The purpose of a film's opening sequence is to excite and engage the audience so they want to continue watching. It does this in several ways. It can introduce important characters to viewers and establish the genre or tone. For example, the opening of "The Dark Knight" introduces the Joker as a threatening villain. The opening of "Casino Royale" sets up the action-thriller genre through an intense chase scene. Openings also excite audiences through suspenseful elements that vary by genre, like the unsettling score and atmosphere in "The Sixth Sense." The opening of "Skyfall" reinforces James Bond's character and the action-thriller genre through its cinematography, sound, and editing,
As part of my Media Studies A Level, I have analysed the 'Cabin in the Woods' trailer. I have also analysed 'Chernobyl Diaries' and 'The Woman in Black' - these will also be uploaded to slideshare!
As part of my Media Studies A Level, I have analysed the 'Cabin in the Woods' trailer. I have also analysed 'Chernobyl Diaries' and 'The Woman in Black' - these will also be uploaded to slideshare!
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
1. What is the purposeof a film’s opening sequence?
The purpose of a film’s opening sequence is to get the audience on edge and
excited to watch the film. Opening sequences achieve this goal in many ways.
One way is introducing the characters. For example, in ‘The Dark Knight’ the
audience are introduced to the Joker, who is the main protagonist, through a
bank robbery. This makes it clear to the audience that the Joker is a character
that they should fear as he and his group terrorize and kill civilians. This opening
sequence also achieves its goal by reinforcing the genre. Another way an
opening sequence excites the audience is through reinforcing the genre of the
film. For example, in the film ‘Casino Royale’ the opening sequence contains
almost all the action-thriller conventions. The sequence is an intense chase
between Bond and a protagonist, and the main convention of an action-thriller
is a chase/pursuit scene between protagonist and antagonist. This instantly lets
the audience know that the film is going to be action packed and exciting, which
helps to excite the audience and make them want to watch on. Finally, the goal
is achieved by generally exciting the audience, depending on the genre. Horror-
thrillers usually have a very tense and suspenseful start. Using sound,
cinematography and editing to achieve this. For example, the movie ‘Sixth
sense’ uses a very winey underscore, that creates a sense of mystery for the
audience and keeps them on edge. It matches with what is going on in the scene
as the characters begin to exchange dialogue, setting the tone for the movie
and enticing the audience to watch on and potentially find answers to questions
they might have.
In the film ‘Skyfall’ the opening sequence is used to establish the genre,
introduce new viewers to James Bond, and refresh the memory of those who
have watched past Bond films. It also reinforces the genre which excites and
entices the audience to watch on, the opening sequence foreshadows what s
going to happen in the actual film, which is non-stop action. These features of
the opening sequence are achieved through different cinematography, editing
and sound.
To begin with, the cinematography in the
opening sequence instantly introduces James
Bond’s character. In the screenshot, you can see
that the shot has low key lighting and rim light
on Bond. From this the audience, can infer some of Bond’s characteristics. In the
2. screenshot, you can only see Bonds eyes, and the rest of his face is casted into
darkness. This suggests to the audience that he has two sides to him. One side
being the fearless hero that always saves the day. And, the other being the
somewhat cold-hearted murder that doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. This
suggests to the audience that they can look forward to seeing these two sides to
his personality, later in the film.
Also during the opening sequence
the cinematography uses an over-
shoulder/ PoV type shot. This is a
very simple, yet effective shot as it
creates an element of mystery and
creates a little bit of
tension/suspense. The audience can’t see behind Bond, which as the volume of
the underscore increases, could lead the audience to believe that Bond is being
followed. This could represent the idea that Bond is always being followed, and
by projecting this idea the audience can become intrigued as to what Bond’s
fate will be later in the Film.
Sound plays a key role in this opening sequence, as it increases the suspense
and puts the audience on the edge of their seat. The aim being to excite them
and to get them craving to find out what’s going to happen next. During the first
minute of the opening sequence, as Bond enters the room, the underscore is
very slow-paced and the tone is relatively high-pitched. As Bond explores the
room and uncovers the people who have been shot, the volume increases and
this lets the audience know that things are about to get a lot more intense. As
Bond exits the room the underscore’s pace is a lot faster and the volume
dramatically increases. It happens as Bond gets in a car and from this the
audience can infer that there is about to be a chase. This also reinforces the
genre as one of the main conventions of an action-thriller is a chase between
antagonist and protagonist, exciting the audience and foreshadowing the
action-packed events later in the film. As the sequence progresses and the
chase begins, the volume and pace of the underscore is at its highest and from
this the audience are made aware that a big chase is about to happen. The idea
behind this is to excite the audience and to put them on the edge of their seats.
Another key feature of the opening sequence is the use of editing. The editing
only really comes into play as Bond enters the car and he and his companion
3. begin to pursue the antagonists. As the antagonists become aware they are
being followed there are a lot more fast-paced cuts. The fast-paced cuts
increase the pace and intensity of the scene for the audience and a sense of
disorientation and confusion is created. The audience can become to feel on
edge as the pace increases as they are unclear of what is going on. This makes
the audience want to watch on and find out what is going on. The fast-paced
cuts also make the audience feel as if they are there with the characters as both
characters and audiences are on the edge of their seats in anticipation. These
cuts are simple, yet very effective and reinforce the action-thriller genre, by
throwing the audience in at the deep end. Exciting and enticing them.
In conclusion, the opening sequence of ‘Skyfall’ is to introduce new viewers to
James Bond, as a character, but also to reinforce the genre and to let them
know that there is plenty of action to come. And to persuade them to watch on
and be excited for what is going to happen.