Workshop 3: How are costumes used to enhance the story

Atmosphere/Mood - how you feel in the surroundings

Themes:
Hope and Rebellion
Rich vs Poor
Struggle for Power



1. Reaping scene district 12
Director
-Poor
-Sad
-hard lives
-Scared of being reaped
-Tension
-Sorry for them

hairstyle is braided - girls
hairstyle is short - boys
girls are in dresses and skirts
boys wear trouser and shirts
costume is dull and almost has no color over worn
guards wear white and black type of uniforms
simple
Cult like
All equal
Hard Poverty

Effie Trinket
-Bright dress (pinkish)
-Wears a lot of makeup - white face, pink lips, crazy eye lashes
-symbol of Rich vs Poor

2.Capitol
Director
-Dislike
-Despise
-They have everything
-Not worried
-Easy going
-Arrogant

Costume is full of vibrant  colors
People wear a lot of makeup, excessive, boys and girls
People are fashionable
Exaggerated, over the top, loud colors
All people are unique
Almost all people has dye hair
Advanced tech, better style, good quality, made to wear and throw away
Easy wealthy

3.Beginning at Arena
Dull colors,
camouflage, blacks, greens,
jackets, cargos, t - shirt, hiking boots,
all look the same - makes it easier to watch them die
light weight clothing - to be nimble


-Paragraph

In the Reaping scene costume is used effectively to show the imbalance between the rich and poor of Panem. For instance, the children of district 12 all look a like in dull, simple, over worn clothing. In contrast, Effie Trinkette arrives wearing bright colours, a large wig and headpiece and excessive make- up. This makes the audience feel sorry for the people of District 12 because Effie is a symbol of the wealth in the Capital. We see that not everyone lives in poverty. The director did this to show the hard life of those in Katniss's home District. Coinciding with is Effie behavior. She is loud, happy and confident while the people of the district are quiet and scared. This can be juxtaposed to the scene where Katniss and Peeta arrive in the Capital. In this scene everyone else is rich and clean and they are the different ones.