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celebrate when the sun goes down, transforming us into something else, someone else, free from the judgmental eye of the sun. Blue was Annie's color and represented protection. Haint Blue to be specific. I learned about the evil spirits called Haints up North in my hometown. But I learned about the protection from Haints using color in New Orleans. The Haint Blue I used is more of a green blue, or teal that is prevalent in the lower Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. It is a spiritual color that also represents the power, clarity and healing properties of water. It is the ocean that separated Annie and Smoke, it's the deepness of the loss of their child. I wanted that blue to surround Annie when she comes to the backdoor as Smoke lays flowers on their child's grave. She is oceans away from him in that moment, protected from him, or the evil that war brought to him. She is surrounded by the teal blue dappled in warm light. That color was hers, and hers alone. White was the flip side of the coin to the red in this world. Yes, white represents purity, cleansing of the soul and grace. It also represented the extremes of worship, prosperity gospel and ownership of the soul. It is the twin to the Juke and in opposition of Annie's spirituality and hoodoo. The world and environment had its foundational visual concepts and thesis, but I needed something more tangible. I called Ryan and told him I D. JOAN AND BERT'S FARMHOUSE. PRODUCTION STILL. E. FIRST SKETCH OF ANNIE'S STORE BY HANNAH BEACHLER. F. ANNIE'S STORE. PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATION BY TESSA WESSELS. G. ANNIE'S STORE. PRODUCTION STILL. H. INTERIOR ANNIE'S STORE. PRODUCITON STILL. I. MAYBELL PLANTATION MONEY. PHOTOSHOP GRAPHIC BY LOGAN LEDFORD. J. FIRST SKETCH OF THE JUKE JOINT BY HANNAH BEACHLER. K. KEYFRAME. PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATION OF THE JUKE JOINT BY NIKKOLAS SMITH. I H G J K