Photoshop Isolated Color in Movies

Part 1: Color in Movies

Step 1

Search your favorite movie
What is the dominate color you see?
- (Mean Girls: Pink Waterboy: Orange)
Save 3 images from the movie that show this dominate color

Example: Waterboy and Orange

Part 2: Editing

You will be doing the following steps for all 3 of the images

Step 1

Open your first image

Step 2

Pick the Quick Selection Tool
- Select the areas of the color you will be brining back
  - (red for my example_

Step 3

Click on the Black/white Circle at the bottom of the layers pallet
Pick Black and White

Step 4

Click Control i
- The photo will be black/white except the area you selected
Flatten Image
Repeat with the other 2 images

Part 3: Making Graph

Step 1

Create a new blank canvas
- File- New (make sure you are in inches)
- Width 20
- Height 6
- Resolution 150
- Background either white or black

Step 2

Select the Rectangle tool
- Make sure the Fill color is Black
  - Stroke is white with red line through it

Step 3

You will be drawing 3 rectangles so plan your spacing out
- Draw your first rectangle

Step 4

Click Control-J to duplicate the Rectangle layer
Click the Move Tool and drag this new layer to the right.
- Try to get it as evenly spaced as possible

Step 5

Click Control-J again to make a 3rd Layer Rectangle
Move the box over so that you have 3 boxes
- Try to make them as evenly spaced as possible.

Step 6

Click on the Rectangle 1 Layer
Go to
- File- Place Embedded
Click Control T on the movie photo layer
- - Make the image is larger than the Black Rectangle.

Step 8

Right Click on the movie photo image layer
- Select Create Clipping Mask
  - The photo will now be placed inside of the black box.
    - You can move the image around to show more or less of the picture
      - Use Control-T to make it bigger or smaller.

Step 9

Click on Rectangle 1 Copy Layer
File- Place Embedded
- Second movie photo near the middle black rectangle
  - Click Control T on the movie photo layer
    - Make the image is larger than the Black Rectangle.

Right Click on the 2nd movie photo image layer
Select Create Clipping Mask

Step 10

Move your third movie photo onto the square canvas.
Click on the third Movie Photo Layer
Drag it so that the 3nd movie image is directly ABOVE the third Rectangle Layer.
- The 3nd movie image will be the 6th layer on your layers pallet.
Right Click on the 3nd movie photo layer and select Create Clipping Mask
- The photo will now be placed into the black box.
- You can move the image around to show more or less of the picture.

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