Colour in film is not all about style and aesthetic, it is also often used in such a way that symbolises different things, a director who is known for doing this very successfully is M. Night Shyamalan. His most famous film for doing this is The Sixth Sense, in this film the colour red is used to warn the audience that something ominous was about to happen. The audience however is not so aware of this until it is explained to them, it isn't obvious when watching the film yet subconsciously the audience will associate the colour with bad things. Shyamalan uses the colour red to indicate a connection with the world of the dead.
The film Lady in the Water, also a Shyamalan film, uses the colour of the heart-shaped swimming pool that changes from blue to black as the mood in the film changes. This is also a recurring theme through the film using the bright blue colour to invoke certain moods.
An idea for a recurring theme we could use in our short film was not a colour but an object - the rubiks cube. We had an idea where the boy could always have the rubiks cube in his hand throughout the film and then when he has his meltdown he loses it, however it could also be a device his mum uses to calm him down.
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