Colours of Film - The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes

Taking you from the earliest feature films to today, Colours of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success. The use of colour is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narrative device. Charles Bramesco introduces an element of cinema that is often overlooked, yet has been used in extraordinary ways. Using infographic colour palettes, and stills from the movies, this is a lively and fresh approach to film for cinema-goers and colour lovers

List of contents

Introduction
Over The Rainbow
Unbound Imaginations
Making A Statement
Digital Wonderlands
Further Reading
Picture Credits & Acknowledgments
Index
 

About the author

Charles Bramesco is a film and television critic living in Brooklyn. In addition to the Guardian, his work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Little White Lies, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Forbes, Nylon, Vulture, Frieze, The A.V. Club, Indiewire, The Dissolve, Vox, and Pitchfork. He is the author of Vampire Movies (Little White Lies for William Collins, 2019).

Summary

Colours of Film is an introduction to film through the lens of colour. Taking you from the 1900s to today, it showcases the most extraordinary use of colour and provides visually appealing palettes of some of the best movies ever made.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bramesco
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2023
• EAN: 9780711270312
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-7031-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 225 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 762 g
• Illustrations: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Popular Culture, ART / Film & Video, ART / Popular Culture, Film: styles & genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism