Hunger Games - Movie Scenes

Shooting the Apple - Hope and Rebellion

Techniques:

   - Music 

   - Lighting/Colour

   - Angles/Shots/Movement

   - Costume

Music:

   - Diagetic sound

Colour:

   - Katniss - dark, dim, artificial - grey, black, blue - matches peers

   - Senica Crane - vibrant, bright - colour variety - more privileged/individuals

Costume:

   - Katniss - training suit, tributes all look the same

   - Capitol - individuals - all different, over the top, extravagant

Angles/Shots/Movement:

   - Close-Up - to see their reactions, Katniss - pensive, shocked

   - High Angle - once Katniss shoots the apple, makes her look weak and vulnerable

Atmosphere - tension, Katniss comes out as stand out, someone to watch out for.

Change of Rules - Struggle for Power

Techniques:

   - Music 

   - Lighting/Colour

   - Angles/Shots/Movement

   - Costume

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 because of the camera placement, but the dialogue contradicts it. "Stop! Stop!"

   - Close-ups - emphasise emotions - defiance, stubborn, obstinant - Struggle for Power

     - Katniss won't let them have a victor.
     - Peeta won't let them change him.

Atmosphere: 

   - happy because Katniss and Peeta took back control, if they died, then they died on their own terms;               didn't lose their humanity.

Aspect = Technique

   Techniques - camera shots/angles/movement, colour/lighting, costume, music, atmosphere, dialogue, symbols, props

SEXXY Paragraphs Example:

In the film 'The Hunger Games' directed by Gary Ross, techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. In the scene 'Shooting the Apple', film aspects such as music, angles and shots, colour and atmosphere are impactful in creating the mood and atmosphere.