The Cabbage Patch Fib

Who wrote the Round the Twist Series?
Paul Jennings

In the scene where Bronson is fishing with Nell in front of the jetty, does the camera zoom in or
out?
Zoom in

Where do the Twists keep their goldfish?
In a tank on the wall.

When Bronson is outside at night in the cabbage looking for babies, how does the director show
that it is night?
Blue lights



What special effect does the director use for the baby?
Lights shine on it's face to make it look like it is blue or green

What is written on the newspaper headline?
A. Blue boy alive and well.
B. Aliens invade a lighthouse.
C. Green baby found in cabbage patch.



What does the director use to change scenes after the teacher tells Bronson to change the baby's
nappy?
The scene disappeared in a clockwise direction.

Books by Paul Jennings

Viewing - My Family and Other Animals Episode 7

1. What animal is seen escaping in the underwater shot? Draw it.
Turtle

2. What does Gerry do with the snakes that we would never do?
Feeling for water snakes with his feet

3. In the book, “My Family and Other Animals”, Gerry speaks in Greek to the islanders. Why do they speak in English (with a Greek accent) in the series?

4. What happens when the Magenpies start talking?
Everybody laughs.

5. What advice does Theo give Mrs. Durrell at the end of this episode?

Viewing - My Family and Other Animals Episode 6

1. Draw what Gerry finds in his room in the new villa.
Bat

2. What type of animals does Gerry’s new teacher have?
Gerry’s new teacher kept birds as pets.

3. What sound is heard to tell Gerry’s new teacher that he has to go and see his mother?
A ringing Bell

4. Where does Gerry think his teacher is going?
The toilet

5. In what way is the mother’s room different from the room they study in?

6. What is very unusual about the mother?

Viewing - My Family and Other Animals Episode 2

1. In episode 2, when they show the rat flea under the microscope, is it a close up shot or a long shot?
It is a close up shot.


2. What effects are used to show romance between Margo and her Turkish boyfriend?
He helped her into the car.


3. Why isn’t it frightening when Mrs. Durrell holds up the knife to Leslie and Larry in the kitchen?
She was cutting up a cake


4. What sound effect does Spiro use to get Gerry’s attention when he picks him up from his lesson?
He honks the horn.


5. What does Gerry wear to his lessons with Theo?
Formal clothes



6. What lighting do they use in the cinema when Margo is on her date?
Blue lighting


7. Is the movie they are watching in colour or black and white?
It was black and white


8. What is Margo holding in her arms after the movie?
Flowers and turkish delight


9. How do they show there is no electricity inside the Durrell’s house?
They were using the fireplace.


10. List three animal sounds that you hear during this episode.
Crickets, horse, birds


11. What colour are the eggs of the oil beetle?
Yellow

Viewing - My Family and Other Animals Episode 1

1. Is this a film, a cartoon or a series?
A series


2. This series can be described as:- cartoon- documentary- true story- fairy tale.
True story

3. Where is this series set:- L.A. California- London, England- Corfu, Greece- Sydney, Australia.
Corfu, Greece


4. In the first episode when they show the Rose Beetle Man pulling beetles off his hat, is it done

with a close up shot or a long shot?
It was done as a close up shot.


5. In the scene in the market, what is hanging in front of Spiro’s Mother’s face?
Fish

6. What technique is used to show it is time for a commercial?
They show the title and plays some music


7. When Achilles the tortoise is eating the strawberry is it a close up or a long shot?
It was a close up shot.


8. When they are looking up at Quasimodo the pigeon flying for the first time, what type of
camera shot is it:- high angle- low angle- eye level- overhead shot.
High Angle


9. Who is the producer?
Joe Waters

10. Who is the director?
Peter Barber-Fleming

11. What date was the series made?
LXXXVI

Viewing: 5 on a Treasure Island

Characters:

Timmy
Julian
Dick
Anne
Georgina

Setting:

The setting is on an island in a house where a mum, a dad, a girl and a dog live. The girl’s name is George. Her cousins are visiting her and they discover her great, great, great grandfather's ship.

Plot:

Four children arrive at an island to visit their cousin but they find a ship with some treasure in a box. They open it but the dad takes it away.

Special Effects:

The special effects of the movie includes blue lighting and a flashback