Lightning & Colour | Wonder Film Study | Writing

Atmosphere - how you feel in a situation. (Mood)

1. Scene - Auggies first day at school - when Auggie walks into class everyone is staring at him. When he asks to sit down Amos says the sit is saved. 

•  Angle/Shot - long shot/eye level of class, closeups of Auggie to see his emotional reaction.
• Lightning & Colours - Warm - makes the classroom feel safe & welcoming.
• Bright Colours -  gives the room energy and life 
• Natural light coming from the window

Lightning and Colour - colours used in the scene, e.g nature palette had colours from nature - brown eyes.

• Warm/Cold - warm makes feel safe/comfortable. The cold makes feel clean/sterile
• Bright - vibrant, jump out 
• Dull - faded, muted, blends in
• Natural - sun/moon light 
• Artificial - man-made light, e.g lightbulbs 
• Bright Colours -  gives the room energy and life 

Effect on the Viewer - happy, chilled, exciting educational, inspiring. 

Director - want to credit a happy and safe atmosphere in Mr Brownd classroom. Even though it feels this way, Julien & Amos's behaviour is unkind. 

In the scene of Auggies first day at school, lighting & colour are used to create a safe and welcoming classroom environment. For instance, bright warm colours are used on the warm walls and natural light comes through the windows to make the space look lively. This makes the audience feel excited, inspired and that space is educational and supportive for learning. This was done to show Mr Brown had created a classroom space that would be welcoming to new students like Auggie. 

Coinciding with this is the use of body language is positive.  The children and the room are sitting up and smiling and paying lots of attention they are learning ready. This reminds the viewer of the theme kindness because the lightning and colours make the room welcoming for all students.