Color doesn't exist in the world—it exists in your head. Discover the fundamental physics, evolutionary biology, and technical 'tricks' that allow us to generate and capture color in the film industry. We'll undo confusion misconceptions and demonstrate the difficulty of artificial color reproduction.
If you’ve ever wondered why skin tones fall apart under certain light fixtures, or why cameras can perceive thousands of colors with only three channels, this class is for you! We'll bypass the usual talk of CRI and gamuts to get to the heart of what color actually is, how the tools we use hack our human vision, and how to use this knowledge to streamline your workflow on set.
Key learnings: Fundamental nature of light and color, how cameras perceive color and how light fixtures generate it, metamerism and other quirks of the RGB color system
Technical level: Any