Colour

Colour is a vital aspect in a film as it sets the scene from the get go as it helps to tell the story. Even though most films are done in colour now their are films like "The Artist" and "Schindler's List" that are in black and white to represent the time in which the film is set in. Despite this during Schindler's List there is a part when the Nazis are raiding the homes of Jews and are lining them up to either shoot them or lock them up in a concentration/death camp (Which I believe is associated with the 'Night of the Long Knives' ) and there is a little girl in a red dress and she is the only thing in the whole film that is in colour and this was so significant to the films success and she has become an iconic figure.

I believe that the girl in the red dress is supposed to symbolize hope and a bright future for the Jews and the other 'sub-humans' as Hitler called them that were being locked away in the Nazi Death Camps. It could also show innocence in the Jewish race at this time in Nazi Germany and the fact that she is in almost every shot is also significant as it helps to tell a story in it's own right.

We intend to use colour in our opening as it will add to the story and the time that the scene is set. We did negotiate the idea of a scene or two being in black and white but eventhough it would so that we are able to play with the standard conventions we decided against as it could give the audience the wrong impression and would look right for a couple of the scenes.