A Different Man and color
okay so let’s rainbow this bitch out - if u just watched, wo the whole “what’s the cinematography angle?” but you would pick up on the fact that red was an important color obviously. I picked it up, as well as repeating color palette: (I only found like some) and with red, it represents a fear, mostly of change as I see it/change. Edward’s wardrobe/life if speckled with reds as he moves thru life afraid and insecure, hunched in on himself, as being confident is dangerous/scary to him(pictured in his writing abt being taunted just to horrify/entire behavior atp) then when he meets Ingrid she damages his door(introduction) but when they truly meet -he bleeds(red) that red was bright and an obvious choice not to represent just the fact he was hurt but thst this experience is scary and new. Red bathroom where he gets blood on face, the red as he has a special experience for the first time, Later we see him transform and that has lots of blood-change/terrifying transformation. Then we see him not wear as much red as guy(blues/neutrals/suits) —> when he sees Ingrid again however, red reintegrates itself into the image, a little red here as he’s following, then towards the end of the sequence two red cars, and some more, then the theater sign - red and white. Scary new, and a clean slate. When Oswald comes in, the set is already being made - door!!! Door was a fear of opening up/connecting representative, it was flashy like Ingrid, a red(color he wears/enjoys), but stayed closed off most of the time. As well connection being a fear is apparent in the time Ingrid wears that red sweater at the diner. And that’s made a point by the red. And then Oswald appears in yellow, white, and black. orange tangent. Orange is transition/draws attention to phases/periods. Edward wears orange in the doctor office - transformation. Edward is wearing tan/orange when he is mocked on the train-phase. That’s what I remember being of note. yellow tangent. Ingrid wears yellow first time we see her, it is flashy and her entire outfit, I don’t think we see shoes at all. New and confident, a color of assertion and individuality. Oswald wears plenty of yellow - he’s coined as a charming individual who’s extremely unique. Edward:guy doesn’t wear much yellow - afraid of outright uniqueness as it’s against his instinct to be quiet and invisible even if he doesn’t want to be. (I believe he wears a yellow white when pretending to be Oswald) yellow white and black, a color palette im associating w Oswald. We know he wears patters and if he’s not in a pattern it’s a little odd(happens in one? Scene). Oswald later appears in it in the bar w guy, there he stands INFRONT OF RED- dancing even tho fear-of judgement- is there. Guy is distraught because he could never do that. Guy wears a red jacket - fear is engulfing him as insecurity comes back. Oswald appears infront of red a lot and doesn’t wear too much solid red/anything, as Oswald is a mix of things and is able to work through them efficiently to be charming. In the last scene he’s wearing a sort of exotic outfit but it’s muted colors as he’s matured. He wears lots of solid chunks but all of patters - pink shirt & pink scarf. The brown outfit….
THE BROWN OUTFIT(S) —> in the scene where guy becomes transformed play-edward, Oswald is wearing brown shirt, brown vest, brown pants?, brown scarf. Brown everything. And guy isn’t. (Guy doesn’t do too much brown, he’s more of a plain cool neutral button up dude) then when guy is kicked out out the play, he’s wearing a BROWN turtle neck, and Oswald is wearing a suit jacket and yellow(ish) shirt, appears like. One-they’re solid patterns that Oswald doesn’t usually wear. (Suit—>guy’s normal wardrobe) Two, a solid chunk that guy doesn’t/we haven’t seen him wear. It’s a progression of participation in the play. As Oswald progressed in getting more involved w the play (these two scene only) he “switched” w guy. Guy took the brown as he had less involvement(none atp).
