MARCH 14, 2016 VOLUME VI, ISSUE IV
CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2016 Epic Blockbusters: Behind the Scene Joon Kim
It is a rainy day, so instead of going out to play sports, people decide that this is the perfect time to relax and watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But, did you ever wonder how a movie comes to the big screen? Well, keep reading, because you’ll learn how your favorite film goes from a simple idea to an Oscarwinning blockbuster. Let’s start off with how a movie came to be in the first place. Film began in the 1890’s when movie cameras
Do you know about the priceless thing on your finger? Sawyer Sarinana
Diamonds are made of the element carbon and they are the strongest substance on Earth. In contrary to what many people think, diamonds are not made out of coal. In fact, diamonds have existed longer than coal. De Beers, founded by Cecil Rhodes, was one of the first diamond engagement ring companies. They owned all of the diamond mines in South Africa, which is the place where you can find many diamonds, according to Business Insider. Even through the scientific perspective of this beautiful mineral, diamonds are no doubt a very priceless thing but have you wondered where they come from? Experiments say that they crystalize at VERY high pressures. Generally, they form 150 kilometers down which is in the layer of Earth called the mantle. Carbon also forms diamonds. Through harsh volcanic eruptions,
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were created and movie studios were being established. Because of the limits of technology back in the day, the earliest films were much shorter than an average duration of a Youtube video and were completely silent until 1927. The earliest surviving film is the Roundhay Garden Scene. It was shot on October 24, 1888 in Roundhay, Leeds, England. Although the movie itself is only over 2 seconds, it was recorded at 12 frames per second. The original creator, Louis Le Prince, mysteriously vanished while on a train in September 16, 1890. Over the years, technology has become more sophisticated. Now we have great tools such as CGI and animation, which weren’t always 3D like today. “Early
animators did hand drawings and filmed them with stop-frame techniques to stimulate movements.” said Joseph McBride, a movie historian. Now let’s actually dive into how a film is made. It all starts with a simple idea. The idea can be an original one or an idea to turn a book or a classic TV show into a film adaptation. But the idea isn’t going to simply be put into production already. The crew are going to decide what’s going to happen from beginning to end to put into a script, find actors who are going to play the roles, and find different locations and create props for the actors to use during the movie. Now the next step is more interesting. This time, the crew puts the film into production and the actors become significant here. After setting up the scenes, the director yells, “Action!”, striking the clapboard, and the actors do their work. The director would often say, “Cut!”, and tell the actors how they should improve. The scene that the crew are recording will be repeated more than once, so that the director have many choices on which scene is the best. The shooting phase takes up to ten to twelve weeks. After the shooting of the film is over, the people working on the film will work on the post-production, which usually takes up to six months. In the postproduction, the people will turn raw film into a finished product. They will often cut scenes and incorporate computer-generated imagery (CGI) into parts that need them. While the crew is working on adding the finishing touch to the film, it is the marketing people’s job to tell the world that the movie is coming out. They will make trailers, teasers, and posters and put them everywhere, from the previews to giant billboards. Once the film is complete, the people will send the movie to cinemas everywhere, and it will soon become available on Blu-ray and Redbox.
a diamond could contain rocks called xenoliths. Diamond jewelry is of course a super, super nice and beautiful thing and getting down to bare bones will help us see how diamonds are formed, but the jewelry as stated earlier is in my opinion more beautiful. The Blue Nile, an online company sells not only rings of priceless diamonds but they also sell bracelets and necklaces with little diamonds of quality on it. But now we can hear from one of our own 826 tutors, Catherine about her diamond jewels. “My fiance got my ring from Blue Nile, and I have my engagement ring and a pair of diamond earrings,” she answered, when asked about her jewelry. When asked about her favorite diamond store, she said, “In my dream world, I love Tiffany’s. They have the prettiest jewelry.” Sawyer Echo Sarinana is a 9-year-old journalist at 826 and this is her second session. She goes to Franklin Avenue Elementary school and likes to read for fun.
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Garland Church Soap, well it cleans, that’s all it does. The first evidence we have of soap is dated around 2800 BC. The first soap makers were Babylonians, Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. All of them made soap by mixing fat, oils and salts. Soap wasn’t made for bathing and personal hygiene but was for cleaning cooking utensils, goods, and used for medical purposes. Soap today is made of fats such as lard, tallow, natural oil like coconut oil, and palm oil. If we didn’t have soap, we would be smelly. Garland Church goes to Paul Revere Middle School. He is in the 8th grade and he loves to play basketball.