Colour

In order for our thriller movie to be filmed, we need to understand how to use colour.

Denotation is the literal description of an object, concept or idea

'The mug is blue'

Connotation is what we associate with the object, concept or idea.

'The teapot is red. It is red as red means danger, which would be due to the hot tea which is inside it which could easily burn someone'

Connotation of blue and red

Colour in films

Early films were only available in black and white, and the only way to use colour was to hand paint each frame. This process was expensive and time-consuming, so many films remained black and white. It wasn't until the early 1930s that Technicolour started. By using colour, film makers could easily give films a certain mood, and example of this was 'The red room' from Jane Eyre. Today the audience expects films to be in colour, and black and white is only used to show the past.