The Hunger Games(2012) vs Casablanca(1942)

The Hunger Games(2012) vs Casablanca(1942)

Genre

The Hunger Games: Hollywood film, American adventure film
Casablanca:Hollywood film, American romantic film

Characters' relationship

The Hunger Games:Katniss, an expert archer, volunteers to take her place for her younger sister
Casablanca:Rick Blaine and  Ilsa Lund are the main character in the story, they love each other

Lighting 

The Hunger Games:

The Hunger Games:

Using low key, hard shadow to emphasize the image and characteristic of the character.(using exaggerated lighting effect(fire) to shape her tough and calm image)

Casablanca:

Bars of shadow across the characters and in the background variously imply imprisonment, the crucifix, the symbol of the Free French Forces and emotional turmoil. Dark film noir and expressionist lighting is used in several scenes, particularly towards the end of the picture.

Make up

The Hunger Games:

Using exaggerated eye-shadow and lip stick with sharpen color emphasizing the crazy characteristic of this woman.

Casablanca:
Using light make-up, emphasizing the natural beauty of the character.

Costume

The Hunger games:

The costume are sporty, convenience. Since they have to face different challenge, the design of the clothes should enable them to fight in difficult environment. 

Non - Diegetic Sound

The Hunger Games:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Hunger Games"	1:10
2.	"Katniss Afoot"	1:49
3.	"Reaping Day"	1:35
4.	"The Train"	1:27
5.	"Entering the Capitol"	2:28
6.	"Preparing the Chariots"	1:05
7.	"Horn of Plenty"	1:59
8.	"Penthouse/Training"	3:36
9.	"Learning the Skills"	1:41
10.	"The Countdown"	1:58
11.	"Booby Trap"	2:37
12.	"Healing Katniss"	3:04
13.	"Rue's Farewell"	5:00
14.	"We Could Go Home"	1:15
15.	"Searching for Peeta"	1:27
16.	"The Cave"	3:13
17.	"Muttations"	4:45
18.	"Tenuous Winners/Returning Home"	3:25

Casablanca:

As time goes by

"It Had to Be You", music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Gus Kahn

"Shine", music by Ford Dabney, lyrics by Cecil Mack and Lew Brown

"Avalon", music and lyrics by Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva and Vincent Rose

"Perfidia", by Alberto Dominguez

"The Very Thought of You", by Ray Noble, and

"Knock on Wood", music by M. K. Jerome, lyrics by Jack Scholl, the only original song.

Diegetic Sound

The Hunger Games:

Throughout the movie, mainly non-diegetic sounds are used to give dramatic effect. There were scenes where these sounds were vital. An example of this is when the names are being drawn for district three and dramatic music with a loud drum beat is played which leaves the audience in anticipation. The next example is between Katniss and her friend Rue. They have a plan of action, in which they need to separate. Their metaphor and signal for well-being and success is to sing at the mockingjays and hear them repeat the sound.

The other metaphor in the Hunger Games is the triple finger, when Katniss’s closest young friend dies, Katniss looks towards a camera and raises three fingers and the people in the districts respond with the triple finger, this represents respect and condolence within the tragic Hunger Games. They used their mouth to make a voice like a gird to signified their sadness and the felling of missing Katiniss's friend.

Casablanca:

The departure of the airplane.

Lighting

The Hunger Games:

The most important use of lighting change was between Katniss and Peeta. This was when Peeta was seriously ill and Primrose was at the end of her hope, they both hide in a dark cave. This shows the odds of the Hunger Games are against them and the lighting suggests there is no hope.

Casablanca:

It is using natural lighting and also creating shading to show a mild, moderate atmosphere to show the harmony of two characters.

Pace

equilibrium->

disturb of equilibrium ->

recognition of disturb -> 

new equilibrium 

The Hunger Games and Casablanca are both follow the pace above to create climax and tension.