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Thank you Océane for collaborating on this. We had so many issues when it came to making this ready to show off. She has been so patient, understanding and equally as dedicated to making this perfect (which is difficult when your editing software is working against you). For the effort you put into it, the dedication, the work, thank you sincerely. Your parts are perfection and better than anything I could have made on my own.

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I’ve had this idea for years to create a video celebrating the beautiful use of colour in Film and Television (because to deny that Television can be equally as cinematic is foolish). I wanted to transition through the colour spectrum and Océane was kind enough to help me make this idea come to life.

I would like to credit, however, all the people on Tumblr who create beautiful gifsets in a similar vein of transitioning through the colours of the rainbow for sparking the idea. They’re relaxing and beautiful to scroll through, and hopefully this is as equally such to watch.

This is also my desperate plea to Film and Television of the past few years, why have thou abandoned colour? Look how beautiful it is, must every palette be grey and brown?

Although we didn’t particularly choose scenes based on what was happening in the clips themselves (we just focused on colour) a pattern does develop with the emotions and actions under each colour. Ultimately the scenes chose themselves but each colour in the video, I believe, manages to evoke an emotion. Below I’ve broken down what each colour typically represents in film theory and you may see some of that in our edit!

RED – Red is the most visible colour in the colour spectrum; it immediately captures the human eye. As such it’s often used in warning and danger symbols. In film red can connote love, passion, heat, and desire but it can also represent rage, power, aggression, blood, and violence.

ORANGE – Orange is the colour of nature and fire, sunrise and sunset. It’s often used as a positive in film to represent youth, friendship and warmth but can also be used as a more sinister colour. Fire means destruction, war, death. For example, orange deserts are hot with no water or life.

YELLOW – Yellow is a colour of contradictions, we often associate it as a positive colour representing optimism, idealism, and happiness. However, yellow is the colour that is most uncomfortable to humans. Babies cry more in yellow rooms. It can represent illness, insecurity, cowardice, betrayal, deceit, jealousy.

GREEN – Green is another of nature’s colours (forests, idyllic landscapes). It is associated with life, nature, and healing and as such be a soothing colour for the human eye. Green can represent youth, spring, and fertility but it also connotes danger, corruption, and villainy. The more negative use of this colour is to represent jealousy, pride, and envy.

BLUE – Blue is usually considered a depressive colour and can represent a character’s emotional state of loss, sadness, and loneliness, e.g. blue is the colour of the remote large spans of the ocean. It can also however be a calming and soothing colour, representing tranquillity and harmony. In film it’s often used to represent a character’s introspection. Introspection can be both positive and negative. Traditionally, it has also been associated with the divine, probably due to its presence in the skies and seas.

PURPLE – Purple is often used to show the fantastic or supernatural. In film, purple and its associated colours (lilac, violet, etc.) are usually used in relation to ethereal and mystical themes. Purple has also traditionally been the colour of royalty and as such connotes wealth and nobility. It is also linked to eroticism and mystery.

PINK – Pink in film often represents love, flirtation, romance. It’s less intense than red, more playful. As a colour often associated with girls it’s often used to represent femininity. It can also represent innocence.

BLACK – Black is associated with night and death. It is the colour of mourning and the absence of life. It can be used to represent grief, loneliness, and despair. Black is a mysterious colour that can be used to arouse fear in scenes, but it can also be used to represent power and sophistication.

WHITE – White in contrast represents purity, simplicity, cleanliness, and innocence. Its more negative connotations are sterilising, coldness, and isolation in eastern cultures white can also represent death.

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