Initial post

I understand that my first blog entry has been made later than it initially could have been; I have been struggling for quite some time to really sink my teeth into an idea that I can run with. It was only recently upon watching Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby', that a theme struck out at me - I haven't seen many films that have a greater use of colour than that of Luhrmann's recent success.

Visually stricken by the film, I intend on researching the use of colour in film. I want to know how the colour is made - through prosthetics, post production, or natural aesthetics, I want to know how colour is created and manipulated within film, why a certain colour scheme or colour is used or works, and a range of good examples to use.