Workshop 3: Discussion Colour

Workshop 3: How is the colour used to create the two world?

• What types of colours are used in each world?
• How do different colour pallets change the feel of the story?
• What if the colour palettes were reversed?

Predominant - the most, obvious.

Mood/Atmosphere
Shot 1:

Dark, grey, Gloomy, Cold, Sad, lonely, dull, boring, blue, green.
Grey/Blue

The colour pallet in the office is predominantly made up of blues and greys. This creates an atmosphere gloomy, loneliness and boredom. This is combined with the use of cold light from the window. The director has used this palette because at this moment Coraline feels sad and ignored by her father who is too busy working to spend time with her.

Shot 2:
Colourful, bright, tidy, warm light, red/orange
Blue in places
Happy, Cheerful, Curious, Welcoming, Safe
- In night
- other father at the piano waiting for Coraline.

In the other office. the predominant colours are red and orange. This combined with the use of a warm light creates a mood of cheerfulness, curiosity and safety. the director chose this colour palette because Coraline has just arrived in the other world and meet the other father who wants to spend time with her.

At the end of the film, these colour palettes have reversed with the other world becoming dark and gloomy and the real world becoming bright and colourful. This shows Coraline changing perspective as she becomes happier at home.

The predominant colours in this palette are grey and dark. These colour create an atmosphere of loneliness and sadness. The director used these colours because so we can feel what Coraline feels like she is being left out.