films notes - hungry games

=Opening Scene=

Music = Slow (Timbre)

Minor Tone = Often means something bad is happening or about to happen 

Silence = Grabs attention 

Camera Shots;

Mid Shot; To show face and body language. 

Closeup; Of Katniss and Prim, to show emotions. 

Wide View; See setting, get more information at once.

Extreme Closeup; Focus on specific information, eg the signs say “Danger.”

Tracking Shot; Showed how her surroundings changed, that she was going somewhere.

Shaky Camera = More realistic, unsettling, as if it’s running with her, makes sense for the scene.

Dialogue;

Crane & Caesar = In The Capital The Hunger Games Is A Celebration ‘Knitting people together’

District 12 - Screaming

-Crane’s ‘style’ of game making make Prim cry and scream (nightmare).

-Prim dreams it was her selected 

-Katniss says ‘It’s your first time you won’t get picked.’ - Foreshadowing.

Colour and Lighting 

The interview - saturated colours, very bright. Neon. Very artificial. Cold Light.

District 12 - Dull, Bland, Natural, Dark, Cold light as well. 

=Choosing The Players=

Music

Capital Video - Major: 

-Saying it is a good thing

-War in the past was worse 

Rest of the music - Minor 

-Kids were terrified 

Dialogue

Reading out the names

-Calm at first, then screaming 

“I volunteer as tribute” - sister bond

-District 12’s first volunteer 

- Effie was surprised (Volunteer made her feel better, she could also get a promotion), excited (entertainment), calm (doesn’t have to sacrifice) 

Camera Shots

Closeups

-Katniss’ reaction to Prims name

-Effie about to read out names (see her makeup and how she is different from everyone else)

Medium range 

-Effie takes Katniss 

-Peeta away

-When Katniss is in the crowd 

Long wide

-Effie looking out

-To see the mass of people 

Panning 

-When people show respect and lift their fingers for her.

POV

-Katniss looking for Prim

- When giving a sign of respect 

-Watching capitals film 

-When Katniss walks up the stairs - extra shaking of the camera to show fear

Flashback 

-A memory of Peeta and the bread 

-She knows him (or of him)

-He helps her 

=Propaganda=

What is it?

Information that gives a bias opinion (one opinion or fake news (one side of the story.)

Where do we see it?

• Video from the capital 
• The games itself is propaganda
• All the tributes are trying to put out propaganda (bias opinions)

Real Message 

• You have fought back once and lost
• How we can kill your children and there is nothing you can do about it 

Propaganda Message

• It is not a bad thing
• If you want, you will be a hero to your district 
• The boy and girl in the film big, strong, healthy fit (look like adults)
• How they remember their past
• Don’t give detail ‘why’ there was a revolt
• Played every year (Gale mocks it)

Key Vocab

• Honor 
• Glory 
• Eliminated
• PeaceKeeper

Rich and Poor

Rich = Capital 

• The amount of food
• Costuming is extravagant 
• Bright colours 
• Modern Architecture 
• Everything is controlled in the Capital - no nature 
• Materials - Stone, Marbel, Metal.
• Technology 

Poor = District 12

• People were starving 
• Dull colours
• Costuming - wearing ‘best’ clothes they have
• Stereotypes
• Small and Sickly Kids - Don’t have a chance in the Hunger Games
• Old Houses/shacks
• Need repair 
• Dirty
• Paint peeling off the houses
• Like the older days (District 12 is in the past and the Capital is based in the future)
• One good building 

• Materials - Mostly wood