Hunger Game film techniques

There are many techniques that were used in the film,Hunger Games to create mood , emotion and meaning such as , sound effects , camera angles , music and colour.

When camera angles are shoot from the top , it usually means that the person who is in the top is powerful so that you look up to the person.An eye-level angle puts the audience on an equal footing with the character.This is the most commonly used angle in most films as it allows the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters.A low angle is a camera angle is also used in the movie , the camera was shooting from the low angle then looks up at a character. This is the opposite of high angle and makes a character that the camera is looking up to look more powerful.This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small looking at the character.This can help the audience to feel empathy if they are viewing the frame from another character’s point of view.Other techniques that was used was the sound effect. It was the absence of sound that helps create emotions , it’s showing the audience the feeling of shocked that no one is able to speak anything.Music is also used to create emotions and mood.When the music that has fast rhythm came up , our heart is beating really fast because we are feeling in hurried and excited from the music. Colour also helps because it’s telling you the mood of the person who wears it and also gives more details about the Character. For example ,when Katniss was wearing a green shirt when she arrived at the Capitol , it can means that she miss the forest in district 12 and so she chooses to wear green. Also , Effie likes to wear colourful clothes which can also means that she is always cheerful. The people in the Capitol wears colourful and have a weird style of fashion which can mean that they are always cheering and don’t care about who died in the Hunger Game.There are many more techniques that was used but these are just the common ones.