Trivia

The director Catherine Hardwicke purposely changed the lighting through out the film to match the mood/distress of the characters. Before Tracy befriends Evie the films coloring is neutral. After Evie and Tracy become inseparable the film is highly saturated with yellows, pinks, oranges, and other warm tones. This implies that Tracy and Evie have not yet begun to truly descend into the height of their trouble making. But when Tracy begins her downward spiral, the lighting becomes grittier and darker with almost no other colors present. The color is almost completely washed out to black and white when Brooke and Evie have their showdown with Tracy and Mel, as that is when Tracy finally reaches rock bottom. When Tracy wakes up the next day the color has been restored, implying she is free from Evie's influence. See more