if you couldnt tell the title is a zootopia joke, okay now moving on to the actual post
Hey everyone!! Today I wanted to talk about our lighting plans for the opening sequence - something that's going to be really important for creating the right atmosphere and emotional impact. To represent the lighting of the grocery store I created this mood board
Our opening takes place in two main locations: inside the gas station (which we're shooting to look more like a grocery store) and outside in the parking lot/car. Each location is getting its own distinct lighting treatment to help tell Halley's story.
Inside the store, we're going with bright cool tones - specifically a washed-out blue that really emphasizes those feelings of sadness and depression that Halley's experiencing. We're still keeping enough saturation to make certain items pop off the shelves, which creates this interesting contrast between the mundane world and Halley's emotional state. The neutral colors from her costume will play against this cool background, reinforcing her disconnection from her surroundings.
When we move outside, everything shifts. The scene is at dusk/sunset, which gives us this amazing palette of pinks, violets, and oranges to work with. Then we have the giant planet in the sky adding its own overwhelming colors to the scene. What's really interesting here is how Halley's neutral-toned outfit will contrast against this almost beautiful apocalyptic sky - it's our first real hint to the audience about how she sees the world differently from everyone else.
The car scene gets even more interesting with the lighting. We're planning to have warm interior lights when she first gets in, like this brief moment of comfort, but as she starts driving and the lights turn off, we return to those cooler tones. This shift happens right as she looks at a photo of her and her friend, giving us this visual representation of her emotional state and providing foreshadowing for details that may become relevant later in the story.
That's all for now stay tuned for my next post which will most likely be the storyboard we've been putting off. See ya :3
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