There are plenty of ways to create symbolism in a movie. Did you know that using different types of colour schemes may be one of the most effective? Even if the audience isn’t totally conscious of the symbolism coming from the colour palette, they are sure to be affected by it. In the case of the animated movie Up, the shift in colour palette represents a change in story tone. A happy time has given way to a depressing reality that is dark. The darker reality is shown in shadow, with a bleak drab colour palette. Fascinating, don’t you think?

A movie's colour palette is another space where storyteller’s can create drama as well as conflict. It only takes a few colours to be mismatched in the right places. Let’s take a look at different ways to create a strong connection between ideas and themes through the use of colour palette. Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s much-loved comic-book epic The Dark Knight gave both its key characters in the drama their own associative colour palettes. The Joker had muted colours of purple and green, which looked like a clown. It was in direct contrast with Batman’s greys and dark blacks.

Burmese Ruby
This is the Burmese Ruby, also known as the Old Burma Ruby. It is the most sought after variety of ruby gemstone. It is famous for its deep red pigeon blood colour, relatively superior clarity and astrological value. Old Burma rubies are exceptionally rare and expensive. It is considered the July birthstone and is found all around the world, including Australia, Africa and America. However, the rubies found in Myanmar, which was earlier known as Burma, tend to be the most visually appealing.

Almandine Garnet
This is Almandine garnet. It is also known as "almandite." It is an iron-rich, red-to-purple garnet that is geologically very common. It usually is affordable when compared to other garnets, which is why it is common in jewellery. Almandine is the most common form of the gemstone Garnet. The term “Garnet” describes a group name for many closely-related minerals that form important gemstones, and Almandine is an individual member mineral of the Garnet group. It is usually opaque and unfit for gemstones use. In the gem trade, the term Almandine is rarely used on its own. It is either generically called "Garnet", or "Almandine Garnet".

Dogbane leaf beetle
What you are looking at is an extremely fascinating creature. It is called the dogbane leaf beetle. It has a special type of colour that shines, which makes it easy for it to be mistaken for a metallic object. What makes it extraordinary is the fact that it looks different in colour each time we change our position to look at it or when it changes its own position. This changing colour is known as iridescence. This effect is produced by special body structures and light. The surface of the body parts of this beetle is made of stacks of small, slanting plates, under which is a pigment that produces colour. Some light rays reflect from the surface of the plates, and other light rays reflect from the pigment below. At different angles, the light reflects at different speeds, which causes interference, resulting in our seeing different colours that shine. Amazing, isn’t it?

Pink katydid
Take a look at this very rare creature. It is known as pink katydid. Discovered way back in 1887, it is so rare that it occurs once out of every 500 individuals! Now, isn’t that fascinating? If you have observed, it is very rare to find creatures in pink in the animal kingdom. Katydid is large and shaped like a lead. It is usually green in colour, which makes it somewhat hard to find for insect-eating predators. However, the pink katydid doesn’t have that advantage, as it doesn’t blend well with the surroundings. It gets its pink colour owing to the pink pigmentation, which is also known as erythrism. Erythrism is a unique reddish pigmentation, that is caused due to genetic mutation. The mutation either leads to too little of one pigment or too much of another. In some other species, a pink coloration can be a result of diet too.