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How to Use Color in Film: 50+ Examples of Movie Color Palettes

Learn how to pick the right color schemes to create and memorable and meaningful visual aesthetic.

How to Use Color Ebook

Understanding color schemes

In this ebook we explore the various color techniques, and provide color scheme examples from noteworthy films that utilize color at the highest level.

You'll learn:

  • Color theory, and 50+ examples of how they’re used in film and TV
  • How associative colors to represent characters & themes 
  • How discordant colors can be used to refocus viewer attention
  • How transitional colors are used to represent transformations

Contents

Hue, Saturation, Value (HSB)

Triadic Colors

Color Psychology

Balanced Colors Schemes

Monochromatic Colors

Associative Color Schemes

Complementary Colors

Transitional Color Schemes

Analogous Colors

Discordant Color Schemes

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