Workshop 3 - How are costumes used to enhance the story?

25/07/19, Thursday

How are costumes used to enhance the story? 

 1st image:
Blues/Whites, many people, all look the same, faded- overwash/wear/wash/wear, girls braided hair, boys combed short hair, girls wear dresses/skirts, boys wear a collared shirt, wear best clothes to the reaping.

-Very poor, living in poverty.
-The audience feels bad for them.
- Complete juxtaposed to Effie Trinket with Effie having bright clothes, makeup.
-Shows how poor they are compared to Effie.



2nd image:
headpieces, vibrant colours, over teh top makeup, good quality bright, clean, clothes, nobody looks the same.

-Rich over the top.
-Juxtaposed to District 12.
-Increased technology.
-Shows us that they are wealthy and advanced.



3rd image:
Jackets, running shoes, simple, t-shirts, simple. dull colours, camouflage, they use camouflage to make the game more interesting because the tributes are harder to find.

-We feel terrified/nervous for them.
-Depersonalises them.
-Makes us feel like they're all the same because it makes it easier to forget a character when someone got killed. 

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Themes:

• Hope & Rebellion.
• Rich vs Poor.
• Struggle for power.

   Costumes are used effectively to show the imbalance between rich and poor, the Capital and District 12, in Panam. For instance, this is seen in teh reaping scene where the figure of Effie Trinket is juxtaposed to those of District 12. In this scene, the children of District 12 are wearing dull, faded, simple clothes whilst Effie wears a vibrant pink outfit an extravagant wig and over the top makeup. This makes us understand how unwealthy the people of District 12 are compared to people living in the Capital. The purpose of this is to show that life in all the districts is not as hard as it is in District 12. Coinciding with this is the use of setting in District 12 everything is run down and old but in the Capital, it is new, clean and colourful. The costumes in the Reaping scene can be juxtaposed to those worn by citizens of the Capital seen by Peeta and Katniss on the train.