Before the whir of a camera or the click of a shutter, there were brushstrokes. For centuries, artists used paint to frame life, capturing its drama, stillness, shadow, and light on canvas. Paintings were our original “images”—carefully composed scenes that froze time, gave feeling form, and, in doing so, taught us how to see. It’s […]
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After exploring the foundational colors of cinema, our Movie Color Palette series now turns to a hue defined by its compelling duality: CYAN. It is the color of life-giving serenity — think of clear ocean lagoons and icy glacial caves. Yet, in cinema, it is just as often the color of cold, sterile detachment — […]
Film School comes in all shapes and sizes, some as institutional titans and others in the form of collegiate electives, collectives, film mentorships, and online film education programs. We all know that moment — the one when we realized we wanted to be a filmmaker! The next step isn’t so easy. Sure, it should involve […]