article
Color in films: a critical overview
Fecha
2011Registro en:
1980-6493
Autor
Costa, Maria Helena Braga e Vaz da
Resumen
The use of color in cinema involves explanations and associations at different
levels: (1) the physical, in the way that color can affect the viewer giving him/her a
more or less pleasing feeling; (2) the psychological, because color can stimulate
psychological responses; and (3) the aesthetic, because colors can be chosen
selectively according to the effect they can produce, considering their balance,
proportion and composition within the film. This article will consider these three
characteristics of color and some film examples, in order to discuss about the role of
color in cinema