For my next tutorial, I chose to research deeper into colour theory. For reasons similar to the last tutorial I chose, I want my film to have as much subtextual meaning as possible. The first time I ever noticed colour theory was when I watched “Breaking Bad” and have I would like to include something similar in my FMP.
What is Colour Theory:
- Colours illicit emotions and have a psychological impact on the audience.
- Colours can be used to create mood.
Three factors for determining colour:
- Hue– The colour itself.
- Some films use an affinity of hue- utilising a monochromatic colour scheme.
- Analogous colours. E.g. the matrix(green)
2. Saturation– the intensity of the colour.
- Draining saturation can give a film a cold and gritty look.
3. Brightness– how light or dark the colour is.
- Brightness can be used to affect individual colours.
- This was mostly evident in the technicolour phase of cinema. Because seeing bright colours on a picture was in its own right, a reason to see the movie.
- Bright images mostly feel lively and exiting.
- Dark images can feel dramatic.
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