Cinematography : Is the Mandalorian afraid of the DARK? by Frank Wu

Frank Wu

Is the Mandalorian afraid of the DARK?

Why does the Mandalorian movie look like a TV show? It's not just that the talky scenes take place at 3:30 pm when the sunlight is the boring-est. But the fight scenes, too.

Explosions should BURST out of darkness. Mortal Kombat II got this right. They weren't afraid of color or light sources (flames, glowing staffs) INSIDE the frame, whereas the light sources in Mando are... non-existent.

Frank Wu

No light source, versus a light source inside the frame.

Mike Boas

Have you seen the movie yet?

I’ll reserve my comments until after it’s released.

Frank Wu

Haven't seen the movie yet, this is based on screengrabs from the trailer.

They showed the first third of the movie on Star Wars day to select audiences, and the comments back were that it looked just like the TV show - flat lighting, lack of color.

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