquistadors found this almost impossible to pronounce and so corrupted it to the easier 'Chocolat', the English further changed this to Chocolate.

The Aztec's regarded chocolate as an aphrodisiac and their Emperor, Montezuma reputedly drank it fifty times a day from a golden goblet and is quoted as saying of Xocolatl: "The divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food"

In fact, the Aztec's prized Xocolatl well above Gold and Silver so much so, that when Montezuma was defeated by Cortez in 1519 and the victorious 'conquistadors' searched his palace for the Aztec treasury expecting to find Gold & Silver, all they found were huge quantities of cocoa beans. The Aztec Treasury consisted, not of precious metals, but Cocoa Beans.

Website:http://www.aphrodite-chocolates.co.uk/history_chocolate.htm

What are Storyboards?

What  are Storyboards?

 

1. Storyboard is a sequence of still pictures deliberately arranged to represent the events of a story which will be filmed.

2.  A  storyboard  acts as a  visual script for camera angles, for lighting, camera and most importantly) the narrative development and continuity.

3.  What are 2 problems  that could be encountered if a storyboard is absent from a script

• Because the script would be in written form only there would be a danger of misunderstanding the descriptions or film terms.
• There could be language differences. Pictures are the International story language.

4. What is the name of the main type of storyboard? Production Storyboard.

5. What is a Conceptual Sheet or Painting  storyboard?

This is only a sequence of images, much like a photo-essay. The purpose of this is simply to communicate the visual style of the film.

1. 6. Who are TV storyboards  produced for ? the narrative or concept is usually more dynamic and time-compressed, requiring a lot of short shots, including overlays and voice-overs. These storyboards are designed and produced by advertising agencies for their ( sometimes visually illiterate )clients.

 

7. The story which is told in a film  is broken down into narrative elements  which are

 

8. If a film is filmed  in real time it would be tedious and time-consuming  so  what is done to make it more interesting?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What are these  called?________________________________________________

10.  These  are categorised as _____________________________________________

11. When are Establishing or Long Shot ( LS)  used in filming?

• generally used to establish a scene's setting or atmosphere. Obviously then this shot could be employed for events 1, 2 and 9 in the example above.

12.  Mid -Shot. (MS)  are used to focus on extends (on a person) from the foot to the head. This could be an ideal shot for event 3 (above).

13. What si the difference in using High Camera Angle (HCA) compared  to

Low Camera Angle (LCA) ?

HCA is filmed from the high angle and LCA is from the low angle

14. How do you start a storyboard?

Write a Synopsis of the plot (narrative) of the film.

15. What  is the next step in creating the storyboard?

2. Break up the plot into Moments and Scenes, then Shots.

16.. Pencilling in the scenes and shots.

 

17.What si involved in Analysing the scenes?

This time, because you have clearer images, look for Continuity and Theme Development. Changes or additions can be referenced

 

18. What does Flesh out the Draft  mean?

Look for Mise-en-Scene, Montage, or Camera Angle shots required to enhance a scene.

 

Project:Post #2

Today we discussed what we will be doing for the assignment.....

me get dark CHOCOLATE.........YUM!!! Home brand and proper brand so we can compare.
aswell as choc-chips.

We have many jobs which is kind of an outline on what the movie will be about....

Me=Aztec History, Slave labour and about the solid chocolate form.

We are an organised group and all are great friends i am sure this project will turn out great. We are meeting up soon aswell.

4.0

I am trying to do the task 4.0 but am unable to access the links. This is unfortunate as i am unable to finish the questions i am trying to answer a few which i will include here.....

1.What is broadband?

• Definition:
  
  1. covering many frequencies: using a wide range of electromagnetic frequencies
  2. transferring data fast: able to transfer large amounts of data at high speed
• Taken directly from Encarta World English Dictionary
  

2. What units are used to measure bandwidth?

• The effective carrying capacity of a telecommunications transmission medium. Bandwidth describes how much information can be pushed through an electronic "pipe" at any given time. In digital systems the unit of measure of bandwidth is bits per second. For instance, a voice transmission by telephone requires a bandwidth of about 3000 cycles per second (3KHz)

Taken Directly from:http://www.tandberg.com/glossary/bandwidth.jsp
(Talks about what mr lennon was explaining to us about a tap)

3. How much faster is broadband than dial up?

• Dial up is only able to be used through a phone circuit to access data connectivity. The most you are able to get is 56Kbps. Broadband is reffered to be a 'broad bandwidth' connection. This makes it allow more data to move through a medium at the same pace.
• Taken from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080819203121AAoiuaJ but i have put it in my own words.

4. What are the speeds that broadband operates at compared to dial up?

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5. What are some of the advantages of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up?

Broadband allows instant downloading of complex websites.

Taken from:http://www.broadbandpackages.org/benefits-of-using-broadband/

Project: POST #1

We are doing Chocolate.......... Thanks to rena's idea........ i love chocolate. We plan on doing a documentry on chocolate the different types etc....... We will plan more later will give you the heads up...

This Lesson

Today we found out reports need to be written soon. I am going to load up a few more thing as not a lot is uploaded....... Well 3.0 will be uploaded so0o0n ok.........

3.0

Ok i made the video CALLED 'Puppy Power' it has more pictures than my other one. I also made a new audio and at the end of it i made it softer. (Effect fade out)
I think it was easy. I wouldn't mind doing another one. Next time i think i want to add more effects.... if i can!

Movie