I Was Way Too Confident About This

can make you think of a superhero. Orange and teal can instantly evoke the look of a modern action movie.

Filmmakers know this, of course.

Color isn’t just decoration. It’s part of storytelling. It can establish a mood, make a character recognizable, separate one world from another, or

← Previous Page

Next create an identity that stays with the audience long after the movie ends.

The problem is that our brains can sometimes take that shortcut a little too far.

Instead of thinking, “This reminds me of Barbie,” I jumped straight to, “This is definitely Barbie.”

Those are two very different

Comments

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Privacy Policy