There are many aspects of a movie that tell its story. There’s the more obvious elements — the plot, the acting, the direction, and so on. However, there are also more subtle parts of a film that also tell its story just as well that as also very important — the lighting, the score, the pacing, and of course, the color palettes.
It may not readily occur to a lot of people, but color is also an important choice in creating a movie. The choice of intense hues or subtle tones create the world that the movie thrives in, and sets the atmosphere and mood of the story. One artist on Twitter as keenly aware of this, and created color palettes from a choice number of movie stills.
The Graduate (1967) dir. Mike Nichols pic.twitter.com/KEyRlDssDM
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) September 29, 2015
500 Days of Summer (2009) dir. Marc Webb pic.twitter.com/uM5PapxtRH
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) September 19, 2015
Funny Face (1957) dir. Stanley Donen pic.twitter.com/ooveDKy2lX
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 3, 2016
Léon: The Professional (1994) dir. Luc Besson pic.twitter.com/gKl3SIHUOz
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) March 5, 2016
The artist has so far created over 200 palettes from stills in memorable movies from directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, Ridley Scott, and many more.
Blade Runner (1982) dir. Ridley Scott pic.twitter.com/IMtzwUgufW
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) August 26, 2015
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) dir. Wes Anderson pic.twitter.com/90Dh7oER0o
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 9, 2016
The Shining (1980) dir. Stanley Kubrick pic.twitter.com/QLvHoPrOo6
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) March 12, 2016
Animation is no exception. There a number of lush palettes in here, taken from gorgeous still from many of Hayao Miyazaki’s classics such as “Spirited Away”, “Ponyo”, and “Kiki’s Delivery Service”.
Spirited Away (2001) dir. Hayao Miyazaki pic.twitter.com/hGsSIPZWKw
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) April 10, 2016
Ponyo (2008) dir. Hayao Miyazaki pic.twitter.com/p6U8A7bGAd
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) September 6, 2015
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) dir. Hayao Miyazaki pic.twitter.com/ahRZNZKAtG
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) November 9, 2015
Recent flicks’ color palettes are also given center stage.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) dir. George Miller pic.twitter.com/miHozaeTec
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) January 17, 2016
The Revenant (2015) dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu pic.twitter.com/pmKaXyjkjU
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) March 5, 2016
Deadpool (2016) dir. Tim Miller pic.twitter.com/mVIFkhaEZH
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) February 21, 2016
Finding Dory (2016) dir. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane pic.twitter.com/lT3MfWmJRa
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) November 10, 2015
These color palettes are great for an artist wanting to experiment with creating their own art using these hues. It’s just as excellent a visual treat for any color lover to just soak up the harmonies of the palettes.
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