Frank Hurley: The man who made history By Connor, Rhys, Luke and Jack

DISCOVERY Discovery can encompass the experience of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual. They can also be confronting and provocative.

Thesis Statements The concept of discovery is conveyed by Simon Nasht, in the way he portrays Hurley’s adventures, relationships, ambition and events he undertook. Discoveries can lead us to new worlds and values allowing us to speculate about future possibilities. The concept of discovery is represented in and through texts in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, spiritual and physical.

The Audience’s Discoveries Hurley’s Discoveries The Audience’s Discoveries - Places (Antarctica, New Guinea, etc.) - Hurley’s adventures - His Career/success - Hurley’s family - Leadership through the war campaign - The places Hurley visits - Hurley’s artificial images - Unity as they needed to work together - Hurley’s emotions - His emotions Lack of value placed on the human life - How Hurley’s opinions change and how he changes as a whole - Hurley discovered the use of colour in his photographs - The consequences of manipulating his images - The risks Hurley had to take - What troops would do to get on camera - The way and reasons to why Hurley edited his photographs - The influential power of his photographs - Hurley discovers LOVE The amount of people that are against his photos - How important Hurley and his photographs are to Australian History

Chapter 6 - Different types of discovery Hurley and Shackleton’s men discovered Elephant Island (Physical). The importance and value of life (Mental). The creation of Hurley’s photographic illustrations (Creative). http://online.clickview.com .au/mylibrary/videos/ 1f78adea-8b3b-0ddb-7d3c- 044d0d8a9a29

Chapter 7 - Different types of discovery Hurley’s discovery of heroism as he stumbled through dangerous and risky experiences to get the perfect photograph. This displays dedication, self-discovery, and passion. After being rescued, Hurley finds meaning and values of life. The war influences Hurley’s photographs as he learns how common and cheap death is. Hurley creates images that portray the horrid experience and to convey the human junk-yard like places. http://online.clickview.com.au/mylibrary/videos/1f78adea-8b3b-0ddb-7d3c-044d0d8a9a29

Chapter 8 - Different types of discovery The audience discovers Hurley’s passion to compose images and why he felt like it was crucial at the time. We discover the beauty of these compositions and how unique they were. (physical discovery) The audience also discovers how Hurley was trying to incorporate all the features of the horrible war including community (soldiers working together), action, battle and death by combining different photos (from before, during and after the war). Meanwhile, Hurley discovers the consequences of manipulating his photographs. http://online.clickview.com.au/mylibrary/videos/1f78adea-8b3b-0ddb-7d3c-044d0d8a9a29

Chapter 9 - Different types of discovery Hurley discovered his strengths and power within the industry. This leads him to standing up against more powerful people. (self discovery) Hurley discovered love when watching a play. (emotional) He discovered the wonderful land of New Guinea, the community, the people, and the culture. (Cultural Discovery) http://online.clickview .com.au/mylibrary/videos/ 1f78adea-8b3b-0ddb- 7d3c-044d0d8a9a29

Chapter 10 - Different types of discovery Hurley became power hungry as he tried to milk every bit of publicity he could get out of his movie ‘Pearls and Savages’. (Self Discovery) As Hurley gained fame, his personality changed when he turned his friends horrible death, into a victory. http://online.clickview.com.au/mylibrary/videos/1f78adea-8b3b-0ddb-7d3c-044d0d8a9a29 Hurley Before Hurley After

ALARM Entry Chapter 6-8 Significant Event - section of text Scene/Poem etc. Technique with Example Effect + Impact it has on relationships (positive or negative) relationships with other characters, nature, authority, religion and/or the audience Interpret meaning What themes do we see in this significant event? Link to concept Link to life Hurley’s twin daughters rediscovering Elephant island. The simile - “Elephant island looks like it is floating on clouds” Through the use of this simile, the director contrasts the heavy elephant with the light, fluffy clouds. This allows the audience to understand what it must be like to discover or re-discover, a place like elephant island. We see positive themes and also negative scenes. Positive – Following their fathers footsteps, Hurley’s twin daughters re-discover Elephant Island. Negative – When the twin daughters wish that they could tell their father that they discovered Elephant Island for themselves. The audience discovers how emotional it must be for the daughters, re-discovering what Hurley once discovered for himself. This impacts them in a positive and a negative way. This concept is relevant in today’s society as it demonstrates how important discovering something is. It allows us to comprehend similar situations that occur in our world we live in Elephant Island Discoveries: - Mortality - Risk of dying - Thrill of life Escaping from elephant island impacted Hurley dramatically. He discovered Heroism and the risk of dying. These two discoveries enlightened him to mortality which caused him to feel and discover the thrill of life. This taught Hurley not to take life for granted. We see negative themes as Hurley is risking his life for photographs, leaving a bad impression on the audience. Because of Hurley’s bravery and willingness to get the perfect image, this allows the audience to relate to Hurley making them understand what it feels like to discover or to re-discover. This topic is relevant in todays younger generation as it demonstrates what it is like to discover and allows the audience to determine what it means to discover. Discovering how Hurley articulated his photos, what it did, and how people reacted Quotes, that inform the audience, for example a quote by Dr Martyn Jolly. “It’s a…mixture of photography, cinema, history, and paintings”. Quotes, narration and Didactic Sounds This informs the audience and influences a positive side towards Hurley’s articulated photos but contrasts with the following quotes for instinct “but others aren’t so impressed”, “It devalues the history of war. This influences a bias view towards Hurley. It’s a neutral scene as nothing positive or negative is happening. This informs the audience of the opinions of our present day. The audience discovers Hurley’s passion to compose images and why he felt like it was appropriate. We discover the beauty in these images and how unique they were. We also discover the bad side of the pictures and how they may undermine the historic value of war. We discover what is incorporated in his photos, art, history, painting quality, action, death etc. This is relevant as everybody in their lifetime wants the best they can be. Hurley achieves this by creating images to the best of his ability to successfully incorporate his experiences

ALARM Entry Chapter 9-10 Significant Event - section of text Scene/Poem etc. Technique with Example Effect + Impact it has on relationships (positive or negative) relationships with other characters, nature, authority, religion and/or the audience Interpret meaning What themes do we see in this significant event? Link to concept Link to life The introduction of his wife and father hood Montage of black and white photos of letters concerning his wife Antwanet and images of the two. The director also uses voice overs from Hurleys prospective. This scene has a positive effect on the audience as it introduces a very influential person into Hurleys life. Although he had a wife and kids now, his passion was still for his work. The idea that Hurley discovered love but didn't hold on to it as he searched for fame when he left home to travel. Hurley discovers that he was never really satisfied and always wanted more form life. He was not much of a father as he was never around to take care of his wife and kids when the twins were born. This shows how Hurley never had enough in life and always was searching for more, he was never around for long. This gives the impression that Hurley wasn't much of a man and not much of a father. The War Discoveries: - Worthless life - Death, terror, hatred, cruelty - Re-discovers the value of a human’s life Hurley was thrown into the war and assigned chief cameraman. He went to war with the same attitude as he left elephant island. He was expecting to see the men working together to achieve a common goal, but this theory was far from the truth. As his time on the battle-front progressed, he looked at the war at a different angle. He discovered how worthless life is. This enabled Hurley to discover emotions such as death, terror, murder, cruelty and hatred. Hurley manipulates his photos. He commands soldiers into reenacting movements to get the perfect shot. He was one of the first to experiment with colour in his photographs. Through Hurley’s manipulated images, he creates a sense of discovery that allows the audience to experience and understand what it is like to discover/re-discover. This is relevant in today’s society as it helps young people realise how important it is to break free from your comfort zone and to discover new things because you never know, things that you discover and do, will affect the people around you dramatically, whether it is positive or negative.

Why are these events relevant to young people today? This documentary inspires and informs young people of the worlds past events. It demonstrates how history affects the world we live in today. It influences the youth to follow and conquer their ambitions. Quote from Spiderman – “With great power, comes great responsibility”.

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