The film seems to have a fairly low budget and did receive a lot of negative criticism, one thing that sticks out is the film's use of color. You can't see it as well in the YouTube video as you can if you watch the movie on a DVD, but the film makers used different types of colors in the scenes during the main character's normal life and when she is at the conversion camp. In Megan's home, the color scheme is very brown and could probably be described as dead colors. The lighting is somewhat subdued also, which adds to the feeling of sadness or dullness in Megan's normal environment. But when she's at the camp, all of the colors are brighter and more vivid. There's also more light and the environment feels more positive overall.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Production Elements - Color
The 1999 film, But I'm a Cheerleader is a satirical romantic comedy about an outwardly happy heterosexual high school cheerleader whose friends and family think otherwise. They stage an intervention and send her to a conversion therapy camp to help cure her homosexuality.
The film seems to have a fairly low budget and did receive a lot of negative criticism, one thing that sticks out is the film's use of color. You can't see it as well in the YouTube video as you can if you watch the movie on a DVD, but the film makers used different types of colors in the scenes during the main character's normal life and when she is at the conversion camp. In Megan's home, the color scheme is very brown and could probably be described as dead colors. The lighting is somewhat subdued also, which adds to the feeling of sadness or dullness in Megan's normal environment. But when she's at the camp, all of the colors are brighter and more vivid. There's also more light and the environment feels more positive overall.
The film seems to have a fairly low budget and did receive a lot of negative criticism, one thing that sticks out is the film's use of color. You can't see it as well in the YouTube video as you can if you watch the movie on a DVD, but the film makers used different types of colors in the scenes during the main character's normal life and when she is at the conversion camp. In Megan's home, the color scheme is very brown and could probably be described as dead colors. The lighting is somewhat subdued also, which adds to the feeling of sadness or dullness in Megan's normal environment. But when she's at the camp, all of the colors are brighter and more vivid. There's also more light and the environment feels more positive overall.
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