Nov
25
Color on Developing Characters and Story – Jerome Morrow – Gattaca 1997
Colour affects our emotional perception of the world. It speaks to us on such a primary level that we barely think of it. It is there not to be seen, it is there to be felt. To understand how green can be used to reveal a character’s state of mind and personality, we can use […]
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17
Color on Developing Characters and Story – Kathy & Frank Whitaker – Far From Heaven 2002
Far From Heaven was created as a homage to 1950s Hollywood melodramas, cinematographer Edward Lachman was nominated for an Oscar for this film. A still frame of bright red-orange leaves fills the screen as the title sequence begins. As the camera pans slowly over the block the leaves gradually turn brown. By the end of […]
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