In this opening sequence, there are a variety of camera shots,
angles and different types of movement. The very first scene is a medium close
up (MCU) of Katniss from the side. Katniss and her surroundings are shown in
even balance. This sutures the audience
into the narrative creating enigma codes about why Katniss says what she does? Where
is she? Why is she in a fragile emotional state? At 0:17 there is a close up of Katniss, this emphasizes her facial expression and her emotions. This helps to draw the audience’s
attention to Katniss as a character. At
0:52 there is a low angle shot, this makes the audience feel dis-empowered. Then
at 1:16, there is evidence of a long shot, where larger amounts of the setting
are shown along with a full body shot of Katniss through the panel of glass in
the door. At 1:29 there is a establishing long shot which helps the audience figure
out where Katniss is. It seems to be some sort of hospital for the District
Tributes. There is also an extreme big close up of Katniss’s hand while the
rest of the image is blurred out. While still focusing on her hand there is a
bit of a whip pan motion to looking at Katniss’s face as she lifts her head
from the pillow. After this there is an over the shoulder shot at 2:00 where
Katniss is talking too (Ben?) who is another tribute from another district.
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