Workshop #5 — Music

 Workshop #5  —  Music

Tempo - speed of the music - fast/slow/moderate
Dynamics - volume - how loud or quiet it is
Key - major - happy sounds, minor - sad sound

#1st Scene — Rue's death

How is music used to create atmosphere — depressing (sad/mournful)

Tempo - Slow
Dynamics - Quiet, gets louder as Katniss raises her salute & District 11
Key - Minor

What happened — Rue is killed, Katniss tries to give her body the closest to a burial that she can.

Colour/Lighting — White flowers - stands out, symbol: innocent & pure - rue never killed anyone, kinder, compassionate, victim, natural lighting, greens, stands out

Shots/Angles - medium closeups - Rue & Katniss - use their emotions & facial expressions, anguish - high angle - weak & vulnerable - Rue is an innocent & Blameless victim

Effect on Viewer - the atmosphere of remorse/intense sadness, it builds the intensity, we see emotions are contagious - hope

Directors Purpose - feel Katniss's emotions at that moment - remorse, anger, helplessness, acceptance, rebellion
- symbol of 3 finger salute is a sign of defiance & anger towards the game makers - you will not ruin who I am, also a symbol of unification with those who have lost loved ones to the games

Music is used to create an atmosphere of sorrow and remorse in Rue's death scene. In this scene, we see Katniss dealing with the slaughter of her young friend Rue. For example, the tempo is slow the dynamics are quiet and the key is minor to reflect the emotional rollercoaster that Katniss is feeling. Like the music Katniss moves slowly and methodically to cover Rue's body in white flowers. As she finishes the music builds in volume, showing the increasing intensity of anger and grief. This makes us understand the pain experienced by the families of the tributes when they are killed each year. This was done to enable the viewer to feel the emotions of the characters. This worked well with the use of white flowers to symbolise Rue's innocence and purity and the high angle shot making her weak & vulnerable. Combined with the music we are shown that Rues is a victim of the creativity of the Capitol.

Workshop #4 - How does the 'lighting & colour' enhance the story?

 Workshop #4

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

Picture 1 - District 12

What is happening in the scene?
Katniss is jogging through the District.

Why types of colours/lighting are used in this location? (warm/cold, bright/dull, natural/artificial)
colours - cold colours, grey undertones, dull colours, blue/grey shades, natural colours, palette - greens, browns, greys, black
lighting - cold, dull, natural

What effect does this have on the viewer?
not welcoming, unpleasant, run-down, dirty, poor

Why has the director used these colours/lighting?
how unpleasant it is to live in the districts, underprivileged, good comparison for Capitol.

What other techniques add to this effect?
setting - dirty roads, houses derelict, transport - old fashioned, wagons, no electricity

Picture 2 - The Capitol

What is happenning in this scene?

The citizens of The Capitol are awaiting the arrival of the tributes.

What types of colours/lighting are used in this location? (warm/cold, bright/dull, natural/artifical)
colours - white undertones, bright/artifical
lighting - cold (white), artifical, bright
palette - setting, whites/metalics - cotumes, bright, vibrant, colourful

What effect does this have on the viewer?

the people are privilleged, they are celebrating, they are more advanced.

Why has the director used these colours/lighting?
makes us sympathise with the rtibutes - they have lots and the districts have none, don like them, they seem over the top & arrogant

What other techniques add to this effect?

costume - rich, extravagant, flaunting, over the top

settings - rich, modern, new, technologically advanced, clean

Picture 3 - The Control Room

What is happening in this scene?
People are manipulating the arena via computer

What types of colours/lighting are used in this location? (warm/cold, bright/dull, natural/artificial)

colour palette - blue/white, dark grey/clinical
colour - cold (blue/white) bright - especially white shirts, artifical lighting/colour - cyan/holographic

What effect does this have on the viewer?

Makes us feel they are smart but unsafe, scientific

Why has the director used these colours/lighting?

make us feel like they are mindless drones, detached from reality

What other techniques add to this effect?

costume - white lab coats - feels like an experiment
settings - no clutter, lots of technology, only focused on the one job

Angles, Movements + Shots

 Workshop 2: Angles, Movements, Shots 

Brainstorm

"The Reaping Scene"

• Katniss volunteers as tribute when her sister is chosen.
• The children/parents of the district give her the 3 finger salute
• Peeta Mellark is chosen as the male tribute.

Hope & Rebellion

• 3 finger salute
• It is a sign of respect for Katniss from the people of her district
• Katniss is a symbol of hope for a district victor
• Katniss is a symbol of rebellion because she steps in for her sister (a weaker character) when she is reaped.

Rich vs Poor

Symbol

Effie Trinket 
• Extreme Make-Up • Hat & Wig • Overly Colourful • Flashy Outfit • Speaks in a "proper" accent
Technology
• Use of blood readers/scanners • Projectors • Microphone

Poverty

District 12
• Children's outfits for reaping are the best clothes, dresses, shirts - collared boys - shorts or pants, colours of their clothes are very faded from washes and reusing.
• The village is falling down around them

Angle Shots

• Close-Ups
Primrose Everdeen - when she is reaped - terror, fear
Effie Trinket - joyful, confident, excited - close up of lips when reading names
Peeta Mellark - fear, panic, shock
Katniss Everdeen - nervous, panic, fear, shock - Panic when Prim is reaped, Shock when she is standing with Effie

• Shallow Focus
The people in the background are in shallow focus when Prim & Katniss hug. This forces the viewer to watch the characters in focus.

VIewer Feels

• sorry for the tributes 
- primrose, it was her first time
- katniss - she volunteered, self-less act

• Anger towards The Capitol for the reaping
• We consider Effie is annoying, happy, stuck-up, clueless

Directors Purpose

• need to be invested in their journey/suffering
• need to be angry at Capitol so that we judge them & their decisions later
• Effie is depicted (shown to be) as a symbol of people in the District, they are clueless - don't see the suffering

Music, Lighting, Colour

[Music]

Starts as we move to picking the boys
Minor key, tempo; slower, dynamic, starts quietly then gets louder to build intensity, mood; tension, morose

[Lighting]

bright, grey, natural, cold lighting, bright, mood; sad, depressed

[Colour]

cold, colour palette; white, grey, blue, faded, washed out
atmosphere - despair, sorry for the people, poverty, run-down,  

[Extra - Facial Expressions]

facial expressions are dull, bland, sad, matching the lighting colour

Themes & Ideas

Workshop 1 - Themes & Ideas

[Rich vs Poor]
"Some people have more" 

• Money • Privelleges • Respect • Food • Variety • Luxury • Cleanwater • Proper housing
• Technology • Good health, medicines • Fashion/clothing • Transport • Fewer responsibilities
• Protection/security

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[Hope + Rebellion]

"Hope breeds rebellion, if you have hope you have the motivation to rebel"

HOPE "the belief that something will get better."
REBELLION "to fight against something in order to make the change better
(uprise, protest, uprise, usually against the government)

Symbols of Hope 

• Katniss • Melodic motive • Mockingjay • Three-finger salute • Two victors

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[Struggle for Power]
"with privilege becomes power"

The capitol currently has power, President Snow

Katniss becomes a rival for power - people look up to her for guidance, becomes a threat because President Snow sees her as one.

"Hope, it's is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous"

FEAR
Due to the consequences of District 13's failed uprising people have been afraid of rebelling. 

LITTLE HOPE
Being rich, Becoming a victor, Having a "normal" life

DANGEROUS HOPE
That all victors will join together and win as one, therefore the districts deserve to be treated better 

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[Power of Propaganda]
"especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view."

Messages being told
• It's not worth rebelling, • The Capitol is strongest, • The structure of Panem under the capitols control brings peace and balance. 

Peace Keepers
Propaganda: people who keep the peace and can help you.
Reality: soldiers who brutally/violently force structure in society. look like stormtroopers to mark them as nameless soldiers who can't take the blame. 

Victor

Propaganda: glorious, someone who wins, become wealthy, become respected

Reality: a murderer who was living off the lives of 23 other people, lives with trauma and guilt. 

Fallen

Propaganda: People who die in the games Takes the brutal reality of the situation (Paints a softer picture of people falling rather than being brutally murdered in the unnecessary games.) It suggests something more peaceful rather than violent. 

Reality: Teenagers/Children who have been killed or murdered/Very violent 

Tribute 

Propaganda: two brave young people, An honor to be selected as a tribute - and honor to die, 

 Reality: is a sacrifice and a punishment to the districts for rebelling.

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[Rich vs Poor]
People in the capitol vs people in the districts - Compare opening shot in 12 vs peeta looking out the window of the capitol

District 12

Poor, Houses are made of wood and scraps (Not in good condition), Very little food available *See old man picking at a bone*, 1 pair of good clothing for the reaping, Other clothes are worn, faded, grey and black clothing as easier to look cleaner aka to not show coal dust, 

Capitol

Houses are large and modern design, have metal and materials available for housing. Food - have a variety of food available to choose from - more than enough excess, Clothing is colourful, extravagant and fashionable there is excess. 

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[Hope + Rebellion]

Convo between President Snow + Senica Craine - a little hope quote
Convo between Hamich and senica = give them something to root for, "young love"

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[Struggle for Power]

Katniss + Peta's double suicide attempt in the arena with berries. 
Death of Rue = Riot in District 11

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[Power of Propaganda]

Subtle. Hunger games film at the beginning of reaping.

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["I volunteer as tribute"]

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3PJ3Du_zDc

Katniss volunteers as tribute for her sister prim, the peacekeepers let go and let her talk to her sister. 

Effie has bright colors and extreme wigs and makeup whereas katniss has faded clothes and brown hair 

Everyone solutes to katniss showing rebellion and hope. 

Pick-a-Path, Visual & Sound Techniques

 Pick-a-Path, Visual & Sound Techniques 

Visual Dictionary, Camera Angles

Visual Dictionary, Camera Angles
by Kahciar

What am I learning?

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

How does this work show my learning?

By showing what I understand about different camera angles.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
How did the Camera Angles get their names?

DNA Extraction

 DNA Extraction 

Aim: to extract DNA from Kiwifruit

Equipment: 

• Kiwifruit
• Water
• Beakers
• Sand
• Spatula
• Ethanol 
• Sandwich Bags
• Bunsen Burners
• Heat Mat
• Gauze Mat
• Tripod
• Test Tube
• Test Tube Rack
• Dishwash Liquid
• Lighter
• Glass Rod
• Cloth

Method:

• Step 1 Open the Sandwich Bag and put half a Kiwifruit into the bag. Put Sand and Water into the Bag. 
• Step 2 Squish the Kiwifruit until there are no chunks left.
• Step 3 Once squished, pour the Kiwifruit through the cloth to collect the juice in the beaker. Then transfer the Kiwifruit into the Test Tube.
• Step 4 Pour 10ml of Water into the Beaker. Then, put the beaker on top of the Tripod and warm the water. (Take it off when you see bubbles forming on the bottom of the beaker)
• Step 5 Pour 2 drops of Dishwashing Liquid into the Test Tube that has the Kiwifruit juice. Then rest the Test Tube in the Beaker with warm water.
• Step 6 Add the Ethanol into the Tes Tube and watch the DNA separate and collect with Spatula.