Introduction- What is the aesthetic element? Color is an aesthetic element that covers the aspect of light caused by reflection. To see color, you have to have light. When light shines on an object, colors bounce off the object and others are absorbed by it. Our eyes see colors that are bounced off or reflected. Color is an important aspect of any production. Color adds a descriptive element to a movie. Although there has been several successful movies in black and white, color gives the viewer a better understanding to what they are watching. When watching a movie in black you may not get the full effect of the movie as you would with a movie with color. Directors put time and effort in creating films to turn out the way they imagine.
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Low color temperatures are warmer colors, such as yellows and reds. High color temperatures, are cooler lighter colors such as light blue. Color temperatures are often used. A good example of Color Temperature, is in the 2009 movie Avatar directed by, James Cameron. The Movie Avatar takes place in two different worlds, one world being Pandora, with fictional characters called avatars, the other world being, our world. James Cameron does a good job of making the two worlds distinctively different. Pandora has very bright vibrant colors, whereas our world is very gray and gloomy. The colors that are used in Pandora, are mostly high color temperatures the director uses a lot of blues and purples. Although high colors are dominant in this film warm colors are used as well. The warm colors that are used to show power and strength. The strongest dragon is bright orange and yellow, also the avatar who heals other avatars when they are hurt wears a yellow and orange …show more content…
The coloring in the movie is off white almost yellow. Contrast is used for the underwater scenes of Titanic, when they discovered the ship. The lighting is very low with a blue tint, to show that they are underwater. Contrast is also used to show the difference between the young Rose, and the older one. The young Rose is very well light her skin is glowing and she wears bright color clothes. Where as the older Rose is very pale and wears all white. The director James Cameron uses color consistency, throughout the movie Avatar. James Cameron is consistent with the vibrant colors throughout the movie, but more specifically the color blue. The Avatar characters themselves are the color blue, although the color blue is prevalent all throughout the
Low color temperatures are warmer colors, such as yellows and reds. High color temperatures, are cooler lighter colors such as light blue. Color temperatures are often used. A good example of Color Temperature, is in the 2009 movie Avatar directed by, James Cameron. The Movie Avatar takes place in two different worlds, one world being Pandora, with fictional characters called avatars, the other world being, our world. James Cameron does a good job of making the two worlds distinctively different. Pandora has very bright vibrant colors, whereas our world is very gray and gloomy. The colors that are used in Pandora, are mostly high color temperatures the director uses a lot of blues and purples. Although high colors are dominant in this film warm colors are used as well. The warm colors that are used to show power and strength. The strongest dragon is bright orange and yellow, also the avatar who heals other avatars when they are hurt wears a yellow and orange …show more content…
The coloring in the movie is off white almost yellow. Contrast is used for the underwater scenes of Titanic, when they discovered the ship. The lighting is very low with a blue tint, to show that they are underwater. Contrast is also used to show the difference between the young Rose, and the older one. The young Rose is very well light her skin is glowing and she wears bright color clothes. Where as the older Rose is very pale and wears all white. The director James Cameron uses color consistency, throughout the movie Avatar. James Cameron is consistent with the vibrant colors throughout the movie, but more specifically the color blue. The Avatar characters themselves are the color blue, although the color blue is prevalent all throughout the