colour

Lighting

Left three images - The Shining (1980)

Above two images Good Time (2017)

Overleaf - Joker (2019)

Colour is used effectively to create believable or visually striking environments and enhance the emotional experience of a film.

Exaggerated, high-contrast colour palettes are often used in horror and thriller films, including The Shining and Joker to create unsettling environments and heighten suspense.

Crime dramas such as Good Time use high contrast colours to emphasise intense environments and convey the emotional experience of the characters.

In adventure and fantasy films like Amelie and The Fall colour is used to create a sense of wonder and emphasise the characters’ unique views of the world.

Colour is often used in these genres to help the audience distinguish between places, time periods and stories, like in The Grand Budapest Hotel Hero and Little Women.

Above - Hero (2002)

Below - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Overleaf:

Left side - Amelie (2001)

Right side - The Fall (2006)

Fantasy and romance films like the Narnia series often use saturated natural colours to create rich environments which still feel somewhat familiar to the audience.

Sci-fi films often use bold, contrasting colours alongside dramatic lighting to create futuristic and otherworldly environments, such as in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner 2049