Production officially began on September 10 , 2012 , with shooting concluding for some of the cast on December 21 , 2012 . After the Christmas break , filming resumed for two weeks in mid January for some of the main cast and was placed on hold for awards season . Principal photography resumed and concluded in March 2013 . Shooting first took place in and around metropolitan Atlanta , Georgia and then moved to Hawaii , to shoot the arena scenes . The cast and crew were on a busy schedule , working 14-hour days and six days a week . In an interview with MTV , Josh Hutcherson confirmed scenes in the film would use IMAX cameras by stating , " They 're shooting , I think , all the stuff in the arena is going to be IMAX " . Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth were in Ringwood , New Jersey shooting District 12 scenes involving snow for the beginning of the film on January 31 and February 1 . Jennifer Lawrence confirmed that she would fly out to Hawaii on February 25 , the day after she won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 85th Academy Awards to shoot for the final 9 days along with Claflin and Hutcherson
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
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