Monday, January 30, 2017
(Advanced) James Lovelock
Fracking is great, the green movement is a religion, his dire predictions about climate change were nonsense – and robots don’t mind the heat, so what does it matter? At 97, the creator of Gaia theory is as mischievous and subversive as ever.
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James Lovelock
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Gottfried Lindauer Quiz (Gallery trip)
Anehana (1897)
QUIZ
European / Pākehā portraits
Which country did
Lindauer emigrate from? ______________________________
How did he feel towards
his original country? _____________________________
Why are some portraits
displayed in pairs? ________________________________
Te Tai Tokerau
What’s the relationship
between Tamati Wake Nene and Patuone? ________________________
Who was the more senior? ________________________
Why do you think this has
been mentioned? _______________________________
What did Paratai get up
to with Patuone and Hongi Hika? ______________________________
Which painting do you
think made a kid say “Mummy, are they marshmallows?”
____________________________
Why is the girl feeding
the priest? ______________________________
Waikato, Tainui
Why did Queen Victoria
refuse to meet Kingi Tawhaio? __________________________
Who called out “Ka whai
whai tonu matou – Ake! Ake! Ake! ______________________
What does it mean?
_______________________________________________________
What would the name “Wiremu
Tamihana” be in English? _______________________
Hauraki, Marutuahu
What historical event did
Horeta Te Taniwha witness? _____________________________
What did he wear around
his neck? ___________________________
Which chief was known as
“The last cannibal”? _____________________________
Taranaki
What was Te Paea
Henerangi’s English name? ____________________________
Why did Governor Grey pay
money to Pikirakau? ________________________
Te Arawa
What did Tuhoto Ariki try
to warn some tourists about? ________________________
Maori Commissions
Why did Renata Kerepo
receive a full facial moko? ___________________________
What do you think
happened to his eye? ______________________________
Did Nireaha Tamaki manage
to save his tribal lands? __________________________
What is a Shenandoah?
________________________________
Heene Hirini
What is special about
this portrait? ____________________________
What do you notice about
the titles? _____________________________
Te Tairawhito
Who did Major Ropata
Wahawaha kill? ______________________________
Who did he fail to
capture? ___________________________
How did Pera Tutoko
escape from captivity? ________________________
Materials and Techniques
What’s the difference in
the way Goldie and Lindauer used photography?
__________________________________
Other questions:
Which painting is a
forgery? _____________________________
Which is the earliest
painting? _____________________________
Which is the smallest
painting? ______________________________
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
(Advanced Film / Lit SPIN) Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot
How do you film a conversation? Most likely, you’re going to block the actors, set up the camera, and do shot/reverse shot. But where do you put the camera? What lens do you use? And how do you cut back and forth? Today, I consider the Coen brothers — Joel & Ethan — and see how these choices lend a particular feel to their version of shot/reverse shot.
Watch:
Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot
Monday, January 9, 2017
(Advanced TED) The Neuroscience of Imagination
Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’t actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How does your brain produce an image of something you’ve never seen?
Go to Ted Lesson:
The neuroscience of imagination
Sunday, January 8, 2017
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