The truth of Truman’s life is treated like a mystery, his existence in a reality show rendered a third-act plot twist, with the character of Christof, the all-seeing God figure behind the show, here perpetually lurking around set corners like Dick Dastardly in a wireless headset. In this version, Truman’s world is a fake, rain-drenched New York built on a Hollywood soundstage, Truman himself addicted to alcohol and emotionally disengaged from society and his wife Meryl (really an actress named Hannah). One specific draft, found today tossed around in the nerdier corners of the internet, is especially weird, with far more in common with grim 90s thrillers like Dark City and The Game than the film it would eventually become. Angle it a little differently, as it did in a draft of the script written just a few years before it actually got made, and it’s basically a David Fincher film.Īndrew Niccol’s script existed in at least 16 different forms before Weir came on board, originally titled The Malcolm Show, and sometimes being prefaced by a quote by Lily Tomlin (“We’re all in this alone”), or an image of Edward Hopper’s painting “A Room by the Sea”. Ultimately, the creative and artistic side of photography lies with the photographer.This all sounds like a horror movie – the inevitable conclusion to a culture of instant fame, 24/7 surveillance and corporate exploitation. But in the hands of director Peter Weir and star Jim Carrey, The Truman Show is a genre-bending comedy drama that is as tender and romantic as it is gently surreal. Colour may show the actuality of a scene while black and white is a perception of the captured reality. With black and white photos one can take the attention away from those colours, and draw it to the subject alone.Ĭolourful images tell a story, while black and white can reveal a more emotional portrait of wildlife and add imagination, drama and mystery. A large part of the time wildlife subjects are surrounded by foliage and blue sky backgrounds often allowing a trend of saturating these possible distractions to enhance the subject. The problem with colour is that it may be a distraction that interferes with the viewer’s ability to see the textures, lines and patterns as well as contrasts within an image. Some photographers hold the opinion that an image lacking colour is a good candidate for black and white conversion however, even very colourful images may be hiding some dramatic black and white potential. If colour is the purpose of an image – say, for instance, your subject is a red-headed wood pecker, then black and white may not work for that particular photograph. It is important to note that not every image will make a great black and white one some images and subjects will require colour to make an impact. Colour photography is like a novel that spells everything out in detail, whereas black-and-white photography is like poetry-its strength isn’t in what’s said it’s in what’s left out.” – Heinrich van den Berg, Award-winning Photographer It’s as if by subtracting colour, the viewer is forced to add his own emotion to the images. “I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could.
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