How could someone who is color-blind know that what looks like green grass to him is our equivalent of brownish-orange. He wouldn't have any reference point to make that equation. Skeptically, Adam Wathen Assistant Professor Montana State University--Bozeman [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Eunice Johnston [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 8:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Color blind film student > > In my introductory film course last night, I was talking about the use of > color in films. One example I used was the little girl with the red coat > in Schindler's List. After class, one of my students came up (a senior in > Civil Engineering) and told me that he could not detect the red coat > because he is color blind. This was a first for me. > > Apparently people who are color blind do see colors (in other words, > everything is not black and white)--but they perceive colors differently. > This student told me that what looks like green grass to us looks brownish > orange to him. > > Has anyone ever tried to study how color blind people perceive films? Has > anyone ever tried to find a way to compensate for color blindness? > Eunice Johnston > Department of English > Minard Hall 320 > North Dakota State University > Fargo, North Dakota 58105-5075 > Phone: (701) 231-7153 > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]