COLOR YOUR HURT
Maggie West’s groundbreaking animated work offers a visually stunning and emotionally evocative complement to Color Your Hurt, Bella Thorne’s highly anticipated new film. Known for her vibrant, surreal time-lapse photography, West’s signature style—characterized by bold color palettes and hypnotic movement—perfectly aligns with the film’s dreamlike aesthetic and its exploration of dark fairy tale themes. The Toy Room provides an ideal backdrop for West’s mesmerizing visuals, enhancing the film’s exploration of fantasy, desire, and transformation. Her ability to blend vivid hues with an ethereal, almost otherworldly atmosphere will enrich the club scenes, immersing audiences in a seductive yet haunting visual narrative that mirrors the film’s emotional depth and whimsical darkness.
MAGIC POTION
In Maggie West’s first animation for the club scene in Color Your Hurt, she draws inspiration from the classic fairy tale archetype of the magic potion—an enchanting substance that alters reality, transforms characters, or transports them to a new realm. In fairy tales, potions often serve as catalysts for self-discovery or dramatic change, and West’s animation captures this transformative power through her signature surreal visuals. The animation’s fluid motion and evolving color palettes mirror the mystical allure of the potion, immersing the audience in a sense of wonder and anticipation. As the characters in the film navigate the emotional complexities of the club scene, West’s work serves as a symbolic representation of their internal journeys—offering a visual metaphor for the intoxicating allure of escape, self-reinvention, and the unknown.
West will incorporate footage from her acclaimed Pools series into these scenes, using her mesmerizing videos of colored light dancing across the water’s surface to evoke the essence of a magic potion. The interplay of vivid hues and rippling reflections creates an otherworldly effect, heightening the film’s dreamlike atmosphere and reinforcing the themes of transformation and fantasy.
The luminous, shifting colors of the water seem to shimmer with a hypnotic energy, suggesting that the club itself is a place where reality is fluid, identities can shift, and hidden desires surface. Through this striking visual language, West’s animations will provide an immersive experience that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, perfectly aligning with the film’s exploration of dark, fairy tale-inspired themes.
ENCHANTED FOREST
In West’s second animation for the club scene in Color Your Hurt, she draws upon the archetype of the enchanted forest—a place of mystery and self-discovery deeply rooted in fairy tale tradition. Within the club, as snow falls gently, West’s nature-inspired visuals unfold across the screens, immersing the space in a dreamlike winter wonderland that exists within the subconscious of the film’s protagonist, Jason.
This surreal forest represents his search for freedom and identity, offering a symbolic refuge from the weight of his past traumas. The cold, ethereal landscape serves as an escape from the emotional scars that haunt him, providing a moment of clarity and transformation amidst the chaos of the club. Through West’s surreal imagery, the scene becomes a reflection of Jason’s internal struggle—his desire to break free from the pain of his past and embrace a new sense of self.
For this evocative scene, West will incorporate footage from her nature series, featuring an array of plants and flowers illuminated by cool-toned lighting that enhances the sense of a cold, wintery dreamscape. The delicate interplay of blues, purples, and silvery whites will create an atmosphere of frozen stillness, reinforcing the emotional weight of Jason’s journey. The slow, almost hypnotic movement of petals and leaves under shifting hues of light will contribute to the feeling of being lost within an enchanted forest—both beautiful and haunting. West’s ability to manipulate color and texture will heighten the surreal quality of the scene, immersing viewers in a world that feels both intimate and otherworldly, perfectly capturing the film’s themes of introspection, longing, and transformation.
Beyond the club scene, Maggie West’s mesmerizing plant footage can also be seamlessly integrated into Jason’s dream sequences throughout the film, further reinforcing the enchanted forest motif as a recurring symbol of his subconscious journey. As Jason grapples with his search for freedom and identity, these ethereal visuals can act as a visual overlay, subtly weaving the forest’s presence into his inner world. The cool-toned, softly illuminated plants and flowers, shifting in color and texture, will create a sense of continuity between his waking life and his dreams, emphasizing the inescapable nature of his emotional struggles. By incorporating these visuals into Jason’s dreams, West’s work will deepen the film’s exploration of his psyche, portraying his longing for escape and transformation in a way that feels both immersive and emotionally resonant.