Unless you’re filming in black and white, you’re going to have colors in your film, but which colors and used where— is going to influence meaning. It’s unavoidable.
With Kubrick’s films, the colors but also their saturations are important, and very much manufactured for the shot and what’s being communicated.
In this image · No.3
Right away, Kubrick uses The Lobby’s compositional reflections to extend his messaging system into a new level. The colors in the curtains and the red couches are reflected in the art deco design on the floor. The left and right side of the frame have sets of couches in contrasting patterns, and the Z-axis has Jack and a hotel employee reflected.