Color In Eilis's Life

Right from the beginning of the film we notice this use of colour, the dark, imposing mansion on the hilltop is shown in comparison to the idealistic, pastel-coloured town below. Throughout the film we return to this imagery showing the striking contrast between the two settings of the film, for example the brief glimpse we see of the mansion when Peg gets into her car and glances in her left wing mirror. This is a particularly clever way of showing the dark hill and the bright town in one image. It’s almost eerie to see the two together as they appear to be from opposite worlds. This gives us insight into what is the come, with Edward’s introduction to the town. As soon as we see him outside of his home, driving through the town in Peg’s car, it seems unnatural. Edward has barely any colour at all, with pale, almost white skin, and black clothing, whereas the townspeople are healthy looking and wear clothes that are coordinated to their pastel-coloured surroundings. When Edward gets to Peg’s house, the news of his arrival seems to spread like wildfire – who is this strange, different person and what is he doing here? Peg’s efforts to make Edward blend into this society are almost entirely to do with colour, as there is nothing she can do about the scissors he has in place of hands. She begins to concoct some sort of makeup to make his skin more “natural”

In contrast, ‘Pleasantville’ does not have any colour at the beginning of the film. Objects and,

For example, Betelgeuse is represented in or around the color black. He wears a black and white striped suit. He seems to love to scare people out of their pants, which causes others to possess fear. The other major color that surrounds the film which I think is the most important is the color red. The color red represents love and sacrifice.

In particular, the color blue symbolizes the disappointment in his life. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes the color blue to act as a symbol of the disillusioned, lonely lifestyle Jay Gatsby lives. The appearance of the color blue in certain aspects of Gatsby’s life reveals Gatsby’s inner loneliness. In the beginning of the book, Gatsby throws large, extravagant parties at his house in hopes that Daisy will arrive.

Colors can invoke feelings for people. Certain colors are attached to moods. Red can represent anger, green sometimes represents envy and blue can represent calm or even melancholy. Much art, music, and literature is dependent on color to convey the intended mood of the artist. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, a man with wealth, power, and possessions is on a quest for the dream that he will never attain. He cannot have all that he already has plus the true love of Daisy. Fitzgerald creates his own unique motifs surrounding certain colors and uses these colors to emphasize the futility in Gatsby’s quest for this dream. Through the use

In the poem “White Lies” by Natasha Tretheway, the author uses imagery to describe the feelings of a mixed girl regarding color. In the past and somewhat still present, African Americans struggle with being accepted because of the color of their skin color. Black girls are taught to and told to embrace their color and that all shades of black are beautiful, but told by others in society that being too dark is not beautiful enough. In lines three and four, the author describes the colors of a light skinned person in very vivid colors such as “light-bright, near-white/high-yellow, red-boned” (3&4).

Colors are very apparent in The Great Gatsby. They often show up as descriptions to many important items throughout the book, and make those items resemble symbols. The color white confuses the reader, and often causes him/her to rethink their logic. It describes false purity and deception within something, which is very apparent in the character Daisy in this novel. The color grey gives the reader a comparison, and that is of humans to machines. Something that is lifeless is described as grey. After that, there is the final color of blue, something that is very dreamy. This is mostly associated with the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg but is also seen in other things as well. The colors white, grey, and blue cause the reader to rethink this whole book, and are associated with the most important symbols, in this novel. It is colors that truly make The Great Gatsby, a marvelous book to read.

The main colours throughout the musical were emerald green and black, which are the colours most associated with evil and magic. The lighting throughout the theatre was all emerald green, and most of Act II takes place in the ‘Emerald City’ where everything is green. For that reason, the costume I design should incorporate some of these colours to fit the theme, but at the same time, the use of these colours should be limited so that Elphaba doesn’t blend in with the rest of the cast or the scenery, as she is one of two main characters and needs to stand out.

The director, Victor Flemming, utilizes costuming to his advantage and to create an environment of creepiness for the audience. Flemming uses black costuming to create this meaning. You have to admit that when it comes to Elphaba she is intensely creepy. On top of her creepiness she is cruel, crazy and a little bit coo-coo. Elphaba is the definition of

Almereyda's film remains mostly faithful to the original plot but the setting is in stark contrast to the original setting

In a short story by Alice Munro, “A Red Dress 1946”, Color Imagery is used to represent the inner feelings of the narrator and how she wants to be blue. The narrator’s dream is to live a blue life, a life where she is just like everyone else. Munro writes, “when I was unaware of the world’s opinion. Now, grown wiser, I wished for dresses like those my friend Lonnie had, bought at Beale’s store”(1). Lonnie is able to buy things like her dresses from stores which just makes the narrator want to be blue. The narrator wants to be blue even more because of how Lonnie and many other girls can buy things but if she wants a nice dress she can’t buy it she

As for the audio/visual side of things, Lady in White can be a bit rough around the edges with the transfer. There are times where grain is abundant and colours are bit oversaturated. Although, the bloomy look and oversaturated colours are likely a purposely chosen look by the director.

For instance, the high level of contrast between the black and white colors throughout the movie seems intentional, signifying the contrast between Diouana and the world around her in France and the racism that she is experiencing.

The feel of the picture lends to emotions of unease and recognition of sexual innuendo. The colors of the painting are vibrant, but for the most part are dark. The heavy tones and shades of the colors are well balanced throughout the piece. It can be noted that the brightest shades of color are found on areas depicting the actual woman. In areas that are understood as landscape, the colors are more dreary and create a sense of instability. Even Hess observes that the

Color being one element, was really used in the film helped and played a major role to help the viewer see the obscurity and wickedness that lied within all of the characters. The colors were used to also manipulate the way your mood fluctuated throughout the movie. Another strong element used was the set design. The set was used to show what time period the movie was set in, but also where the Mafia was mainly located throughout the movie. The dialogue furthermore showed and helped the viewer really get the feel of where the characters are from, and their culture. The costumes additionally played a major role in showing where the characters were from in the movie. The costumes helped audiences get the full ambiance of the time period and moods of the characters. Also, there are many scenes in the movie that make you anxious and on the edge of your seat. A specific example would be the scene of the shooting of Sollozo and Mcclusky. This scene makes you question many things and you do not know what is happening when Sollozo is speaking in Italian, which just adds suspense to the viewer’s emotions. The camera pans out of Michael’s face and then, BOOM! Sollozo and Mcclusky are dead. This is just one of the scenes that kept you in the verge of your seat and through all of these elements, there was a permutation that worked in harmony to make