Draft statement about my video test

During this year, I did some research about use of colour in films. Because of I studied painting in high school, and I’m very interested in the functions of colours, especially use of colour in films. So I started to do the research about how to use of colour in pre-production and post-production phase during film making workflow.

During the research, I have done a short film. In the short film, I made a comparison between green screen effect and kaleidoscope effect, both effects I used plenty of high saturated colour.

After I made this short film, I did a questionnaire to test audience, I found that the viewers can't focused on massive no meaning colours for long time, they don't know what objects is this colour on, like that kaleidoscope part, most viewers confused about what is it. And after a short period, they feel boring. Compare with the specific colour (like the green screen part, colors on an objects, although it is not very natural), but the audience can continue to stay in the story and they will not feel bored very easily.

After that, I also did some experimental video clips to find how to manipulate colour saturation in different ways.

I used three different lenses with one camera to shoot the same scene at the same period of time. From these clips, we can see that when we use different lens with a same camera, the footages of the colour are different.

And then, I have done an experimental testing through different colour of lighting in films. I used different colour gels to do this test, based on the same character and the same location. Use lighting can create high saturated colour tones on the images.

First, I just used single colours (green, red, blue, yellow and purple) for testing, each images showing different colour saturation and it also bring different feeling to viewers.

Then, I have done the different combinations of colours, Monochromatic harmony results from a scheme based on variations in the value and intensity of one colour. Complementary colours, such as red and green, react with each other more vividly than do other colours. Analogous harmony results from the use of colours adjacent to one another on the colour wheel, such as red, red-orange, and orange. Such colours create a soft image with little harsh contrast.

And then I used a projector projecting some colourful images on a white wall to create atmosphere. And I also add film burn effect in the post-production phase. I found that the colour is more brighter, the saturation of this colour is more lower.

With the development of audience’s requirement through colour films, the film makers need to stay current with developments in colour and keep its impact on viewers in mind as they plan a movie’s visual design.