During the beginning written sequence, there is a suspended background note creating a gentle atmosphere and making the audience feel empathetic towards the society. This sequence tells the audience about the history of the society and helps to set the scene. It helps to solidify the fact that it is in the future, which makes people enjoy it more, as it is fiction to them. This then cuts to a talk-show in which they are wearing fancy clothing and it all looks very expensive and well put together. This cuts to District 12, which is a heavy contrast to the show. The screaming makes the audience feel fear and intrigue as to why these two places are so different. There is an establishing shot of District 12 to show the audience how they live.
The camera pans from Katniss to Prim, with close ups to show the fear that they feel about the specific day. We can see how calm Katniss is compared to Prim, showing us that she has done this before. This makes the audience feel sorry for the two that they live in such an awful society. The clothing the two girls are wearing, very plain and rag-like, heavily contrast to smart and fancy clothing they wear on the show.
As Katniss leaves, there is a sound bridge of her talking over the cut between the close-up of Prim and the medium shot of her walking down the stairs. This emphasises the feelings and the connection between the two shots.
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