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Week 6: Analyzing Color with Bill Perkins

Week 6: Analyzing Color
Master the Skill of Visual Storytelling Analyzing how color dictates mood.

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Movie clips in this lesson: Back to the Future, 1985, Universal Pictures; Nanny McPhee, 2005, Universal Pictures; An American in Paris, 1952, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; The Phantom of the Opera, 2004, Warner Bros; Skyfall, 2012, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; West Side Story, 1961, The Mirisch Corporation.
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Instructor
Bill Perkins
Subjects
Art Theory, Entertainment Arts
Topics
Art Philosophy, Composition, Light & Color
Mediums
Adobe Photoshop, Charcoal
Duration
2h 52m 47s

In week six, instructor Bill Perkins will lecture on how to utilize color in visual storytelling. Bill will analyze several movies where color was manipulated or designed to aid the narrative. You will learn how to identify color relationships and apply contrasting colors to drive character development. Then, Bill will examine the color in famous paintings to give you the tools needed for deciphering the color notes and making them your own.

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