That makes sense... I guess I pay more attention to the actual format of the clips and transitions and things like that because I want to learn how to use those techniques properly. What are some of your favorite films to watch that you enjoy critically?
Same here tbh, as it helps in my hobby of video editing, which I wanna do again someday. Hmm, I have two different ways of lauding movies as I can enjoy movies based on them being personal favorites, but since I assume we're talking about including technical achievement and stuff, probably Inception, La La Land, Jojo Rabbit, Lord of the Rings, The Lego Movie, Coco, Toy Story 3, and like three R-rated films.
Okay, maybe I complicated things a bit too much. xD Let's just say I can appreciate a movie for the artistic direction it went, or for what it is and how it made me feel and enjoy it, or maybe a bit of both.
Gotcha. I think out of all of those, Lord of the Rings and The LEGO Movie pretty much just shocked me by how well-done and brilliant they were. OvO It's encouraging to see a few good movies coming out today, although the number seems to be dwindling. What got you interested in observing films like this, would you say?
*Sighs yet again. Sees the large, glowing, eye-shaped medallion and grabs the lock picks that are next to it.* Maybe you should store your valuable belongings in a safety deposit box or something instead of a secret room in someone else's house.
But that's what robbers expect me to do!! They never suspect someone eases house. Any-ho, the whole thing'll blow up if any one I don't want to tries to open it. Can you un-cuff me now?
You put a bomb in my house! No, I will not uncuff you! Partially because of the bomb but also because I don't know how to use lock picks.
Write what must be written, lord TheNewIceNinja ! Do not hesitate, show no mercy!
Can't wait to see what you come up with. you have twenty-eight days starting from now. No pressure.
Yes...my master.
Aw, if there’s anything I hate in the world, it’s deadlines...
I know what you mean. I managed to write two, though they're not amazing. Just think up the sort of plot you would find in one of those Ninjago short stories, give it a sort of theme, then fill in the details.
Okay, it's kind of really complicated, but I'll explain how this works.
In highschool, you leave Year 12 with an ATAR score. It's a number between 0 and 99.95 which ranks you against other students. The higher the number, the better you scored. For example, if you got an ATAR of 85.00, you are in the top 15% of senior highschool students across the country. If you got a 60.00 ATAR, you are in the top 40%, 55.00 is 45% and so on.
Subjects at universities here all have an ATAR requirement, you have to have a certain ATAR to get into a certain subject. Subjects like Medicine require high ATARs, usually 95.00+, and the less "prestigious/difficult" the subject, the lower ATAR it'll require. Universities which are more renowned for a subject will have higher ATAR admission numbers than Universities that aren't renowned for that subject. For example, a University which is well known for it's great Medicine course might have an ATAR admission score of 97.00. Meanwhile, a University where Medicine isn't really that great a subject to get into, could have an ATAR admission score of 94.00.
Most universities have an admission ATAR score of around 60, just to get in. Now this may sound difficult, but consider this: The percentage ATAR accommodates for is including everybody who is eligible for an ATAR score, not everyone will receive an ATAR score because they might not want to go to university. If that doesn't make sense, look at it like this: Even if you got 0% on every single exam you did that went towards your ATAR (you have to do five "pre-tertiarty" (aka difficult) subjects to get an ATAR), you would still get an ATAR of over 20.00, because most likely 20% of people in the country who are eligible for an ATAR won't get one, because they're probably doing something like an apprenticeship, or some other form of education.
Now, we DO have GPA's. One type of GPA is our GPA which is used into admission into some specific subjects like law and medicine. We also can translate our scores in high school, our ATAR, to your GPA, if we want to, say, go to the USA to study.
Basically, Australia is a ranking system. It's you against everyone, and not you against a test %.
Ah I see. So it's more like percentiles vs your own score. We get ranked too in our classes in 12th grade, but it's by GPA, so... (which is not really a measurable thing because someone with a high ACT or SAT score and a lot of advanced classes could have a lower GPA than a person with easy "dumb" classes and lower test scores). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Exactly. Being homeschooled, you can do school (which is fun) without being with not-fun people or in not-fun places. However, it's quite easy to go to fun places and meet fun people!
What are some of your favorite films to watch that you enjoy critically? 
Any-ho, the whole thing'll blow up if any one I don't want to tries to open it. Can you un-cuff me now? 
You put a bomb in my house! No, I will not uncuff you! Partially because of the bomb but also because I don't know how to use lock picks. 
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is from the old LMB wiki I think. 
