JOHN THAT WAS GENIUS!

I have days where I can talk for hours and hours and be outgoing and what not. Aaaaaaand I have days where  listening to people is just way more comforting than talking. Thursday was a quiet day and luckily John was there (at work) and he would not I swear to you he would not stop talking. Since I asked him recently if he could be the main character in the film opening, hes actually been quite interested and has offered some either really great ideas or really bizzare horrible ideas. Out of all the jumble and mess he was spitting out at me one of his statements stood out. I do not remember his exact words but he just made it known that both characters (William and Gus) should not only be mentally opposite but visually as well. Then he had to go deliver food and I had the biggest moment of insight and I started asking myself "alright alright how do I do that? How am I going to show this visually?" "Should one character be more punk than the other?" "Should I change music when introducing the both of them?" and then it hit me. Color.  I have never seen myself spazz for my phone the way that I did, I was like "oh my god oh my god John is God this is the best idea ever" and I searched up color in film and came to this familiar article https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-use-color-in-film-50-examples-of-movie-color-palettes/.
   The article made me so happy which is weird to say but it made me happy because I remember seeing it in class and I was like okay great I am headed in the right direction. Not only that but I found EXACTLY what I was looking for: Complementary colors.

Complementary Colors are, get this ,OPPOSITE. How perfect was Johns timing and How perfect was that epiphany I had. Anyways, continuing the article states that "Dueling colors are often associated with conflict, whether internal or external." Which is perfect because my opening is the introduction of two characters who know nothing about one another, and are polar opposites, and hey 2 minutes is not enough time to establish that so a little color will help convey that message. A little after my research my manager yelled at me to get off my phone, but the screaming was sooo worth it. After work I continued my research at home and me and John made a plan to use a green and red color scheme. Since I am not a millionaire I realize that I cannot make my own set and paint the walls whatever color I want. I decided that it was easiest to use the color scheme in clothing or "costume design". William will have a green "look", and Gus will have the "Red" look. Green is associated with feelings of stress-relief and calmness. Contrastingly Red is associated with danger, energy, desire, rebellion. Both colors go with each character accordingly and will not only provide insight on their relationship but give the film opening a more artistic look.

Citations :Risk, M. (2017). How To Use Color In Film. Retrieved from https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-use-color-in-film-50-examples-of-movie-color-palettes/

Smith, K. (2017, March 05). All About The Color GREEN Meaning, Psychology, Symbolism. Retrieved March 11, 2018, from http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-green-4309#.WqXZu5PwZ-U

Red Meaning - Red Color Psychology. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2018, from https://www.colorpsychology.org/red/