Reading: Ted Text Color

How color helps a movie 
tell its story

"There’s no Academy Award for Best Color — yet — but this less-celebrated element of filmmaking is used to propel and convey the plot. Here’s how."
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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How color helps a movie 
tell its story

"There’s no Academy Award for Best Color — yet — but this less-celebrated element of filmmaking is used to propel and convey the plot. Here’s how."

Slide 1 - Slide

Before reading: How do you think colours can affect a film

Slide 2 - Open question

instruction
Read the questions before reading the text
1st paragraph: a sunny, hopeful yellow...
2nd paragraph: color simplifies...
and so on

To read the text use the link (next slide) or use the pdf in teams

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Link

Paragraph two
How and why was colour used in black & white films

Slide 5 - Open question

Paragraph two:
Why did they stop using colour
A
It was too labour-intensive
B
Because of the added sound, it was no longer necessary
C
The sound and colour could not be combined
D
They never stopped using colour

Slide 6 - Quiz

Paragraph three:
What is pixar's colour strategy?

Slide 7 - Open question

Paragraph three:
what does cerebrally mean?
"It cerebrally makes a difference.”
A
related to colourblindness
B
related to great importance
C
related to cinematography
D
related to the brain

Slide 8 - Quiz

Paragraph four:
How did the setting influence the use of colour in 'Moonlight'

Slide 9 - Open question

paragraph five:
What does 'eerie' mean?
The color becomes more and more prevalent, and eerie, right through the film’s conclusion.
A
eng
B
opvallend
C
zeldzaam
D
vaal

Slide 10 - Quiz

Paragraph five:
How does this quote tie in to the central idea of the text? “It feels heightened,” said colorist Alex Bickel. “It takes you to a supernatural place.”

Slide 11 - Open question

Did you come across any
new vocabulary?

Slide 12 - Mind map

Which use of colour do you think is most useful?

Slide 13 - Open question

formulate a question in responds to the text

Slide 14 - Open question

Do you know any examples of stand-out colour use in films?

Slide 15 - Open question

Do you agree with this statement, why?
While color helps further a film’s story, all interviewed here agree: It must do so without calling too much attention to itself. “The last thing I want anyone to think while watching a movie is, ‘God, the color in this scene is great. Or, it’s terrible,’” said Bickel. “It works best on a subconscious level.”

Slide 16 - Open question

Slide 17 - Video

Why is lightning essential?

Slide 18 - Open question