Coraline - How is colour used to create the two worlds

How is colour used to create the two worlds.

Real world - Study

- Dark, grey, blues, greens

- Natural light

Feels

- Sad, lonely, depressed

- Miserable

- Dusty, dirty, old, crowded

Director

- Gives us a sense about how Coraline feels

- Bored, sad

-Shows the dad is exhausted and over worked.

Other world - Study

Colours

- Artificial orange, red

- Greys

- Warm, artificial light

Feels

- Happy, bright, excited, relaxed, clean, tidy, spacious

Director

- Makes it look like the sort of place Coraline wants ti live

-Shows the other father is active and awake

-This father has time to talk to her

Paragraph

Colour is important in creating the two worlds and showing the theme "looks can be deceiving". This is shown when comparing the study's in the real and other world. The real world study is dull. dowdy and cold with a grey and blue colour palette.This makes the audience feel like the space is miserable and unpleasant to be in. The director did this to show that Coraline is upset that her father is too busy to spend time with her. Juxtaposed to this is the study in the other world. Artificial oranges and reds makes the other study feel warm, welcoming and enticing. Selcik does this to show the audience that this is the kind of world Coraline likes to live in. Colour is used to make the other world feel like a safe place but it is actually a trap to live in Coraline and steal her soul.