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Good video that provides an introduction to colour theory, using colour in storytelling and colour symbolism within film

Volume 7, issue 1 of this Journal seems to have a few articles about the use of colour in films. You can get full access to the articles through the Shibboleth link

Some of you might find this quite useful/interesting

Film fans might have noticed a colour revolution in cinema recently, because Hollywood seems to gave gone teal-and-orange crazy. Studio films from Hot Tub Time Machine to Iron Man 2 have used the combination, with the greenish-blue teal forming a backdrop and the orange (which includes flesh tones) in the foreground.

A few youtube gems on color grading a David Fincher movie. About 5 minutes into the Panic Room featurette world class colorist Stephen Nakamura color corrects a few shots. The two part Se7en featurettes are all of Stephen colour correcting the end scene from the film.

A website featuring stills from films and their corresponding color palettes. A tool to promote learning and inspiration. Updated daily. It's interesting to see what actual colours are used. Some of your favourite films will probably be on here. Not too easy to navigate though (it's tumblr).

The article is mainly about the 6k workflow and the films cinematography techniques, but there is a small interview with the DI colourist on page 3, Might be useful for some of you. Great film by the way if anyone hasn't seen it. Apologies for the amount of articles on David Fincher i've posted, you my have noticed i'm slightly obsessed with his films!

If 2013 was the year of the selfie, then 2014 is the year of the hyper-short film. Today, people don't just watch films in cinemas or living rooms. Instead, the term "movies" takes on a new connotation, as people download and consume on the move: on foot, or on the train, sometimes with just seconds to spare, as the content flows through their Facebook or Twitter streams on their mobile devices.

Book available online with your UoS network details

By Caridad Botella THE HAND WITH A LENS

If you can find the article even better! "Bride DL, Crowell SE, Baucom BR, Kaufman EA, O'Connor CG, Skidmore CR, & Yaptangco M (2014). Testing the Effectiveness of 3D Film for Laboratory-Based Studies of Emotion. PLoS ONE, 9 (8) PMID: 25170878"

Technicolor is a colour film printing process invented in 1916. It was the most widely used colour process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952 and celebrated for its saturated levels of colour. It was used most commonly for filming musicals such as The Wizard of Oz and Singin' in the Rain and used for Disney's animated classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Fantasia.

Chromatic Cinema provides the first wide-ranging historical overview of screen color, exploring the changing uses and meanings of color in moving images, from hand painting in early skirt dance films to current trends in digital color manipulation. The book is available to view online through the UoS library

This book is available from the UoS library to view online

Today we'll cover the basics of color in modern digital filmmaking and some things you need to think about as you consider how to color your productions. There is a place in my heart for Black and White photography. But black and white, as beautiful and nuanced as it can be - is a world onto itself.