Alesha: Hunger Games - Note Taking 🏹

=Opening Scene=

Music = Slow (Timbre)

Minor Tone = Often means something bad is happening or about to happen

Silence = Grabs attention

Camera Shots;

Mid Shot; To show face and body language.

Closeup; Of Katniss and Prim, to show emotions.

Wide View; See setting, get more information at once.

Extreme Closeup; Focus on specific information, eg the signs say “Danger.”

Tracking Shot; Showed how her surroundings changed, that she was going somewhere.

Shaky Camera = More realistic, unsettling, as if it’s running with her, makes sense for the scene.

Dialogue;

Crane & Caesar = In The capitol The Hunger Games Is A Celebration ‘Knitting people together’

District 12 - Screaming

-Crane’s ‘style’ of game making make Prim cry and scream (nightmare).

-Prim dreams it was her selected

-Katniss says ‘It’s your first time you won’t get picked.’ - Foreshadowing.

Colour and Lighting

The interview - saturated colours, very bright. Neon. Very artificial. Cold Light.

District 12 - Dull, Bland, Natural, Dark, Cold light as well.

=Choosing The Players=

Music

capitol Video - Major:

-Saying it is a good thing

-War in the past was worse

Rest of the music - Minor

-Kids were terrified

Dialogue

Reading out the names

-Calm at first, then screaming

“I volunteer as tribute” - sister bond

-District 12’s first volunteer

- Effie was surprised (Volunteer made her feel better, she could also get a promotion), excited (entertainment), calm (doesn’t have to sacrifice)

Camera Shots

Closeups

-Katniss’ reaction to Prims name

-Effie about to read out names (see her makeup and how she is different from everyone else)

Medium range

-Effie takes Katniss

-Peeta away

-When Katniss is in the crowd

Long wide

-Effie looking out

-To see the mass of people

Panning

-When people show respect and lift their fingers for her.

POV

-Katniss looking for Prim

- When giving a sign of respect

-Watching capitol s film

-When Katniss walks up the stairs - extra shaking of the camera to show fear

Flashback

-A memory of Peeta and the bread

-She knows him (or of him)

-He helps her

=Propaganda=

What is it?

Information that gives a bias opinion (one opinion or fake news (one side of the story.)

Where do we see it?

Video from the capitol
The games itself is propaganda
All the tributes are trying to put out propaganda (bias opinions)

Real Message

You have fought back once and lost
How we can kill your children and there is nothing you can do about it

Propaganda Message

It is not a bad thing
If you want, you will be a hero to your district
The boy and girl in the film big, strong, healthy fit (look like adults)
How they remember their past
Don’t give detail ‘why’ there was a revolt
Played every year (Gale mocks it)

Key Vocab

Honor
Glory
Eliminated
PeaceKeeper

Rich and Poor

Rich = capitol

The amount of food
Costuming is extravagant
Bright colours
Modern Architecture
Everything is controlled in the capitol - no nature
Materials - Stone, Marbel, Metal.
Technology

Poor = District 12

People were starving
Dull colours
Costuming - wearing ‘best’ clothes they have
Stereotypes
Small and Sickly Kids - Don’t have a chance in the Hunger Games
Old Houses/shacks
Need repair
Dirty
Paint peeling off the houses
Like the older days (District 12 is in the past and the capitol is based in the future)
One good building - For film and control
Materials - Mostly wood

=Hope=

The scene with President Snow

Dialogue

The only thing stronger than fear.
Link to propaganda - a false sense of hope that at least one will live.
Just killing everyone would cause resentment - capitol doesn’t want to kill everyone, they need them.
Hope is only effective if contained.

Camera Shots

Mid shot - between Crane and Snow talking to show expression and body language.
POV - Snow and Crane showing their deep conversation.
Close up -Of rose - He was pruning the rose (Metaphor for his ‘perfect society’ for control.)

(Shot with Rue)

Music

Sad minor
Medium Timbre
Progress to being more powerful - more hopeful.

Camera Shots

Extreme Close up - Close up of flowers, flower ring showed she really cared for Rue. Showing that the games will not change her.
POV / High Angle - Showing that she is aware that she is being watched.

Rebelling

District 11 (links to black lives matter very well)

Music

Uptempo
More aggressive / emotional

Camera Shots

Track
Wide - To show all the people.
Bird’s eye view - Drone coming blowing paper (that the plane was landing effect.) Paper was important and shows technology - capitol is bigger and stronger.
Cutting Shots - Of shaky camera and it creates tension and showed the chaos. (Camera become more stable as capitol regained control.)
Close up - Of the hands when Katniss shows her respect to district 11, it’s really important and shows they are united and it’s a link to a symbol to black lives matter protest.

Lighting

At the start of the scene, it was day
At the end it was night - shows fighting for hours

=Rich VS Poor=

Music

Sad
Minor
Powerful
Enhance the drama
No lyrics- to emphasize her words
Adds to the depth of the scene

Dialogue

Willing to die together
Katniss rebelling against the propaganda of “there has to be a victor”
Voice over urgently saying “STOP” katniss has beaten them at their own game
Capitol has beaten at their own game
1st has 2 victors
She embarrassed the capitol

Camera Shots

Close up
See both Peeta and Katniss reaction
capitol citizen and cane’s reaction- surprised
Overhead - when the becoming voice came
Remind the game marks had been in control until this point
Extreme Close-up
Berries
They were the thing that changed everything

Rich

Establishing shot of the capitol.

See the buildings
Everything was modern
Super Technology
White / Clean / Crisp

Capitol clothing is for looks.
District clothing is for practical - more natural

[Costuming]

Fashion and makeup really extravagant.

Close up - To see the lady with big gold eyelashes.
The Pink Poodle
Gives a huge contrast to lives in the districts.
Fashion is a status thing there - they want the next big thing - represents wealth.

=District 12 ‘People’s Traits’=

Katniss

Touch
Emotionless - Keeps them well hidden
Protective of the people that she loves
Impulsive - volunteering for Prim
Caring - Flowers around Rue’s body
Rebellious - Sneaks out of District
Introvertrived - Not very good at making friends.

Haymitch

Alcoholic - Trauma, stressed.
Feels like a pawn.
Depressed
Smart, reliable - Smart because he understands that the Hunger Games is a TV show.
Brutally honest
Witty, Cunning
Suprised his tributes abilities
Agile - When Peeta tries to get his drink.