What’s one of the greatest visual tools at a filmmaker’s disposal, you ask? It’s color. Colors are versatile. They can direct the viewers’ eyes, highlight a certain aspect of the narrative, underscore themes, and most importantly, evoke emotions. What makes them even more powerful is that colors, when used intentionally, do half the talking for you in your frames. In this article, we’re listing movies that used colors to their full potential. If colors are not your strongest suit, this article is sure to simplify things for you. Best Use of Color in Movies1. The Wizard of Oz (1939) The use of color in The Wizard of Oz was way ahead of its time. Director Victor Fleming uses color to create a contrast between the magical world of Oz and Dorothy's reality, presenting the former in color while the latter in sepia. The entire world-building of Oz is based on the basics of primary color theory and uses the Technicolor three-strip process, which gives it its quintessential “children’s magic land” look. The Technicolor three-strip process required recording each scene onto three separate strips of black-and-white film in a Technicolor camera, with each strip capturing a particular primary color: red, green, or blue. In post-production, three separate negatives were combined, and each matrix was then dyed in a complementary color—cyan, magenta, or yellow. Following the dye, each layer was overlaid onto the others to achieve a full-spectrum image. In the Wizard of Oz, yellow becomes a central motif with the Yellow...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 9 December