Coraline

When thinking about the use of effective backgrounds I immediately thought about of Coraline. This film has one of the most detailed, intricate sets I have ever seen in stop motion.

The use of colour range of materials make each aspect of the background look believable. For example, the tiles on the buildings, leaves on the ground and even the blossom on the trees which were actually created with popcorn. This has definitely got me interested in set design especially. The huge range of colour has helped make each part of the environment more individual and easily noticeable, for example the house is pink which stands out significantly since the mood of the first world at the start is to be quite dull. In the alternative world, brighter colours are used which captures how artificial and dream like this world is supposed to be.