A short collection of things that caught my eye this week. Moments in film, color, and visual craft that feel considered and worth sitting with.
Some Inspiration From A Painting
Stanczyk or the Sad Clown Paradox
A great video from Shawn Grenier exploring the meaning behind this painting and how color, light, and composition work together to create emotion.
A New Perspective On Color Perception
Scientists finally complete Schrödinger’s 100-year-old color theory
An interesting read on the relationship between color, perception, and mathematics. Worth a few minutes of your time.
A Commercial For The World Cup
Fox Sports - Miracle
The World Cup is in full swing, and it’s great to see the USA off to a strong start. This was written before their match against Australia, so hopefully they’ve added another win to the tally. If there’s ever been a commercial to get you pumped for U.S. Soccer, this is it.
Directed by Lance Acord, shot by Jess Hall, and color graded by Daniel De Vue.
A Quote That Resonates With Me
The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before. - Neil Gaiman
One Of My Favourite Photographers
Martin Parr
I’m such a fan of Martin’s work. It reminds me a lot of my childhood in England. His style also feels very current at the moment, which makes it all the more interesting to revisit.
Thank you for reading this week’s newsletter. I hope you find these pieces inspiring and thought-provoking. If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. If you enjoyed the newsletter, please share it with friends and colleagues.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone
Matt
P.S Graded up this MEOVV music video. Directed by Christian Haas and shot by Yeechan Shin. I’ve been making these visual color barcodes, which I’ve found really interesting to dissect the tone of each frame. I’d be interested to see what you think. Let me know.
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I often get asked by Color Enthusiasts for book recommendations. I made a blog post where I share my favorite books HERE
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