Colour in Film

'If it's Purple, Someones Gonna Die' by Patti Bellantoni provides the perfect examples and definitions of why colour in film is so important to both the audience, and the maker.

Red's can range from romantic, to angry, to powerful and are a very dynamic and easy to spot colour signifier. Whereas blues are a little harder to place as they are very detached, and often used to signify very cold spaces. Colour is extremely important in film as a visual signifier, and not just in hue, but also in chroma as this can signify different moods within a colour.

Colours are also extremely important when considering a story arc or location rather than a scene. For instance, if you are using reds as a signifier of danger, then it may appear before the dangerous scene of the film as a warning to the audience that there will be some trouble ahead. Films also tend to stick to a colour palette, so that they are consistent throughout and the audience knows when a deviation is used for effect. 

Characters will also wear certain colours that may signify their personalities or foreshadow arcs to come. Therefore the choice of colour in film does not only extend to location and setting the scene, but also to setting the characters and therefore attention to detail needs to be paid. This all shows how important colour is in film.