Mike+Color+Project

=Color Project=


 * Instructions:**

1. Read the //New York Times// review "Cracking the Color Code of //Hero."// Notice how each color symbolizes an important part of the movie. 2. Read the other two reviews above which also discuss the use of color in the film. 3. Now it's your turn! Write a three paragraph short story in which color is used symbolically. The story should be very short and to the point. It should have a brief introduction, a conflict, a climax, a conclusion, and a theme. Remember a story does not have to be long to be good! 4. Choose at least two colors that function symbolically in your story. They should represent something important whether it be the character, the plot, the conflict, etc. 5. Illustrate your movie using any medium that you choose: iMovie, Comic Life, or just drawing on paper. The two colors should clearly represent the important aspects of your story in a fashion similar to //Hero.// 6. Your grade will be based on how well you demonstrate color as a symbol in your story. 7.Post your story and illustration on the class wiki. If you draw your picture, it must be scanned and uploaded to the wiki.

"Ring, ring, ring." The tower''s bell sounded in the distance that it was three o' clock in the morning. Shrouded with the darkness of the night, I quickly unlocked the door and entered the house. "Creeeeeeeeeek." I shut the door behind me. And darkness fell over. I could not see anything in the house. Nor could I see anything outside, as snow clouds covered the moon's light.

Soon enough, the retinas of my eyes adjusted to the pitch black room and I went about my business. I entered one of the rooms and that is when I realized, someone was watching me. That is when I thought, "Oh no! I am going to be uncovered." Nighttime could not have been looking more gloomy.

But surprise! It was my dog, Jenny. With white, brown, and black fur, she stared at me innocently from my doorway. When I smiled, she answered by wagging her tail. Overwhelmed by her cuteness, I took her out to the walk. A walk that I could not forget because when we stepped outside, white snow had covered every inch of Earth.