filmfancritic — 9 years ago(July 22, 2016 02:29 PM)

I'm struggling.
I'm talking about the deployment of very strong and exaggerated atmospheric pools of artificial light, like the vibrant magenta's greens, blues, yellows and red gels that suffuse a part of the screen and pop out at you in a riot of spectacular colour.
Good examples:
'Blood and Black Lace' - the second murder
'Black Sabbath' - a close up of Boris Karloff's face lit up with red, violet and green.
'Kill Baby Kill' - the spiral staircase, vertigo-induced, visual vortex shot.
and so much of 'Suspiria' and 'Inferno' which may have been strongly influenced by Bava.
Now, the only other film I can think of that uses this technique is Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice', especially the waiting room scene in the after-life, and here you do see blue and green gel lighting coming off the walls to imbue the screen. I am also aware that
Tim burton is a big fan of Bava's work and so it may have been an influence, just like scenes from 'Sleepy Hollow' may have been a nod and a wink to the richly atmospheric lighting and use of mist in 'The Mask of Satan', aka 'Black Sunday'
So, can anyone tell me, are there any other directors who have deployed this style of lighting sets?