English - Workshop#5 - Music

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

Dynamics - volume - how bad or quiet it is

Key - major - happy sound, minor - sad sound

Rues Death - How is music used to create atmosphere: depressing / sad / mournful, minor, tempo-slow, dynamics-quiet, gets louder as Katniss raises her salute + District 11 riots.

- 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 stands out

Symbol - innocent + pure n- rue never killed anyone, kind, compassionate, victim
Shots / angles - medium close-ups - Rue + Katniss-see their emotions + facial expressions, anguish

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

- Effect on viewers - atmosphere of remorse/ intense sadness, as the volume increase it builds the intensity of the emotions - we see emotions are contagious - hope.

Directors Purpose - feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - remorse, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion - symbol of 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance + anger towards the game makers - you will take my humanity, 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 Rues 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 roller coaster that Katniss is feeling. Like the music, Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rues body in white flowers as she finishes, the music builds in volume, showing the increasing intensity of her anger and grief towards the Capitol. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the familys of the tributes when they are killed each year. This was done to enable the viewer to feel the characters emotions. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise Rues innocence + purity and the high angle shot making her weak + vulnerable. Combined with the music we are shown that Rue is a victim of the creualty of the Capitol.