blog #6- Animation Deconstruction

 These are two images from the same movie. They are from one of my favorite animated movies, Finding Nemo. I love this movie not only for the cute story line but for the great use of color with all the sea creatures.

1.       color- The hues used in the first one are blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, and purple. The color scheme used here can be classified as split complementary with the red coral and Marlin's orange color in contrast with Dory's blue and the blue of the ocean. The hues in the second one are blue (many different shades) orange, white, and grey. The colors scheme in this one is mostly monochromatic, with Marlin being a complementary color.   The top picture has a great amount of saturation. There is a lot of light in the scene and the colors of the fish as well as the surrounding coral and plants are very bright. The brightness, or value, of the first picture is very light as compared with the second one. In reverse, the bottom image has a darker value. The water surrounding them is a lot darker than in the first. This change in value has to do with creating a more frightening emotion with the shark looming behind them.  The saturation of the bottom image is less than the top.

2.Lighting- In the top image there are very little shadows. The only real shadow is the one that Dory’s fin makes on her body. There are also slight shadows within the coral and plants. Overall however there is a lot of light in this image.  This lighting symbolizes that they are happy and that nothing is wrong. The mood of this image is calm and happiness. In the bottom image shadows are used a great deal. It is a darker image and the water all around the shark is one big shadow. This use of shadow symbolizes the ominous situation that they are in while being stared down by a big scary shark. The mood of this image is dark and frightening as indicated by the darker lighting.