The Karate KidKristina Stankyte, Rebecca Thompson, Jonny Rooney

Summary● The Karate Kid (1984) directed by John Avildsen and written by Robert Mark

Kamen.

● The movie stars Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki Morita and Elisabeth Shue.

A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him

that there is more to the martial art than just fighting.

● The Karate Kid (2010) directed by Harald Zwart.

● It stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith

● Produced by Jaden's parents Will Smith and Jada Smith.

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home,

the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Planning the Schematic

Karate Kid 2010 Spreadsheet

ComparisonThe Karate Kid (1984)

● Does Karate

● New Jersey to Reseda

● Wax on, wax off, Sanding and

painting

● Most well known song Joe Esposito’s

“You’re The Best”

● 16-17 year olds

● Constant worry about money/status

The Karate Kid (2010)

● Does Kung Fu

● Detroit to Beijing

● Jacket on, jacket off “Take it off. Drop

it down. Pick it up. Put it on.“

● Jaden Smith’s version of “Never Say

Never”

● 11-12 year olds

● Just wants to fight

Artefact Research● Chinese puppet theatre

● Brittany Lee

● 3D paper art

● Jointed paper puppets

● Karate - Originated in China but recognised as a

Japanese sport by the ‘World Karate Federation’

● A retro styled game was an initial idea we had for the

artefact after watching both ‘The Karate Kid’ films.

Artefact Meaning:

● To keep persisting and practicing

● Good vs bad

● Symbolism - Tiger, dragon, crane, and cobra

Problems we ran into:

● Chinese puppet theatre idea changed to a paper puppet

show

● Camera problems

● 3 person team, needed to ask for assistance when filming

● Too long of a video changed to trailer

ArtefactThe tale of the Tiger and the Dragon

Thanks for Listening!

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Special thanks to YuanYuan Chen, Rhea Hanlon, Megan Conlon, Cassie Galloway and Sinéad McCormack.