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Workshop 2
Atmosphere / Mood - the way you feel in a situation

Brainstorm
a.

1.Real World Kitchen - outside -rainy , windy, misty , cold
                                 - natural light 
Cold Light:-white / blue light 
                  -makes it feel cold / clinical
Warm Light:-orange / yellow light
                    -makes it feel warm / safe

2.Picture feeling : small , cold , bored , sad , lonely
3.-shows that coraline doesn't like it here and is unhappy.
   -wants to leave.
   -doesn't feel like home  .

b.

1.The other kitchen-warm orange light
                             -artificial light from bulbs 
2.Picture Feeling :cosy , warm , happy , welcoming , safe.
3.-feels like home .
   -a better home .
    -has a family that cares about her.
    -coraline is happy here.
    -the other world is the perfect web / trap to catch coraline.

Themes
1.-looks can be deceiving / be careful what you wish for
2-Bravery / courage 



ESSAY
In the kitchen scene lighting is used effectively to enhance the story and shows the theme 'looks can be deceiving '. In the real world kitchen a natural cold light comes through the rainy window which creates an atmosphere of boredom , sadness and loneliness  .The director did this to show us that coraline doesn't like it here and is unhappy . Juxtaposed to this is the kitchen in the other world. It is lit by a warm , orange artificial light that makes the space feel warm , welcoming and safe. Selick  used this to show that coraline is happy and feels at home in the other world . This helps show the theme 'looks can be deceiving 'because coraline feels safe but by the end of the film we will discover that the other world is a perfect trap deigned to catch coraline  .