Contrast and Affinity

CONTRAST = GREATER VISUAL INTENSITY

AFFINITY = LESS VISUAL INTENSITY

http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Story-Second-Edition/dp/0240807790

http://www.ageofreasonmovie.com/blog/2011/visualizing-the-age-of-reason-part-2-contrast-affinity/

http://www.slideshare.net/thomasjcastillo/bruce-blocks-visual-components-for-filmmakers

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/entry.php?1073-The-Film-Makers-Blog-Contrast-Affinity

Contrast and Affinity can be used to increase or decrease the intensity of your story's visual structure.

• Potential vs. Kinetic energy in physics = building and releasing tension
• space
• four types
• deep
• flat
• limited
• ambiguous
• framing
• surface dividers
• line and shape
• tone
• color
• movement
• rhythm and timing