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, whites,colourless, faded, dull,m overwashed.                          - Girls - Dresses, shirt & skirt                                                                                                                            - Bets clothes, probably only worn once a year, wornout colourless, faded.

•  Viewer - we feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions.
• Directors Purpose - show us how bad their conditions are, wants us 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 & Peeta have arrived  by train in  the Capitol                                                                                         The clothes are extravegant! - over the top - colourful, vibrant, accesories - hats / earings / make up / wigs / shoes / bags / dogs. - new - like only worn once, fashionable acces to good quality fabrics, patterns.

•  Viewer Effect - makes than seem higher rank, privelleged, relaxed, we dont like them - attitude of entittlement, clueless
• Director pupose - shows themes of imbalance of power & rich vs poor
• Other techniques - setting is crowded, people are happy buildings are modern, big, well kept. Shows that the Capitol is privelleged.

3. The Countdown 

• The tributes have just arrived in the arena and are waiting to start the games.
• Costumes - survival gear, browns, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts, desinged to look good, to be practical, light weight

• Veiwer effect - the tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

• Directors Pupose - they are going to die, the outfits are just for the audience (the Capitols) makes it seem more pagent like.
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  Other Techniques - silence - worried, excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tension, makes the audience focus.

Workshop 2: Angles, Movements & Shots

 Brainstorm:

The Reaping scene

•  Katniss volunteers as tribute when her sister is chosen
•  The Children/Parents of the district give her the 3 finger salute
•  Peeta is chosen as the male tribute

Hope & Rebellion - 3 finger salute - it is a sign of respect for Katniss from the people of her district

- Katniss is a symbol of hope for a district victor

- Katniss is a symbol of Rebellion because she steps in for her sister ( a weaker character) when she is reaped

Rich vs Poor

• Effie Trinket (Character) - extreme, make up, wig, hat, overly colourful, and flashy outfit, proper accent

•  Technology - Use of blood readers/scammers, projectors

Poverty -

District 12 - Children outfits for reaping are the best clothes, dresses, shirts-collard, Boy - Shafts to pants, colours of clothes are very faded from washes & reusing.

- The Village is falling down around them.

Close-Ups-faces- Primrose when is reaped - terror, fear

- Effie - joyful, confident, excited-close of lips when reading names.

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

- Peeta - fear, panic, shock.

Shallow Focus - the people in the background are in shallow focus when Prim & Katniss hug. This forces the viewer to watch the charcters in focus.

Viewer feels -song for the tribute-Primrose-it was first time

- Katniss she volunteered-selfless act

- Anger towards the capitol for the reaping.

- We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck-up, clueless.

Director Purpose - need to be invested in their journey/suffering

- need to be angry at the Capitol so that we judge them & thier dicisions later.

- Effie is depicted as a symbol of people in the District, they are clueless-dont see the suffering.

Workshop 1: Unpacking Themes & Ideas

 Rich vs Poor - some people have more - Capitol

 - money                - Privileges / respect
 - food -variety      - resources
 - proper housing   - technology
 - medicines           - clothing / make-up
 - transport             - childhoods

Hope & Rebellion - 

hope is the belief that something will get better
- Rebellion - to fight against something, protest, surprise, usually against government
Symbols of Hope - Katniss, Melodic Motive, Mockingjay, 3 finger salute

Struggle for Power - 

Currently, the Capitol has power - President Snow
- Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance, becomes a threat because Snow sees her as one.
'Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous!
Fear - the people are afraid of rebelling because the last time they tried they failed and they were punished with the Hunger Games.
Little hope - becoming a victor
Dangerous hope - that the districts deserve to be treated better.

Power of Propaganda - 
information especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or view.
Messages being told - It's not worth rebelling - The Capitol is the strongest.

Peace keeper -

Propaganda - people to keep peace & help you

Reality - soldiers, violent, keep people in line.

Victor - 

Propaganda - glorious, someone who wins, wealthy, respected

Reality - Violent, to win 

Fallen -

Propaganda - people who die in the games, takes away from the reality of the situation

Reality - teenagers who have been killed/murdered, violent

Tribute -

Propaganda -brave young people, an honour

Reality - sacrifice, punishment to the 'districts'

Rich vs Poor - people in the Capitol vs people in the Districts

                      - Compare opening shoot in District 12 vs Peta looking out the window of the Capitol

- District 12 - Poor - houses are run down, wooden

                               - food - very little, see old man picking at bone*

                               - clothing - 1 pair of good clothing, worn out, old, colours are faded, grey/black, easier

                                                to not show coal dust

Capitol - houses -large, concrete, metals, accents of gold/silver

             - food -variety of choices, don't have the same things, more from enough- excess

             - clothing -fancy, suits, extravagant, fashion, extreme, excess

Hope & Rebellion - Convo President Snow & Senica Craine

                              - Convo between Hamich & Senica

                              - Gives them something to root for, young love!

Struggle for Power - Katniss & Peta eat the berries.

                               - Death of Rue = riot in District 11

Power of Propaganda - Subtle 

                                   - Hunger Games film strip

Music - Starts as we move to picking the boys Minor key, tempo - slower, dynamic starts quiet then gets louder to build intensity - mood - tension, morose

Lighting - bright, grey, natural, cold, mood - sad, depressed,

Colour - dull, cold, pallette-grey, white, blue, faded, washed out.                                                                      Atmosphere-despair, sorry for the people, poverty, run down

Facial/Expressions are dul, bland & sad matching the lighting & colour