If you need an inspirational lesson in visual storytelling – start with this video. Lewis Bond has edited and presented an exceptional video essay titled Color in Storytelling (or “Colour” as they spell it) that looks at the various uses of color in cinema. This isn’t a 2-minute YouTube mash-up, this is a very well-researched, intensive deep dive look at color, examining its history and first uses in cinema in the early 1900s, all the way to modern techniques with filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Ang Lee and George Lucas. I love how much explanation there is, and how many examples of actual footage he uses, as it really helps explain and connect so much of what he’s saying. As usual, watching this makes me want to see every film he references. ›››
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