The coldness of the white (Patreon)

A few days ago, i was testing and experimenting with my new artificial lights in a completely white set.

I needed to study its warmness or I’d better say, it’s coldness for the future sessions I am already planning.

There is no doubt that darkness embrace is my comfort zone, but i wanted to see by myself how akward i would feel with these new scenarios.

Bergman in  his film “ From the life to the Marionettes”  nailed perfectly this unrest sensation i usually feel in these scenarios.

The film is shot in raw black and white being Sven Nykvist the photography director. The scene when Peter tells the doctor how he imagines himself killing Katharina is set in a blinding white background.

Peter approches to her and takes her softly by her neck with one hand and with his other hand he holds a razor blade to her throat….All the while, it seems she is smiling ironically. On a shining, spotless and pure white background red blood suddenly springs  from the cut on Katharina’s carotid artery.