Color coding your character can help your story in serval ways, so let’s get into it!
There are a lot of aspects of visual storytelling that make a story great. From the action, lighting, composition, editing, and choreography, crafting a brilliant visual story to boast your script is a delicate dance that is hard to nail.
While you should always focus on those elements when you are storyboarding your film, there is one tiny aspect that can influence your story and the viewer’s experience: color-coding your characters.
When I say color coding, I mean giving each character a distinct color that defines and reflects who they are. Their colors should work for their personality. But how do you nail this? Let’s break down why directors need to know a little bit of color theory, why you should assign colors to characters, and how they can assign their character’s color either in the script or during pre-production to add another level of storytelling to your project.
Let’s get into it!
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
