Essay Planning | English

Shooting the Apple - Hope and Rebellion 

Techniques: Music, Lighting, Colour, Angles/Shots/Movement, Costume

    - Diegetic Sound 

    - Katniss - dark, dim, artificial - grey, black, blues - match peers 

    - Seneca - vibrant, bright - colour variety - pink - more privileged/individuals 

    - Costume - katniss - training suit, tributes all look the same

    - Capitol - individuals - all different, over the top, extravagant

    - Close-ups - see the reactions, Katniss - pensive, shocked 

    - High angle - once Katniss shoots the apple, makes her look weak and vulnerable

    - Atmosphere - tension, Katniss comes out the standout, someone to watch out for. 

Change of Rules - Struggle for Power 

Techniques: Music, Lighting, Colour, Angles/Shots/Movement, Costume

    - Music - minor, slow, dramatic - building tension, emotional intensity as music gets louder. 

    - Lighting/Colour - bright, natural, warm, green, black, greys, shadowed - rising of the sun - new day - new victor.

    - Costumes - not important 

    - Angles/Shots/Movement - high angle, Senica has power according to the camera but the dialogue "Stop!' contradicts that. 

    - Close-ups - emphasize emotions - defiance, the stubbornness of Katniss - Struggle for Power

    - Katniss won't let them have one victor 

    - Peeta won't let them change him

    - Atmosphere - happy because Katniss and Peeta took back control if they died then, then they died on their own terms, didn't lose their humanity.

aspect = technique

• Camera Shots/Angles/movement 

• Colour/Lightning 

• Costume

• Music 

• Atmosphere 

• Dialogue

• Symbols 

• Props 

Reaping Scene - Close-ups, Costume, Music, Lighting 

Task 2: 1-2 Sentences explaining what happened in the scene 

T - Tittle 

A - Author/Director 

K - Key Ideas/Aspect 

O - Outline 

Ex. - Intro  

In the film ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross, techniques are used to engage the viewer and tell the story. In the scene [INSERT YOUR SCENE] film aspects such as [TECHNIQUE 1], [TECHNIQUE 2], [TECHNIQUE 3] and [TECHNIQUE 4] are impactful in creating the mood and atmosphere.