English - Character Strengths

Katniss: 

Creativity - Katniss used crearivity in the gaames when she made a trap in the woods and ended up carching some food for dinner.

Judgement - Katniss used judement at the start of the movie in District 12 when she chose to be the tribute instead of her little sister.

Bravery -  Katniss used bravery when she climbed the tree to cut down the bee hive.

Peeta:

Creativity - Peeta used creativity when he was in the games by making hiself camouflage in the rocks and grass

Love - Peeta used love against Katniss in the cave when he kissed Katniss.

Bravery - Peeta used bravery when we told everyone that he liked Katniss.

Haymitch:

Judgement  - Haymitch used judgement towards the start of the movie when he said to Katniss and Peeta "im not gonna bother helping yous because yous are gonna die".

Perspective - Haymitch used perspective when Peeta said that we should pretend that they were a couple and haymitch said that is a good idea

Leadership - Haymitch used leadership when he was telling Peeta and Katniss what to do for the games to survive and win the games.

English - 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, overwashed.

- Girls - Dresses, shirt and shirt.

- Best clothes, probably only warn once a year, wornout colourless, faded.

Viewer - we feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions.

Director 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.

- Katness and Peeta have arrived by train in the Capitol.

- The clothes are extragant!

- colourful, vibrant.

- Accesories - hats / earings / make - up / wigs / shoes / bags / dogs.

- New - like only warn once "fashionable" access to good quality fabrics, patterns.

Viewer Effect - makes them seem higher ranks, privelleged, relaxed, we don't like them - attitude of entittlement, clueless.

Director Purpose - 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 Capitol is privelleged.

3. The Countdown

- The tributes have just arrived in the arena and are waiting to start games.

- Costumes - Survival gear, browns, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts, designed to looks good, to be practicle, light weight.

- Viewer Effect - the tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

- Directors Purpose - they are going to die, the outfits are just for the audience ( the capitol ) makes it seem more pagent like.

Other Techniques - silence - worried, excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tension, makes the audience focus.

English - Visual Dictonary

 What am I learning?

- In English I am learning to understand the language of film and camera techniques.

How does this work show my learning?

- The visual dictionary shows that I understand what each camera techniques is and what they do in film. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

- I am wondering if there are many other camera techniques that I dont know about that I should know and understand what they do in film/