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Jesus Christ
Jun 1, 2000

mods if you can make this my avatar I will gladly pay 10bux to the coffers
This is something that has bugged me ever since I've been a child.

There are tons of shows that seem to love brightass red / blue lighting.



WHY!?

It has never ever looked good, even in the retard days of the 80s where garish colors were fashionable.

Why is this a thing? And also, who thought that method of doing the credit scroll was a good idea?

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END OF AN ERROR
May 16, 2003

IT'S LEGO, not Legos. Heh


Love that Big George tune

Kuato
Feb 25, 2005

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"
Buglord
Because you touch yourself at night, Jesus.

Windows 98
Nov 13, 2005

HTTP 400: Bad post
Let me tell you something about "primary colors"

ziasquinn
Jan 1, 2006

Fallen Rib
cause you aren't interlacing this poo poo

Professor Shark
May 22, 2012

Red and Blue are the Pepsi colors! :)

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦
It provides a dramatic visual while being cost effective.

Jesus Christ
Jun 1, 2000

mods if you can make this my avatar I will gladly pay 10bux to the coffers
so?

spud
Aug 27, 2003

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
I can't see the colours.

social vegan
Nov 7, 2014



oh i love have i got news for u it's funny to hear about how their country's leader fucke da pighead when u can understand the made up ooga booga words they use if they make it past their bramble patch of teeth audibly

Dreddout
Oct 1, 2015

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

social vegan posted:

oh i love have i got news for u it's funny to hear about how their country's leader fucke da pighead when u can understand the made up ooga booga words they use if they make it past their bramble patch of teeth audibly

:yeah:

med school head
Apr 17, 2012
because patriotism runs the strongest in poor people, poors watch tv

social vegan
Nov 7, 2014



hi doctor who here have i got some tallywhacker news 4 u that limey ol' gunva of great briti toggled his geezer in a sty gabbah

Jukeboxblues
Jul 29, 2015


Grimey Drawer
Primary colors are cheaper and easier. Red and blue have better dynamic ranges together out of the primary colors.

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost
I made a show using yellow and blue lighting but it just made everyone angry and nauseated.
I'm pretty sure it was the lighting that did that.

FlimFlam Imam
Mar 1, 2007

Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
I think I need glasses

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD
Jan 21, 2007

because the fuzz uses it and what better way to catch the attention of the mindless proles than by copying the flashing colors used by the boots on their necks

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
it's actually not lighting but simply that different parts of the set are moving at different velocities, thus shifting their perceived color in the red or blue direction depending on their relative velocity with respect to the camera

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

social vegan posted:

hi doctor who here have i got some tallywhacker news 4 u that limey ol' gunva of great briti toggled his geezer in a sty gabbah

same

Crack
Apr 10, 2009
i liked it in that david lynch film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4fHaDM9FQA

also p sure he's used it other places and always pulled it off imo

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
your pic gave me cancer op

Applewhite
Aug 16, 2014

by vyelkin
Nap Ghost

Mozi posted:

it's actually not lighting but simply that different parts of the set are moving at different velocities, thus shifting their perceived color in the red or blue direction depending on their relative velocity with respect to the camera

social vegan
Nov 7, 2014



u been watching this whole time with ur 3d glasses off?

Wee Stubby Nublet
Nov 20, 2015

by Lowtax

dZPnJOm8QwUAseApNj
Apr 15, 2002

arf bark woof
they are the cheapest gels OP

Snatch Duster
Feb 20, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
Its the same reason why I like fuckin your mum OP.

Easy and Cheap

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
I always thought it was neon teal and amber lighting. Maybe that was just the 90s.

Vastarien
Dec 20, 2012

Where I live is nightmare, thus a certain nonchalance.



Buglord
Why do big budget movies like orange and teal? That's just the way it is.

Wee Stubby Nublet
Nov 20, 2015

by Lowtax

Tiny Lowtax posted:

Love that Big George tune

*insert "Dan Gaster"/"Didn't even know her" joke here*

Dang It Bhabhi!
May 27, 2004



ASK ME ABOUT
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I'm a man going my own way.

Carthag Tuek
Oct 15, 2005

Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
slægt skal følge slægters gang



We've got laughs from coast to coast
To make you smile
A real life look at each of you
To capture all that style
You're the red, white and blue
The funny things you do
America, America this is you

Stories from your friends next door
They never told
You might be a star tonight
So let that camera roll
You're the red, white and blue
Oh the funny things you do
America, America this is you

FreudianSlippers
Apr 12, 2010

Shooting and Fucking
are the same thing!

It's a very eye catching and striking when done correctly.

Mario Bava, the greatest filmmaker of all time, loved him some red/blue and also fog. Ergo red/blue lighting is good.

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Applewhite posted:

I made a show using yellow and blue lighting but it just made everyone angry and nauseated.
I'm pretty sure it was the lighting that did that.

let me guess, you were in the show?

BIG-DICK-BUTT-FUCK
Jan 26, 2016

by Fluffdaddy

Tiny Lowtax posted:

Love that Big George tune

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Tiny Lowtax posted:

Love that Big George tune

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nullEntityRNG
Jun 23, 2010

Mostly pseudo-random.
To actually to answer your question it's several reasons.

Blue and red are striking colors and bring attention to the viewer. Primarily, it's red that makes you focus, as it's seem hot, but followed with the cool blue makes it pop out more.

Blue is also a very lazy way to make humans pop out more. Softer blues especially make things feel futuristic or advanced.

It's also a psychological affect of tension. Flashing those colors will tend to make a player feel on edge and therefore more prone to mistakes.

All in all its a super cheap way to make something look better without putting the effort of good set design or a solid idea for a show.

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