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C Roberts · 03-04-2004, 10:01 PM

This is not necessarily a thread about B&W movies that have been colorized, although that could be a valid part of the discussion.

Color is clearly used more nowadays, although whether thats because its more appropriate for the film or more likely to gain box office $'s I don't know. But B&W has been used to good effect in a bunch of films over the past few decades. So which is best to use when?

aintnosin mentioned in the Schindler's List thread that B&W was used after I'd asked about how graphic the movie's holocaust scenes were. Is B&W typically used to lessen the emotional attachments to scenes?

Citizen Kane works well in B&W and The Godfather works well in color. Could either of these movies have worked as well if they were reversed?

What about Clerks which was followed in the "Jersey Series" by all color movies? How big a part did B&W play in the success of Clerks? Why does it work well in B&W and not the ones following it?

What about movies that have some scenes in B&W and some in color? Are there any that stand out as being particularly good choices for those scenes or particularly bad?

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C Roberts Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Multiple Account Ban	Black and White vs. Color This is not necessarily a thread about B&W movies that have been colorized, although that could be a valid part of the discussion. Color is clearly used more nowadays, although whether thats because its more appropriate for the film or more likely to gain box office $'s I don't know. But B&W has been used to good effect in a bunch of films over the past few decades. So which is best to use when? aintnosin mentioned in the Schindler's List thread that B&W was used after I'd asked about how graphic the movie's holocaust scenes were. Is B&W typically used to lessen the emotional attachments to scenes? Citizen Kane works well in B&W and The Godfather works well in color. Could either of these movies have worked as well if they were reversed? What about Clerks which was followed in the "Jersey Series" by all color movies? How big a part did B&W play in the success of Clerks? Why does it work well in B&W and not the ones following it? What about movies that have some scenes in B&W and some in color? Are there any that stand out as being particularly good choices for those scenes or particularly bad? Last edited by C Roberts : 03-04-2004 at 11:41 PM.