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A filmmaker is a visual artist. To be a great visual artist you need mastery of the color palette. Many of the greatest Directors, Cinematographers, and Production Designers have extensive backgrounds as visual artists themselves. There are many ways to use color in film. We're going to break down the key approaches as well as offer you a free E-book. The ebook is an excellent tool for better understanding the use of the color in film, and how to master it.

color in film

Before there was color in film

Black and white cinematography dominated the first decades of filmmaking. Companies like Technicolor began experimenting with color film proecesses in the '20s. But it wasn't until the 1950s that color cinematography replaced black and white as the predominant style.

With the explosion of color in film, a new approach to the movie color palette had to be created. The artists who'd used light and shadow to tell stories now had far more tools at their disposal.

It was what you might call a game changer.

COLOR PALETTES IN FILM

How can color tell a story?

The primary reason for using color in film might be obvious: to make the images colorful, dynamic, and beautiful. But there is a secondary reason that facilitates visual storytelling. That's right, the best uses of color in film also tell a story.

Lewis Bond's color theory video, posted on Channel Criswell, is not only a practical analysis of how movie color palettes enhance storytelling, but also an engaging historical recap on the maturation of color in film. Let's use this video as a primer for our discussion on film color theory.

Color in Storytelling by Criswell

Color in filmmaking is a huge part of mise-en-scene, or the overall effect of everything we see in the frame. Color can affect us emotionally, psychologically and even physically, often without us becoming aware.

Here's a breakdown of how Wes Anderson uses color in film to balance tone. Specifically, how Anderson tends to have depressed characters dealing with personal trauma while being surrounded by the brightest and most optimistic colors.

This is a huge part of Wes Anderson's directing style.

Color in film can build harmony or tension within a scene. Bring attention to a key theme. And that's just the start.

When telling a story, colors:

Elicit psychological reactions

Draw focus to significant details

Set the tone of the movie

Represent character traits

Show changes or arcs in the story

We know that color in filmmaking can be used to tell stories but how? What do the individual colors represent or suggest? And how can they be combined to communicate multi-layered meaning? Let's continue with a quick look at the psychology behind film color theory.

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The psychology behind colors in film

A well-designed movie color palette evokes mood and sets the tone for the film. When choosing a particular color, remember that there are three main components - hue, saturation, and brightness.

Hue - the color itself

Saturation - intensity of the color

Brightness - The darkness or lightness of a color

As Bond mentions in his film color theory video, many viewers will have predictably similar reactions to certain colors. A strong red color has been shown to raise blood pressure, while a blue color elicits a calming effect (more on this when we discuss lightsabers later).

Stanley Kubrick's directing style relies heavily on color to create highly impressionable images and scenes. With color in mise en scene, Kubrick is a filmmaker that understand that color has a direct and powerful impact on the viewer. Here's a breakdown of the color palette across all of Kubrick's best films.

In one of the best M. Night Shyamalan movies The Sixth Sense, red color is used to represent fear, dread, and foreshadowing; whereas, in Pleasantville, Gary Ross uses red to represent hope, love and sensuality. Red creates an experience in the viewer, so target its presence in your film color palette carefully.

Color Theory in Film * The Sixth Sense

You can already see how choosing the right colors for the right spots can create emotions your audience may not even be aware of. But don't just start picking colors for your movie color palette out of a hat. One way to bring color into your projects is to create a mood board.

This can be done with a mood board app or by using a free mood board template. Creating a mood board is just one of many early ideation steps in the Pre-Production Process. If you've done some work with mood boards, the next step is to bring your movie color palette ideas to life with dedicated storyboard software.

To show you what we mean, we've put together a handy dandy infographic that you can download for reference. We've grouped the major colors on the color wheel with their most common emotional associations. As you considering color in your next project, it might help to start with the emotional resonance of the scene and base your movie color palette around that.

Color Theory in Film * StudioBinder Mood Board

Color theory norms should be understood by filmmakers, but never seen as a limitation. So, choose your color palettes wisely! Like every other part of filmmaking, you should consider the use of color in film from the very beginning.

As you do, make sure that you keep your film color palette in mind. Let's move on to look at color schemes, movie color palette examples and all the beautiful and meaningful ways color in filmmaking is used.

Balanced movie color palettes

What are the types of color schemes?

There are a few different ways to achieve a balanced movie color palette.

The complementary color scheme, monochromatic color scheme, analogous color scheme, and the triadic color scheme are all methods we will discuss:

Four color schemes for a balanced color palette

Although single, recurring colors can hold a deeper meaning, a more fleshed out film color palette (or color scheme) is most effective in communicating the thematic context.

A balanced movie color palette and scheme refers to the harmonious relationships of colors on a color wheel. Let's look at some movie color palette examples and the various ways they are used.

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Movie color palette examples

So, creating a balanced color scheme might be trickier than initially thought. You can't just have every image on your shot list be red.

While it doesn't necessarily sound "balanced" to have a movie where everything is blue and orange, those colors are complementary on the color wheel. So, that would in fact be a very balanced use of color in film.

Let's go over the types of color schemes you can employ to create a balanced movie color palette.

MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEMES

We'll start off with the monochromatic color scheme.

A monochromatic color scheme is when a single base "hue" is extended out using shades, tones, and tints. Tints are achieved by adding whites, and shades by adding black.

Example of monochromatic color palette: The Grand Budapest Hotel

As you can see in this image from one of the best Wes Anderson Movies The Grand Budapest Hotel, his team utilized a monochromatic color scheme. Light pink gives way to deeper purples. The result keeps the chosen color tone intact, but it allows you to create contrast within it.

Monochromatic color schemes come in shades of a single color such as red, dark red, and pink. They create a deeply harmonious feeling that is soft, lulling and soothing.

One of the best action movies, is another good example of a monochromatic movie color scheme. Nearly every scene set within The Matrix itself utilizes a green color palette. Shades of green permeate everything in the frame to create an unnatural, sickly effect.

Example of monochromatic color palette in The Matrix

Monochromatic color schemes don't require that your film be homogenous in its look. It just gives you a color hue within which to create contrast.

COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEMES

Complementary color schemes are when two colors from opposite sides of the color wheel are used in conjunction with one another to form the color palettes.

The goal of complementary color palettes is to create a visual 'life' in the frame. Red and green, in the instance of , both pop more in the presence of their complementary color.

Example of complementary color pallettes in film: Amelie

Contrasting drama (i.e. warm vs. cool), complementary colors live opposite each other on the color wheel. For example, orange and blue are complementary colors commonly used in the color palettes of many blockbuster films.

Dueling colors are often associated with internal or external conflict. No matter the color selection, complementary colors combine warm and cool colors to produce a high-contrast, vibrant tension in the film.

ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEMES

Analogous color schemes utilize colors that are next to one another on the complementary color wheel. They tend to occur in nature and create a harmonious feeling that is pleasing to the eye.

Good examples of neighboring colors that can create analogous color schemes are red & violet, or yellow & lime green. Since the colors lack the contrast and tension of the complementary colors, they instead create a kind of visual unity.

In general when creating an analogous color scheme, one color is chosen to dominate, a second to support, and a third (along with blacks, whites and grey tones) to accent.

Children of Men's analogous color scheme seemed to match the dangerous state of its world in which no more children were being born. By focusing on analogous colors (and thereby eliminating the rest), the dire situation is matched with a dire color scheme.

An analogous color palette in movies: Children of Men

In one of the best crime movies, , color schemes are used in multiple ways - to establish each parallel story and to connect them to each other. Essentially, these analogous color schemes end up creating a different kind of complementary color scheme.

For example, the scenes featuring Michael Douglas use an analogous color scheme of blues. The scenes featuring Benicio Del Toro use an analogous color scheme of oranges.

Example of analogous color scheme: Traffic

Being one of the best Steven Soderbergh movies, it's pretty crafty to give different story lines their own color schemes. This, in turn, uses juxtaposition to create a completely different color scheme. No doubt, this master plan was aided by a complex mood board and storyboarding process, resulting in an excellent example of color in film.

TRIADIC COLOR SCHEMES

A triadic color scheme is when three colors that are evenly spaced around the complementary color wheel are used in conjunction.

One color in the triadic colors scheme is chosen to be the dominant one with other two used in complementary fashion. Triadic color schemes are somewhat less common because they can look a bit cartoonish, especially when the HSB are all elevated, like in .

Example of triadic color scheme in Superman

But does that mean that a triadic color scheme can only be used in movies like Superman? No, of course not, and the way around this is to keep avoid HSB lower: less bright and less saturated.

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Symbolism in movie color palettes

How to use color in film symbolically

There are many ways to create symbolism in a film, but using different types of color schemes might be one of the most effective.

Even if the audience isn't entirely conscious of the symbolism coming from the color palette (like maybe they are with discordant color schemes) they will be affected by it. We'll cover a few different wants to creating powerful connections between ideas and themes through the use of your color palette here.

DISCORDANT COLOR

Discordant use of color in movies can help a character, detail, or moment truly stand out from the rest of the film. For example, the color blue in Amelie, or the color red in The Sixth Sense.

Examples of color discordance in movies

Discordance is a deliberate choice by the director to deviate from the balanced types of color schemes and color palettes we've mentioned to refocus attention.

Why? Well, for one by creating discordance you create a pretty obvious symbol. A movie color palette could all be one way, learning towards one direction, but then suddenly one element sticks out like a sore thumb.

For example, the girl's jacket in one of the best WW2 movies, Schindler's List. The girl's red jacket, in the otherwise black and white film, is a clearly meant to be symbolic.

Schindler's List uses color discordance to create a powerful symbol

Not all examples of discordance in movie color palettes are so clear cut. But when a director and design team make a choice like this, they make it for a reason. It's one way to create symbols with color in film.

In neo-noir classic (not to be confused with film noir) , the sudden discordance within the color palette is a reflection of graphic artist Frank Miller's style.

It also helps make certain elements "pop" in an attempt to capture the look and feel of Miller's original graphic novels.

Color discordance: Sin City has a playful color palette

A movie's color palette is yet another place where storyteller's can create conflict and drama. All it takes is mismatching colors in the right places. In the next section, we'll talk about how to use color in film to represent characters, ideas, and themes.

ASSOCIATIVE COLOR SCHEMES

Associate colors in film refers to when a recurring color or scheme represents a theme or character in a film, thereby connecting visual spectacle with emotional storytelling.

In one of the top Christopher Nolan movies, The Dark Knight,both key characters in the drama have their own associative colors palettes.

Example of associative color palettes in The Dark Knight

Contrasting with Batman's dark blacks and grays were The Joker's slightly muted clown colors of purple and green. The clash between them came to represent a clash between the simple order of dark tones and the funhouse horror chaos of the Joker's mismatched colors.

One of the most famous associative uses of color in movies was the role of orange in one of the best mafia movies, Francis Ford Coppola's all-time classic The Godfather.

Orange is associated with death in the film, often as a precursor to sudden and messy violence.

Example of associative colors in The Godfather

Unlike the gangster films that had come before, The Godfather approached violence in a more brutal and ugly fashion. So, it made sense that in a world of crushed blacks and desaturated tones, a bright incongruous orange tone would indicate the coming violence.

Quentin Tarantino loves to play with different types of color schemes, and in one of his best movies (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)he gave his central character "The Bride" her own color: bright yellow.

Exemple of associative color palettes in Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Of course, a lot of the time blood red was also her color but that's neither here nor there. Due to The Bride's insatiable thirst for revenge, drenching her in bright yellow helps us make a connection between color and character.

In one of the best sequels out there, The Empire Strikes Back, associative colors are use both with the characters, and their position in the story's main conflict. Darth Vader is black, with a bright red lightsaber, contrasting to Luke's lighter earth tones and whites, and blue lightsaber.

These colors combined to convey an emotional state from the character. Black and red are violent and menacing where blue and white are cool and comforting.

When a recurring film palette or color represents a character or larger theme in the film.

In , the bright green is used as a callback to when main character Scotty first became transfixed with the woman he was supposed to be investigating. Much later, after the woman's death, he spots a look-alike and begs her to try and look more like the woman he first fell for.

Vertigo * Associative Color Schemes

Using color palettes to create powerful connections between your characters and meaning is a tool no filmmaker should ignore. The more examples you study, the better.

TRANSITIONAL COLOR SCHEMES

Transitional color usage is when a change in colors and color palette indicates a shift of some sort. This could be a shift in mood or tone, between different movie genres, or within the characters themselves.

Over the course of the classic anti-hero series Breaking Bad, Walter White lives a double life as alter ego Heisenberg. Walter White lives a double life as a mild-mannered science teacher and his vicious, drug kingpin alter ego, Heisenberg.

How to Use Transitional Colors in Film

Walter White's color palette is lighter, softer and has a use of cooler primary color palette. Heisenberg has a much darker, yet still analogous color palette.

The transition of iconic character Luke Skywalker was less obvious, but still well reflected in a major shift in his color palette.

Originally he was clad in lighter earth tones. This both reflected his 'farm boy' upbringing, but his place on the 'light side' of the force. Once Luke has gone through his Jedi training, and learned of his true identity as the Darth Vader's son, Luke shows up in all black.

Transitional Film Color Palette: Luke Skywalker

It both reflects the serious and adult quality the 'kid' is now imbued with, but also that he has a dark streak in him, and a potentially dangerous connection to evil.

In the case of , following the Pixar storytelling formula, the shift in color palette represents a change in story tone. A happy gleeful time has given way to a dark depressing reality. The darker reality is shown in shadow, with a bleak drab color palette.

Example of transitional colors in Up

The Up movie color palette shift isn't necessary - we can see for ourselves what has happened to Carl and his wife. But the color shift amplifies the emotions on screen. It brings that intangible element to visual storytelling that we feel more than we see.

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Making your visuals work in a coordinated effort with your story need not end with types of color schemes. You can bring the same thoughtful approach to camera angles in your shot list, lens uses, set design, and even props.

The best thing you can do as a filmmaker is get to know all your options, and truly understand the visual power of the medium. From there you can begin to shot lists and storyboards to test out some of your color scheme theories. Next up, check out our post where we walk you through the process of creating a shot list.

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In this post, we are analyzing the overall psychological effects of color in film and how you can tell better stories. Free e-book on color included!

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Podcast Escuela de video: corrección de color y etalonaje

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Podcast Escuela de video: corrección de color y etalonaje

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31. Correccion de color y etalonaje en postproduccion

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Listen to this episode from Escuela de Video on Spotify. En el episodio 31 hablamos sobre la corrección de color y el etalonaje. Pero antes recordad que esta semana en Escuela de Video seguimos con el [Curso de Narrativa Audiovisual](https://escueladevideo.com/curso/narrativa-audiovisual/).

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El último cortometraje del investigador y cineasta Subhashish Panigrahi, 'Bringing Down a Mountain', fue editado y etalonado aprovechando las herramientas del motor neuronal de DaVinci Resolve (Blackmagic Design), asistidas por IA.

Desde haber sido reconocido como el Explorador del Año por National Geographic en 2017, Panigrahi ha dedicado su carrera a documentar idiomas que se encuentran en peligro de desaparición y ha producido diez películas sobre dialectos que corren este riesgo, incluido el idioma nepalí Kusunda, que solamente era hablado por dos hermanas mayores en aquel momento y ahora está volviendo a cobrar vida. De hecho, Bringing Down a Mountain es una obra que aborda la temática de la especulación en idioma odia.

El cortometraje se ambienta en una ciudad de la India donde "todo y todos son superiores, incluida la Internet". Sin embargo, "una montaña prominente rodea una aldea rural, bloqueando el acceso a dicha red y al mundo virtual". Bajo este enfoque, la producción tenía por objetivo reimaginar cómo sería el desarrollo tecnológico si se tuviera en cuenta a la comunidad y estuviera liderado por esta. A su vez, aborda las temáticas de inclusión digital y financiera y trata de repensar cómo se podría construir e implementar una infraestructura tecnológica de este tipo en la actualidad.

Empleando el idioma como el hilo conductor en todos sus proyectos, Panigrahi halagó la facilidad de uso del generador de subtítulos de DaVinci Resolve Studio y la herramienta de voz a texto impulsada por inteligencia artificial, al tiempo que ha expresado que ambas han cambiado su trabajo significativamente. En Bringing Down a Mountain, Panigrahi utilizó la función de subtitulado a fin de transcribir el audio automáticamente a una pista de texto en la línea de tiempo de edición, para su posterior modificación: "Dado que mis películas están en diferentes idiomas, suelo traducirlas al inglés en primera instancia, y a partir de allí a otros idiomas para simplificar el proceso de traducción para el público internacional. DaVinci Resolve Studio hace que esto sea increíblemente fácil", explica.

Otro beneficio de trabajar con el software de Blackmagic Design fue el tener acceso a las herramientas de audio Fairlight: "Si bien el proceso de mezcla se llevó a cabo independientemente de la edición desde un principio, me encantó contar con prestaciones como la compresión de audio y los filtros durante el montaje. Son muy fáciles de usar y resultan de gran utilidad al trabajar en el balance de audio al final de proceso, antes de la exportación de archivos. También me simplificó la vinculación de archivos de sonido y de imágenes en DaVinci Resolve. Anteriormente usaba otros programas de edición no lineal, pero la sincronización siempre era un desafío. Cuando creía que había terminado de editar, me daba cuenta de que el audio y el video no coincidían. Desde que comencé a utilizar DaVinci Resolve, esto no me ha ocurrido".

Editando con la versión avanzada de DaVinci

Tras haber empleado DaVinci Resolve en dos de sus películas, Panigrahi invirtió en la versión avanzada DaVinci Resolve Studio para Bringing Down a Mountain. "Comencé a utilizar a DaVinci Resolve durante la edición del documental The Volunteer Archivists, ya que se filmó con luminosidad escasa, y el programa de edición no lineal que utilizaba entonces no me permitía avanzar. Desde entonces, jamás dejé de usarlo e incluso decidí explorar las prestaciones adicionales que ofrece DaVinci Resolve Studio en este proyecto". Panigrahi destaca la función " Máscara mágica " y como se adapta a las particularidades de sus proyectos: "Con el motor neuronal de DaVinci en la versión Studio, es mucho más sencillo sincronizar automáticamente las secuencias en movimiento de un clip, gracias a la máscara de objetos intuitiva. La función "Igualar tomas" también me ahorró muchísimo tiempo en el etalonaje".

Además de señalar que la velocidad y la capacidad de renderización del programa son sus grandes pilares, Panigrahi considera que la portabilidad también fue un elemento clave: "Mucha gente edita sobre la marcha, incluyéndome a mí. Sin importar si estoy de viaje o trabajando desde un café, DaVinci Resolve Studio funciona a la perfección. Me brinda la posibilidad de editar sin tener que llevar mi cargador conmigo o preocuparme por que se me acabe la batería. Es especialmente importante para proyectos como Brinding Down a Mountain, donde debo crear algo rápidamente para cumplir con el plazo de un festival. La película se estrenaba en Costa Rica en noviembre de 2023, y solo disponía de tres semanas para finalizar la edición. No habría podido terminar a tiempo de no haber sido por DaVinci Resolve Studio".

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Las herramientas de IA de DaVinci Resolve, puestas a prueba en 'Bringing Down a Mountain'

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El cortometraje 'Bringing Down a Mountain' fue editado aprovechando las herramientas del motor neuronal de DaVinci Resolve, asistidas por IA.

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Anatomía de una caída etalonada en Davinci

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Anatomía de una caída etalonada en Davinci

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Nominada en cinco categorías de los Premios Óscar y ganadora de la Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cine de Cannes, 'Anatomía de una caída', empleó DaVinci Resolve Studio de Blackmagic Design para finalizar este drama familiar atrapante que devela la sorprendente implosión de una familia común y corriente.

Dirigido por Justine Triet, su cuarto largometraje cuenta la vertiginosa historia de una mujer acusada de asesinar a su marido y está ambientado en un entorno sofocante. El etalonaje estuvo a cargo de la colorista Magali Léonard ( Chroma Shapers) en M141, quien empleó DaVinci Resolve Studio para mostrar el detrás de escena de su trabajo en este proyecto, en el cual debate sus desafíos artísticos y técnicos.

Léonard explica que "Justine y el director de fotografía Simon Beauﬁls se pusieron en contacto conmigo durante las pruebas de cámara, antes de comenzar el rodaje. Previamente había colaborado en el etalonaje de la película Sibyl de Justine, en la cual Simon también fue el director de fotografía. Este proyecto marcó mi segunda participación en un proyecto con ella y la sexta con Simon".

El director y el responsable de fotografía estuvieron involucrados en todo el procesamiento de las imágenes, y gracias a la colaboración y al diálogo entablado con ellos, Léonard tuvo la posibilidad de plasmar las ideas particulares de la película durante el etalonaje. "Fue un proceso estimulante y muy interesante", reveló.

La visión plasmada

Para su película, Justine imaginó una narrativa real y contrastante que adopta las imperfecciones y los defectos, a fin de crear algo más carnal y sensual. Su visión se destacó particularmente en las escenas del juicio y está caracterizada por los tonos de piel ruborizados, la transpiración y el cansancio evidente.

"Canalicé todo eso y las directivas de Simon con respecto a la estética, y presté especial atención a los rostros y tonos de piel. Colaboramos de cerca a fin de establecer una estética, comenzando con pruebas de cámara exhaustivas durante la preproducción, las cuales incluían el vestuario, el maquillaje y la peluquería", expresa Léonard.

En las etapas iniciales del proyecto, Beaufils grabó dos pruebas en cinta de 35 mm con dos perforaciones, con el propósito de que Léonard pudiese acercarse a cómo luciría la película al calibrarlas de manera digital. "Esto funcionó como base para descubrir el estilo y la identidad visual de la película", destaca.

Léonard admitió que Triet y Beauﬁls optaron por una cámara más grande con objetivos anamórficos Hawk V-Lit e, a pesar de la relación de aspecto de 1.85 del largometraje. "Los objetivos aportaron una amplia variedad de colores, destellos y desenfoques únicos a fin de ayudar a atenuar la nitidez digital del sensor. Simon fue fantástico al momento de colaborar, ya que creó imágenes hermosas que transmitían emociones complejas", continúa.

"Mi enfoque ante la estética fue repetitivo, dado que jugué con el contraste mediante el uso de curvas personalizadas en DaVinci Resolve, y luego con los colores, la saturación y las luces. Posteriormente, añadí cierta granulosidad para de lograr una apariencia más pronunciada, la cual aplicamos desde los copiones en adelante, que nos brindó una buena base para la identidad general de la película", señala Léonard.

Ajustes precisos y colaboración

En las etapas posteriores del intermedio digital, Léonard volvió a los nodos que había empleados para establecer la estética, a fin de realizar ajustes precisos en su trabajo. "Me animé a implementar sugerencias más atrevidas, al ajustar las tonalidades de las zonas claras y las luces especulares mientras agregaba una difusión sutil. Por ejemplo, aumenté la saturación de los azules y, al mismo tiempo, conservé cierta crudeza en el diseño del set y el vestuario", explica.

Para las escenas del juicio, el etalonaje evolucionó hacia un estilo más pesado y cálido con tonalidades doradas, a medida que se iba desarrollando la audiencia. "Era importante destacar los rostros de los actores mientras se preservaba la apariencia inicial de una estética un tanto brusca y texturada, un material palpable y vivo", revela Léonard. "Me gustaba la idea de permitir que las imágenes expresaran su mejor potencial durante el desenlace de la historia".

"Durante el etalonaje, fuimos al cine Max Linder varias veces para ver la película en la pantalla grande, que ofrece una perspectiva distinta de la estética y nos permite realizar ajustes precisos en la apariencia final. Por ejemplo, observamos en esas proyecciones que podíamos mejorar algunas escenas al aumentar la saturación o el contraste", concluye Léonard.

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