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“Life is an unknown course. The only constant is change.” 🎥 How does a black & white filmmaker shift into color and what choices does he make with color in his films? These are the key questions at the core of the mesmerizing and inspiring new video essay created by Every Frame a Painting. Created & edited by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, this new video essay is titled Ozu in Color and it examines the work of prolific Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu (best known for his B&W masterpiece Tokyo Story). This movie history essay analyzes Ozu’s later films that were shot in color (everything made after 1958). At first they examine how he learned color theory and developed his color style between his first two color films: Equinox Flower (1958) & Good Morning (1959). Then dig deeper into Ozu’s cinematography choices and what it all means, resulting in the rather intriguing idea that: “Ozu found a way to make color feel objective.” Not only is this video essay a fascinating exploration of why cinematography choices are so important in cinema, but now I just want to dive in & watch literally every film featured in here, and spend time with all the people in them. // Continue Reading ›
