Abstract: Color in the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960-1975
I will study the evolution of Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni’s visual style across seven of his films from 1960 – 1975, focusing on the influence of color on his filmmaking techniques. My...
View ArticleAntonioni’s color: post #1
“There are scenes and dialogue in my films which would not have been possible without the presence of walls or backgrounds of particular colors” — Michelangelo Antonioni * I’ve been reading various...
View ArticleColor, the new dimension
Color film had been around for decades before Antonioni shot his first color feature, Red Desert, in 1964, using Technicolor. He switched to Metrocolor for Blowup, Zabriskie Point, and The Passenger. I...
View ArticleFinal Post / Summary
I wrapped up my research on Antonioni’s visual style a while ago; I have now completed a bibliography and have annotated the majority of the sources. I have included it below as a Word document. When I...
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