Unit 2 Project Revision

I have never been much of a blogger, I have always preferred creating websites: See http://www.odysseyk12.net/handelman for examples. Anyways, I messed up when I turned my first assignment in and in an attempt to correct my error I give you: "Unit 2 project Revision 1!"

Part 1: Google Help
My Google email address is taimer2u@yahoo.com With Google docs. I am able to not only work one on one with my peers, but my teachers as well. In this way I am able to seek live guidance from people who know more about the subject than I do, or help a friend who is struggling a bit.

Part 2: Turnitin.com
The purpose of using Turnitin.com is to prove that I am not plagiarizing any of my work. Turnitin.com cross checks my work with many sources from the Internet. If anything I submitted is close enough to something online it will flag my assignment.

Part 3: Syllabus
The honor code policy in your American History through Film course goes as follows. If I get caught cheating once..... the instructor "will take away points for that part of the project. If the whole project included honor code violations throughout, I will lose all the points." My first quarter grade is based on units 1-5, second quarter is based on 6-10 and the Semesters grade is based on all units between 1-10. My semester grade is based on my total points, not my percentage from each quarter.

Part 4: Gathering Movie Information
What movie did you watch or reflect on for Part 1 of this lesson? I watched Pans Labyrinth How well did the sets, costumes, and props enhance the story of the film you watched/reflected on, explain? The background seemed to fit the movie, it took place within three mane scenery's; dungeons, strongholds, and forests. Each major piece of scenery added it's own emotions to the movie. The dark dungeons forces the audience to feel unsure of the surroundings, the stronghold helped give the impression that Ofelia, the main character was trapped, and the forest was the only place she could truly be free. The costumes also worked fairly well, all of the hired help at the stronghold were wearing popper's clothing, the high ranking officers in a magnificent blue uniform with medals lining it from one side to another. The props weren't too outstanding, but that just made everything look more realistic. Which film review website did you like best from Part 2 of this lesson? I used the reviews from IMDB.com, I have been using this site long before I came to Odyssey. Did you bookmark the film review site so that you can use it later? I already had IMDB.com in web favorites list, but I plan on using it often this year.

Part 5: My Film Review
Today I am going to review a movie called "Pans Labyrinth", or "Laberinto del fauno". It was released October 11, 2006, and was first released in Spain.Pan's Labyrinth was given a lot of praise last year and even received a large number of awards. The film takes place in fascist Spain in mid 1940's.

Pans Labyrinth revolves around a Teenage girl named Ofelia who is obsessed with fairy tales. One day Ofelia's pregnant mother is riding with her to Spain in order to live with Captain Vidal, the father of Ofelia's soon to be half-brother, and a fascist officer. As the once content family nears the outpost, Ofelia's mother feels ill and Ofelia leaves the car and runs across a fairy who eventually leads her to a faun. The Faun claims Ofelia is the daughter of the moon and must complete three tasks to take her place as a Princess.

The two characters that made this movie worth watching were Pan and Ofelia. Ivana Baquero's portrayal of Ofelia was perfect, she showed emotions such as fear and distrust better than many full fledged actors could. She won the Goya Award at only 12 years-old. Doug Jones was 46 when he acted the role of Pan. Throughout the entire movie Pan seemed so confident you would be insane not to believe him, at the same time he seemed so sinister that you couldn't help but suspect him to be evil. Thanks to Doug Jones it was incredibly difficult to tell what would happen next.

Most of the special effects were fairly small, with a large bang here and there. The camera angles always showed what needed to be shown, but the lighting effects in some places were a little less than I would have hoped for. I have never been much for Whimsical movies, but I give Pans Labyrinth a 4 out of 5.

Today I am going to review a movie called "Pans Labyrinth", or "Laberinto del
fauno". It was released October 11, 2006, and was first released in Spain.
Pan's Labyrinth was given a lot of praise last year and even received a large
number of awards. The film takes place in fasciest Spain in mid 1940's.

Pans Labyrinth revolves around a Teenage girl named Ofeila who is obsessed
with fairy tales. One day Ofelia's pregnant mother is riding with her to Spain
in order to live with Captain Vidal, the father of Ofelia's soon to be
half-brother, and a facsist officer. As the once content family nears the
outpost, Ofelias mother feels ill and Ofelia leaves the car and runs across a
fairy who eventually leads her to a faun. The Faun claims Ofelia is the
daughter of the moon and must complete three tasks to take her place as a
Princess.

The two characters that made this movie worth watching were Pan and Ofelia.
Ivana Baquero's portrayal of Ofelia was perfect, she showed emotions such as
fear and distrust better than many full fledged actors could. She won the Goya
Award at only 12 years-old. Doug Jones was 46 when he acted the role of Pan.
Throughout the entire movie Pan seemed so confident you would be insane not to
believe him, at the same time he seemed so sinister that you couldn't help but
suspect him to be evil. Thanks to Doug Jones it was incredibly difficult to
tell what would happen next.

Most of the special effects were fairly small, with a large bang here and
there. The camera angles always showed what needed to be shown, but the
lighting effects in some places were a little less than I would have hoped
for. I have never been much for Whimsical movies, but I give Pans Labryinth a
4 out of 5.

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