Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush and The Lion's Cage are examples of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.
Watch the trailer for Gold Rush or The Lion's Cage. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
The Lion's Cage
I think the movie is about a circus and the guy not only being the clown but also trying to impress the girl and find love in the circus and also it shows how well they train there animals.
Activity 2: Art Deco 
In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand (and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a close look at the painting. Do you like it?
On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars (1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting, 3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting). After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.
Right: Self Portrait By Tamara de Lempicka
My rankings
5/5
I like this because it looks like an expensive piece of art. It is not a normal photo it's a painted picture and it's not a modern but it's a olden days painting, the reason you can tell that it's olden days painting is because of the car.
Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman
In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on board the Southern Cross airplane was a New Zealander named T.H. McWilliams. His job was to operate the radio in the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio stopped working shortly after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy that the pilot, Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen. Yikes! Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.
Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew. Write a poem that describes how you would have felt when you landed safely in Christchurch after such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different types of poems, and they don’t all have to rhyme. You can read more about different types of poems by clicking here.
My Poem
First time Flight, Mixed emotions
Excited and frighten across the Tasman
Wind blowing hard with cold as ice
Finally here I am landing Safely in Christchurch.
Excited and frighten across the Tasman
Wind blowing hard with cold as ice
Finally here I am landing Safely in Christchurch.
Hi Opeti,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Christopher
Really good explanation on the painting I like the way how you said you can tell the paintings from the olden days because of the car great mind of yours.
Keep up the good work :)
Hey there Opeti, thanks for writing a review and sharing your thoughts of the silent films in activity one. I don't think I would be that interested in watching it to be honest. I feel like I need people to people talking and having a conversation in a movie to hold my attention. Otherwise I might fall asleep!
ReplyDeleteHave you seen any good movies lately?
Thank you for also rating the painting and writing a brief review in activity two. What specifically do you like about it? What do you think of the colours the artist has used? Do you like her outfit? Do you like the car?
Thanks, can't wait to hear more!
Billy