Essay about Colours and (Non)colours in Film Cover Image

Esej o farbách a (ne)farbách vo filme
Essay about Colours and (Non)colours in Film

Author(s): Jozef Mergeš
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Spoločnosť pre estetiku na Slovensku a Inštitút estetiky a umeleckej kultúry Filozofickej fakulty Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove
Keywords: black and white film;color film;color in film;authenticity in film;

Summary/Abstract: The essay is trying to debate about aspects of the perception in relations between black and white and color film, as opposed two approaches to the art of cinema. The leitmotif of this paper is finding the fundamental nature and authenticity of the film arts through the history of the transition from black and white to color film, and with respect to the whole society determinants influencing this process. From the professional point of view essay charts the basic functions of color in the film and highlights their importance for active perception of cinematographic work.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 26-32
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Slovak