Colour

Although overlooked by most, costumes and color choices in character’s wardrobe are some of the most important aspects when analyzing film.

Different colors represent different feelings, people, countries, cultures, etc. Color can sway thinking, change actions, and cause reactions.

Red: excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate.

Orange: energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.

Yellow: joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.

Green: nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, service, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.

Blue: peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression.

Dark Blue: integrity, knowledge, power, and seriousness.

Purple: royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance.

Pink: love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.

Beige: calm and simplicity.

Ivory: quiet and pleasantness.

Brown: earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.

Grey:  security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.

White: reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good.

Black: power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death.