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In this video I’ll look at some contemporary films shot in black and white with the hope to uncover some of the reasons that the directors and DPs advocated for deciding to shoot in monochrome.
Source: https://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/beauty-noah-baumbach-s-black-and-white-new-york-using-canon-5d-capture-frances-ha-605680
Source: https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/lukasz-zal-cold-war/
Source: https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/roma-emmanuel-lubezki-alfonso-cuaron-cinematography-1202028167/
Source: https://collider.com/mank-cinematographer-erik-messerschmidt-interview/
List Of Films Featured:
The Kid (1921)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Breathless (1960)
Jules And Jim (1962)
The Godfather (1972)
Jaws (1975)
Frances Ha (2012)
Cold War (2018)
Roma (2018)
The Farewell (2019)
Raised By Wolves ‘S01 E01’ (2020)
Mank (2020)
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Brief History Of Colour
3:55 Reasons For Shooting Black & White
11:26 Conclusion
Music Courtesy Of Artlist: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446/?artlist_aid=IDC_1162&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=IDC_1162&utm_campaign=IDC_1162
Music:
Beneath The Mountain - ‘As The Sky Turns Grey’
David James Terry - ‘Washed Away’
Ian Post - ‘Delicate Frost’
Dear Gravity - ‘Lucid Dreaming’
Michael Vignola - ‘Transforming’
Borrtex - ‘Reflections’