Workshop - Essay Planning

Change of rules - struggle for power

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

lighting/colour - bright, natural, warm, green, black, greys, shadowed - rising of the sun - new day - new victor

Costumes - not important

Angles/shots/movement - high angle - Senica has power according to camera but the dialogue "Stop." contradicts that.

Close-ups - emphasises emotions, defiance, stubborn of Katniss - struggle for power

- Katniss wont let them have one victor, Peeta wont let them change him.

Atmosphere - Happy because Katniss + Peeta took back control, if they died then they their own terms, didnt lose their humanity.

Shooting the apple - Hope + Rebellion

Techniques: - Diagetic sound 

Music lighting colour - Katniss - Dark, dim, artificial - grey, black, blues - matches peers

angles/shots/movement - Senica - vibrant, bright, - colour variety - pink - more privileged /individuals 

costume - 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 our for.

Aspeat = Techniques

Camera shots/angles/movement colour/lighting costume music atmosphere dialogue symbols props.

Reaping scene - Closeups, costume, music, lighting

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

In the film "The Hunger Games"directed by Gary Ross

techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. In the scene(inset your scene) film aspects such as(technique 1), (tech 2), (tech 3), and (tech 4) are impactful  in creating the mood atmosphere

Title

author/director

key ideas/aspects

outline

Sexxxy Paragraph

 Scene - 'They Dont Own Me'

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.

Diagetic Sound

lighting - colour - Mood - sad, gloomy,  - greys, darks, blacks, dim lighting - works with C/U to highlight emotions on faces

settings

costumes + makeup

Character / Dialogue 

- "i dont want them to change"

- "i dont wanna be another piece in their game"

- "if im gonna die, i wanna still be me"

Theme - Rich v Poor, Hope + Rebellion, struggle for power 

What Happened - Peeta + Katniss are having a conversation about how the games might effect them

Atmosphere - foreboding, nervous, reluctant, hesitant, 

- Lighting + Colour - P2

- Dialogue - P1

- close-ups - P3

In The Scene " they dont want me ", Dialogue is used to create a foreboding atmosphere.

Katniss and Peeta are having a conversation about how the upcoming games might effect them. This is demonstrated by the quotes " I dont 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 have 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 colours of blacks and greys which adds to the foreboding atmosphere. This aspect can be contrasted to when Peeta joins the Career Pack once in the game because they are cold hearted killers which is what Peeta didn't want to be.

Understanding How Characters Are Developed In A Film

 Identify 2-3 of these character strengths in Katniss, Peeta, (Little girl)

Katniss's Strength was Bravery and Creativity - Her bravery was by when she was fighting this man/boy at the end of winning the hunger games, and also when this other girl had sharp weapons on katniss's neck, Also she was brave trynna fire the arrow at the man holding the neck of Peeta.

Her Creativity part was when - She used to creative mind to climb a tree so all the other tributes including Peeta couldnt get to her, also so she was able to survive without being killed and losing The Hunger Games

Workshop - 5 Music

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

Dynamics - Volume - how loud or quiet it is

RUES DEATH SCENE:

Rues death: Directors Purpose: feel katnisses Emotions at that moment - remore, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion

Symbols of 3 fingers Salutte is a Sign of Defiance + Anger towards the game makers - You will not 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 Rues Death 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 roller-coaster that Katniss is feeling. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rues Body in 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 characters emotions. This worked well with  the use of while flowers to symbolise rues innocence + purity and the high angle shop making her weak + vulnerable. combined with the music we are shown that Rue is a victim of the cruelty if the Capitol

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 salutte + 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, stands out, - Symbol - Innocent + pure - rue never killed anyone, kind, compassionate, victim. - Shots / Angles -  Medium close-ups, Rue + Katniss - See their emotions + facial expressions - Anguish- high angle - weak + vulnerable - Rue is an innocent + blameless victim. - Effect on viewer - Atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, as the volume increases, it builds the intensity of the emotions, - we see emotions are. - Contagious - hope.

Work Shop 4

Atmosphere - feeling/mood set in the scene.

Mood - the way we feel/emotional respsonse.

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 under tones
• dull colours - nothing stands out - blue/grey shades
• Natural colours - Palette - greens, browns, grey, black
• - lighting - cold, dull, natural

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

Directors Purpose - Shows how unpleasant it is to live in the districts,  underprivileged, good comparison for Capitol

Other Techniques - Setting - dirt roads, houses derelict, Transport old fashioned wagons, No electricity.

#2 The Capitol

What is happening

 - The Citizens  of the Capitol are awaiting the arrival of the tributes.

Types of Colour/Lighting - Colour - cold - white undertones - bright - Artificial

• lighting - Cold(white) Artificial, bright
• Palette - Setting - whites/melalics, costumes - bright, vibrant, colourful

These poeple are privelledged, they are celebrating, they are , are more advanced

Viewer Effect (feel) - Makes us sympathise with the tributes. Thye have lots and the districts have none, done like them because they seem over the top + arrogant

Other Techniques - Costume - rich, extravagant , flaunting, over the top.

Setting - Rich, modern, technologically advanced, clean, new

#3 The Capitol Room

What is happening- People are manipulating the arena Via computer

Types of colours/lighting - Colour palette  - blue/white/dark grey/clinical

Colour - cold, (blue/white), bright - Expecially white shirts,

Artificial lighting/colour.- Cyan/holographic

Viewer Effect (feel) - Makes us feel they are smart but unsafe, scientific

Directors Purpose - Costume  - White lab coats, feels like an experiment

Setting -No clutter, lots of ech, only focused on the one job

Venngage Poster - The Hunger Games

Here's how i've done my Venngage Poster for The Hunger Games, I hope this has some good explanations of this short clip we watched and With Peeta and Katniss, As Primrose got chosen her older sibling Katniss desided to volunteer as one of the tributes to save her little sister. These are the key points of the clip with a little explaining at each of these numbers on my Venngage

I Found interesting that Katniss had chosen to volunteer as tribute because as I was watching the clip seems like no one would of done that as Katniss did for her little sister.

I am learning to understand the parts of the clip that we are writing about, in detail and figure out what the most importants parts are

this work shows my learning by presenting a presentation of what im learning about in class with alot of things included in it

I am wondering what could happen in the next movie and how i could write a good SEXXY paragraph about what ive been doing and make it full of detail and very interesting for this Hunger Games we been working on

Workshop 3 : Costumes

The Reaping Scene - district 12

• 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, over washed.
• Girls - Dresses, Shirt + skirt, 
• 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 condition.

Directors Purpose - Show us how bad their conditions are , wants us to see them as weak, unprepared, hopeless.

Other Techniques - High angle with faded colours makes them seem weak,vulnerable, helpless.

2. The Capitol - arriving in the city. 

Katniss + Peeta have arrive by train in the Capitol.

The clothes are extravagant! There over the top

• colourful, vibrant
• accessories - hats, earrings, makeup, wigs, shoes, dogs, bags
• New - Like only worn once, fashionable - Access to good quality fabrics, patterns

Viewer Effect - Makers them seem higher rank, privileged, relaxed, we dont like them - Attitude of entitlement, clueless

Directors Purpose - Shows  themes of imbalance, of power + rich vs poor

Other techniques - Setting is crowded, people are happy, buildings are modern, big, well kept, shows that the 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 look good, to be practical, light weight. 

Viewer effect - The tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

Directors Purpose - They are going to die,  the outfits are just for the audience,

(The Capitols) makes it seem more pagent like, 

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

Angles, Movements + shots

Brainstorm 

The Reaping Scene

• Katniss Volunteers as tribute when her sister is chosen
• The children/parents of the district give her the 3 fingers salute
• Peeta is chosen as the male tribute

Symbol - Effie Trinket

• Extreme makeup
• Wig
• hat
• overly colourful
• flashy outfit
• proper accent

Technology

• use of blood readers/scanners
• projectors

District 12 - Poverty

• Children's outfits for reaping are the best clothes
• dresses - shirts - Collared
• boys - shorts or pant 
• colours of clothes are very faded from washes + reusing
• the village is falling down around them

Rich V Poor

Hope + Rebellion - 3 finger salute 

• it is a sign of respect for katniss from the people of her district
• Katniss is a symbol of hope for a district victor 
• Katniss is a symbol of rebellion because she steps in for her sister ( a weaker character ) when she is reaped

Close ups

• Faces - Primrose when she is reaped
• Terror - fear
• Effie - joyful, confident, excited, close up of lips when reading names
• Katniss - Panic when Prim is reaped, shock when she stands with Effie
• Peeta - Fear, Panic, shock

Shallow focus 

• The people in the background are in shallow focus when Prim + Katniss hug
• forces the viewer to watch the characters in focus

Viewer feels

• Sorry for the tributes - Primrose - it was her first time 
• Sorry for katniss - she volunteered - selfless act 
• Anger towards Capitol for the reaping
• We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck up, clueless

Directors purpose 

• need to be invested in their journey/suffering 
• need to be angry at Capitol so that we judge them + their decisions later
• Effie is depicted as a symbol of people in the district, they are clueless - dont see the suffering

Music

• starts as we move to picking the boys
• minor key, tempo - slower, dynamic
• Starts quiet then gets louder to build tensity. Mood - Tension, morose

Lighting 

• grey, natural, bright, cold
• Mood - Sad, depressed, 

Colour

• Dull, cold, palette - grey, white, faded, blue, washed out
• atmosphere - Despair, sorry for the people, poverty, run down

Facial Expressions

• Dull, bland, sad, matching - the lighting and colour