Know your Place

 I made a Prezi for Social Studies class:
https://prezi.com/view/WUMH1XgnklyoYFqPNraT/

Reflection:

I feel like I've done a very sufficient job with my work; the pictures I've put in and the words I've written, it feels like an ample amount of effort.
Though I do feel like I could've added more.

Workshop #3 - Costumes

1. 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
            - colourless, white, faded, dull, over washed

- Girls - dressed, 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 conditions

Director's purpose - to show us how bad things are, how bad their conditions are, and how bad things have gotten, to see them as weak, unprepared; hopeless

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

2. The Capitol - Arriving in the City

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

- Clothes are extravagant - over the top, colourful, vibrant, accessories; hats, earrings, make-up, wigs, shoes, bags, dogs.

- new - like only worn once, "fashionable", access to good quality fabrics, patterns

Viewer effect - makes them seem higher rank, privileged, relaxed, we don't like them - attitude of entitlement, clueless

Director's purpose - shows themes of imbalance of power, rich vs poor

Other techniques - setting is crowded, people are happy, buildings are modern, large and well-kept. 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, brown and black; dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts
    - designed to look good, to be practical, light weight.

Viewer effect - the tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

Director's purpose - they're going to die, the outfits are just for the audience (the citizens of the Capitol) makes it seem more pageant like.

Other Technique - silence - worried/excited to see what happens, anxiety and tension, makes the audience focus.

Freytag's Pyramid for the Hunger Games

 

A Hunger Games (2012) Freytag's Pyramid I made for English class.

What am I learning?

I am learning about the Freytag's Pyramid and how it operates.

How does this show my learning?

This shows my attentiveness during class, but just because it was a movie, and I had nothing else to do.

What am I wondering as a result of this?

I am wondering about the rest of the series plot, despite the lack of motivation.

The Reaping Scene

What is happening in this clip?
Katniss volunteers as tribute in replacement for her sister when she is chosen. The people of the district give her the three-finger salute. Peeta is then chosen as the second tribute.

What theme does it link to?
Hope & Rebellion 
- The three-finger salute as a sign of respect. 
- Katniss volunteering, as a symbol of a district victor.

- Katniss as a symbol of rebellion for stepping in for her sister when she is taken as tribute.

Rich vs Poor

- Symbol: Effie Trinket

   - extreme make-up

   - wig and hat

   - overly colourful

   - flashy outfit 

   - proper accent

- Technology 

   - use of blood readers/scanners

   - projectors

- District 12 

   - in poverty

   - outfits for the Reaping are children's clothes reminiscent of the 1950's

   - colours are faded to white from washes and reusing

   - the village falls down around them

Angle/shots used:
- Wide Shot - When the crowd is shown 

- Over the Shoulder - Used multiple times

- Tracking Shots - Used multiple times

- Dutch Tilt - When Katniss gets on the stage

- Low Angle

- Close-Up - Used with multiple characters in different scenes

   - Effie - joyful and confident; excited, close-up on lips when reading names

   - Katniss - Panic when Primrose is reaped, shock when she stands with Effie.

   - Peeta - fear, panic, shock

- Shallow Focus - the background is blurry, the focus is clearer; shaky

   - Used when Primrose and Katniss hug; this forces the viewers to watch the character in focus

How does the viewer feel?
The viewers feel sorry for the tributes, like Primrose, since it was the first time she was reaped as tribute for the Hunger Games; for Katniss because she volunteered to save her sister from an assured demise.

We feel angry towards the Capitol for instituting the Hunger Games and the Reaping, and we also throw hate at Effie because she is annoying, stuck-up, clueless and much too giddy for a bleak situation.  

Why did the director do this?
We needed to be invested in the journey and suffering the characters face. We needed to be angry towards the Capitol so that we judge them and their decisions later.

Effie is also depicted as the symbol of people in the District, they are clueless because they don't see the suffering the people endure on a daily basis.

Additional others?

Music

   - starts as we move to picking the boys: Minor key, tempo - slower, dynamic

   - starts quiet then gets louder to build tension: mood - tension

Lighting

   - bright, grey, neutral, cold

   - mood - sad, depressed

Colour

   - dull, cold, palette - grey, white, blue, faded, washed out

   - atmosphere - despair, you feel sorry for the people, poverty, run down

Facial Expressions

   - dull, bland, sad; matches the lighting and colour

Themes of the Hunger Games

 

This is a Coggle diagram of three themes from the Hunger Games movie.

What am I learning?

I am learning about the different themes that can play into the plot of the story, and into the background of the story.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I am wondering about other aspects that could've been used as an example.

How does this work show my learning?

It shows that I am responsible enough to do my work.

Rich vs Poor

Rich vs Poor - The Capital vs District 12

District 12 - Poor

- houses; run down, wooden

- food; very little, people pick off food scraps from everything 

- clothing; 1 pair of good clothes, worn out and old, colours are faded, grey and black, covered in coal dust

The Capital - Rich

- houses; large, concrete, metal, accents and silver

- food; variety, more than enough, excess

- clothing; fancy suits, extravagant, fashion, overboard

Hope + Rebellion

President Snow + Senica Craine

    (A little hope is good, lots of it is dangerous.)

Hamich + Senica

   (Give them something to root for. Young love!)

Struggle for Power

Katniss + Peeta eat the berries.

Death of Rue = A riot in District 11

Power of Propaganda

Subtle - The Hunger Games film strip

https://youtu.be/v98Rh9qzmPs

- Katniss volunteers as Tribute for the Hunger Games; the first volunteer in District 12.