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EPQ (the colour and psychology of)
COLOUR GRADING
post preduction
emotional depth on a spectrum
stereotypical genres
eg. horror- red and black
directors choice and personal style
SET DESIGN
setting
setting- country, other worlds
props- furniture, items
time period - past, present, future
COSTUME DESIGN
for time period, place, emotion, or an underlying subliminal message, express the subconcious
RAW LIGHTING
emotion
gel filters
bulb temperatures
time and place
psycological assosiations and cultural meanings that tie to colour. visual language
COMPONENTS
saturation
intensity
brightness
light or dark (greyscale is only brightness)
hue
base colour
colour theory charts: monochromatic (one hue), complimentary (sharp contrast), dual complimentary (rich), analogous (harmony), triadic (balance vibrancy and contrast), neutral (subtle sophistication), tetradic , split complimentary schemes.
COLOUR
BLUE
calmness, trust, sadness, stability
YELLOW
happiness, energy, caution, anxiety
RED
passion, anger, love, danger
GREEN
health, envy, growth
ORANGE
energy, enthusiasm, warmth
PURPLE
royalty, creativity, mystery, spirituality
BLACK
power, sophistication, fear, mourning
WHITE
purity, innoscece, serenity
GREY
neutrality, balance, indiscision
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES: cultural variations, red in western means danger or passion where in China it symbolises luck and prosperity. Blue in US mean calmness and trust, in the middle east, its seen as protective and to ward off evil. yellow is happy and joyous in the west, but represents mourning in egypt and courage in japan. White symbolises inocence an purity in the west but mourning in india
add movie frames and analyse how the colour schemes reflect the underlying messages, evoke emotion and tie in with the genre of the film.
eg. grand budapest, moonlight, the florida project, the great gatsby, the shining, amelie,blade runner,
STEPS:
plan pallet early 2. test colour under finalised lighting setups 3. tie colours to specific narrative beats 4. refine in post-preduction without overcorrecting
MOOD BOARD
visuals, lighting refrences
colour pallets
still frames
textures, set design ideas
artwork, costume inspiration
we develop different emotions surrownding colour mainly wholly due to assocition. biological wiring- the brain prcesses color in the limbic system, which handles emotions, bright colours stimulate the braub, cooler tones lower blood pressure. 2.cultural conditioning, colours carry symbolic meanings that vary. 3. personal experience, trauma or joy tied to specific colour . 4. evolutionary survival , react quickly to colour cues
HORROR AND CRIME
horror/crime have a very distinctive black and red scheme, red for danger and intense emotions and black for obscurity and death- mourning. occassionaly, frames will be washed with a yellow hazy tint, conveying a kind of ghostly unease like gas or fog
However, colour can always be shifted by lighting. Strategic use of flash will overexpose all colour, uncovering any 'grime' texture
angles in horror are so vitally important, strange and unique angles can provide obscurity and a sense of unease. Angles that follow a victim or only a singular indicusla in a double scene will give a sense of impending doom and heavy tention.
SPORTS
depending on the nature of the sport, films have very different colour schemes, but a common outlyer is the use of red- in these occasions it can convey intensity, anger but importantly- passion. all films on sport follow a character chasing a dream in sport, meaning passion is an incredibly large driver in the plot of the film. red shades can therefore back up the narrative of a driven athlete.
SCI-FI
most sci-fi films have very specific colour schemes, blues and greens take a very important role in the creation of a distopian future, cold and unsettling. The cool tones are associated with code and the lime green is distant unnatural compared to the green that is usually compared to nature
ROMANCE
romance has a very specific hazy feel over the frames, a pink and yellow hue is layered. These colours provide a felling of love, warmth and comfort- almost like the images are a fond memory
DOCUMENTARY
although some schenes may be slightly coloured to engage the audience, documentaries usually remain true to the original raw footage, this provides the reader with a clear 'true' watch, trusting the narrative and characters
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