Lighting and Colour

  Atmosphere - feel, energy around
  Mood - how you feel, emotions
  Location - where the story takes place

  Brainstorm: Colour/Lighting

Picture #1

  What's happening: Coraline and her parents are having breakfast in the real kitchen - they look depressed, dull, lifeless

   Technique: Light - cold - natural from cloudy window - dull
                      Colour - cold, dark, washed out, faded, muted - off white, cream yellow

   Effect on the viewer - feels boring, don't want to be there
   What we feel - boring, dull, lifeless

   Director's Purpose (theme) - Sets the mood - the real world appears boring/empty, makes the 'other' world more appealing - looks can be deceiving - isn't actually a bad place to be

   Other Techniques (costume, shots, music, setting): Costume - real parents in simple/plain colors
                                                                                                  - fabrics in dull colours
Picture #2

  What's happening: Coraline and the 'other' parents having dinner in the 'Other' kitchen
                                - Characters seem vibrant and appealing
                                - Good food on offer!

  Technique: Lighting - artificial - ceiling light bulb
                                   - warm - yellowish tone
                                   - dull - parts of room still in the shadows
                       Colour - yellow, orange, black palette
                                   - warm - feels safe/ comfortable

  Effect on Viewer (feel/think) - happy, wants to be there
                                                - welcoming, colourful, joyful

 Director's Purpose (theme) - looks can be deceiving - seems lovely but unsafe in reality
                                            - Makes Coraline feel comfortable - huge improvement on real world

 Other Techniques (costume/shots/music/setting) - Costume - colourful, friendly looking, lots of                                                                                                               black/red, more fashionable, comfy, warm