Today in class we saw part of a film documentary. The documentary included everything from black and white films to more modern day color films. Before watching the documentary I have always been a hater of black and white films. Why? Because I simply don't understand the art behind it. This year in school I decided to take a black and white photography course, and with knowledge from this class and watching the movie today I have changed my mind on black and white films.
To start I now understand black and white films a lot more. In photography I learned that you can filter out the gray tones in a picture by using a filter. Today in the film they talked about how the overall feel of a film can be altered by the contrast of the picture (gray tones). This made me learn to appreciate black and white films a lot more. In a way they are harder to achieve than color films are. In black and white films the lighting has to be just right for the correct contrast and emotion of a scene to take place. Whereas in color there is a little more room for flaws. At the end of class today I realized that black and white films are an art in a sense. Which has changed my mind on how I view black and white films.
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