Colour Cinematography 1

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Subject guarantor:

Jaroslav BRABEC

Name of lecturer(s):

Jaroslav BRABEC

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Mastery of the cameraman trade.

Mode of study:

Explication and assignment of the SEN exercise, shooting and finishing.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

General cultural education and sensitivity for the world of color around us. An complete enthusiasm for the cameraman profession in relationship to the concept of a film as a whole.

Course contents:

Light and mass

Elements of light and chromaticity. Light source spectrum. Mono-chromatic lights.

Ton, saturation and brightness. Diffraction, decay, inflexion, Light absorption and reflection. Object surface.

Light remission and transmission. Thin layers. Light interference. Murky surroundings.

Colored lights synthesis

Additive mixing, subtractive mixing. Color filters. Color pigments.

Color tone arrangement systems.

Chromatic and achromatic tones. The color wheel. Spatial models of color arrangement. The tri-chromatic system.

Light in a space.

Anaysis of a lit space. Lighting and the character of the light. Absolute and relative brightness of the visual field space. Direct and indirect sunlight and its changes. Chromatic warmth. aerial and color perspectives.

The effect of a color

Color reality and its effect. Perception of color. Adaptation mechanisms. Simultaneous and successive contrasts. Color contrast memory. Color tone as an attribute of an object. Psychological, synestetic, associative, stimulative.

Recommended or required reading:

Karel Hanuš : O barvě

Art publications over classic and modern art.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Znalosti z oblasti barev a barevné dramaturgie. Rozbor prakt.cvičení.

Course web page:

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Schedule for winter semester 2015/2016:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	místnost 220 Barevná laboratoř KK (Lažanský palác) BRABEC J. 15:40–17:15 (paralelka 1)
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	15:40–17:15	Jaroslav BRABEC	Barevná laboratoř KK Lažanský palác		paralelka 1

Schedule for summer semester 2015/2016:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Cinematography - Bachelor (qualification subject)