Work shop 3 / English

Atmosphere/Mood-

How we feel watching the scene

Warm-Makes feel comfortable, safe, welcoming.

Cold-feels sterile, clean, futuristic, technological.

• bright- feels more lively, energized, vibrant
• dull- feel calm, quiet, boring, old

Natural- sources are sun/moon, feels like real life 

Artificial- man-made sources feel unnatural

Palette: the colours used in that shot e.g natural palette will have colours found is natural like browns/greens.

* The scene where August cries to his mum about looking different.

-They don't even talk to me     -my face is ugly 

-is it always going to matter?

-Auggies mum goes into his room to checks on him He tells her others makes fun of him and she reassures him.

-Theme- the importance of friends and family.

Shots/Angles- 

• Close-ups used to show Auggie emotions 
• Over the shoulder when mum speaks to show conversation from Auggies point f view.

Lighting/Colors-

• warm dark colours- this is safe and comfortable space for Auggie to cry
• Dull colours- Sad, lonely, sympathetic, calm, quiet 
• natural light- is night time.

Effect on the viewer- sympathetic, sad, sorry, lonely, depressed, miserable, downhearted, forlorn.

Directors purpose-emphasises the sadness of the moment and the importance of Auggie relationships with his family.

In the scene where  Auggie cries to his mother about being bullied, colour and lighting are used to create an atmosphere of sympathy.

We see this through the use of warm and dull colours in the shot.

These make the space feel safe and comfortable for Auggie to express his emotions. makes us understand how Auggie feeling, miserable, oppressed and depressed because he looks different from his peers. 

He asks his mum, will it always matter which is a feeling most in the audience can relate too. This was done to show the theme, importance of friendship and family because Auggie learns resilience by talking issues through with his mum. Combined with this is the use of close up shots to show the emotions and tears on  Auggie face. This reminds the viewer of a moment later in the story where Auggie is upset because his sister Via doesn't want him to go to her play Just like this scene Auggie runs to his mom upset and member of his family comes to reassure him.