If it's purple, someone's gonna die the power of color in visual storytelling
If it's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die is a must-read book for all film students, film professionals, and others interested in filmmaking. This enlightening book guides filmmakers toward making the right color selections for their films, and helps movie buffs understand why they feel the way...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA, USA
Elsevier/Focal Press
2005
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Edition: | 1st American pbk. ed |
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | If it's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die is a must-read book for all film students, film professionals, and others interested in filmmaking. This enlightening book guides filmmakers toward making the right color selections for their films, and helps movie buffs understand why they feel the way they do while watching movies that incorporate certain colors. Guided by her twenty-five years of research on the effects of color on behavior, Bellantoni has grouped more than 60 films under the spheres of influence of six major colors, each of which triggers very specific emotional states. For example, the |
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Physical Description: | xxxiii, 243 pages illustrations (chiefly color) |
ISBN: | 9781136068454 0080478417 1136068457 9781136068461 9780080478418 9781136068416 9781423722564 9781138426078 1136068414 1136068465 1423722566 |