How films use color theory in set design and costumes to tell a story.
Films have been around for a long time. While devoid of color and sound at the very beginning, they have evolved into a many different mediums of delivery, including IMAX, 3D, and 4D. While these new mediums provide new ways for the film to interact with its audience, the core design choices made prior to filming are the ones that really matter. Color theory can transform a film’s message and convey emotions, when it is combined with costuming and set design then the real magic is made.
Graphic Design in Film
Most films have graphic design elements in them. From newspapers, posters, or advertisements to fictitious brands, all these components are carefully designed to fit the film’s aesthetic and message. Illustrations are also used heavily in many films as well, when a character is an artist or if there is a gallery show and even the art that is hanging on the walls of the set.
The Matrix Film Series
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Kill Bill Film Series
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life.
But I’m a Cheerleader
Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn’t that crazy about him. So, she’s stunned when her parents decide she’s gay and send her to True Directions, a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation.
The Substance
Elisabeth Sparkle, renowned for an aerobics show, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.
Aeon Flux (Live Action Film)
In the 25th century, the Earth’s population has dwindled to a surviving five million following a devastating virus that almost resulted in the extinction of all human life 400 years earlier. Confined to one city-state, a group of rebels, led by Handler (Frances McDormand), seeks to destroy the oppressive government — first, by assassinating a high-ranking chairman.
Sin City
In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his way through the criminal underworld in search of his lost love (Jaime King). In another part of the city, a grizzled cop (Bruce Willis) foils the ambitions of a child-killer (Nick Stahl), and an ex-prostitute (Brittany Murphy) evades her ex-pimp (Benicio del Toro) with the help of her new boyfriend, Dwight (Clive Owen).
