Film School: The Psychology of Colour in Film

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Filmmakers Academy presents a series exploring the types, uses, power, and psychology of color in film.

Filmmakers Academy, with a range of collaborators, presents a series on color in film. Flip through each carousel to learn more. The series begins with a primer of the psychology…

… and with an overview of types of colour, in two parts…

… before devoting individual entries to red, blue, yellow, green, magenta, orange, brown, cyan, purple, and black & white. Tap through each carousel for more:

Further Viewing

A regular collaborator on this series is Shotdeck, the platform founded by Lawrence Sher, cinematographer on film series including Joker and The Hangover. He gives a 15 minute masterclass in colour in film:

A collection of video essays exploring ways colour is used in visual storytelling: