Talk about the role of color in movies.

With the development of science and technology, the audience is becoming more and more critical. Whether in realistic films or in formalism and expressionism films, color has become an irreplaceable language in film art. It not only conveys emotions, but also expresses ideas, which not only sets off the atmosphere, but also embodies the style. Color has made Chinese and foreign filmmakers dream and improved the aesthetic level of the audience. Color is the catalyst of the image era and historical process. With it, the movie world and the world movies have endless themes.

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Since 1927, the film art has entered the era of sound from silence, making the film art more real and appealing. 1935. Color technology was used for the first time in the film Vanity World directed by American Mamarian, which changed the film from black and white to color. It not only brings brand-new visual enjoyment to the audience, but also adds new charm to the film art.

First of all, briefly review the history of film color.

In 1930s and 1940s, the color technology in movies was further improved, which could reflect the reality flexibly and vividly, but it was influenced by painting. Photography advocates artistic processing, modification and transformation of physical objects, emphasizes the symbolism and implication of visual modeling image, and pursues the atmosphere and artistic conception of the picture to make the picture image closer to the requirements of painting. In 1950s and 1960s, the concept of film changed greatly, and people began to pursue authentic and credible screen effects. In addition, the wide application of mobile phone photography in this period gave full play to "photography", and the mass production of color films provided conditions for rich color expression of films, which promoted the development of film art to "reproduce reality and approach life". Since 1970s and 1980s, film technology has matured. With the improvement of the means of expression, China filmmakers began to realize the importance of color, and the concept of color in movies also entered the field of vision of China filmmakers and quickly put it into practice. During the period of 1979, the films "Little Flower" and "The Tremor of Life" took the lead in consciously exploring the application of film colors. There are 12 unforgettable black-and-white segments in the whole film "Little Flower", and the director intends to complete the narrative of the film through the contrast and intersection of screen colors. Trembling of Life also dared to break through in artistic form, and the director used almost all the relatively new film techniques that could be seen at that time. For example, the narrative mode of reality and memory crossing, upgraded photography and freeze-frame, etc. Both films were shot alternately in black and white and in color. It not only shows the conscious activities of the characters, but also makes an attempt in the drama structure. Today. With the rapid development of information technology, knowledge is constantly updated, and film art is also in line with the trend of the times. Meet people's needs and desires. Color also plays an irreplaceable role in the progress of film art.

Second, the emotional role of color

The famous photographer Storrow once said, "Color is a part of film language. We use colors to express different emotions and feelings. It is like using light and shadow to symbolize the conflict between life and death. " Zhang Yimou once said in an interview with reporters: "I think among the visual elements of movies, color is the most evocative factor of people's emotional fluctuation. ..... I think. Physiologically speaking, color is primary and can immediately cause people's emotional fluctuations. " Indeed, color is the most appealing visual language. As an important visual element of film art modeling, color can not only restore the original color of the scene, but also. It can also convey feelings and express emotions: color can not only express ideological themes, portray characters, reflect the change of time and space, create emotional artistic conception and set off the atmosphere of the film, but also be a powerful artistic means to form the film style. Of course, because people have different physiological and psychological reactions to different colors, it also forms the emotional function of colors.

For example: red-

Red is the hue of the sun and flame, symbolizing warmth and heat, and is an emotional symbol of love, enthusiasm, impulsiveness and fierceness. Red gives people a warm and active visual feeling, and there is a feeling of vigorous progress.

Red is the most powerful color and is the first choice in movies. Zhang Yimou, a famous director in China, pushed the performance of red to the extreme. Red sorghum wine in his film Red Sorghum. The dyehouse of chrysanthemum beans. The red lantern in "Hanging the Red Lantern High" and even the string of red peppers hanging on the wall in "The Story of Autumn Chrysanthemum" constitute a kind of visual tension, symbolizing a kind of warm vitality.

Red also symbolizes unrest and revolution. Live in the movie. Red is used as a prominent ornament and symbolic scene in movies. Red shadow play, red lantern casino, red slogan, red portrait of Chairman Mao, red armband and red little red book are very eye-catching in the film.

In the folklore of China. Especially in our traditional festival-Spring Festival. Red is the main color, symbolizing joy, auspiciousness and celebration.

Yellow—

Yellow gives people a feeling of clarity and joy, and is often used to symbolize happiness and warmth. Yellow is easy to appear from the background because of its high brightness. Have the strength and conditions to attract people's attention.

In our historical tradition, yellow is a symbol of sacred, powerful and supreme imperial power. Italian director Bernardo Bertau Ruzzi made his film The Last Tango in Paris (shot by vittorio storaro) full of confusing yellow, which is a symbol of enthusiasm, desire and madness. In his film The Last Emperor (shot by vittorio storaro), he captured the splendor of China Palace with bright red and yellow, giving people a magnificent visual experience.

Blue—

Blue forms a cold feeling psychologically, so it symbolizes cold. Blue also contains elements of depression and sadness. Goethe once said in Color Theory that blue is a kind of energy. It is on the negative axis, and the purest blue is a kind of robbing nothingness, which is a combination of confusion and tranquility. One of the "three-color" films (blue) by Khiesz Lovsky of the French Polish movie master can feel the blue tone best. The film was shrouded in melancholy blue. The blue swimming pool and the blue crystal-like blurred glass string lights not only create a unique psychological background for the heroine, but also bring visual pleasure and strong artistic appeal to the audience.

Zhang Yimou's film "A Thousand Miles Alone" contains many scenes showing the original ecological sky. Pure blue has a breathtaking beauty, which continues a style of returning to nature and reflects the deep beauty of family ties in a wave-free way.

Green-

Green is the most prosperous color in natural life, and it is also the contrast color of red. It has a feeling of calm, stability and hope, and is the most suitable color for people's eyes. Green symbolizes peace and represents spring. In the martial arts blockbuster house of flying daggers, the whole picture of heaven and earth, people and things is condensed into a spectacular green ocean. That green is fascinating and fascinating.

Black and white—

Black and white is achromatic color, and like other colors, it also plays a role in expressing feelings. Black is often associated with death and sadness, which makes people feel disappointed, dark, sinister and sinful; white is associated with light, clarity and sacredness, and makes people feel pure, elegant and stable. But because black and white are the lowest and highest lightness among all colors, black has a deep, dignified and solemn feeling, while white has a feeling of nothingness, coldness and equality. However, due to the different cultural traditions, living habits and concepts of individuals, countries or nations, different emotional effects will also be formed. For example, white is a symbol of pure love in the west, and wedding dresses are white; In China, white is often used as mourning clothes, and westerners wear black clothes when attending funerals. In China's traditional drama, red is a symbol of loyalty, black is a symbol of dignity, and white is a symbol of treachery. Traditional drama masks are all portrayed according to this law.

Dark black shows the majesty and ruthlessness of the Qin Dynasty in the movie Hero. Andrei Tarkovsky, a famous director of the former Soviet Union, wrote "The Stalker", in which all the spaces are based on black, just like a withered ruin, and even the clothes on the stalker are black. black

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