MEDIA STUDIES
‘ Law and Oscar : Special Awards Unit ’
You won ’ t believe who won the People ’ s Choice �����������������������������
The Oscars 2020 was a massive success according to media teachers and students alike , regardless of the situation created by the storm that was COVID-19 . To avoid sickness spreading into our community we had to put restrictions on who could attend . So , how did the night end up successful regardless ?
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After extensive preparations , we began the night ’ s festivities with the arrival of all our esteemed actors , actresses and directors . Everyone arrived looking dapper and many shined through on the red carpet . ���� �������� ��������� ������ ���� ��� ���� ����� ���� became the winners of the best dressed award .
The winners were : Emily Brown and Ben Van Der Spuy .
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Congratulations were issued to all the winners and attendees from the event . Interviews with some students regarding the event were conducted the following week .
“ The event was a really fun time , and the Level Two MC ’ s were hilarious !” - Anon .
“ I wished it was longer , so much energy it was a crazy vibe man …” - a different Anon .
While this year it was positive that we managed an event , next year teachers hope that we will welcome ���� ������� ��� �������� ���� ����������� ��� ���� ���� makers . We plan on having the biggest Oscars event in history to compensate for this year ’ s smaller event - held in the newly renovated Havelock North High School auditorium , perhaps . Students from the interviews commented on media studies and said ,
“ There has never been a better time to do media with all that is going on in the world .” - Anon number three .
“ This inspired me to work harder and win next year , not going to lie !” - Anon number four from Year 11 .
This is a good sign as it breeds creativity and hard work . Everyone has found it useful as you learn critical thinking skills and ways to spot issues in the media . And it is all a leap of faith , who knows , maybe you could be the next Oscars winner ? All winners from the night have surely gone home to a hero ’ s and heroine ’ s welcome , and the fashionistas made their ����� ��� ������� ������ ����� ������ ����������� �������� HNHS has worked well around the national problem tremendously and we commend all the people who put in the hard work behind the scenes to make it happen . We cannot wait to see what takes place next year !
Munya Marufu
You may be asking , “ Say , who decides the winners anyway ?”. The judges ( ex students from HNHS , now ��������� ����������� ����� ����� ������ ���� ����� Bateson for Level One , Ricky Watson for Level Two and Sally Cottrell for Level Three .
��������������������������������������������������� who they selected as winners ! The winners for each category are stated from Level One to Three as follows :
The winners for best actor were : Gubby Honey , Ben Rush and Lucas Maidens . The winners for best actress were Henny Williams , Suzanna Haliburton and Maddy Johnston .
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