Color Schemes

     Color plays a big part in films. It can really help to set the mood and tone of what is to come and really can just make a scene really come to life. For example if something happy is happening you would genuinely lean to brighter colors and when something more serious or sorrow is happening you would lean more to darker colors. A prime example of this is trolls, seen as happy fun, loving, and energetic the singing tiny trolls are bright colors. Whilst the big trolls which are shown as sad depressed ogres are dark colors usually grey and even their community has little to no color whilst the tiny trolls are in a vibrant,  colorful, and lively community.

    There are 7 types of color schemes complementary, analogous, monochromatic, triadic, split complementary, tetradic, achromatic each one has different combinations of colors and effect film in different manors.

Complementary: Opposite colors on color wheel

What does it do?: It creates contrast which in turn makes the colors pop out more and grabs attention easier. This is also used often to create tension.

Example: Red and Green

Analogous: Three colors next to one another on color wheel

What does it do?: Shows harmony and unity, this helps better establish the mood of a film and assists in creating an emotional connection with the piece.

Example: Red, Red-Violet, and Violet

Monochromatic: Using many hues of a single color

What does it do?: Limits color palette and enhances mood while being easy on eyes.

Example: Blue, Light-Blue, Dark-Blue 

Triadic: All colors are spaced out from one another exactly 120 degrees from one another

What does it do?: Creates a balance through out the palette and creates a vibrant scene

Example: Red, Blue, and Yellow

Split Complementary: A palette that consists of 1 base color and 2 secondary colors

What does it do?: Paints a harmonic picture while still having some contrast

Example: Green, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green

Tetradic: 1 primary color, 2 complementary colors, as well as an accent color all spread evenly through out the color wheel

What does it do?: Maximum contrast and balance at once

Example: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow

Achromatic: Lacking hue

What does it do: Limit the effect of what color does

Example: Only Black, Grey, and White