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Friday, 5 July 2019

camera shots and angles are used effectively in the film 'The  Hunger Games'. For example, in the scene after the tribute parade where we first meet the character of President Snow, Gary Ross uses a combination of over the shoulder and high angle with an extreme long shot. this is used to show Snow is a powerful individual in the Capitol as everyone is listening to him. the purpose for this is to show Snow's supremacy among the people of the capitol and the tributes. coinciding with this, the use of setting shows a special place above others for Snow and below for the tributes. this can be juxtaposed to the scene later in the film where Katniss and Peeta reclaim power by threatening to eat the poisonous nightlock berries in the arena


dutch tilt- used to show things are abnormal or out of kilter
mid shot- used to make us seem out of the scene and like we can't do anything
low angle- used to make everything seem bigger and more menacing but in this case used to make Katniss seem more important as she's a tribute

In the film 'The Hunger Games' camera shots and angles are used exceptionally in one part of the reaping scene where Katniss is on the stage this scene uses a combination of a dutch tilt, low angle and a mid shot effectively to make a mysterious and distant atmosphere as Katniss stands there with a shocked expression on her face as if she was shocked that she volunteered to save her sister which in the world of the hunger games basically signing a death warrant as in the hunger games 23 of the 24 die and as of such there is a 1/24 chance she'll survive

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