Workshop 3: Costumes - English

 The Reaping Scene -District 12

• The children of the district have gathered together for the reaping to select the tributes

Costumes used:

• Boys - shirts - buttoned/collars, shorts, pants, white, colourless, faded, dull, overwashed
• Girls - dresses, shirt & skirt
• Best clothes, probably only worn once a year, worn-out, colourless, faded

Affect on Viewer:

• We feel sorry for the people, they seem powerless, they live in poor conditions

Directors Purpose:

• Shows us how bad their conditions are, wants us to see them as the weak, hopeless

Techniques adding effect:

• High Angle - With the faded colours makes them seem vulnerable, helpless

Capitol - Arriving in the city

• Katniss & Peeta have arrived by Train in the Capitol
• The clothes are extravagant!
• Over the top
• Colourful, vibrant
• Accessories - hats/earrings/make-up/wigs/shoes/bags/dogs
• New - looks like only worn once, Fashionable
• Access to good quality fabrics, patterns

Affect on Viewer:

• Makes them seem of higher ranking, privileged, relaxed, we don't like them - attitude

Directors Purpose:

• Shows them of imbalance of power & rich vs poor

Techniques adding effect:

• The setting is crowded, people are happy, buildings are modern, big, well kept, shows that Capitol is privileged

The Countdown

• The tributes have just arrived in the arena and are waiting to start games

Costumes used:

• Survival gear, brown, black, dark colours, jackets, pants, t-shirts, designed to look good, to be practical, lightweight

Affect on Viewer:

• The tributes look prepared, fit, athletic

Directors Purpose:

• They are going to die(become the "fallen"), the outfits are just for the audience(the Capitols), which makes it seem more pageant like

Techniques adding effect:

• Silence - warned, excited to see what happens, anxious, builds tensions, makes the audience focus