Comments on: Looks Like That Black-And-White Version Of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Isn’t Getting A Blu-Ray Release After All

By: Krrl

Krrl — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Mookie, a professional colorist optimising the print for black and white would have a completely different outcome than simply flicking a switch and sucking out all the saturation.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Was a stupid idea anyway. The film\’s biggest strength was its vibrancy. B&w will just draw even more attention to its weak script.

By: daniel

daniel — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Was an incredible idea, anyway. The film\’s biggest strength was it\’s composition. B&w will only make that more clear and draw even more attention to its use of action, not chatter, to convey symbolic meaning.

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Well done Daniel.

By: mookie

mookie — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

If only the technology existed for televisions to be able to change their "Saturation" setting, then we could all enjoy b&w ANYTHING from the comfort of our own homes.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

The UK release doesn\’t mean anything. In the UK, they have to rate everything, including extras and are charged by the minute. Lots of UK releases have fewer extras for that reason.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Daniel, how many times did you climax while watching Fury Road?

By: KArl

KArl — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

If Black&White were only desturation of colors… True cinematographic/photographic black and white is a real craft and i am sure Geroge Miller\’s black and white cut looks fantastic. I truely hope to see it.

By: Godankles

Godankles — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Will McCrabb is a notorious bullshitter, though, so take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

I think it was a great idea. The script wasn\’t weak. Words aren\’t always needed to get points across.

By: Thinkbrown

Thinkbrown — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Black and white != desaturated. Depending on the artists vision, you can generate a greyscale image numerous different ways, possibly from a single color channel to emphasize certain parts of a scene.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Some people aren\’t very bright. Black and white versions of films aren\’t always "turning down the saturation". It takes careful conversion to achieve the right look. If you know about "levels" in images, you\’ll understand this. That black and white trailer is not an official release. They simple took existing marketing material and turned the saturation down.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Whether or not you think it was a good idea, it seems idiotic to me that the studio would cut it now after Miller gave fans his word that they would see it on the film\’s Blu-ray release. That almost seems like the people in charge of the release were trying to take an intentional shot at Miller, but I could just be over thinking it. Anyway, personally, I was interested to see this brilliant film in the form favored by the guy who made it. Saturation or no, the idea of watching it with the film\’s score as the only sound sounds awesome. Regardless,I still have the Blu-ray release pre-ordered.

By: Goose

Goose — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

maverick, are we still on for beach volleyball tomorrow? ::high five!::

By: John

John — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

Simply de-saturating is NOT how proper B&W is done in film or photography.

By: Will

Will — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:06 +0000

There\’s a lot more to creating a black and white version of a film than just desaturating it. Contrast adjustments and other colour correction are pretty important.

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

Good point Mookie, good point. 🙂

By: Jim Slav

Jim Slav — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

Yeah, heaven forbid a corporation juggernaut like Warner Bros lets an artist actually make art.

By: Jordan Benesh

Jordan Benesh — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

I guess this means we\’ll just have to desaturate the color on our television sets and turn off our sound to go for the fully silent B&W version then. Maybe find the isolated score on YouTube or something.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

What a shame its not going to be released. A b&w version would have been sweet.

By: Washington

Washington — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

well you probably watch movies on your shitty ipad or laptop screen, so yeah, you can just throw a black and white filter on if your someone who doesn\’t give a shit about seeing it done right

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

Just to second, well done Daniel.

By: Erockian

Erockian — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

What Daniel said….

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 23 May 2016 02:57:05 +0000

The problem, Mookie, is that converting to Black and White is just as complex and intricate a process as any colour correction process. You need to filter specific colours in just the right way to get the right shade of white, black or grey, to play with the contrast and brightness of not only the whole frame but specific areas of the image as well. Different colours react differently to filtering. Generic conversions you\’d get from "Lowering the saturation setting on your tv" can easily result in flat, bland, or confusing messes, things that visual storytellers, filmmakers, and photographers would cringe and wince at.

Fury Road is a masterpiece of precision planning and execution. Miller\’s B&W cut would be STREETS ahead of anything your simple tv saturation slider could muster up.