'If its Purple, Someone's Gonna Die '

'If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die. The Power Of Colour in Visual Storytelling', P. Bellantoni (2005), Taylor and Francis. 

"In this book we are really watching movies through designer's eyes and what a refreshing examination it makes...Anyone with creative input into film making will find this book a very useful guide in creating moods and emotions for an audience...This is the movie equivalent of having colour and its effect explained by Monet, it is that fresh and original...Anyone who works on a film set in any capacity will have their money's worth out of this movie colour guide for years to come." - www.ukfilmfinance.com 

This novel not only tackles colour theory but also uses its content based on stories not facts; this makes the book an easier read and opens our minds to the influence of any visual aspect. It's definitely not a read that will educate instantly on the production of film and visual design but is a great example of just how important colour is in most media platforms in today's society. I enjoy the concept of this book because if you think you are knowledgeable of colour in film etc, it really does open your eyes even more to its importance. With few pictures, it does in fact take each six of the primary and secondary colours and explains the significance of their roles and provides different examples of how each colour can be attached to emotion or a character. 

I think this book has the ability to really make you think about the significance of colour in any visual media; it also will personally help to complete my summer project and particularly with my uni work. Colour quite clearly effects my course and the designs I will be creating so it couldn't hurt to understand even more so what colours mean what or even how us as an audience perceive them.