Film Research- Color Theory

PROCESS

In todays blog post I'll be researching about color theory in coming-of-age films. The colors in a film are really important to make something visually aesthetic to the audience and can also tell a story.

RESEARCH

In media, color theory can be used to display different emotions and representation. This is very common in fiction movies like twilight, but within my genre, different colors can still be used for different reasons.

Orange is very common in coming of age films because it represents youth, warmth, happiness and energy. Some coming-of-age films that utilized orange coloring are: Aftersun and Rye Lane.

Pink is used in films to display emotions like beauty, love, feminine, and innocence.  Some coming-of-age films that utilized pink coloring are: Mean Girls and Barbie.

Yellow is used in films to display emotions like optimism, insecurity, and sickness.  Some coming-of-age films that utilized yellow coloring are: Lady Bird and Moonrise Kingdom.

White is used in films to display emotions like cleanliness, purity and goodness.  Some coming-of-age films that utilized white coloring are:Alice in Wonderland and Moonlight.

Red is used in films to display emotions like love, passion, and rage.  Some coming-of-age films that utilized red coloring are: Turning Red and Carrie.

For my film opening, i will be mostly using the following colors :

Pink- I will be using pink to represent her beauty. Using it while she's getting ready, looking very feminine, the coloring will be very colorful.

Orange- I will be using orange to embrace her youth and energy throughout the film.

Yellow- I will be using yellow to display my characters optimism in the opening.

REFLECTION

After today's research, I got a general idea of what color palette I want to use for my film and I'm in the right direction to completing my research phase. For my next post, I will be researching/planning on the exact equipment i'm going to need for my film.

SOURCES

https://gwufilmcritic.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/color-theory/#:~:text=Yellow:%20Na%C3%AFvet%C3%A9%2C%20madness%2C%20sickness,%2C%20death%20(Eastern%20cultures). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmow0Oay-Tk