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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 18, 2006 23:23:11 GMT
Black and white movies and color movies were available around the same time. Color made the film look too grainy, so black and white was used more often in the earlier days of film. What do you think? Is black and white film more effective than color? Or is color better because it is more realistic?
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Post by twistedbrain on Feb 19, 2006 0:11:55 GMT
Black and white movies are awesome. Mainly because Young Frankenstein was in black and white.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 19, 2006 5:41:37 GMT
lol. I could care less if the movie is in black and white or color. Nowadays, most of the movies are in color just because they can be. Black and white isn't used much anymore, although I think it is a forgotten art. Lighting is so much more noticable in black and white movies.
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Post by twistedbrain on Feb 19, 2006 15:14:48 GMT
That's true. I hadn't noticed that.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 19, 2006 19:41:35 GMT
Yeah. I think lighting is more appreciated in black and white movies.
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Post by hatramroany on Feb 26, 2006 1:16:13 GMT
I don't really care, as long as it fits the movie. I wouldn't be able to stand The Wizard of Oz if it was all black and white or Good Night, and Good Luck or Sin City if they were in color
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 26, 2006 1:17:46 GMT
I guess it depends on what you are used to seeing. (Some movies that are released in black and white are sometimes released with color by hand painting each cell).
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Post by hatramroany on Feb 26, 2006 1:27:19 GMT
I guess it depends on what you are used to seeing. (Some movies that are released in black and white are sometimes released with color by hand painting each cell). That is CRAZY could you imagine doing that? |
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 26, 2006 1:30:47 GMT
The first movie that came out, The Great Train Robbery, had hand-painted cells. They only painted certain things, such as the gun powder coming out of the gun, but they did.
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Post by twistedbrain on Feb 26, 2006 1:31:46 GMT
Ugh. That must have taken FOREVER to do.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Feb 26, 2006 5:41:46 GMT
Most likely. But it is very effective. I think it would have been neat if they did something similar in Psycho, for when the blood goes down the drain. (In reality, it was just chocolate syrup).
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Post by dracula on Feb 28, 2006 23:40:10 GMT
There are loads of awesome movies in black and white, and color, i don't think it matters what color the movie is, just how good the story is, that makes people like the movie.
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Post by twistedbrain on Feb 28, 2006 23:52:18 GMT
Well, if the color is bad, or the black and white is too dark, that has an effect on the movie too. It's not just the story, it's the presentation, too, that counts.
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Post by dracula on Feb 28, 2006 23:59:27 GMT
yes well i guess the director as a great deal to do with it as well.
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Post by Claire de Cerises on Mar 1, 2006 2:52:06 GMT
Yeah. The director of photography is very important. Lighting can symbolize different things. Front lighting, or lighting that hits the actor from the front, represents innocence and openness. It is usually used for heros. Side lighting makes the actor look sinister or untruthful. Back lighting gives a haloish glow to make a person look more eerie. Low key lighting (or low lights) symbolize danger whereas high key lighting (lots of light) symbolizes safety. Watch for lighting in the next movie you watch. It can help you foreshadow what will come next. (ex. Who is the murderer? Look for side lighting)
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