THREE COLORS: BLUE (1993)
TECHNICAL SPECS
- Camera: Arriflex 535
- Format: 35mm, 1.85:1
- Lenses: Zeiss Standard Speed
- Film Stock: Kodak 5247, 5293
- Key Innovation: Custom blue filters and flashing techniques
IDZIAK'S APPROACH
- Philosophy: "Color as emotional expression rather than decoration"
- Signature: Blue color palette with varying intensities
- Innovation: Wrapping camera in blue gel and opening back gate to flash film
- Style: Poetic visual language with symbolic use of color
LIGHTING SETUP
- Blue Scenes: Blue gels on lights with varying intensities
- Pool Scenes: Underwater lighting with blue filtration
- Interior Scenes: Soft, diffused lighting with blue accents
- Key Light: Often from windows or practical sources
VISUAL STRATEGY
- Blue color palette with varying intensities to reflect emotional states
- Poetic visual language with symbolic use of color
- Reflections and refractions through glass and water
- Extreme close-ups of objects with emotional significance
- Subtle camera movements that follow character's emotional journey
RECREATION NOTES
- For blue scenes, use blue gels on lights with varying intensities
- For pool scenes, use underwater lighting with blue filtration
- For interior scenes, use soft, diffused lighting with blue accents
- For key light, use windows or practical sources
- Use reflections and refractions through glass and water
- Employ extreme close-ups of objects with emotional significance
- For Idziak's signature blue look, wrap camera in blue gel and flash film (or digital equivalent)
