{"id":44682,"date":"2024-03-14T05:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=44682"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:38:46","slug":"4-movies-that-showcase-zhang-yimous-brilliant-use-of-one-color-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/44682\/4-movies-that-showcase-zhang-yimous-brilliant-use-of-one-color-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Movies That Showcase Zhang Yimou\u2019s Brilliant Use Of One Color Dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ZhangYimou.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ZhangYimou.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ZhangYimou-425x173.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ZhangYimou-700x286.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cTxTWwwab5s?si=A156A0Z35_NgWa4P\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Looking for some color inspiration? Try Zhang Yimou\u2019s films. This director repeatedly uses one dominant color in a movie to saturate it with emotion and symbol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here are four of my favorites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gkSyw17gpP0?si=DYLvZQoraKWNaNsV\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raise The Red Lantern<\/strong> (red)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qIhRAId4ak?si=CXMLyxcvt7h4JoUt\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>House Of Flying Daggers<\/strong> (green)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_USDk5jaGek?si=DLfg2NhWd-fK0p8C\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hero<\/strong> (white)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AGetemRDuVY?si=2W6yWlyczBEP68ql\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shadow<\/strong> (black)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/37680\/color-theory-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find more Color Theory inspiration from the movies here.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Looking for some color inspiration? 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