HB: Concept development - Colour

• We have decided that we want our opening to have as dark a feel as possible to it
• To achieve this we have decided we want to use a desaturation effect along with low key lighting
• This is similar to the effect that can be seen in the opening of Sucker Punch (Snyder, 2011) and throughout The Others (Amenabar, 2001)

Sucker Punch

This is a clear example of desaturation and it creates a unsettling mood. This would be appropriate for the scenes within the house as it will help to show the audience the contrast between there and the outside, giving the implication that there is a presence.

The Others

This still shows low key lighting with the use of a lantern, this is what we want to emulate in our opening as we will be using candles for lighting within the ritual scene. We will have to be sure we test this before filming.