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FearlessLeader19 · 10-02-2016, 03:01 AM

It was early December and that certainly meant that it would be a nippy morning. However, Kay had seen to it that her classroom was warm enough for her students. She herself had built a roaring fire at the back of the class in the fireplace. Once you have been greeted by Professor Stewart who is standing at the entrance, you enter to notice the whiteboard poised at the front.

The seating arrangement is set up as per usual: there was a path in the middle of the room with an equal number of desks and chairs on either side. Towards the end of this path, you’ll recognise Kaysha’s laptop and projector set up on a small desk which you should NOT touch.

There are no indications about what today’s lesson will be about as yet. Take your seat and feel free to chat a bit with your friends.

Lesson Progression:
1. Greetings and the first task.
2. Answers and task two.
3. Answers! Have you got any questions so far?
4. Responses and Activity time!
5. Tak and an OOC note about House elves.
6. Elves, Nat, Henry and 24 Hours to complete activity!
7. A few mentions and the ending of lesson.

OOC: Heya, guys! Welcome to the first OOC lesson! I hope you have read the rules before posting. We will move on in the usual 24 hours. Please keep chatting to a minimum! Thanks! CLASS HAS STARTED!

Pucki · 10-04-2016, 10:24 AM

Which one was a character that he like?

That was a question that he didn't know whether or not he had an answer to. But there definitely was a scene which was one of his favourites. Mainly because he'd loved it when he was a child. That cemented his choice of his favourite character almost immediately.

"The scarecrow Professor, because of the scene where he meets Dorothy but she doesn't immediately realise that it's the scarecrow that's talking to her..." he paused for a moment, before thinking of the students in the class that didn't know anything about what he was saying. "He's a scarecrow, so he doesn't have a brain and thinks that he's dumb... in the end it turns out he isn't despite not having a brain."

Magical Soul · 10-04-2016, 11:32 AM

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For now? More listening he supposed. Much like earlier, he didn't have an answer now and would have to rely on the answers of others. In all seriousness, it didn't bother him. It felt nice just sitting back in a lesson and watching the discussion take place before him. Very...relaxing.

This class was not one that Genny had any input for. All she knew was this Wizard of Oz movie/musical was fun and obviously talked about a wizard in a muggle perspective.

So. Instead of just listening to the people talk about characters, Genny grabbed her stuff and moved to sit next to Blaise who was also silent and seemed to be focused on this lesson. "Hey".

sweetpinkpixie · 10-04-2016, 01:45 PM

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Ruby? Had the professor just said RUBY in association with Dorothy's shoes? That....wasn't right...at all. There seemed to be A LOT of discrepancies between the story she knew and what was presented in the film...which was making her head spin quite a bit when it came to this discussion. It was also becoming a bit difficult for her to keep a neutral expression now that she had realized what a book purist she was - something she had not considered until this moment since, well, film was not something readily available. The Hufflepuff had FAR too many thoughts regarding...well...everything...as the books delve in to much more than apparently the film did - including whether or not her visit to Oz was real or fantasy. But she was going to bite her lip and try not to look to terribly disgruntled.

"In the book...Dorothy's shoes are silver," the seventh year stated after raising her hand, her tone implying that she would rather like an explanation as to why they were RUBY in the film. Not character talk...but.... "These Silver Shoes are quite special in that they will only pass to a new owner if they have physically defeated the previous owner or the previous owner willingly handed them over to the new one. In a sense...they sort of behave similarly to and abide to the same laws of magic as the Elder Wand of the Deathly Hallows."

Which was something she had latched on to as a child when the book had been read to her, which had happened only after wizarding fables had been exhausted and those naturally consisted of Tales from Beetle the Bard.

Bazinga · 10-04-2016, 02:29 PM

FIFTEEN POINTS????? WHAT?

She was not losing 15 points when she just got back and started back to classes. UGH, UGH, UGH... She put her head down at her desk and took a few deep breaths. Looking up she started to listen to Professor Stewart as she spoke about the movie. Natalia has heard of the movie because of the muggle town she lived in. She got to know some of the muggle children even if she wasn't allowed to really play with them.

Deciding to get over the points and knowing she was in the wrong for being late she sat back up and raised her hand. "Though it isn't a great movie. I have to say the flying monkeys are my favorite. Even though the wicked witch was evil she had brains to send the flying monkeys to do her work for her. These creatures are very interesting. They are monkeys and fly, plus they are smart enough to follow directions. Even many people can't do that. "

She knew it wasn't a character but it was something that was her favorite about the movie the rest she really didn't like.

Sonea · 10-04-2016, 02:46 PM

Listening carefully to what the professor was saying Leesha remembered again why she had watched the movie so long ago, the movie was boring and old. She had liked it when she had been younger but she couldn’t remember when she had seen it for the last time. It had been long ago anyway… Frowning slightly because of the question she tried hard to think about a character from the movie, she remembered the movie from long ago but… A character? Hmm…

Ah, she knew one! The one she remembered because of the characters green skin, she actually had been afraid of the character, thinking that it was real and that she too was going to have a green face someday. So she raised her hand and spoke. “I know something about the Wicked Witch of the West, her face was green and she was blind with one eye” she told the teacher while thinking if she knew more but sadly that was all she remembered.

Goblinfrog · 10-04-2016, 05:00 PM

Kitty beamed with pleasure as she was awarded one point for her knowledge of Wizard of Oz. It was awesome to get awarded points for being familiar with cool movies. Muggle Studies was awesome!

And ooh, favorite character time. "I like the Cowardly Lion too, for the same reasons Azura stated." Kitty leaned forward slightly in her chair. "But since he's already been taken I'll pick my second favorite: Oz, the Wizard the movie is named after. Of course he wasn't a 'real' wizard as in he could do magic, but that makes his character even more interesting. The world of Oz is full of magic and creatures and all sorts of strange things, but Oz was able to trick them all into thinking he was the most magical of all. That's quite impressive even if it isn't very nice. But that's not the real reason I like him. The real reason is because I imagine he must have felt very lonely and somehow trapped in the lies he allowed everyone to believe. He didn't really lie to everyone at first, they just assumed he was magical because of his balloon. That wasn't HIS fault but somehow he got trapped in the lie and didn't correct their assumption. So really, I feel sorry for him. All the people in the Emerald City loved him, but he was isolated knowing that they didn't know who he really was and wondering if they would still love him if they knew the truth. And all because they made a few assumptions early on. In a way, I think his happiest moment in the film came when he was exposed - because then people could know him for who he truly was."

She paused for breath. "Of course, I'm talking about the classic Wizard of Oz. I know other movies and books have come in the years since remaking the character of Oz, and my description might not fit all those remakes so well. So I only meant the Oz we see in the classic."

There was something that she felt like saying since they were on the topic of characters. Her hand went into the air again. "Remember how you said you think Dorothy was just dreaming? The director probably agreed with you, because everyone she meets in the world of Oz is a symbol of someone she knows in real life. They even had the same actors. My quick quotes quill is writing them down right now on my notebook." She held it up for Professor Stewart to see:

Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel / The Wizard / Doorman / Cabbie / Guard / Doctor
Ray Bolger as Hunk / Scarecrow
Jack Haley as Hickory / Tin Man
Bert Lahr as Zeke / Cowardly Lion
Margaret Hamilton as Miss Almira Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West

"And even though Aunt Em and Glinda the Good Witch have different actresses, their characters are still similar."

Pretty interesting, right?

Govoni · 10-04-2016, 09:36 PM

Olivia, after finishing her song, stood and bowed for the professor, because when one gave such a performance as hers.... A brilliant one, thank you... one needed to recognize their audience.

Thank you, thank you. Hold your applause!

Anyway, they were moving on with the discussion, and Liv had zero problems following along, as the subject matter was among her absolute favorites. The Wizard of Oz was so much more than a muggle film, of course. It had been a novel originally, yes, but with time... it had also been a musical... and she felt confident that she could speak for Rooney (as well as herself) when she said that the play, Wicked, was far superior in every way.

There was really no competition, to be frank... but one couldn't make valid comparisons when theatre was involved, could one?

"The Wicked Witch of the West, of course... but not because of this film. She was portrayed as Elphaba Thropp in the musical Wicked... and between the costuming, script, and original songs, there just really is no comparison. It explains more of her personal journey and why she is the way she is. I think that's actually the most interesting part! Learning why something is as it is."

Were they going to watch the whole film, though?

littledhampir · 10-04-2016, 10:05 PM

How was Olly supposed to name his favorite character when he had never seen the movie? This was turning out to not be a very exciting lesson for him and he was losing interest quickly. Why couldn't they have watched the whole movie? Maybe he would later. He'd ask his dad if he had heard of it. It did look very old, though, so it was possibly even he hadn't but he knew most muggle things.

Olly liked the dog. He could not remember what the dogs name was or if the professor had even mentioned it. Dogs were always great. He liked that the story involved a dog going along with the main character. All movies needed dog sidekicks. He also liked the witch. The good one, of course. Obviously he didn't know much about her besides the clip and what people were saying, but she sounded cool. Even if she wasn't quite a witch like he knew them to be. At least she was pretty and not green.

Kaos.Doodles · 10-05-2016, 12:08 AM

Tak liked movies but unfortunately he hadn't been given much of a chance to watch more than a handful in his life. And the Wizard of Oz had not been one of them. However what did interest him about this whole class was...well Liv. She seemed SO excited. He never thought he could see someone so excited about a topic in class. It was...sort of lovely. The excitement. And her.

Expecto-Penguin · 10-05-2016, 12:52 AM

So the Professor was asking for their favorite scenes? Well frankly he didn't have any. He didn't really care for watching the movie. It didn't appeal to him. He'd rather play video games than watch a boring old movie. He knew about the characters though. He knew about the Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the Lion. He knew other kids would mention them and he decided not to waste his energy. He shrugged and just continued to doodle. He actually drew the lion, the tin man and the scarecrow in his doodle just for fun. He wondered if the teacher would find it funny.

SarcasticStrawberry · 10-05-2016, 02:15 AM

THE WIZARD OF OZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did anyone realize how excited they lesson was making her? They were going to watch the entire movie, right? This question was so SO hard for her to answer. Now Kat's favorite character was Dorothy, or was it the Glinda the good witch. Mmmm.

"My favorite character is Glinda the good witch. But my favorite scene is when Dorothy throws the water on the wicked witchand she says 'I'm meltinnnng melting meeeeeeelting.'" Kat stood up in the dramatics of the act and fell to the floor in a dramatic act. She was fine, just dramatic

Take that theater geeks Katerina Markita Delgado could still a scene. Too bad she wasn't about the theater life.

*Holmesian Feline* · 10-05-2016, 02:45 AM

So she had been close with her words and the professor at least approved of her attempt in her guess. Witch of Kansas…Wizard of Oz. Just switched the gender of the magic user as well as picked the wrong option of the two main locations in the movie. So very close. Cassie listened as Professor Stewart went into detail on the story of the movie, some things she remembered and others she had clearly forgotten. Maybe she should see about watching it again the next time she was home. As such, she wasn’t going to try her hand and pick a favorite scene.

Nope…she was simply listening. Play one of the unfamiliars. Just listening to what others had to say about their own.

FearlessLeader19 · 10-05-2016, 03:01 AM

SPOILER!!: The Cowardly Lion!

Kay laughed softly with Azura. “Quite right, he did do that, Ms Snow.’’

SPOILER!!: The Tin Man!

“But it was always such a nuisance when he got stuck, wasn’t it?’’ The poor tin man!

SPOILER!!: Glinda!

Kay nodded vigorously. “I thought that her beautiful name matches her both physically and personality wise.’’ She couldn't help but laugh at Kat's theatrics. There did seem to be quite a few students that were into the performing arts. "I remembered cheering for Dorothy at that scene. I'd agree, Ms Delgado! It is one of the best!''

SPOILER!!: The Scarecrow!

“An excellent point! Often, the ones who think they’re not smart enough at something are the ones who are some of the most brilliant.’’

SPOILER!!: The Winged Monkeys!

Natalie’s answer was quite interesting. Kay mentioned this to her. “Though the monkeys were in the end, glad to be free of the Witch’s clutches.’’

SPOILER!!: The Wicked Witch of the West!

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Listening carefully to what the professor was saying Leesha remembered again why she had watched the movie so long ago, the movie was boring and old. She had liked it when she had been younger but she couldn’t remember when she had seen it for the last time. It had been long ago anyway… Frowning slightly because of the question she tried hard to think about a character from the movie, she remembered the movie from long ago but… A character? Hmm…

Ah, she knew one! The one she remembered because of the characters green skin, she actually had been afraid of the character, thinking that it was real and that she too was going to have a green face someday. So she raised her hand and spoke. “I know something about the Wicked Witch of the West, her face was green and she was blind with one eye” she told the teacher while thinking if she knew more but sadly that was all she remembered.

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Olivia, after finishing her song, stood and bowed for the professor, because when one gave such a performance as hers.... A brilliant one, thank you... one needed to recognize their audience.

Thank you, thank you. Hold your applause!

Anyway, they were moving on with the discussion, and Liv had zero problems following along, as the subject matter was among her absolute favorites. The Wizard of Oz was so much more than a muggle film, of course. It had been a novel originally, yes, but with time... it had also been a musical... and she felt confident that she could speak for Rooney (as well as herself) when she said that the play, Wicked, was far superior in every way.

There was really no competition, to be frank... but one couldn't make valid comparisons when theatre was involved, could one?

"The Wicked Witch of the West, of course... but not because of this film. She was portrayed as Elphaba Thropp in the musical Wicked... and between the costuming, script, and original songs, there just really is no comparison. It explains more of her personal journey and why she is the way she is. I think that's actually the most interesting part! Learning why something is as it is."

Were they going to watch the whole film, though?

Kay nodded again, pleased to see such a variety of answers from the students. “She’s quite an interesting character. In my opinion, the way Dorothy gets rid of her was fascinating.’’

SPOILER!!: Page! <3

How could she not appreciate the fact that Paige had read the book and that she was inquisitive about the slippers being ruby and not red? Kay had her answer and hoped her explanations satisfied the girl. “Quite right you are, Ms Skeeter. Everything you said about the shoes are true. Your comparison with the Elder Wand is spot on as well.’’ She beamed. “Based on what I have researched, the screenwriter of the movie, who was named Noel Langley, changed Dorothy's shoes from silver to ruby to take advantage of the Technicolour process which was used for the movie. You all must be wondering what this process is. It’s a process whereby scenes are filmed in black and white with different filters. Light-blue, red and green- entere these lens and were printed on black and white film strips which were then layered over each other to give the scene a fresh new look.’’ Kay drew her attention back to Paige. “It seemed this was the only reason the slippers were red. The technicolour process was still just developing and the persons in charge of the film wanted to try the process.’’

Pause.

“By the way, Ms Skeeter. Two points for the excellent points you brought up and your determinedness to get answers.’’

SPOILER!!: Kitty!

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

Kitty beamed with pleasure as she was awarded one point for her knowledge of Wizard of Oz. It was awesome to get awarded points for being familiar with cool movies. Muggle Studies was awesome!

And ooh, favorite character time. "I like the Cowardly Lion too, for the same reasons Azura stated." Kitty leaned forward slightly in her chair. "But since he's already been taken I'll pick my second favorite: Oz, the Wizard the movie is named after. Of course he wasn't a 'real' wizard as in he could do magic, but that makes his character even more interesting. The world of Oz is full of magic and creatures and all sorts of strange things, but Oz was able to trick them all into thinking he was the most magical of all. That's quite impressive even if it isn't very nice. But that's not the real reason I like him. The real reason is because I imagine he must have felt very lonely and somehow trapped in the lies he allowed everyone to believe. He didn't really lie to everyone at first, they just assumed he was magical because of his balloon. That wasn't HIS fault but somehow he got trapped in the lie and didn't correct their assumption. So really, I feel sorry for him. All the people in the Emerald City loved him, but he was isolated knowing that they didn't know who he really was and wondering if they would still love him if they knew the truth. And all because they made a few assumptions early on. In a way, I think his happiest moment in the film came when he was exposed - because then people could know him for who he truly was."

She paused for breath. "Of course, I'm talking about the classic Wizard of Oz. I know other movies and books have come in the years since remaking the character of Oz, and my description might not fit all those remakes so well. So I only meant the Oz we see in the classic."

There was something that she felt like saying since they were on the topic of characters. Her hand went into the air again. "Remember how you said you think Dorothy was just dreaming? The director probably agreed with you, because everyone she meets in the world of Oz is a symbol of someone she knows in real life. They even had the same actors. My quick quotes quill is writing them down right now on my notebook." She held it up for Professor Stewart to see:

Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel / The Wizard / Doorman / Cabbie / Guard / Doctor
Ray Bolger as Hunk / Scarecrow
Jack Haley as Hickory / Tin Man
Bert Lahr as Zeke / Cowardly Lion
Margaret Hamilton as Miss Almira Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West

"And even though Aunt Em and Glinda the Good Witch have different actresses, their characters are still similar."

Pretty interesting, right?

Oh, my! Didn’t Kitty Valentine have a lot of opinion and facts to share? The Ravenclaw’s love for Muggles was shining right about now. Kay listened in silence (and she hoped the rest of the class was paying keen attention as well). “The Oz in the classic certainly was a fraud. I was disappointed in finding out that he was. I thought that he ought to have cleared up the assumption.’’ Though Kitty did have a point, it was not entirely his fault. Kay peered closely at the notebook. “Indeed you are correct, Ms Valentine!’’ She practically glided over back to her white board where she listed the comparisons Kitty had made. “I would say this pretty much confirms the adventure was a dream but others have a different opinion.’’ Which was perfectly fine! “Three points to you, Ms Valentine.''

SPOILER!!: The Silent Ones

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Jonas blushed as the professor heard him snickering. Whoops. Well, at least house points weren't taken away.
Not sure which one I would like better. Flying bubbles or flying cars? But he kept that thought to himself.
=onto the question==
A scene from the movie? Ooooh it's been a while since Jonas has seen it....well crud. Alright....need to stay quiet maybe the others will help him ring some bells.

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Was he the only one who found it ironic that they were talking about a movie with magic and wizards in Muggle Studies class? Just him? The idea was almost laughable. Hilarious.

Less laughable was Rooney Bronwyn making a complete and absolute fool of himself; as usual. Did the boy even KNOW what normal meant? Always yelling some fictional line that hardly anyone ever knew anyway. Blaise did his best to keep his eyes forward on the screen, even after the clip stopped and the Professor was giving them the run down of the movie.

All this, like the answers just now, he would leave to his quill to take down. At some point Blaise thought against having the quill jotting down the summary but in the end he decided it couldn't hurt. Worst case he'd just rip the page out later if it proved useless.

For now? More listening he supposed. Much like earlier, he didn't have an answer now and would have to rely on the answers of others. In all seriousness, it didn't bother him. It felt nice just sitting back in a lesson and watching the discussion take place before him. Very...relaxing.

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Jace noticed the smile Liv gave him, and he could not help but retract like an awkward turtle into its shell. He didn't like any form of unexpected attention, and blinked his eyes several times as he focused on the parchment in front of him while internally calling out Jakub's name. Merlin. What would his older brother do, really? Thoughts were broken when their male prefect did a bit of performance for them...and made...weird noises to boot. Now that is passion.

Notes happened, and rapidly too as the Professor recited the summary of the movie for them. And though he was usually interested in most muggle things, the story however sort of...bored him. Maybe because...it's really really REALLY old that the story is a bit cliche? Maybe.

And...characters? No idea too since he was clueless with the movie. Though it does seem to have interesting characters based on Azura and Ace's answers.

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This class was not one that Genny had any input for. All she knew was this Wizard of Oz movie/musical was fun and obviously talked about a wizard in a muggle perspective.

So. Instead of just listening to the people talk about characters, Genny grabbed her stuff and moved to sit next to Blaise who was also silent and seemed to be focused on this lesson. "Hey".

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How was Olly supposed to name his favorite character when he had never seen the movie? This was turning out to not be a very exciting lesson for him and he was losing interest quickly. Why couldn't they have watched the whole movie? Maybe he would later. He'd ask his dad if he had heard of it. It did look very old, though, so it was possibly even he hadn't but he knew most muggle things.

Olly liked the dog. He could not remember what the dogs name was or if the professor had even mentioned it. Dogs were always great. He liked that the story involved a dog going along with the main character. All movies needed dog sidekicks. He also liked the witch. The good one, of course. Obviously he didn't know much about her besides the clip and what people were saying, but she sounded cool. Even if she wasn't quite a witch like he knew them to be. At least she was pretty and not green.

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Tak liked movies but unfortunately he hadn't been given much of a chance to watch more than a handful in his life. And the Wizard of Oz had not been one of them. However what did interest him about this whole class was...well Liv. She seemed SO excited. He never thought he could see someone so excited about a topic in class. It was...sort of lovely. The excitement. And her.

[QUOTE=Expecto-Penguin;12052665]So the Professor was asking for their favorite scenes? Well frankly he didn't have any. He didn't really care for watching the movie. It didn't appeal to him. He'd rather play video games than watch a boring old movie. He knew about the characters though. He knew about the Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the Lion. He knew other kids would mention them and he decided not to waste his energy. He shrugged and just continued to doodle. He actually drew the lion, the tin man and the scarecrow in his doodle just for fun. He wondered if the teacher would find it funny. [/QUOTE

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So she had been close with her words and the professor at least approved of her attempt in her guess. Witch of Kansas…Wizard of Oz. Just switched the gender of the magic user as well as picked the wrong option of the two main locations in the movie. So very close. Cassie listened as Professor Stewart went into detail on the story of the movie, some things she remembered and others she had clearly forgotten. Maybe she should see about watching it again the next time she was home. As such, she wasn’t going to try her hand and pick a favorite scene.

Nope…she was simply listening. Play one of the unfamiliars. Just listening to what others had to say about their own.

No answers from any of these students? Kay didn’t mind just as long as they made detailed notes. They never knew what would be popping up in their final exams.

“Alright, everyone! Before we move on to the activity…” Kay glanced at her watch. If they didn’t spend much longer on discussions, they just might be able to get the activity done in its entirety. Thankfully this lesson was a double one which meant that there was more time than a regular lesson. “I’ll be giving some fun facts about the movie.” Excuse her but she loved fun facts as anyone who knew her could tell you. “You should make a note of them since you will find questions relating to them in your exams.’’

Kay uncapped her marker. “Fact number one. The cowardly lion’s costume was actually made of lion skin.’’ She neatly wrote that down, followed by the rest she had some across while her extensive research on the film.

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* The cowardly lion’s costume was actually made of lion skin.
* Toto was played by a female dog named Terry.
* Temperatures on the set often climbed to about 100 degrees due to the lighting needed to shoot in Technicolor.
* The tornado was really a 35-foot-long muslin stocking spun around with dust and dirt.
* In the movie, Dorothy clicks her ruby slippers and says, “There’s no place like home.” But in the book, she tells her magic silver shoes, “Take me home to Aunt Em.
* The yellow brick road originally appeared green in Technicolor hence it had to be repainted.
* An early design of Dorothy’s ruby slippers had curled-up toes.
* Four sets of ruby slippers were used during filming.
* The ruby slippers were a size 5.
* The Tin Man’s oil in the can was really chocolate syrup.

“Before we move along to the activity, are there any questions?’’

OOC: Haaaaai! The activity opens tomorrow, guys!

Anywho, for those of you more interested in the technicolour process, click here to view a quick demonstration

2111jen · 10-05-2016, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Originally posted by The Whiteboard
* The cowardly lion’s costume was actually made of lion skin.
* Toto was played by a female dog named Terry.
* Temperatures on the set often climbed to about 100 degrees due to the lighting needed to shoot in Technicolor.
* The tornado was really a 35-foot-long muslin stocking spun around with dust and dirt.
* In the movie, Dorothy clicks her ruby slippers and says, “There’s no place like home.” But in the book, she tells her magic silver shoes, “Take me home to Aunt Em.
* The yellow brick road originally appeared green in Technicolor hence it had to be repainted.
* An early design of Dorothy’s ruby slippers had curled-up toes.
* Four sets of ruby slippers were used during filming.
* The ruby slippers were a size 5.
* The Tin Man’s oil in the can was really chocolate syru

Okay, beautiful. So that's what happened...any questions huh? No...no questions. What kind of questions could be asked? He didn't know. After copying down the notes, Jonas was glad to finally, finally, get to the activity. Whatever that would be. Now that he thought about it, though, there was one question that was more of a curious thought than anything. Still, he raised his hand so he could share it with the class.
"I think I would like the earlier design for the ruby slippers better," he said and blushed as he felt like everyone was staring at him.
That and the fact that every time he spoke last year it seemed he was loosing points for Slytherin instead of gaining them.

Stefan · 10-05-2016, 04:10 AM

From characters and their traits, to Dorothy's silver and red slippers AND technicolor stuff, to Elder Wands...to opinions whether Dorothy had dreamed everything or not...everything was taken down by the half-Japanese, including the fun facts in Japanese. He found it easier to scribble characters than numerous words especially when information poured in like it's no one's business.

Jace had no questions though, seeing that none of the topics discussed triggered his curiosity. After writing down his notes, he placed his quill down and sat back, opening and closing his writing hand. He'd have to revise those notes at some point, seeing how messy looking his parchment was.

MunchyBubbles · 10-05-2016, 05:08 AM

Azura didn't miss Jazz's answer.. the scarecrow..who thought he was dumb but wasn't.. Yeah.. She gently nudged her friend and gave him a look.. he wasn't dumb.. even if he thought he was..

She smiled at him and then turned her attention to the notes and the fun fact.. she carefully wrote them all down before tilting her head a little.. the Technicolor thing was intriguing to her and so she raised her hand..

"Professor, you said the reason why the slippers color changed was due to Technicolor right? Was there any reason they specifically chose the color Red? I feel like blue or geeen would have been pretty as well..If they couldn't be silver that is. " She glanced at Paige and mentally apologized.. she wasn't meaning to change the slippers color again.. but Sapohire or Emerald Slippers would have been cool,

Sonea · 10-05-2016, 08:01 AM

Uh, no question this time, just making notes… That was boring BUT easy! Sitting up while hearing that those notes were important for her exam she didn’t looked that bored anymore, she had no idea how difficult the exams were here at Hogwarts so she didn’t wanted to be stupid and forget important things, especially when the teacher told them that they WERE important. So quick she wrote down everything what the professor was explaining but she had trouble with understanding WHY a movie was so important for witches and wizards? It was just a muggle movie but, she could understand that most wizards had never seen a tv before so to them this could be interesting…

DaniDiNardo · 10-05-2016, 02:03 PM

The more he listened to his classmates talk about their favourite characters and scenes was the more he found himself wondering what WAS this movie. Circe. Lots of twists and turns in this one, clearly.

For his part, Blaise listened--more accurately put, he peered over to make sure his quill was taking notes as he himself still was not. It was his quills job.

To help it along the way, after the Professor had written the extra facts on the board, the boy muttered them line by line so the quill could have them jotted down. Exams were a real thing, and although he might not have cared about some wizard off in Oz, the Professor might and at the end of the day she would be the one setting the exam paper.

As for any questions he might have had before the activity, that would be a nope. He seldom did.

Bazinga · 10-05-2016, 02:08 PM

Listening to the others Nat was starting to get bored so she began doodling over her notebook. How had her doodling had changed over the last few years. Names like Nigel Barrington did not grace the pages of her notes. Not that he wasn't on the top of her list still, nope, the TDK boys were still in her heart and still her number 1's but names such as Alex, Roman, and even Hugo had found their way on her pages. Now though it was just The Sirens and her own name in different ways.

As the professor started talking again she tried to listen. The fun facts were very interesting though the lion costume made out of lion didn't seem very nice. Did they not have animal rights during the filming? Also wasn't there a rumor around the filming that something happened on set? She couldn't remember so she didn't bring it up. The ruby slipper part didn't really interest her because movies and books were always different so what was the big deal, plus ruby was prettier then silver anyway. Thinking of Ruby made her look at her nails and realize she really needed to make an appointment to get them done during break. Maybe she'd owl Ruby Banner after class.

Did they have any questions? Well she didn't, so she was going to just keep quiet and go back to her doodles.

Paintbrush · 10-05-2016, 10:07 PM

Harvey copied everything down as instructed, excited about what was going to come next. He like the Wizard of Oz. He did hope they would do more than just take notes - although these facts really were fascinating - a tornado caused by a stocking?! Brilliant!

Davvy_Wavvy · 10-05-2016, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

The more he listened to his classmates talk about their favourite characters and scenes was the more he found himself wondering what WAS this movie. Circe. Lots of twists and turns in this one, clearly.

For his part, Blaise listened--more accurately put, he peered over to make sure his quill was taking notes as he himself still was not. It was his quills job.

To help it along the way, after the Professor had written the extra facts on the board, the boy muttered them line by line so the quill could have them jotted down. Exams were a real thing, and although he might not have cared about some wizard off in Oz, the Professor might and at the end of the day she would be the one setting the exam paper.

As for any questions he might have had before the activity, that would be a nope. He seldom did.

Bentley turned to look at his cousin. To be fair the only thing he ever saw was rugby. He grew up watching that with his father because he was muggleborn. He wasn't exposed to or interested in the T.V that much, given the fact that any spare time at home was spent outside.

"Is any of this stuff even making sense to you? How do muggles come up with this stuff?" Witches melting because they have water thrown on them?

Rooney seemed to be in his element though. He couldn't recall the moment the boy got so.....odd. He couldn't think of a better word to describe the transformation.

To each his own though.

The fourth year leaned back in his chair, a little frown on his face as he listened.

sweetpinkpixie · 10-05-2016, 10:49 PM

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How could she not appreciate the fact that Paige had read the book and that she was inquisitive about the slippers being ruby and not red? Kay had her answer and hoped her explanations satisfied the girl. “Quite right you are, Ms Skeeter. Everything you said about the shoes are true. Your comparison with the Elder Wand is spot on as well.’’ She beamed. “Based on what I have researched, the screenwriter of the movie, who was named Noel Langley, changed Dorothy's shoes from silver to ruby to take advantage of the Technicolour process which was used for the movie. You all must be wondering what this process is. It’s a process whereby scenes are filmed in black and white with different filters. Light-blue, red and green- entere these lens and were printed on black and white film strips which were then layered over each other to give the scene a fresh new look.’’ Kay drew her attention back to Paige. “It seemed this was the only reason the slippers were red. The technicolour process was still just developing and the persons in charge of the film wanted to try the process.’’

Pause.

“By the way, Ms Skeeter. Two points for the excellent points you brought up and your determinedness to get answers.’’
....

“Before we move along to the activity, are there any questions?’’

Point reward aside, Paige had hardly found her frustrations quelled with the explanation and did not satisfy her growing disdain for the emphasis of the lesson being on the film rather than the source material. Although she did understand the technicolor aspect a little ... she recalled a conversation she had had with someone at WADA during one of her numerous visits. A performing arts student who was working on an illusion spell of sorts to make a play she was writing appear in technicolor when it was done on stage...so the word was a little familiar. Satisfying enough of an answer? She supposed...but was THAT the reason why they were focusing on the film? Besides its obvious popularity given that many of her classmates were quite familiar with it despite it being well over a century old now.

The book, and all those that followed - 13 of which were written by the man himself - were older though....and quite striking compared to all other literature at the time. Baum himself even wrote that the time had come for a newer set of fairy tales, one which eliminates “all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale.” He had...in essence...written the FIRST American fairytale, a story written by an American taking place on American soil - not to mention its strong push towards independence. After all, the way things ended for Dorothy and her friends drove home that there is no real need for wizards or benevolent witches and that each of us carries all the gifts we need within us, and bears the potential to make something of ourselves.

"Is...that why this particular film, professor?" she asked - because yes, more questions were rolling around in her noggin. "...the technicolor aspect?"

Book tunnel vision over here...THE SOURCE MATERIAL WAS AMAZING AND VERY IMPACTFUL!

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Azura didn't miss Jazz's answer.. the scarecrow..who thought he was dumb but wasn't.. Yeah.. She gently nudged her friend and gave him a look.. he wasn't dumb.. even if he thought he was..

She smiled at him and then turned her attention to the notes and the fun fact.. she carefully wrote them all down before tilting her head a little.. the Technicolor thing was intriguing to her and so she raised her hand..

"Professor, you said the reason why the slippers color changed was due to Technicolor right? Was there any reason they specifically chose the color Red? I feel like blue or geeen would have been pretty as well..If they couldn't be silver that is. " She glanced at Paige and mentally apologized.. she wasn't meaning to change the slippers color again.. but Sapohire or Emerald Slippers would have been cool,

"Blue or green would not have stood out nearly as much against the yellow brick road nor the colors of the Emerald City like ruby red would," Paige mused in response to Azura's question. Which was why silver had not been used. Clearly, she was not cut out to be a film studies student.

SIGH.

Govoni · 10-06-2016, 12:38 AM

Olivia was quick to take notes, being that she LOVED this subject matter very much, yes, thank you. But more than that, the blonde also felt kind of superior to her peers at the moment... given her actual understanding of this particular story. She liked to think she'd fallen in with Hufflepuff Paige Skeeter, honestly. She was a purist, to the material, though she'd forgotten that the shoes had actually been silver. The book hadn't been read in a VERY long time. And even when it had been, it'd been read TO her, not BY her. Certain things were more easily retained when you were actually reading and seeing the words.

Hmmmm.

ALSO, WHAT?!?!

Had they... Was the Cowardly Lion's costume real lions fur?

"That is terrible!" Not that it changed her stance on the movie, nor did it mean she was some animal rights activist... but.... The lion was her house animal. Liv felt morally obligated to be appalled. AND SHE WAS. Her bright blue eyes grew brighter still and she was judging the choices of studio costume designers. Hmph.

DaniDiNardo · 10-06-2016, 02:06 AM

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This class was not one that Genny had any input for. All she knew was this Wizard of Oz movie/musical was fun and obviously talked about a wizard in a muggle perspective.

So. Instead of just listening to the people talk about characters, Genny grabbed her stuff and moved to sit next to Blaise who was also silent and seemed to be focused on this lesson. "Hey".

For as much as he didn't have any questions, Paige had LOADS of them. It'd started as one but now it was another and...well....Merlin the Hufflepuff obviously took this seriously. Blaise might have tried to figure out why but Genny quickly caught his attention by picking up her things and crossing the room.

At first, he thought she'd make a walk out like she did in Ancient Runes (this one being more silent than the last) but even more curious, she'd taken the empty seat on the other side of him.

Brown eyes shifted to her at her greeting. "I take it this...movie isn't doing much for you either, huh?" He spoke low, not wanting to disrupt whatever Paige and the Professor would have going. Honestly, the boy was still trying to make heads and tails about this Wizard that came from Oz and why shoes were needed to go places and why it mattered that a mundane animal's coat was used. "D'you know any of this?"

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Bentley turned to look at his cousin. To be fair the only thing he ever saw was rugby. He grew up watching that with his father because he was muggleborn. He wasn't exposed to or interested in the T.V that much, given the fact that any spare time at home was spent outside.

"Is any of this stuff even making sense to you? How do muggles come up with this stuff?" Witches melting because they have water thrown on them?

Ah, leave it to his cousin to make sure he wasn't the only clueless one in the room. Bless him. This was one of the reasons why they sat together. The 14 year old shrugged, his confusion as plain as day.

"Beats me. I'm still wondering what the hygiene laws were like back then." Because....water...melting....it just...normal persons didn't....showers are friends people!! "Maybe the water was charmed but they just didn't wanna say so because it'd ruin the moral of the story?" Seriously, he had no idea.

He had even less of an idea about the seriousness behind the shoes but hey, whatever Paige needed to learn. He would just sit and listen to her questions and wait for answers in the absence of his own.

FearlessLeader19 · 10-06-2016, 03:00 AM

SPOILER!!: Jonas! <3

A comment about the shoes? Kay didn’t mind a bit. “Thank you for your opinion, Mr Emery! Yes, I agree. The earlier design was rather pretty too.’’ It was true. Curled tip shoes could be rather attractive.

SPOILER!!: Az and Paige! <3

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Azura didn't miss Jazz's answer.. the scarecrow..who thought he was dumb but wasn't.. Yeah.. She gently nudged her friend and gave him a look.. he wasn't dumb.. even if he thought he was..

She smiled at him and then turned her attention to the notes and the fun fact.. she carefully wrote them all down before tilting her head a little.. the Technicolor thing was intriguing to her and so she raised her hand..

"Professor, you said the reason why the slippers color changed was due to Technicolor right? Was there any reason they specifically chose the color Red? I feel like blue or geeen would have been pretty as well..If they couldn't be silver that is. " She glanced at Paige and mentally apologized.. she wasn't meaning to change the slippers color again.. but Sapohire or Emerald Slippers would have been cool,

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Point reward aside, Paige had hardly found her frustrations quelled with the explanation and did not satisfy her growing disdain for the emphasis of the lesson being on the film rather than the source material. Although she did understand the technicolor aspect a little ... she recalled a conversation she had had with someone at WADA during one of her numerous visits. A performing arts student who was working on an illusion spell of sorts to make a play she was writing appear in technicolor when it was done on stage...so the word was a little familiar. Satisfying enough of an answer? She supposed...but was THAT the reason why they were focusing on the film? Besides its obvious popularity given that many of her classmates were quite familiar with it despite it being well over a century old now.

The book, and all those that followed - 13 of which were written by the man himself - were older though....and quite striking compared to all other literature at the time. Baum himself even wrote that the time had come for a newer set of fairy tales, one which eliminates “all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale.” He had...in essence...written the FIRST American fairytale, a story written by an American taking place on American soil - not to mention its strong push towards independence. After all, the way things ended for Dorothy and her friends drove home that there is no real need for wizards or benevolent witches and that each of us carries all the gifts we need within us, and bears the potential to make something of ourselves.

"Is...that why this particular film, professor?" she asked - because yes, more questions were rolling around in her noggin. "...the technicolor aspect?"

Book tunnel vision over here...THE SOURCE MATERIAL WAS AMAZING AND VERY IMPACTFUL!

"Blue or green would not have stood out nearly as much against the yellow brick road nor the colors of the Emerald City like ruby red would," Paige mused in response to Azura's question. Which was why silver had not been used. Clearly, she was not cut out to be a film studies student.

SIGH.

“Great question, Ms Snow! Since the technicolour process was still being fine-tuned or completely developed, there were some issues. For instance, if some colors were fairly subtle, would show up as different colours. It was said that yellow showed as green if much of the wrong colour was filtered. They felt that red was rather noticeable and it did not create issues with the colour mixing process.’’ Kay paused to nod at Paige. “Ms Skeeter has correctly answered your question. The studio company thought that silver would blend in too much into the scenes along with those other yellow or green especially.’’ Then her attention was fully on Paige. “Yes, it would seem that was the reason, Ms Skeeter. The Technicolour process.’’ Kay could really understand what the Hufflepuff felt. Who liked it when the aspects of a favourite thing of theirs is changed. Yes, she was making the assumption that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was one of Paige’s favourite.

SPOILER!!: Liv! <3

Kay was expecting concern and or surprise to be show at the mention of the lion’s costume. “I’m sure they used a lion that had already passed on,” she assured the Gryffindor with a small smile. “But the costume was very heavy and with all the bright lights on set, the actor portraying the lion would sweat a lot.’’ Such commitment by the actor!

SPOILER!!: Blaise and Bentley! <3

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Bentley turned to look at his cousin. To be fair the only thing he ever saw was rugby. He grew up watching that with his father because he was muggleborn. He wasn't exposed to or interested in the T.V that much, given the fact that any spare time at home was spent outside.

"Is any of this stuff even making sense to you? How do muggles come up with this stuff?" Witches melting because they have water thrown on them?

Rooney seemed to be in his element though. He couldn't recall the moment the boy got so.....odd. He couldn't think of a better word to describe the transformation.

To each his own though.

The fourth year leaned back in his chair, a little frown on his face as he listened.

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For as much as he didn't have any questions, Paige had LOADS of them. It'd started as one but now it was another and...well....Merlin the Hufflepuff obviously took this seriously. Blaise might have tried to figure out why but Genny quickly caught his attention by picking up her things and crossing the room.

At first, he thought she'd make a walk out like she did in Ancient Runes (this one being more silent than the last) but even more curious, she'd taken the empty seat on the other side of him.

Brown eyes shifted to her at her greeting. "I take it this...movie isn't doing much for you either, huh?" He spoke low, not wanting to disrupt whatever Paige and the Professor would have going. Honestly, the boy was still trying to make heads and tails about this Wizard that came from Oz and why shoes were needed to go places and why it mattered that a mundane animal's coat was used. "D'you know any of this?"

Ah, leave it to his cousin to make sure he wasn't the only clueless one in the room. Bless him. This was one of the reasons why they sat together. The 14 year old shrugged, his confusion as plain as day.

"Beats me. I'm still wondering what the hygiene laws were like back then." Because....water...melting....it just...normal persons didn't....showers are friends people!! "Maybe the water was charmed but they just didn't wanna say so because it'd ruin the moral of the story?" Seriously, he had no idea.

He had even less of an idea about the seriousness behind the shoes but hey, whatever Paige needed to learn. He would just sit and listen to her questions and wait for answers in the absence of his own.

The talking between the cousins that was going on while Kay was delivering her information to the class did not go unnoticed. “Mr Bellaire, Mr Bentley-Moore, I would appreciate it if you focused solely on the lesson.’’ It was rather rude to be talking the same time as she was.

SPOILER!!: No Questions for Kay! <3

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From characters and their traits, to Dorothy's silver and red slippers AND technicolor stuff, to Elder Wands...to opinions whether Dorothy had dreamed everything or not...everything was taken down by the half-Japanese, including the fun facts in Japanese. He found it easier to scribble characters than numerous words especially when information poured in like it's no one's business.

Jace had no questions though, seeing that none of the topics discussed triggered his curiosity. After writing down his notes, he placed his quill down and sat back, opening and closing his writing hand. He'd have to revise those notes at some point, seeing how messy looking his parchment was.

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Uh, no question this time, just making notes… That was boring BUT easy! Sitting up while hearing that those notes were important for her exam she didn’t looked that bored anymore, she had no idea how difficult the exams were here at Hogwarts so she didn’t wanted to be stupid and forget important things, especially when the teacher told them that they WERE important. So quick she wrote down everything what the professor was explaining but she had trouble with understanding WHY a movie was so important for witches and wizards? It was just a muggle movie but, she could understand that most wizards had never seen a tv before so to them this could be interesting…

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The more he listened to his classmates talk about their favourite characters and scenes was the more he found himself wondering what WAS this movie. Circe. Lots of twists and turns in this one, clearly.

For his part, Blaise listened--more accurately put, he peered over to make sure his quill was taking notes as he himself still was not. It was his quills job.

To help it along the way, after the Professor had written the extra facts on the board, the boy muttered them line by line so the quill could have them jotted down. Exams were a real thing, and although he might not have cared about some wizard off in Oz, the Professor might and at the end of the day she would be the one setting the exam paper.

As for any questions he might have had before the activity, that would be a nope. He seldom did.

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Listening to the others Nat was starting to get bored so she began doodling over her notebook. How had her doodling had changed over the last few years. Names like Nigel Barrington did not grace the pages of her notes. Not that he wasn't on the top of her list still, nope, the TDK boys were still in her heart and still her number 1's but names such as Alex, Roman, and even Hugo had found their way on her pages. Now though it was just The Sirens and her own name in different ways.

As the professor started talking again she tried to listen. The fun facts were very interesting though the lion costume made out of lion didn't seem very nice. Did they not have animal rights during the filming? Also wasn't there a rumor around the filming that something happened on set? She couldn't remember so she didn't bring it up. The ruby slipper part didn't really interest her because movies and books were always different so what was the big deal, plus ruby was prettier then silver anyway. Thinking of Ruby made her look at her nails and realize she really needed to make an appointment to get them done during break. Maybe she'd owl Ruby Banner after class.

Did they have any questions? Well she didn't, so she was going to just keep quiet and go back to her doodles.

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Harvey copied everything down as instructed, excited about what was going to come next. He like the Wizard of Oz. He did hope they would do more than just take notes - although these facts really were fascinating - a tornado caused by a stocking?! Brilliant!

No more questions from her students? Then it was time to let the fun part begin! Kay cleaned the whiteboard then adjusted the lights so that the room was sufficiently dark again then moved towards the back of her class without saying anything for now. A few taps on her laptop’s keypad and she had everything ready.

“As I’m sure many of you would hope we’d be watching the film today, I thought that would be the activity for today!’’ How was that for a treat? “We’ll be having a few visitors while you watch it but I’m sure they wouldn’t distract you lot too much.” But what said visitors would be bringing would be enough to delight quite a bit of the students. “You may put away your writing materials if you wish.’’ Kay gave them enough time to do this then hit play. “Enjoy!’’ Small but powerful speakers had been strategically set around the classroom so audio was not an issue.

The movie had begun!

OOC: Helloooo! This brings us to the activity of the lesson which will occur until Friday 7th of October at 11 PM EST. All you need is at least four posts to your charrie reacting to scenes from the movie. It can be any scene at all. Charries may interact about scenes with their friends in whispers but don’t go overboard since no one likes when chattering happens at the movies

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