Film
This year I am tackling a completely new subject for me; film making.
This blog page will contain documentation of what I have learnt this term.
This blog page will contain documentation of what I have learnt this term.
H O W I S C O L O U R I S U S E D I N F I L MTo understand how colour is used in film it is important to grasps the basics of the colour wheel first. My blog post on colour theory is attached above. Colour is used to tell a story in film, all colours have some sort of psychological attachment or association, a quick example is red is traditionally a colour of love. It is a huge part of Mise en Scene and when researching the film We Need to Talk About Kevin, I found I was referring to colour a lot, as the director uses it to portray an emotional atmosphere, but also to foreshadow. s o, w h a t a r e t h e c o l o u r a s s o c i s t i o n s ?A films colour palette can be based on the genre and atmosphere, for example a horror films primary colours could be red. Indications of red in the characters clothing, props or scenes would get the viewer to start associating with blood and death. Colours also transition throughout films to indicate change in emotions or character development. Here I have broken down the psychology behind each colour: r e d
As previously mentioned, the colour red is commonly associated with blood, death and evil. It is the colour of the devil and the colour itself is used on warning and stop signs. In film red is often accents in horror and thriller, for example, the most famous example We Need to Talk About Kevin, often indicates a scones of evil through the use of colour. Below I have created a colour palette for the film using key scenes.
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Orange, commonly paired with teal, is a Hollywood colour favourite. These are two complimentary colours so are often paired to create easy viewing from a cinematic point of view. Orange isn't a particularly interesting colour, with little connotations, it doesn't take any attention away from the story line. It is often used in action films, such as Transformers 2, where colour symbolism is less important. When researching orange in films I came across this blog post; http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html. This was really interesting to explore Hollywoods colour choices more. [iii] (Teal and Orange - Hollywood, Please Stop the Madness, 2020) Y e l l o w
Yellow is a colour associated with happiness, freshness and energy, (Bourn, 2020) [iv] When researching films that have predominantly yellow hints, I came across a lot of feel good or comedy films. Clueless is a romcom, it is a very easy watching film, and I think the hints of yellow also create that atmosphere. g r e e n
Green; The colour of jealousy. In art green is often used to indicate jealousy, in traditional fairy tales the jealous which would always be green. This is why I have chosen Maleficent for the example. Maleficent has lots of hints of green throughout the film, at the main Turing point of the story Angelina Jolie's character goes into a furious jealous rage, and the 'fire' around her becomes a bright green- pictured above, using the colour to tell the story and portray emotions. b l u e
I feel blue can be interpreted in two different ways, the first is calm and serenity. It is a colour that is very present in all of David Attenborough's documentaries, all of which have a very calm atmosphere. However, the second way I believe the colour blue can be understood as a sad colour. This can be linked all the way back to Ancient Greek Mythology, where Zeus would create a blue storm of rain when he was sad. (Mehrotra, 2020) [v]
A beautiful film, that I believe captures both sides of the colour blue, is a documentary called My Octopus Teacher. A film based underwater, you are costly getting the strong blue colour appear, which perfectly reflect the essence of the film. It is extremely bittersweet, with moments of sadness and loss. However, paired with the sound, it is very calm and serene. This is an example of how colour reflects mood.
My Octopus Teacher Colour Palette: ( I created a colour palette to further my point.) PURPLE
Purple has connotations of power and royalty. This colour is used throughout Frozen to indicate and remind the audience of Elsa's magical powers. - r e f e r e n c e s -[i] Ken Bromley Art Supplies. 2020. Artists' Colour Wheel - Ken Bromley Art Supplies. [online] Available at: <https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/item-artists-colour-wheel.htm> [Accessed 2 December 2020]. [ii] Hardy, J. and Posts, V., 2020. Red In ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’. [online] Colour Theory in Moving Image. Available at: <https://jhardysite.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/red-in-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/> [Accessed 2 December 2020]. [iii] Theabyssgazes.blogspot.com. 2020. Teal And Orange - Hollywood, Please Stop The Madness. [online] Available at: <http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html> [Accessed 2 December 2020]. [iv] Bourn, J., 2020. Meaning Of The Color Yellow |. [online] Bourn Creative. Available at: <https://www.bourncreative.com/meaning-of-the-color-yellow/> [Accessed 2 December 2020]. [v] Mehrotra, A., 2020. Have You Ever Wondered Why The Colour Blue Is Associated With Sadness?. [online] Scoopwhoop.com. Available at: <https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Why-Blue-Is-Associated-With-Sadness/> [Accessed 2 December 2020].
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