The interaction of colors is similar to the way music plays in your ears.
Blockhead, an American hip hop producer based in Manhattan, employs color to create a psychedelic experience in the music video, "The Music Scene".
The video is feels like a walk through the subconscious of your dreams. The interlacing of colors combined with the beat and rhythm of the music creates a whole experience. With every clap of hands the figures all rise in rhythmic motion and the colors that constitute that figure explode in an array of complementary colors. There are pandas, rhinos, giraffes, and monkeys in the color of rainbows, but each color is placed adjacently either with the corresponding secondary, tertiary, or complementary color.
Various shades of reds are placed together to create a fluting effect that makes the certain objects seem as though they were to emerge from the screen. The colors, or shapes are placed either in parallel or perpendicular arrangements, creating a harmonious flow with various effects. Adjacent shades of reds and oranges make the blues in the background standout and warmer. Also, the heavy use of contrasting colors further increases the psychedelic effect. The blues and reds, yellow and purples, green and orange produce an illusion of what seems like a vibration.
Every organism and object displayed in the video is connected in some way through color.
Every color in the video interacts with its surroundings and produces an effect. The various colors interact with one another to create a unified effect upon the viewer. Of course, one must never forget that color perception is always subjective. The "after-image", or how an individual perceives and experiences the music video will vary.
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