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Schindler's List — The girl in red was IMPORTANT

A short breakdown of the single hand-tinted color element in the black-and-white film and what it's doing to the viewer's attention.

Stories Structured · 4 min · Beginner · COL · Color · 2018

What you take away

Understand how a single point of color in a monochrome frame can direct a viewer's eye and emotion.

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The films in this lesson

Schindler's List (1993)

Films to study for colour

Books on colour

Kit for this lesson

Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor — A search dial, and Resolve Studio in the box
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio — The paid Resolve, bought once, kept for ever
Calibrite Display Pro HL — Calibrates the monitor you are trusting
Tangent Ripple — The cheapest set of real trackballs
Dell UltraSharp U2723QE — The sensible 4K second monitor
Blackmagic DeckLink 8K Pro — Clean video out to a reference monitor

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