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Summary Notes
Hollywood films use a yellowish tint to depict countries like India or Mexico due to their perception of these countries as a bygone era of lawlessness and poverty, while blue is associated with progress and technology. This is rooted in the technological limitations of the time, as blue tinting made actors look unnatural. Yellow color is used to give off a feeling of uneasiness or to create a sense of heat and humidity and can be used to subtly convey a lot of information to the audience in a short span of time.
Key Learnings
- Hollywood films use a yellowish tint to portray countries like India or Mexico in order to depict them as a bygone era of lawlessness and poverty.
- Blue tinting is associated with progress and technology, but was not used due to technological limitations making actors look unnatural.
- Yellow color is used to give off a feeling of uneasiness or to create a sense of heat and humidity.
- Yellow can also be used to subtly convey a lot of information to the audience in a short span of time.
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- The Colour of Indian/Mexican Representation in Hollywood Films
- Yellow Color ā A Sign of Unease in Films
The Colour of Indian/Mexican Representation in Hollywood Films
Hollywood films use a sepia-like colour to portray India/Mexico, while Indian films opt for a more colourful approach. This difference is due to Hollywood's perceptions of India/Mexico as a bygone era of lawlessness and poverty, while blue is associated with progress and technology. This is rooted in the technological limitations of the time, as blue tinting made actors look unnatural. "Yellow is a category. So is Blue." The yellow and blue tints are not just aesthetically pleasing, they also represent a set of associated ideas and themes. Yellow is associated with a bygone era of lawlessness and poverty, while blue is associated with progress and technology.
Yellow Color ā A Sign of Unease in Films
Yellow color is used in films to give off a feeling of uneasiness or to create a sense of heat and humidity. It can also be used to subtly convey a lot of information to the audience in a short span of time. "Yellow and reddish hues happen to be pretty safe to play around with as human skin (actors) still looked fine and organic." Technological limitations in the past meant that yellow and reddish tints were the safest to use as they still made actors look natural. Blue tinting was not used as it had a tendency to make actors look unnatural.