A collection of video essays exploring ways colour is used in visual storytelling.
wolfcrow asks, “Why are Films Shot in Two Colors?”:
StudioBinder expands on the colour swatches approach to studying cinematic images:
Filmmakers & Colour
The Cinema Cartography looks at the use of colour across the work of different filmmakers:
Fandor looks at the use of various colour palettes across the work of a single director, Sofia Coppola:
Jorge Luengo Ruiz‘s supercut showcases one colour throughout the body of work of a single director, Pédro Almodóvar:
StudioBinder‘s stunning, comprehensive examination of Stanely Kubrick‘s use of colour is part of their excellent series of mise en scene:
Further Viewing
New to colour? Here’s an intro to colour theory:
Follow Color Palette Cinema on Instagram for daily inspiration – and check out our hand-picked highlights over here:
And then apply your discoveries to your own work – Learn Exposure & Colour from Your Faves in your editing software of choice: