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