Enhance your storytelling by learning how filmmakers carefully craft their film’s color palettes.
Color is one of the most powerful storytelling tools that a filmmaker has. It adds to the visual storytelling of the film, drawing an emotional or psychological response from the audience. Certain colors have become shorthand for specific emotions or ideologies, making the process of finding the perfect color pallet for your story an exciting exploration of color theory.
In his book, Colours of Film: The Story of Film in 50 Palettes, film critic Charles Bramesco breaks down the pivotal role that color plays in 50 iconic films. Rather than looking at a specific color in a film, Bramesco looks at the often overlooked effects of color palettes in film.
Rather than using light and shadows to tell stories, color creates dynamic images that enhance the film’s mise-en-scène. Probably the most notable filmmaker who’s obsessed with every detail in the frame and has a very specific color palette is Wes Anderson.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
