The Hunger Games - Music

Tempo - speed of the music - fast/slow/moderate

Dynamic - volume - how loud or quiet it is

Key - Major - happy sound, Minor - sad sound

Rue's Death 

Music - minor

   Atmosphere: heartbroken, calm, mournful, feels depressing

   Tempo: Slow, progresses to moderate

   Dynamic: Quiet, swells up with pride

What happened - Rue is killed, Katniss tries to give her body the closest to a burial that she can.

Colour/Lighting - white flowers, natural lighting, greens

   Symbolism - white flowers: innocent and pure, has not killed anyone, compassionate, a victim

Shots/Angles - medium close-ups - Rue and Katniss - to see their emotions + facial expressions; anguish

                      - high angle - weak and vulnerable - Rue is an innocent and blameless victim

Effect on Viewer - atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, a feeling of sorrow, as the volume increases, it begins to build intensity of their emotions - we see emotions are contagious - hope

Director's Purpose - So that Katniss' emotions of anger and anguish could be reflected and shared with us at that moment - remorse, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion - a symbol of the 3-finger salute as a sign of defiance and anger toward the gamemakers. You will take my humantiy, also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games.

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene, we see Katniss dealing with the slaughter of her young friend Rue. For example, the tempo is slow, the dynamics are quiet, and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is feeling. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rue's body in white flowers. As she finishes, the music builds in volume, showing the building intensity of her anger and grief towards the Capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families of the tributes when they are killed each year. This was done to enable the viewer to feel the character's emotions. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise Rue's innocence & purity and the high angle shot, making her weak and vulnerable. Combined with the music, we are shown that Rue is a victim of the cruelty of the Capitol.