The Colors of Stanley Kubrick - Color Theory from The Shining to 2001: A Space Odyssey and More

Mise-en-Scène Elements: How to Use Color in Film ►► bit.ly/mes-kubrick
00:00 Kubrick's Color Psychology
01:07 Color in Mise-en-Scene
02:00 RED - The Shining
02:42 ORANGE - Full Metal Jacket
03:25 YELLOW - Eyes Wide Shut
04:19 GREEN - 2001: A Space Odyssey
05:15 BLUE - Full Metal Jacket
06:05 PURPLE - Eyes Wide Shut
06:47 WHITE - A Clockwork Orange
07:38 How to Apply Color Theory
08:31 Next Ep: The Mise-en-Scene of Tim Burton
Mise en scene includes a number of different elements but perhaps none have such a direct and powerful impact on the overall effect of a shot than color. Color in film is an essential tool in visual storytelling and if there’s one filmmaker who understands this, it’s Stanley Kubrick. 2001 A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and The Shining are all visual feasts with color becoming the main course.
In this video essay, we’ll traverse Stanley Kubrick’s color palette across the color wheel. Once you see how much attention Kubrick gives to the colors in his mise en scene, you’ll see that the role it plays cannot be understated. Think of the overwhelming green in Full Metal Jacket, or the yellow Christmas lights in Eyes Wide Shut, or even the pronounced reds in Barry Lyndon. It becomes clear that each film’s color palette plays a huge role in the overall mise en scene.
In visual storytelling and mise en scene, we can find color in four distinct areas: sets & locations, props, costume/hair/makeup, and lighting. In Stanley Kubrick movies, we can find the entire color wheel represented in each of those elements of mise en scene. As you approach color theory and color psychology in your own work, remember the lessons of filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick.
There’s a reason we’re still obsessing over Stanley Kubrick movies decades later - his control of mise en scene, especially color palettes, is without equal.
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Songs used:
"Amber" - Makeup and Vanity Set
“White Wall” - Snowman
“Second Waltz” (Theme from Eyes Wide Shut) - Dmitri Shostakovich
Red Section: “Masked Ball” - Jocelyn Pook
Orange Section: Seals & Crofts - "Sweet Green"
Yellow Section: Bat for Lashes - “What’s A Girl To Do”
Green Section: “Mandy Love Theme” - Jóhann Jóhannsson
Blue Section: “The Blue Danube Waltz” - Johann Strauss II
Purple Section: “Forever Dilating Eye” - Sinoia Caves
White Section: “A” - Snowman
Outro: “Symphony 9, Op. 125” - Beethoven
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