English - The Hunger Games

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Picture 1 - Reaping scene in District 12
What is happening? - The people of District 12 are waiting to find out who will be reaped.
Describe - Faded from repeated washing, Old, dark colours so the coal doesn't damage the light colour, at reaping they are in their best clothes,   They are in their best because they are being watched by the Capitol and the other districts, don't want to look as poor as they are. boys outfit- button-up shirts, suspenders, trousers/shorts. Girls - dresses or skirts, length at knees but not longer. Hair is tidy. NO accessories- can't afford, not practical.
Effect of viewers-  they are poor, not enough money for more than the basics. They want to be seen as equals, respectable not as dirty as coal miners. 
Directors Purpose - To show the difference between the Capitol and the other districts, Capitol has wealth- Privilege - their clothing is nicer,  the more available and can get clothes that fit them probably.
Techniques -  Camera angle - a wide shot which shows a lot of people crammed in, high angle shot which makes the subjects seem weak and vulnerable- shot the power of the Capitol over districts

In the reaping scene, costumes are used effectively to show the theme 'rich vs poor'. In this case, 'rich vs poor' means the privileges afforded to people in Panam based on their district. This is demonstrated by the clothing worn by the residents of District 1 during the annual reaping. The clothing is uniform like, well worn and bland colours. The boys wear button-up collar shirts and shorts whilst the girls wear shirts or dresses. These are examples of their best clothing which tells us that they are poor and limited to what they can access. This makes the audience think that although they are poor and can only afford the basics, they want to be seen as respectable by the Capitol and other districts, not just as coal miners. This was done to show the difference between the Capitol and other districts- the Capitol has wealth and privilege whilst the people in the districts have to make to.  This worked well with the use of camera angles. In this shot, a high angle wide shot is used to show the people of district 12 are weaker and more vulnerable under the power of those in the Capitol. This can be juxtaposed to the use of costume in the Capitol where we see rich vs poor through the extravagance and luxuries of the citizen's costumes.

Picture 2- Arrival in the Capitol
What is happening- The Capitol residents are waiting for tributes to arrive.
Describe- Colourful, accumulate, exotic, co-ordinated, variety, Woman - dresses, different style but on same bright colour palette, Men - Suit skirts, accessories- dyed dogs, headwear/had, handbags, gloves, earring, makeup,  accessories aren't limited to one gender e.g men have long eyelashes.
Effect on the viewer- That they are wealthy - not poor, they have privilege- born into wealth and don't have to worry about reaping/working.
Directors Purpose - To highlight the luxuriousness of the Capitol.
Techniques - Setting- light, modern architect, stone, metal, steel, fresh, new, futuristic.

In the Capitol, costumes are used effectively to show the theme ' rich vs poor'. We see this when Katniss and Peeta arrived at the Capitol.  The clothing they wore had bright colours, exotic and colourful.