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Monday, September 16, 2019

English - Character

How does the director use costume to create the other mother?
How do colour and lighting affect our view of the other mother?
it's easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar - how does the other mother embody this saying?
Theme
-Looks can be deceiving
-Courage and bravery
 Subtle - hardly notice
Brainstorm
Other Mother 1
costume 
-comfy, dressed like the real mother
-long sleeves/pants
light
-warm
-artificial orange
feel
-friendly, nice
-cooking
-perfect mum
director
-Coraline likes the other mother
Other Mother 2
costume
-tall, still covered
-less soft, curvy
light
-now wearing black and read
feel
-warm and safe
director
- the same as the other mother 1
Other Mother 3
costume
- beetle like dress
- black spotty with some red
- shows more skin, more tight fitting
physical
-skinny
-sharper nose, rear, back of head
light
-darker
feel
-mysterious
-a bit odd
director
-she is starting to differentiate from the real mother
Other Mother 4
costume
- really tight
- more skin showing
- more insect-like looks
physical
- way skinnier
- lots of sharper edges
- start to look different
light
- artificial light
- orange
feel
- feels uncomfortable
- unapproachable
director
- to shows the other mother is sinister and crafty
Other Mother 5
costume
-almost nothing
-rags
physical
- metal body structure
-no skin
-needle hands
- extra limbs
-like an insect - arachnid
light
- dark, green
- artificial
feel
- sinister
- evil
- horrifying
- looks like an skinny abomination
director
- to show us the real intentions of the other mother
- Coraline finally sees her real self




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