Black and White Film

I am currently working on a film project called That Old Familiar Spirit.  This is a western horror film. It is a pretty exciting film. The plot is very difficult to describe, but I will try. There is a man and a woman. The woman kills her husband. The sheriff comes out with some grave diggers to bury the husband. They then try to persuade the woman to come back to town. They use all sorts of excuses. The biggest excuse was because winter was coming and she would not make it through the winter on her own. She does not go with them, but stays in her home. Her husband comes back to life. He shows love for her and the land. However he starts a fire in the house. She is worried that he is going to kill her. She ends up dying because of a house fire, and dying in the bitter cold. In the end, they come back to life and work on their home and yard. The sheriff returns and sees that no one lives there, but everything is left in pristine condition. He leaves wondering what has happened, but we see the man and woman tending and taking care of the film. 

This film project is special, because it will be done in black and white. Now, for makeup black and white makeup is very different compared to everyday and color makeup. Placements are a little different. The colors no longer exist, but a gray scale does. Here is what our bullet wound looks like in color and in black and white. In the color picture, we do not have any blood or any hard colors. The color picture does not look as realistic as the one in the black and white photos. However, the black and white photos only use gray scale, so this helped the colors show and appear more real. The director approved and loved how the bullet wound looked in the gray scale. 

I learned that camera tests are necessary. Without this camera test, we might have done too much for the actual film process. Then our job would not have been as successful. The camera test allowed us to see how much we can add and how much we do not have to add. We added tired eyes to the color picture. In the black and white the tired eyes barely appear on top, but on the bottom they appear real. 

I learned that there is quite a big difference in black and white photography and film compared to color. I am excited to see how this film works out. Hopefully through the learning and camera tests we have done our hard work will pay off. 

What do you all think about this film and the plot? Do you think it will be successful? If not, why? What is your favorite movie plot? Let me know, I would love to look them up, as well as see the makeup job.