WHEN You Should Film in Black and White

Why should you film in black and white? More importantly, WHEN should you film in black and white? What kinds of film projects and stories fit the black and white look well? In this video, we dive deep into when and how other filmmakers have used black and white to tell their stories in a better way and how you can use it in your own films and projects. We look at 3 different elements that black and white can offer and when they can be used to serve the story. I also try practising some of my own black and white photography at the end.
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Gear I used:
Canon Rebel T3i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Rode NTG-2
Tascam DR-70D
Mountdog Softbox Lighting Kit
Chapters:
Introduction - 00:00
Bleak Tone - 1:30
Texture - 3:14
Time - 5:00
Me Practising - 7:57
End - 9:51

[@Planet_films565]

Great points and awesome video once again. Keep it up!😊

[@erinryu130]

Love this video!! The way you narrate and how you put your videos together is amazing! Never a boring moment and what you have to say is awesome too! Interesting and enlightening. Good job man!!
Loved your black and white photos too, they looked soo cool!!

[@thetalentof]

Brilliant take on the many advantages of shooting B&W. I think audiences can sometimes be turned off by this (including myself unless there's an auteur like Cuaron or Spielberg who can voice clearly their artistic reasons for doing this, as you mentioned) but some recent B&W films that I watched and thoroughly enjoyed are 'Frantz' and 'Blue Jay.'

[@GabrielSykes]

You should have a look into infrared photography and its potential uses in cinematography. It can be done digitally by buying a camera that's been converted to full spectrum, and some IR filters. Depending on the wavelength you can get true IR which appears black and white but with some interesting qualities such as white foliage. Some IR filters let in just a bit of the visible spectrum which can lead to some very interesting colours.
I've only seen it used in some experimental videos such as the stuff Philip Bloom makes, it'd be cool to explore how it could be used narratively.

[@unordinarystudios]

It sounds interesting, I'll look into it

[@mktkrv]

Great work once again! By the way, another reason you haven't mentioned in this video why some filmmakers choose b&w for their films is simply the low budget. Oftentimes, creators don't have enough resources or camera good enough to capture scenes with a good and pre-planned color palette that doesn't look too "cheap", so they decide to go b&w, so they can focus more on the lighting and not worry about the colors.

[@unordinarystudios]

That is true, working with just black and white can be easier because it takes color out of the equation

[@AldoEsAmor]

I was an extra in the film "Roma". My first work as an extra. Have not watched the movie yet. 😅

[@unordinarystudios]

No manches, debes verla jajaja, es una buena película

[@chaitanyavaddi6383]

You've very similar touch of "Ian Thrash" youtube channel. I wish you both grow together.

[@unordinarystudios]

Thank you!

[@nizammamba585]

Is this the first comment?
It is a well-written study.
Straight-up facts/observations
Not more, Not less.
Perfecto🤌

[@unordinarystudios]

Thank you!