Hannah Hopwood GCSE Media Blog

Plastic Free Schools I n order to complete the programme and land Plastic Free Status, schools must follow a series of objectives: Form a Plastic Free Action Group Conduct a ‘Trash Mob’ – a quick fire, high energy school clean up Challenge government by contacting their local MP Challenge the industries who’s packaging ends up as pollution Remove at least three single-use plastic items from the school and commit to reducing individual single-use plastic consumption. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/schools-challenged-to-go-single-use-plastic-free-by-2022 http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/nationalgreenweeksub/waste-reduction-tips/tips-to-use-less-plastic.html https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/getting-started/recycling-at-school/how-much-does-your-school-waste Article: With 8 million pieces of plastic pollution entering the worlds oceans every day and the average piece of plastic taking around 500 years to decompose into micro plastics; pl...

10/07/2019 Eco-School: Documentary Film M aking Learning Objective: To explore the conventions and purposes of documentary film making. Documentary Film Definition: A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. 1- What is the purpose of documentary film making?  Their goal is to make people aware of a certain cause or injustice with the hope that their film will help inspire the world to demand change. 2- What are the common conventions of documentary film making in terms of imagery, sound, edition and mise-en-scene? Narrator Varied camera angles Music that fits what is happening on the screen Diegetic (real) and diegetic (added) sound Graphics can be used to give extra information Interviews Real life footage of events 3- Why is this documentary important in terms of raising awareness ...