colour pallet

 

Through out the film, my aim was to have one colour pallet, but change the hue and luminance through out the film to result a contrasting result, making the film more surreal and expressional  

my colour pallet will consists of the colour red, baby blue, baby pink and green 

at the start> ACT1, the colour grading will be warm tones, saturated and bright. Reflecting the innocent feel of my protagonist youth, but also to mirror a encouraging feel to it. 

ACt2> when the climax approaches, the luminance and hue of the colour pallet will change to a more blue/green tint, highlighting the red (as they are opposite colours) creating a more gritty and raw feel, reflecting the damage in my protagonist mind. The green grittiness will escalate more and more to liberate on how she feels 

ACT3> at the end, when we are back in reality, or her reality now, the colour pallet is faded and is the total opposite of how the film started. This is to embody how her colourful world has now faded because of the words that have built-up with time, resulting in her losing her colourful view of the world 

my aim for my colour pallet was to show the contrast of how the same colours can be seen and feels differently when used in certain contexts, which I wanted it to metaphorically represent how words can feel differently depending on the context

Meaning of each colour and why I chose it

red

I chose to use red as I wanted to reflect my characters building of internal anger. Red can also embody blood, which can be used to show the pain  and damage that my character has been through. The colour red is a bold colour, which works well with my other colours, automatically highlighting itself

Blue 

 

I chose the colour blue due to the though and feeling that reflects from it of innocent and youthfulness. The colour blue is often associated with younger children especially boys. which I aimed to use it as in the first act, i wanted to present the feeling of youthful innocence. Later on, the colour blue becomes more gritty and reflects a colder tone, this is to contrast and mirror how the same colour can be read in different ways depending on the context. The colour blue can be seen as the table cloth and through paper backgrounds, as I liked the contrast of red and blue, as it highlights the red .

Pink

I chose the colour pink due to the same reason of the colour bed. The colour pink is often stereotypically associated with younger children, mainly girls, which I wanted to represent the feeling of youthfulness and innocent of a child. The colour pink can be seen as the main background and through costume. I chose to use pink as the main backdrop colour due to the aesthetic contrast of green and pink that I though work really well 

Green 

I chose the colour green due to the watermelon, as I wanted her costume to coordinate with the prop. The colour green can be seen in the costume and the prop. The colour green its self has two contrasting meanings, it can mean growth and good luck, but it can also mean jealousy and greed. I found this interesting as it helped me through the process of applying colour to the context to deliver the best and appropriate meaning