NERVE Nerve (2016) is an American techno-thriller adventure film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, written and produced by Jessica Sharzer, based on the 2012 noel of the same name by Jeanne Ryan. When Jeanne Ryan was asked what the inspiration for Nerve was? She said “the spark came while watching my niece on her phone and seeing how seamlessly she navigated between the real world and her virtual one. That combined with what I was seeing on reality TV and how much people were divulging on social media got me thinking there could be a fun book idea in all of the above”. Analysing scenes: Tattoo scene: Throughout the film there is a colour palate of neon colours which is also very present in this scene. As soon as Vee (Emma Roberts) and Ian (Dave Franco) enter the tattoo parlour the soundtrack song gets faster to reflect the adrenaline Vee is feeling while doing her dare. Whereas, the entrance to the tattoo parlour is lit up neon blue to reflect how calm an
http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/psychological-properties-of-colours There are four psychological primary colours – red, blue, yellow and green. They relate respectively to the body, the mind, the emotions and the essential balance between these three. RED Physical. Positive: Physical courage, strength, warmth, energy, basic survival, ‘fight or flight’, stimulation, masculinity, excitement. Negative: Defiance, aggression, visual impact, strain. Being the longest wavelength, red is a powerful colour. Although not technically the most visible, it has the property of appearing to be nearer than it is and therefore it grabs our attention first. Hence its effectiveness in traffic lights the world over. Its effect is physical; it stimulates us and raises the pulse rate, giving the impression that time is passing faster than it is. It relates to the masculine principle and can activate the "fight or flight" instinct. Red is strong, and very basic. Pure red is the