Understanding the importance of setting to a film

Hunger Games:

What was life like for people then?

District 12 was one of the poorest and smallest district out of all districts. District 12 main industry is coal mining, the mines were closed after the second rebellion and their main industry started making medicines. District 12 is located in Appalachia next to the wild forests, it was really hard for them to find food to eat.

 - Over the shoulder ( Brings the audience into the conversation)
 - High angle ( The subject is important/ has power
- Extreme wide shot ----> gives perspective and size.
- Everyone is looking up at President Snow
- Body language and gestures
- Tribute has seen as weak and vulnerable at his feet, also below the citizens

Technique/Aspect
Power/Control

SEXXXY Paragraph practice.

In 'The Hunger Games' camera shots and angles are used effectively to show the theme of power. We see this when President Snow is addressing the crowds at the Tribute parade. In this scene, the director uses a low angle, over the shoulder extreme wide shot to show that snow has the power over everyone. The purpose of this is to introduce the antagonist character and show the power and control he has over others, including Katniss. Coinciding with this in the use of lighting focusing on the tributes and Snow to show that they are the most important figures in the scene. This can be juxtaposed to when the tributes, Katniss & Peeta, reclaim power from Snow in the arena by threatening to eat the nightlock berries and robbing Snow of his Victor.

2nd photo

- Low angle ( shows she is important, why? she just volunteered as tribute, the 1st volunteer in District 12)
- Dutch tilt ( dramatic perspective, something is not right)
- Mid shot ( not intimate for the viewer, we feel like we are watching it happen)
- Costume - compare Effie with D12 - rich vs poor.