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