Passion Projects Reflection

 What we did?

• We had planning paper, I(Abby) Sketched out what the design would look like on the canvas but first on the piece of sketch paper with a pencil

• We also stuck some buttons on as either blossoms fruits or just to give it some details and it looks really good

What changed as we went along?

• Figuring out that some of the colours either dried darker or didn’t even dry fast in the time we needed them to

• What also changed was when we stuck the buttons it we used hot glue and it was super stringy and went everywhere and I had to pick all the stringy bits off 

What we learned?

• Learned that not all paints work out on our canvas, and oil paint doesn’t dry fast it takes a while depending on the amount we used

How we both worked as a team?

• We worked together doing the smallest and simplest things first 

What would we do differently next time?

• Take my time and not try to rush into finishing it, maybe be careful around the edges

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

PREZI

https://prezi.com/view/wOwATAaxazy7dTuIEhmb/

What I learnt - I learnt about some of the land marks and learnt new things about why hagley park is or was so import and also why the botanic gardens was so important. Hagley park was so important because it used to be used for horse racing 

I found out that hagley park being important was very interesting as ive never known why it was important, and also i was wondering why the park was so big 

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

Themes + Ideas

 Rich Vs Poor - Some people have more - Capitol ( 1, 2 )

• money
• privileges 
• food - variety
• resources
• technology
• medicines
• clothing/ makeup - accessories
• transport
• childhoods

Hope + Rebellion - 

hope is the belief that something will get better

• Rebellion - to fight against something, protest, uprise, usually against government.
• Symbols of hope - katniss, melodic, motive, mocking jay, 3 finger salutte(sp).

3 - themes + ideas

Struggle for power - Currently the Capitol has power - president snow

• Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance , becomes a threat because snow sees her as one.
• 'Hope, its is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a little hope is dangerous!'

Fear - the people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed, and they were punished with the hunger games.

Little hope - becoming a victor

dangerous hope - that the districts deserve to be treated better

Themes + ideas 

(4) Power of propaganda - information, Especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

- Message being told: 

• its not worth rebelling
• The Capitol is the strongest
• Things are good the way they are

Peace keeper 

propaganda:

• People to keep peace and help you

Victor  

• Violent - to him 23 others had to die

Fallen 

• People who die in the games
• takes away from reality of the situation

Tribute

• two brave young people
• its an honour 

Reality: 

• Soldiers
• Violent 
• keep people in live
• Look like storm troopers

Victor

• glorious, someone who wins, wealthy, respected

Fallen 

• Teenagers who have been killed or murdered
• VIOLENT!

Sacrifice 

• Punishment to districts

RICH vs POOR 

•  People in the Capitol vs people in the districts.
• Compare opening shoot in District 12 vs peter looking out the window at the Capitol
• District 12 - Poor - houses - run down,wooden - food, very little, see old man picking at bones
• clothing - 1 pair of good clothes, Warn out, old, colours faded, grey / black - easier to not show coal dust.

Capitol 

• houses - large, concrete, metals, accents gold/silver
• Food - Variety of choices, dont have the same things, more then enough - excess 
• Clothing - fancy, suits, extravagant,fashion, extreme, excess

Hope + Rebellion 

• Conversation With President snow + Senica Craine
• A little hope quote
• Conversation between hamish + Senica
• Give them something to root for, young love!

Struggle for power

• Katniss + Peta eat the berries
• Death of Rue = riot in district 11

Power of Propaganda 

• Subtle 
• Hunger Games film strip

I Volunteer as tribute