Very cool film!!
I loved it!
shareMe too, but I could have done with colour, there was no reason to make it black and white, there was no artistic value there, even if it was meant as a sort of War of the Worlds broadcast type thing, just because it is going on in the early 20th century, it doesn't mean the world was black and white then, it was probably more colourful then it is now, at least in cities which are mostly smog now.
But then again, I forgot that it was black and white half way through, but that just adds to my opinion that it was unnecessary.
"You were assimilated, resistance was futile!"
As i understand it, the idea for the project was to make the movies fit with the realease dates of the tales, so "The call of Cthulhu" was made a silent film to resemble a 1920's movie, since the tale was released in 1926.
The whisperer in darkness (tale) was released in 1930, and the first color feature movie was released four years later. There had been previous attempts at color, hand painting color into each frame, but that was expensive and not very common at the time. The hammer horror films remained in B/W until late 1950's
Orson Welles once said, "Black and White is the actor's friend."
I would echo that, subbing "cinematographer" for "actor."
There's something magical about black & white; which doesn't mean that films in color can't be magical. -- After all, this is NOT a "color-VS.-black-&-white" thing here, and people should not try to frame it as such.
Also, suggesting that color is somehow "better" than black & white is a moot argument, best left for children who simply don't know any better.
I agree, but my point was that since I totally forgot about the B&W nature of the film, I don't see it as a necessary procedure, in fact, I remember it in colour now for some reason, scenes that I remember are in colour in my mind. Who said colour is better than B&W? But that being said, reality is full of colour, and most films mimic reality, but the whole idea of film is fantasy, so B&W can be a nice artistic touch on occasion.
I don't know if you watch Boardwalk Empire, but imagine it filmed like it was filmed in the 20s, it would be ridiculous. I far prefer watching it as if I was there, the way it really was, full of life and colour and personality.
"You were assimilated, resistance was futile!"