Color keying in art and living

United States, 1950

Film
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An analysis of color relationships. Considers the following: nature of light rays, the spectrum and primary colors; secondary colors and pigment primaries; light reflection by pigments; color keying; complimentary colors; the color wheel; how complimentary colors intensify one another; how color may be used to “echo” itself.

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Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:09:40:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002236

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Color

Crafts & Visual Arts → Color - Physiological effect

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Color

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Color - Physiological effect

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Light

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Spectrum analysis

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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