The Hunger Games - Film Techniques

The Hunger Games
Film Techniques:
Over the shoulder
High angle
Mid shot
Close-up
Extreme long shot
Eye level - over the shoulder
Tilt shot
Pan shot
Extreme Close-up shot
Close up - without using words
Low angle
Over the shoulder - Conversation - Katniss and Peeta
Shaking camera - Clove and Katniss fight
Close-up with Katniss and Peeta in Cave
Shaky camera - Katniss, Peeta and Cato final fight
Close-up Blurred background - Victors Changed to individual winners
Pan shot & shaky camera moves for fast and crazy movie parts to show what the movie means and to give evidence of the movie

Symbol:
White flower on president snow wearing all the time
The Girl on fire
Mocking jay pin/bird
Duck tail - Prim tucking in her clothing, Symbolises hope
Three finger salute - Represents Hope and Rebellion
Dark slow music, during Katniss alone bow shooting
Soft music - Peeta and Katniss in Arena, Cave
No music, but close up on face
Losing music showing sad emotions - Rue's death

Quotes:
"May the odds be ever in your favour"
"I volunteer as tribute"
"I'm not allowed to bet, if I could I'd bet on you"

Sound effects:
 Screams
Mocking jay
Tracker Jackers
Soft music
Loud music
Nature sounds
Katniss - song with little sister and to Rue
Loud music during the cornucopia bloodbath
Underdogs pop up - and roar

Settings:
Change of costumes
Training
Nice camera points, no shaking or moving fast
No music, but close up on face
Dark colours, dark lighting in training ground
Dramatic music, for training ground
Haymitch - Changing from drunk to normal
Dark slow music, during Katniss alone bow shooting
Change of costume and hair - after training arena
Arena control room
White and blue uniform, showing clean and crisp
Arena battle
Showing rich people compared to poor
Loud music during the cornucopia bloodbath
In the woods, District 12 - In the Arena
Lighting - Dark in the forest and Cornucopia

Flash backs:
Bread thrown by peeta
Back when her house was blown up and being reversed, father died
Song sung to Prim in District 12 and Now to Rue in arena
Gale watching Katniss & Peeta in Cave

Writer/Director
Gary Ross
Director of the Hungers Games book
Suzanne Collins

Mathematical Questions

What were the main mathematical concepts or ideas that you learned or that we discussed in class?

We learned as a class about, growing shapes, and finding out the 55th figure of each question 

These mathematical shapes I guess, grow bigger and bigger, and what we have to do is to not only say the answer of how many squares there are, but to also say how we found it.

Describe a mistake or misconception that you or a classmate had in class. What did you learn from this mistake or misconception?

I hardly had any mistakes this term in maths, but a mistake I have done was answer things too fast and find out that I wasn't supposed to do it that way.

What new vocabulary words or terms were introduced?

Find the figure to the answer???, Justifying your answer?.

There were many ways of what these shapes look like, just like the way they are put and the colour were used to make the pattern obvious.

Assimilation

It is really bad what kids are going through around the world especially in Australia back in the days, they would always get taken away from there families for exactly no reason. The Welfare was named for kidnapping children's mostly under the age of 10. They were also been called the predators because they are taking children for no reason.

Now days in Australia nothing bad like these are happening, and they are never going to happen.

Tama Tu Film Questions

Tama Tu NZ Short film
How does the crow help the mood of the film?

The crow helps us think about there is gonna be drama, and war happening through out the film.

What does the ammo exchange help show?

It helps show that they are definitely going to be in a fight or war, and that they are all communicating with each other and sharing the ammo with each other to stay alive.

What does the handheld camera shot help show?

It helps us make us feel very likely that we are going to experience war, and it helps us feel that we are bonding with the soldiers through out everything.

What does the black cat symbolise?

It does symbolise bad luck and death, and the character which was trying to get the black cat, and wanting to play with it. He died because the black cat symbolised death.

How do the filters help show meaning?

It helps show many things, like if they are happy the filters go colourful and full of happiness, but what we had experience through this movie was a dark grey filter, which definitely shows sad and scariness. 

The filter changed from normal black and white, to very dark black and grey when the soldier died.

What and how do the film, aspects help with the suspense with the shooting of the German soldier?

When the soldier was looking through the scope of his weapon, he could see very close the man who died from the black cat. Point of view was used for this part of the film.

What does the use of the shadow help show?

The shadow helps represents the sense of death, which occurred through the film during the point of view scene when the soldier was using the scope.

What shots are used to 'bookend' the film?

Bird eye, Low angle, Point of view, close up, medium close up and Over the shoulder view.

Critical Literacy Matrix Questions!
Why are you/we reading this text?
We are reading this text, to know more about Maori New Zealand culture. And to also know what War somehow looks like.

What kind of language is used in this text?
There is no speaking in this Maori film. But the languages they look like they are using is Maori, they use Body language that shows there culture sometimes.

Who is real in this text?
Well all the characters in this scene are real, and they act very well.

Critical Matrix Advertisements

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What is this text about?

This is more likely an advertisement featuring, Pepsi and also Cardi B's famous catch phrase.

How do we know?

Because the photo above shows the product and what it is trying to tell us about its product.

Who would most likely read this text and why?

The audiences who support or most likely, like Pepsi would love to read this text. It could also entertain people who love Cardi B, the person who is introducing everyone to the product.

Why are you/we reading this text?

I am reading this text because I do love Pepsi, and I would actually prefer Pepsi than Coke. This doesn't only show a simple advertisement, but it is really funny and interesting because the way they put everyone together to make it an Amazing video.


What does the author of this text want us to know?
The author definitely is trying to show us, that Pepsi is very refreshing that somehow refreshes our world. It shows only Pepsi, so they really know that it is a good drink.

Is this text fair?
This text might be fair, because once you see advertisement photos or videos, you might be unlucky in reality. But this drink looks nice and simple that it could the same as it looks, and it is a refreshing nice drink.

Why is the text written the way it is?
Because it goes well with was it is trying to show. The font of the letters are bold and large, that it is going to draw a lot of peoples attention.

Japanese Jikoshokai/Self Intro

This is my Jikoshokai/Self Introduction, and this talks about me and my personal self, like where I live and stuff, I don't want to give to much away because I want to see if you can read it.
Hope you Enjoy and yea.

Film Techniques + Crossword

What am I learning?

I am learning many things that I hardly know about just like Sound, Movements of camera and other stuff.

How does this work show my learning?

It showed my learning about finding out the definitions about each things about film techniques

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

I wonder if there are many more film techniques that I can learn about.

Essay Goals

In English Semester 1, I felt like I really didn't do good for my Essay and that I know I didn't get a good score as I thought I would.

For my future Essay, I would want to aim for 2 Levels forward and get an Achievement.

I know that I didn't good, but I know next time I will complete my goal and reach 2 Levels forward and aim for that Achievement, and to mostly use vocabulary.