This document contains a summary of the film Mockingjay Part 2 from the Hunger Games series: 1) Lionsgate produced the film along with Color Force, with Francis Lawrence directing and Jennifer Lawrence starring as Katniss Everdeen. 2) The film appeals to both male and female young audiences as Katniss is a strong female hero who engages in action and fighting scenes typically dominated by male characters. 3) Mockingjay Part 2 was heavily advertised using film posters on public transportation, merchandise, and placements in popular magazines to promote the film.

1. Hunger games case study
Mocking jay part 2
Ellie Bowles

2. Conventions to the hunger games from the
typical conventions:
• Aliens, spaceships, rockets, vibrant colours, advanced technology abstract outfits,
futuristic sounds, silver and metal objects, wide range of races and species, lasers
and several other things.
• The hungers games is about rebellion and conflict inside a futuristic ‘world’.
• This appeals to the audience because audiences typically enjoy aspiring to the
future, they enjoy thinking about what will and what could happen. Future life and
technology interests people. Sound effects use create moments which feel so out of
this world, you sometimes feel as though you are apart of the film.

3. What institution produced the hunger games?
• Lions gate produced the hunger games along with Color force.
• Release date UK- 20 November 2015
• Director: Francis Lawrence
• Producers: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik
• The production began September 2013 in Atlanta and concluded June 2014 in
Berlin. Christian Cordella returned to sketch the costumes. The main actress
Jennifer Lawrence performed one of the songs for the film; ‘The hanging tree’
which was 4th on iTunes hits. The film earned a total profit of $211.61 million.

4. Audience and representation:
• The hunger games is aimed towards a young audience of 12 plus to late teens. Both boys and
girls enjoy the hunger games which is actually quite a unique thing for a science fiction film
as generally only boys tend to enjoy the futuristic fighting scenes. Due to the hunger games
having Jennifer Lawrence playing the main character ‘Katniss Everdeen’. Jennifer Lawrence is
an inspiration to many females as she's very feminine in real life, but in the hunger games she
plays a heroic action girl which is a unusual representation. Usually women are represented
as subordinate, rarely powerful. Girls would like the fact that Katniss is shown as a powerful
one. Also the hunger games has a mixture of genres; action, love and science fiction. This
also allows it to fit into the interest of both genders.

5. Advertisement:
Mocking Jay was advertised a lot.
There was mocking jay film
posters on the side of buses and
on popular magazines and
newspapers. Mocking jay also
had merchandise like cups,
lunchboxes, hoody's, bags and
phone cases. This is a good way
to promote the film as more
people will hear about it and it’s
a great away for companies to
make money.