Wednesday, April 3, 2013

more to come

 promise of spring

I am paying a little more attention to the colours used in art direction for movies more these days. Sometimes I think the colours are just the art director's preferences, but sometimes they do set a tone/mood or a time period, from scene to scene, and help to enhance or tell the story.

In Blue Velvet a movie made in the '80's the colours are extra bright, saturated. They help to keep you on edge and are at the same time surreal, like the story.


In Blade Runner, the colours were muted, sepia tones - they created an ambience of a vintage period, but set in the future. It added a patina to the images and the story. Even the wardrobe was an eclectic mix of 1940's clothing and futuristic. 


I am paying more attention to colour everywhere these days. It's feels like it's been a long winter.

C'est tout, that's all I have to say today. Just an observation.




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