Editing and sound in the hunger games
Editing:
Shot reverse shot structure
Katniss and Peta heart to heart the night before the games when they count sleep: This shows how close Peta and Katniss have come quickly. This is an emotional moment and make the audience feel empathetic
Hamish gives Katniss and Peta advice about how to win the games: This is a deep and tense moment as it is the first time the games are truly talked about, and it shows the audience how high the stakes are.
Action match
Katniss shooting her arrow at the pill of Supples. The arrow being followed though the air emphasis the skill of Katniss.
The training scene girl for 2 knife troughing: this emphasizes the presition and technique this affects the audience as show how deadly the girl is and the threat, she posers.
Crosscutting
The game arena to the TV studio: this shows how the game is seen as a sport and something to enjoy. It also shows the juxtaposing between the rich and the poor and their acritudes towards the game.
The Games arena to the control room shows how the game is rigged and how the game created can control your life. This will affect the audience negatively because it shows how the odds were against Katniss from the start.
Insert shot
When Katniss is looking at the Supples pill and then it zooms in on her bow and arrow. The purpose of this is to show Katniss’s aim. This affect the audience by
Eye-line match
At the moment when the rules are changed, Peta and Katniss make eye contact. The audience see the two protagonists lock eyes shows their true feeling this allow the audience feel their pain too.
when Katniss is showing her skills to the game keepers. This allows to see the speed and agility of Katniss’s shooting ability. It also lets the audience see the shock on the game keeper faces which adds a comedic affect for the audience.
Sound:
Dialogue
when Katniss's volunteers to save her sister's life. This is the most powerful dialogue in the movie and pivots the whole movie it also shows what type of person Katniss is.
when Katniss's and Peta try to kill themselves to escape the game alive together. This is a powerful love speech from Katniss and Peta about how they ant live without each other This
Sound effects
The mocking jay whistles the Ru and Katniss use to communicate. This show a bond between the two characters and gives them a common link.
The sound of the tracker jackers flying/stinging This is a intimidating and frighting sound that has an impact on the audience as the sound courses stress.
Incidental music
Abraham's Daughter by arcade fire, This song has a low pitch and tone but a high tempo which is a juxtaposition reflects the society in the film
farewell/ this music Katniss hunts too in the beginning. The makes the scene high energy and serious it also help Katniss look confident and powerful.
Sting
When Ru is impaled by a spear. The quick shard noise alerts the audience to the problem before we see RU with her injury. It also creates spectial for the audience.
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