Atmosphere - the mood or feeling of a place.
Mood - feeling.
Location - a place where something is set.
Warm light - orange, yellow, red tinge; cozy, warm, welcome.
Cold light - blue, purple, green, white; makes it feel clean, sterile, modern.
Bright - obvious, feel happy, energetic.
Dull - faded/muted, boring, lonely, sad, tiresome.
Natural light - sun, reflections, moon, stars, lightning, fire.
Artificial light - bulbs, torches, screens, leds; man-made sources of fire; electric.
Colour palette - a circle of colours; colours used in the shot. District 12 - green, grey, brown, black.
What is happening in this scene? - Katniss is running through her district to get to the woods.
What types of colours/lighting are used in this location? - cold light; lots of greenery, dull, natural light.
What effect does it have on the viewer? - cold, not where you'd want to be, old-fashioned, back in time, lots of poverty- outdated materials, live off the land.
Why has the director used this colour/lighting? - Rich vs Poor; who has more privilege, power and opportunities, they don't have the privilege of technology, no artificial sources of light.
What other techniques add to this effect? - costumes - coal miners, well-worn, wearing black shows lessdirt, camera shots/angles, sound, settings - buildings
What is happening in this scene? - The capitol citizens are waiting for the tributes to arrive.
What types of colours/lighting are used in this scene? - bright, artificial, cold. colour palette - grey, white, pinks, reds, blues.
What effect does it have on the viewer? - futuristic, excitement, energetic
Why has the director used this lighting/colours? - To show how much more modern the capitol is compared to everyone else.
What other techniques add to this effect? - costumes, sound, setting, camera shots/angles
Paragraph: In this scene at the trains station, lighting ans colour are used substantially to show the theme of 'Rich vs Poor'. In this case, rich means the privileges given to those in the capitol. This is demonstrated through the use of bright, cold, artificial lighting and a modern colour palette of whites as well as greys for the buildings, also vibrant pinks and blues for the clothing. This makes the audience feel like the location of the scene is very modern and citizens are excited for the tributes to arrive. The purpose of this was to show that the Capitol has the privilege of technology - trains, better clothing and electricity. This worked well with the use of costumes. The costumes of the Capitol are unique, exquisite and exotic which shows they have a much bigger variety of clothing options as well as better sewing technology. This can be juxtaposed to the conditions in District 12 where there is no electricity and the colours and lighting is more natural.
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