Workshop #4 | English2021

Atmosphere - feeling/mood set in the scene:
Mood - the way we feel/emotional response.
Location -  area it is set. 

1. District 12 
What is happening - Katniss is jogging through the District. 

Types of colour/lighting - Cold colour - more grey undertones. 

- Dull colours - nothing stands out - blue/grey shades \

- natural colours - palette - green, brown, grey, black

- Lighting - cold, dull, natural

Viewer effect (feel) - Not welcoming, unpleasant, run-down, dirty, pour

Directors purpose - Shows unpleasant it is to live in the districts, underprivileged, good comparison for Capital 

Other techniques - Setting - dirt roads, houses derelict, transport old fashion wagon, no electricity. 

 

2. The Capitol - the citizens of the capital are awaiting the arrival of the tributes. 

Types of colour/lighting - Colours - cold - white undertones - 

bright/ artificial 

- lighting - cold(white) artificial, bright 

- palette - setting - whites/ metalics costumes - bright, vibrant, colourful. 

Viewer effect (feel) - 

What is happening - These people are privileged, they are celebrating 

 - they are advanced.  

Directors purpose - make to sympathise with the tributes. they have lots and the districts have none, don't like them because they seem over the top and arrogant. 

Other techniques - costume - rich, extravagant, flaunting, over the top. 

        - Setting - rich, modern, technologically advanced, clean, new. 

3. Control room 

What is happening - People are manipulating the arena 

Types of colour/lighting - Colour palette - blue/ white/ dark grey/ clinical

- colour - cold (blue/white) bright - espifically white shirts, artifical lighting/ colour - cyan/ holographic.

Viewer effect (feel) - makes us feel they are smart 

Directors purpose - to make us feel like they are mindless drowns detached from reality.  

Other Techniques - Costume - white lab - feels like an experiment. 

 Settings - no clutter, lots of tech, only focused on the job.