Complementary colour scheme
Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are complementary colours (example: red and green). Due of the opposition, this scheme creates a highly contrasted and vivid effect that is useful for an energetic, vibrant look. This scheme with orange and blue is heavily used in Hollywood movies.
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Colour in film can build harmony or tension within a scene. Colour is often an extremely powerful tool to communicate emotional ideas to the audience. It can affect the audience emotionally and psychologically. Using colour creates certain atmospheres. Creating a scheme around a colour can emphasize that atmosphere
Colour can be used to differentiate stories, set atmosphere, and direct attention.
When telling a story, colours can;
• Elicit psychological reactions with the audience
• Draw focus to significant details
• Set the tone of the movie
• Represent character traits and more
• Show changes or arcs in the story
