The first use of colour was seen in films such as "Voyage a Travers l'impossible" by the Pioneer George Melies in 1904. Here the film was hand painted frame by frame.
The next development was the introduction of two strip colour using only red and green, for example, The Mystery of the Wax Museum. The first full three strip technicolor was Becky Sharp in 1935
From the 1930's to the 1940's, black and white represented reality and colour represented fantasy and spectacle. There are two ways we can use colour, denotation and connotation.
Denotation:
This is a literal description of an idea, concept or an object
Connotation:
This is what we associate with a particular idea, concept or an object.
Colour works on a subconscious mind to create a mood.
For example, red can symbolise the enemy, anger, blood or even romance, green can symbolise peace, earth, sickness and new life and blue can symbolise sadness, calmness and tranquillity
Lighting.
Key Light
- This light is the brightest and the most influential
- This light helps counteract the effect of the key light or creates an outline and/or silhouette.
Filler Light
- This light helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of the key and the back light create.
- This is where the main source comes from below the subject and is mostly used in thrillers and horrors.
Top lighting
- This is where the main source comes from above the subject, this is also used in thrillers and horror films, and the light highlights the features and is used to create a glamorous look.
Low Key Lighting
This is created by using only the key and back lights to produce a sharp contrast of light and dark areas on the screen as very deep and distinct shadows are formed.
High Key Lighting
- More filler lights are used to make the lighting appear more realistic.
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