Cinematic Storytelling: Color and Natural Environment
For my final reading assignment, I selected two short chapters: Color and Natural Environment.
COLOR:
The section on color describes how color can be used to show the transition of tone, feeling, or even character across the duration of the film. The text cites an example from the film Three Women, pointing out the use of color coded character. As the film goes on, the characters (who are all identified with a particular color) begin to use the other's colors as their outlook and arch changes.
I would like to draw attention to the use of color in the film Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. In this film, the main character Scott must win the heart of his new girlfriend Ramona Flowers by defeating her 'Seven Evils Ex's'. As Scott defeats each Ex, Ramona's color palette changes to reflect the theme of the next Ex that Scott must face.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
The section on natural environment list the four basic types of environment use in film. These are:
Things that move: Things like snow and rain, wind in trees. These can physically dramatize a scene.
Things that make sound: Sound is very important to a scene in general, and environment sound can heavily contribute. The environment can introduce sudden or gradual noise, or even cause interference that can hide clues from the audience.
Things that add peril: The environment can provide shelter, or provide danger. The environment is has many many different facets and presents many different storytelling opportunities. It can serve as a wonderful ex machina.
Natural elements that serve as metaphors: Things that exist in nature can obviously be used to purvey any sort of metaphor depending on how it is used. The text cites the driving snowstorm in Fargo and how it represents the character's blindness to the situation.
COLOR:
The section on color describes how color can be used to show the transition of tone, feeling, or even character across the duration of the film. The text cites an example from the film Three Women, pointing out the use of color coded character. As the film goes on, the characters (who are all identified with a particular color) begin to use the other's colors as their outlook and arch changes.
I would like to draw attention to the use of color in the film Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. In this film, the main character Scott must win the heart of his new girlfriend Ramona Flowers by defeating her 'Seven Evils Ex's'. As Scott defeats each Ex, Ramona's color palette changes to reflect the theme of the next Ex that Scott must face.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
The section on natural environment list the four basic types of environment use in film. These are:
Things that move: Things like snow and rain, wind in trees. These can physically dramatize a scene.
Things that make sound: Sound is very important to a scene in general, and environment sound can heavily contribute. The environment can introduce sudden or gradual noise, or even cause interference that can hide clues from the audience.
Things that add peril: The environment can provide shelter, or provide danger. The environment is has many many different facets and presents many different storytelling opportunities. It can serve as a wonderful ex machina.
Natural elements that serve as metaphors: Things that exist in nature can obviously be used to purvey any sort of metaphor depending on how it is used. The text cites the driving snowstorm in Fargo and how it represents the character's blindness to the situation.
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