I’m really confused, we must not be watching the same films or television because almost by virtue of being a hallucination scene it is inherently depicted as different, or more stylized than the rest of the film as a way of telegraphing to the audience that what they are watching is a hallucination and not real. Not realistic, in fact they often make a point of making them less “realistic” than the surrounding film.
Crisp? Depends on what you consider crisp—the negative space and white in Miss Cartiledge’s scene certainly makes the colours “pop” more. But what about this scene from Requim for a Dream which makes use of much shadow and theatrical stage lights, or this Bob Fosse hallucination—once again minimalism (which is inherently unrealistic) makes things “pop” more, but it is very theatrical.
I don’t claim this is a cross section. If anything my idea of a Hollywood Hallucination is one of those “way out groovy colours” bad optical print effects that looks like WIlly Wonka’s boat ride. But I assume you’re not talking about cheesy cliches.
I’m really confused, we must not be watching the same films or television because almost by virtue of being a hallucination scene it is inherently depicted as different, or more stylized than the rest of the film as a way of telegraphing to the audience that what they are watching is a hallucination and not real. Not realistic, in fact they often make a point of making them less “realistic” than the surrounding film.
Crisp? Depends on what you consider crisp—the negative space and white in Miss Cartiledge’s scene certainly makes the colours “pop” more. But what about this scene from Requim for a Dream which makes use of much shadow and theatrical stage lights, or this Bob Fosse hallucination—once again minimalism (which is inherently unrealistic) makes things “pop” more, but it is very theatrical.
I don’t claim this is a cross section. If anything my idea of a Hollywood Hallucination is one of those “way out groovy colours” bad optical print effects that looks like WIlly Wonka’s boat ride. But I assume you’re not talking about cheesy cliches.