Workshop - Essay Planning.

Shooting the apple - Hope & Rebellion 

Techniques: Diegetic Sound.

Music, lighting, and Colour: Katniss - dark, dim, artificial, grey, black, blues.

Angles/Shots/Movement: Senica - vibrant, bright, colour variety, pink, more privileged/individuals.

Costume - Katniss - training suit, tributes all look the same Capitol- individuals - all different, over the top, extravagant.

Close-ups - See the reactions, Katniss - pensive, shocked.

High angle - once Katniss shoots the apple, makes her look weak and vulnerable.

Atmosphere - tension, Katniss comes out as the standout, someone to watch out for.

Change of Rules - Struggle for power.

Music - minor, slow, dramatic - building tension, emotional intensity as music gets louder.

Lighting/Colour - bright, natural, warm, black, greys, shadowed - rising of the sun - new day - new victor.

Costumes - not important.

Angles/Shoots/Movement - high angle - Senica has power according to the camera but the dialogue 'Stop. contradicts that.

Close-ups - emphasize emotions - defiance, the stubbornness of Katniss - Struggle for power.

- Katniss won't let them have one victor.

- Peeta won't let them change him.

Atmosphere - happy because Katniss & Peeta took back control, if they died, then they died on their own terms, didn't lose their humanity.

Aspect = Technique 

Camera shots/angles/movement, Colour/Lighting, Costume, Music, Atmosphere, Dialogue, Symbols, Props.

Reaping Scene - Close-ups, Costume, Music, Lighting.

Task 2. 1 - 2 sentences explaining what happened in the scene.

In the film,' The Hunger Games' directed by Gay Ross techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. In the scene (insert your scene) film aspects such as (tech#1), (tech#2), (tech#3) and (tech#4) are impactful in creating the mood and atmosphere.

Title

Author/Director

Key Ideas/Aspects

Outline

English - Workshop - SEXXXY Paragraph

Scene - "They Don't Own Me'

Theme - Rich vs Poor, Hope & Rebellion, Struggle for power.

What happened - Peeta & Katniss are having a conversation about how the games might affect them.

Brainstorm - Angles/Movement/Shots - Over the shoulder - shows speaker, puts us in listeners P.O.V

makes us part of the conversation.

Close-Ups- shows the emotions of the two-nervous, anxious, mostly Peeta.

Lighting/Colour - mood - sad, gloomy - grey, darks, blacks, dim lighting - works with close-ups to highlight emotions on faces.

Atmosphere - Foreboding, hesitant, nervous, reluctant.

They Don't Own Me.

In the scene 'They don't own me', dialogue is used to create a foreboding atmosphere.

Katniss and Peeta are having a conversation about how the upcoming games might affect them. This is demonstrated by the quotes "I don't want them to change me", and "If I'm gonna die, I still wanna be me" spoken by Peeta. These show that Peeta has a sense that he is going to have to do things that he doesn't want to do like kill others. This makes the audience feel sorry for Peeta because he is likely going to die or kill others to stay alive. The director did this to make us believe Peeta will die early and that being a tribute isn't something to celebrate but a loss of personal autonomy. This worked well with the dark clours of black and greys which add to the foreboding atmosphere. This aspect can be contrasted to when Peeta joins the Career pack once in the games because they are cold-hearted killers which is what Peeta didn't want to be.

English.

Tempo - Speed of the music - fast/slow/moderate.

Dynamics - Volume - how loud or quiet it is. 

Key - Major - happy sound, Minor - sad sound

Rues Death - How is music used to create atmosphere: Depressing/sad/mournful

Minor, Tempo-slow, Dynamics-quiet, gets louder as Katniss raises her salute & District 11 riots.

- What happened - Rue is killed, Katniss tries to give her body the closest to a burial that she can.

- Colour/lighting - white flowers, natural lighting, greens stand out, innocent & pure - Rue never killed anyone, kind, compassionate, victim.

- Shots/angles - medium close-ups - Rue & Katniss - see their emotions & feacial expressions - anguish 

- hgih angle - weak - vuknerable - Rue is an innocent & blameless victim.

Effect on the viewer - the atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, as the volume increase it builds the intensity of the emotions - we see emotions are contagious - hope.

Rues Death: Director's purpose: feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - remorse, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion - a symbol of 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance & anger towards the game makers - you will take my humanity, also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games.

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene, we see Katniss dealing with the slaughter of her young friend Rue. For example, the tempo is slow, the dynamics are quiet and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is feeling. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rue's body in the white flowers. As she finishes, the music builds in volume, showing the increasing intensity of her anger and grief towards the Capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families of the tributes when they are killed each year. This was done to enable the viewer to feel the emotions of the characters. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise Rue's innocence & party and the high angle shot making her weak & vulnerable. Combined with the music we are shown that Rue is a victim of the cruelty of the Capitol.

Lighting & Colour.

Atmosphere - Feeling/mood set in the scene.

Mood - The way we feel/emotional response.

Location - Area it is set.

1. District 12

what is happening - Katniss is jogging through the District.

Types of colour/lighting - cold colours - more grey undertones, dull colours, nothing stands out - blue/grey shades.

Natural colours - palette, green, browns, grey, black.

Lighting - cold, dull, natural.

Viewer effect (feel) - not welcoming, unpleasant, run-down, dirty, poor.

The directors purpose - shows how unpleasant it is to live in the districts, underprivileged, good comparison for capital.

Other techniques - setting, dirt roads, houses, derelict, transport old fashioned wagons, no electricity

2. The Capital.

What is happening - The citizens of the capital are awaiting the arrival of the tributes.

Types of colour/lighting - colours, cold, white undertones, bright/artificial.

Lighting - cold (white) artificial, bright, palette, setting, whites/metallics, costumes, bright, vibrant, colourful.

Viewer effect (feel) - these people are privileged they are celebrating, they are more advanced.

Directors purpose - makes us sympathise with the tributes, they have lots and the districts have nin, don't like them because they seem over the top & arrogant.

Other techniques - Costumes - rich, extract, flaunting, over the top. Settings - rich, modern, technologically advanced, clean, new.

3. The Control Room.

What is happening - people are manipulating the arena via computer.

Typeso f colour/lighting - colour palette - blue/white/dark grey/clinical colour - cold (clue/white) bright-especially white, white shirts, artifical lighting/colour - cyan/holographic.

Viewer effect (feel) - makes us feel they are smart but unsafe, scientific.

Directors purpose - make us feel like they are mindless drones, detached from reality.

Other Techniques - Costume - white lab coats, feels like and experiment, settings - no clutter, lots of tech, only focused on the one job.

Costumes - English.

 Brainstorm: 

 1. The Reaping Scene.

- The children of the district have gathered together for the reaping to select the tributes.

- Boys - Shirts - buttoned / collars, shorts, pants, whites, colourless, faded, dull, overwashed.

- Girls - Dresses, shirt and shirt.

- Best clothes, probably only worn once a year, worn out colourless, faded.

Viewer - we feel sorry for the people they seem powerless they live in poor conditions.

Director purpose - show us how bad their conditions are, wants us to see them as weak, unprepared, hopeless.

Other techniques - high angle with the faded colours make them seem weak, vulnerable, helpless.

2. The Capitol.

- Katniss and Peeta have arrived by train in the Capitol.

- The clothes are extravagant!

- colourful, vibrant.

- Accessories - hats / earings / make - up / wigs / shoes / bags / dogs.

- New - like only warn once "fashionable" access to good quality fabrics, patterns.

Viewer Effect - makes them seem higher ranks, privileged, relaxed, we don't like the - attitude of entitlement, clueless.

Director Purpose - shows themes of imbalance of power + rich vs poor,

Other techniques - the setting is crowded, people are happy, buildings are modern, big well kept. This shows that Capitol is privileged.

3. The Countdown.

- The tributes have just arrived in the arena and are waiting to start games.

- Costumes - Survival gear, browns, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts, designed to looks good, to be practical, lightweight.

- Viewer Effect - the tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

- Directors Purpose - they are going to die, the outfits are just for the audience ( the capitol ) makes it seem more pageant like.

Other Techniques - silence - worried, excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tension, makes the audience focus.

 

Rich vs Poor

 Music - Starts as we move to pick the boys minor key, tempo - slower, dynamically starts quietly then gets louder to build intensity, mood - tension and morose.

Lighting - Bright, grey, natural, cold, mood - sad, depressed.

Colour - Dull, cold, palette - grey, white blue, faded, washed out.

Atmosphere - Despair sorry for the people, poverty, run-down.

Facial/Expressions - Dull, bland & sad matching the lighting and colour.