The View From The Capital
I was a big fan of The Hunger Games books so being asked to direct the first movie was a dream come true. When reading the book, I had fallen in love with Katniss. She was so powerful… Read More
Category: Impersonation
Looking beyond what Katniss sees
I am Raphael, the director/scriptwriter of the Hunger Games movie. The biggest challenge of making this movie was engrossing the audience in Panem. The book was told through the eyes of Katniss, limiting the focus to only Katniss… Read More
An Open Letter to My Hunger Games “Fans”
Dear Hunger Games Fans, When I was 13 years old I was cast to play Rue in the hunger games. I had just read the series and although Rue dies in the first book, her presence is still… Read More
Rue, the Brave: A character adaptation in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games
Amandla Stenberg. I bet that name doesn’t sound too familiar to you, but if it does, more power to ya! At the age of only 18, she has become a prominent voice of activism and an agent of… Read More
The Broader Point of View in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games
As the director of this film, I faced clear immediate challenges right off the bat. It was evident right away there would have to be one major change, and looking back, I’m very glad we made this change…. Read More
Star-Crossed Lovers: Katniss and Peeta’s relationship in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s “The Hunger Games”
As one of the script writers in the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, it was imperative to build a believable relationship between Peeta and Katniss. The romantic relationship between Peeta and Katniss remains ambiguous at best… Read More
Evoking Audience Emotion through the Costume Design of Hunger Games
That’s a hard question to answer, Miranda. There were many aspects that I had to consider in making the costumes for the citizens of the Capitol. I really resonate with the phrase, “Dress for Success” since success is… Read More
Eliciting Connection Through Quick Transitions and Audience Reflection
By Director Gary Ross Shifting from the written to cinematic script obviously posed numerous opportunities; however it also posed tremendous challenges. And Kenneth Turan, of the LA Times points out what was possibly the biggest challenge in… Read More
Invoking the Past to Warn of the Future: Interpreting The Hunger Games’ Set Design
Panem et circenses, the Latin phrase from which Suzanne Collins borrowed to name the dystopian version of North America she created for The Hunger Games, also inspired my choices in set design. The phrase literally means “bread and… Read More
The Use of Zoom and Personal Shots in Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games Film
As Karen Gocsik, Richard Barsam, and David Monahan state in their discussion about the formal analysis of film, “cinematography consists of a filmmaker’s choice about the types of shots,quality of lighting, camera angles, and special effects to create… Read More