What is happening in this clip
The Reaping Scene:
- Katniss volunteers as tribute when her sister is chosen.
- Teh children / parents of the district give her the 3 fingure salute.
- Peeta is chosen as the male tribute.
What themes does it link to:
Hope and Rebellion - 3 finger slaute - it is a sign of respect for Katness from the people of her district.
- Katniss is a symbol oif 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 - symbol - Effie Trinket - extreme make-up, wig, hat, overly colourful and flashy outfit, proper acdent.
- Technology use of blood readers / scanners, projectors.
Poverty - District 12 - Children outfits for reaper are there best clothes, dresses, shirts - collared, boys - shorts or pants, colours of clothes are very faded from washes and reusing.
- The village is falling down around them.
Angles / shots used:
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 and Katness hug. This forces the viewer to watch the character in focus.
How does the viewer feel?
Viewer feels - Sorry for the tributes - Primrose - it was her first time
- Katniss - she volunteered - selfless act.
- Anger towards the Capitol for the reaping.
- We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck-up, clueless.
Why did the directer do this?
Director Purpose - Need to be invested in their journey / suffering
- need to be angry at Capitol so that we judge them and their decisions later.
- Effie is depicted as a symbol of the people in the District, they are clueless - do't see the suffering.
Music / Lighting / Colour:
Music - Starts as we move to picking the boys minor key, tempo - shower, dynamic, starts quiet then gets louder to build intesity, mood - tension, morose.
Lighting - Bright, grey, natural, cold, mood - sad, depressed.
Colour - Dull, cold, palette - grey, white, blue, faded, washed out.
Atmosphere - despair, sorry for the people, povert, run down.
Facial expression are dull, bland + sad matching the lighting + colour.
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