2025/03/06 by Bregt Lameris · 1 voice
Psychology · Neuroscience · #Color perception and design #Multisensory perception and integration #Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
paper · pdf · doi:10.11647/obp.0380
openalex publication_date 2025/03/06 · openalex created_date 2025/03/07 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The shift back from quasi monochrome to coloured motion picture during the 1950s and 1960s famously provided moviegoers the dazzling opportunity to more fully engage their senses, all the while opening new modes of affective possibilities for filmmakers. Set against the intersection of media studies, emotion theory, biology, and digital humanities, Feeling Colour: Chromatic Embodiment in Film Culture (1950s-1960s) delves into the role colour played in the oft-fraught relationship between cinema and its audiences. This transnational analysis of an extensive range of midcentury cinematography examines the multilayered effects which extend beyond the silver screen, offering a high-level theoretical elaboration and in-depth historical exploration of both experimental and mainstream movies.