This cinematographer finds profound meaning in the visuals of the quiet and the most absurd moments in a story.
It is easy for modern audiences to look back with a comforting distance at the historical moments captured in black-and-white. But nothing is ever just black and white. Once those images are given color and depth, we realized that we are not as far removed from history as we thought we were.
Gaslit, Starz’s look at the Watergate scandal as adapted from the first season of the Slow Burn podcast, doesn’t want viewers to escape from the incompetence and immorality of the men in power. The show’s visuals highlight this while adding a new perspective to a moment that has settled into history.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
