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Understanding how warm color frames emotion

Understanding how warm color frames emotion

From the course: Color Correction: Color Grading for Locations and Times of Day

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Understanding how warm color frames emotion

We have a very positive emotional reaction to warm colors. They remind us of literal warmth, such as basking in the warm sunshine or sitting in front of a warm fire. The yellow and the orange light that the sun and the fires give off reminds us of their physical warming properties. We also associate warm colors with relaxing and even romantic feelings. For example, in this case, a candlelit dinner. We can enhance the effect of candlelight and help suggest more warmth and more romance in an image very easily with a Three-Way Color Corrector. I'm using the warm sequence, and I've applied Looks to this first clip, let's open the Looks builder. I can drag on from the subject area as (INAUDIBLE) Color Corrector, and because most of the changes to light that is given off by a light source happen in the brightest areas, I can push the highlights towards a warmer color. And I'm warming up the scene. I can then enhance the mood by moving the mid-tones towards a warmer color as well. And here's…

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