Could the movie you're thinking of be a BBC documentary called "Colourful Notions" from 1985? this is the only link I could find: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/172610
Cheers, Arlie 2008/8/30 Christopher D. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Years ago (about 1986) I saw a great film on color perception from the > perspective of the (controversial) retinex theory of Edwin Land. It had a > truly stunning scene in which one is shown one of Land's "Mondrian" > displays, and attention is drawn to a green square within it. Then a mask is > dropped into the projector so that all but this one square is blocked from > view, and we see that in isolation it appears pink, and that the original > apparent green color was created by the influence of the colors surrounding > it. Whatever one thinks of retinex (and most perceptionists despise it), it > is a fabulous demonstration of the maleability of color perception in the > "real" world (as opposed to in splendid Helmholtzian laboratory isolation) > and can generate a good class discussion of how the phenomenon came to be. > Unfortunately, I do not recall the name of hte film and have never seen it > again. Does anyone else know? > > Regards, > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ================================== > > Gerald Peterson wrote: > > Tipsters: I am planning on re-vamping my Intro psych material on color. I > always like to challenge students to think more carefully about what is taken > for granted in their perceptual experience. Color perception presents a door > for some interesting discussion--namely, where is color? Many psych texts > like to point out that color perception is the perceptual product of the > brain's handling of reflected wavelengths and that color is not in the > object. I don't think this view is entirely adequate, as it implies that > the intrinsic features of the viewed object is without color or not > importantly (and adaptively) tied to the perception. I am not aware of an > adequately integrated and accepted theory in this area. I am not a > Sensation and Perception specialist but enjoy getting students to think about > these issues. I would like to point to an on-line source for explanation, > answers to this question, or further discussion of this topic and would > appreciate a > ny help tipsters may provide. I also use this class discussion to further > examine the principle of parsimony. Thanks, Gary Peterson > > Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. > Professor, Psychology > Saginaw Valley State University > University Center, MI 48710 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
