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This document provides an overview of the history and techniques of color in film. It begins with a brief history of early color films from 1902 to 1914. It then discusses the technological advancements in color film processes from Edward Turner's initial 3-color process in 1902 to modern digital color. Key figures who advanced color technology are highlighted, such as Turner, George Smith who created Kinemacolor, and the development of Technicolor. The document also examines color techniques filmmakers use, including hue, saturation, brightness, and color schemes. It includes the narrator's own example comparing a shot before and after color grading. Finally, it previews an interview discussing why color has been important to film and television history.

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This document provides an overview of the history and techniques of color in film. It begins with a brief history of early color films from 1902 to 1914. It then discusses the technological advancements in color film processes from Edward Turner's initial 3-color process in 1902 to modern digital color. Key figures who advanced color technology are highlighted, such as Turner, George Smith who created Kinemacolor, and the development of Technicolor. The document also examines color techniques filmmakers use, including hue, saturation, brightness, and color schemes. It includes the narrator's own example comparing a shot before and after color grading. Finally, it previews an interview discussing why color has been important to film and television history.

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Audio Visuals

Introduction Starts with title of topic


*Calm/atmospheric sound starts Black and snaps to a circle colour
playing until the end graph

V/O
Colour,
Goes through multiple shots of both
Colour for over the last century has
black and white early 1900’s film and
been a part of the screens we have
modern-day films
watch our films and shows on and
within that century it has changed,
evolved, and developed in many
ways both technology wise and the
way it is used for the films it is in.
Cuts to shots of people in theatres, at
However, the original purpose of home watching tv, both crying,
colour has not changed in that time, laughing, angry, happy, sad, etc.
which is to bring emotions out of the
viewer and to make them feel a
certain way about a character, scene Four different shots will pop up in the
or setting. order I say them in of history,
technology, key figures, shot from
In this documentary I’m going to talk interview
about the history, technology, key
figures, purpose as well as an The documentary title will appear in
interview to give a different the middle of the screen
perspective and talk about the way
colour is used in film.
The title of the next topic will appear
in the middle of the screen
Brief History and Origins
Going back to the beginning most Shots from The Wizard of Oz will
people think 1939’s The Wizard of Oz appear with the name and date as
was the first coloured film but while text in the top right corner
it had an unimaginable success for its
colour, it was actually A Trip to the Shots from A Trip to the Moon will
Moon which came out in 1902 37 appear with the name and date as
years before Oz and using the text in the top right corner
Kinema-colour process started the
road which would lead to the colour Shots from A Visit to the Seaside will
in film we know today. appear with the name and date as
In 1908 A Visit to the Seaside came text in the top right corner
out which became the first
commercially produced film in
natural colour. Shots from With Our King and Queen
Through India will appear with the
1912’s With Our King and Queen name and date as text in the top
Through India was the first full-length right corner
natural colour documentary.
Shots from The World, the Flesh and
And finally, 1914’s The World, the the Devil will appear with the name
Flesh and the Devil was the first and date as text in the top right
feature-length narrative film. corner

Each of these films were all the Multiple shots from all of the films
precursors to The Wizard of Oz which above throughout this paragraph
would be the reason that film exists
in the first place despite the that
these films were made just under
and over 30 years before Oz came
out showing clearly how long colour
has been a part of film. The title of the next will appear in the
middle of the screen
Shots of projectors, colour, etc
Technology’s Advancement
The advancement of technology in
film with colour has had drastic
changes and stages of evolving with Shot of Edward and his process
the eras.

Edward Turners process in 1902 was


the first full natural colour process, Shot of George and his process
but it was considered impractical to
use effectively.

George Smith in 1908 then created a Shot of projector


two-colour version named
Kinemacolour but while it was a
success it would no longer be used
past 1914 due to it needing a special
projector which had huge technical
difficulties. Shot of Technicolour as a whole
In 1922 Technicolour which was a
two-colour process at the beginning
of its creation and had a limited
Shots of Process 4
range of hues, became the most
widely used of all two-colour
Shots of Hollywood in the 1950’s
processes in the 1920’s.

Technicolour created a new full-


colour process called “Process 4” in
1932 which we knew as “Three-Strip Colour over the course of 70 years
Technicolour” and was used until the
1950’s by major Hollywood Studios.

From the 1950’s to now technology


and colour in film have advanced to a
crazy level but the same original idea The title of the next topic will appear
of why colour is needed in film still in the middle of the screen
stayed the same no matter what the
camera was or how advanced it was. Shots of different directors who have
made great colour palettes in films

Key People in History Shots from films with their colour


There have been many people palette at the bottom
through the last 120 years that have
been a key and valuable part of Photo of Edward will appear with full
colours progression through film, but name and date of birth and death
the most important will be the man
who started it Other photos of the other named
men will appear as places
Edward Raymond Turner born in
England 1873, conducted many Image of the 3-colour process will
colour film experiments while show
working in the London workshop of
colour photography pioneer Frederic
E. Ives and being financial backed by
Frederick Marshall Lee, then later Image, title, and date of A Trip to the
Charles Urban. Edward created with Moon will pop up
Lee a British patent on a 3-colour
additive motion picture process.
Edwards system suffered from two
types of colour registration problems,
however in 1902 A trip to the Moon
Photo of George will appear with full
came out which Edward and his
name and date of birth and death
colour process where a part of.
Before Edward could improve his
List of his films will show
work, he died from a heart attack in
1903 at 29 to 30 years old, but his A Visits to the Seaside title and image
work would be passed on from Urban
to George Albert Smith. image of the Kinemacolour will
appear
George Albert Smith was born in
1864 London, England and died in
1959 at 95 years old. He had made
23 films between 1897 to 1908 with Shots of colour in films over the last
his last film A Visit to the Seaside century.
being the first motion picture in
Kinemacolour a new process that
George invented as an improvement
to Turners 3-colour process.

Many people that came after Edward


and George have created styles,
trends, methods, and many other The title of the next topic will appear
things to gives new layers and depth in the middle of the screen
to colours use on screen but without
the first two none of the men and
women from then to today what
have got a chance to bring colour to
new heights.

Key Techniques
When it comes to the techniques Shots of different colour palettes
that are used for colour in film it can from many films will appear
be as simple as the actual specific throughout the course of this section
colour itself used in a scene or even
as the colour palette for the whole
film/show, for example purple can
mean a sense of fantasy when
orange could give a warm feel or hot
environment or blue a darker feeling
and coldness
Shots of the same colours being used
Key parts of using colour come from in different ways in different films
the hue which is the colour itself,
saturation which is the intensity of
the colour, and brightness the
darkness or lightness of a colour.

Some films use colour in a much


more obvious way then others like
and two different films can use the
same colour for completely different Shots of the colour schemes
reasons or meanings like for example
The Sixth Sense uses the colour red
to represent fear and dread and
foreshadowing when in the film
Pleasantville the colour red is used to
represent hope, love, and sensuality.

Another key technique that is used


are colour schemes which are an
The title of the next topic will appear
important method used to colour
in the middle of the screen
grade a scene or whole film. The four
methods are one Monochromatic-
Deeply harmonious, Shots from all the version of my own
two Complementary-dueling attempt at colour in a shot
opposition, tense,
three Analogous-kindred, like-
minded,
four Triadic-vibrant yet balanced,
evenly matched.

The title of the next topic will appear


in the middle of the screen
Own Attempt
Here I have made my own attempt at
showing how huge of a difference
colour can have on a single shot by
just putting the right colours
together, so here I have compared a A Video of Paul answering my
shot I took both before I edited it and questions will play
multiple versions of it so you can see
clearly how different groups of
colours together can change, you’re
feeling about something.

Interview
1)Why do you think colour has been The title of the next topic will appear
a vital part of film and tv history over in the middle of the screen
the last century

Response

2)What is the most effective way


colour has been used I film

Response

3)How could colour progress even


further in the next few years
Shots from history, technology, key
Response people, colour palettes

Conclusion
In conclusion no matter how much
technology has changed and evolved
or how we make films, what their
stories are like, who made them, etc
the original meaning of colour has
stayed the same since 1902 over a
120 years ago which is to bring out all
types of emotions and feelings from
the audience regarding how they feel
about a character, scene, plot, or the
whole film in general, the Music fades out and screen goes to
atmosphere that is created from the black.
simple combination of a few colours
is equally as important to making or
breaking a film as music, camera
work, acting, direction, and editing.
The layers colour can go to in the
meaning and purpose behind it in a
scene is like an endless rabbit hole
that anyone can use to put specific
emotions in the viewer.

Overall, I think colour has an


importance over film, show, games,
etc that will get better and better as
technology advances over the years,
decades, and even centuries but I
believe that the purpose will never
change just as it hasn’t for 120 years
and it will still bring out the same
emotions it always has.

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