Director Barry Jenkins on how film (35mm) cameras were/are inherently racist.

[Dr. Narcisse]

Love the Belly and City of God shout outs. However, didnt know they were putting cooking oil on brehs to get an accurate depiction

 

[CarbonBraddock]

how does this make film racist though? they were able to make it pick up black skin but never did?

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

how does this make film racist though? they were able to make it pick up black skin but never did?

They designed it to pick up white skin.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Moonlight was overhyped

And if I remember the cinematographer for Belly used a special paint from this company

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[Ol’Otis]

I mean shyt it was introduced in 1934
I’m not surprised

 

[Alix217]

Same problem with those early Smartphones, they couldn't pick-up dark skinned people or even orientals properly.

 

[Nabs]

Belly appreciation thread

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[Doobie Doo]

As videographer this has been known. That's why that Google pixel commercial about their camera capturing difference tones of skin was a big deal. Cameras were only designed to capture light skin tones

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Belly appreciation thread

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Classic

 

[Warren Peace]

the detail about the oil is really cool and interesting

powder on black people really doesn't make sense tbh

 

[Nabs]

I remember seeing something about Insecure, and how they would do something similar to reflect light on the skin of their actors. It's dope to see.

 

[Jermio]

He's exaggerating. Aspects of flash photography are bogus with dark brown skin, but that's it.

 

[I Really Mean It]

 

[CopiousX]

Reminds me of the history of band-aids

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Belly appreciation thread

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To this very day this movie should have gotten the Criterion treatment. Lime green all the way to p*ssy pink this movie was