October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 52m
English
book
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling
by Patti Bellantoni
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American Graffiti
1973. Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams,
Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark. Directed by
George Lucas. Visual Consultant: Haskell Wexler;
Cinematography: Jan D’Alquen and Ron Eveslage;
Art Direction: Dennis Clark.
A Car that Defined a Generation
The yellow neon of Mel’s Drive-In dominates a still photo of a 1962 inland California sunset. With the great cinematographer Haskell Wexler as a “Visual Consultant” to this movie, you know that this opening shot is not an accident. Like a snapshot, this image captures an instant. It’s the perfect visual metaphor for late adolescence.
It’s 1962 and the clock is rockin’ at Mel’s. As waitresses on roller skates weave ...
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