Workshop 1 - Paragraph

Photo 1
Over the shoulder - connects the viewer to the conversation
Extreme long shot - shows us crowd/all the people there
High angle - see more, people below are seen as vulnerable
All three show President Snow as more powerful.

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 see the character President Snow. Gary Ross uses a combination of over the shoulder and high angle with an extreme long shot to show Snow addressing the crowd. This makes us understand that Snow is a powerful individual in the Capitol as everyone is listening to him. The purpose of this is to show Snow's supremacy among the people in 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 berries in the arena.

Photo 2
Dutch tilt - shows that Katniss is out of place on the stage, volunteered for her sister. Saying she will die for her sister.
Mid shot - facial expression, vulnerable. Is the first volunteer from district 12, just been selected to be tribute above all others. Makes the viewer an onlooker. Makes the audience feel like she's suddenly alone.
Low angle - makes Katniss seem important because she's the tribute

In 'The Hunger Games', directed by Gary Ross, camera shots and angles are used skillfully and strategically. This is seen in the scene of the reaping, as Katniss Everdeen stands on the stage after volunteering in place of her younger sister, Primrose. A mid shot, low angle and a dutch tilt have been carefully chosen to portray how out of place Katniss is on the stage, being the first person from district 12 to volunteer. The mid shot is chosen so that Katniss' facial expressions are clear and to give the viewer a sense of being someone within the crowd, seeing that Katniss is suddenly scared and alone. Low angles are generally used to make someone seem vulnerable and weak, but in this scene, it is used to show Katniss' importance standing up on the stage being a tribute representing her district. A dutch tilt is done for the horizon to be uneven, implying that things in the scene are not right or are abnormal. In this scene, it is deliberately included to imply that Katniss being on the stage after volunteering is unusual and not considered normal. The viewers later find out in the movie that in District 1 and 2, children are trained their whole lives to someday volunteer for the hunger games. Comparing District 1 to District 12, you can see how unusual it actually is for Katniss to have volunteered.