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Colours can make us feel cheerful or gloomy, peaceful
or excited. Film uses colour to evoke a particular mood or
feeling. Some examples of where colour can be used effectively
in film making is through costumes, props, lighting, sets
and film titles and credits. Sometimes colour can be used
as a motif or continuing theme throughout the movie.
In most cultures, many colours are associated with a symbolic
meaning. This meaning is often different across cultures. For
example a wedding in a Western culture is usually white while
an Indian wedding utilises the colours of red and orange.
A funeral in an Asian culture uses white while a Western culture
funeral is traditionally black. Some common colours and their
meanings for a Western culture are:
Yellow
Cheerful, happy, warm, hopeful |
Orange
Warmth, enthusiasm, ambition, fun |
Red
Passion, heat, blood, danger, excitement, energy |
Black
Evil, death, rebellion, power |
Blue
Peace, coolness, tranquillity, harmony, protection |
White
Purity, chastity |
Green
Growth, success, vegetation, health, life, generosity |
Brown
Stability, comfort, friendship, reliability |
Purple
Wealth, royalty, passion, wisdom, respect, mystery |
Grey
Neutral, classic, quiet, drab |
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