“Beauty and the Beast” is a fairytale originally written by French writer Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve that has been remarkably adapted for modern screen media. The modern uses of the story illustrated the fantasy journey of Belle that was taken prisoner by a beast in his hidden castle. This story was not unveiled to its potential target audiences until it was selected as the 30th Disney animated feature film.
The classic tale animated by Disney followed a suspenseful and humorous state of storyline and was successful in gaining critical and commercial attentions. The timeless plot was filmically reconstructed and again made a big splash by remaking into a live-action film in 2017. It illustrated a woman figure against …show more content…
Color is a powerful tool that create psychological responses from the brain, leading viewers to relate colors to specific subject matters derived from the memory. Colors and the formation of atmosphere play a big role in reducing emotional distances to provoke imagination and establish further mental faculties. Moreover, the precise control of color is essential in developing the mood that the director is expected to portray on the screen. The color uses are in a sense that allow observations of reciprocal relationships between children’s sensual bias and that of the adult’s. This is clearly noted in two versions of “Beauty and the Beast”, and the ways in which the films are directed to suit different target audience are revealed. The successfulness considering chromatic sensation will be analyzed based on how colors draw focuses on details to represent the characters and how color changes affect the arcs in the story to elicit cognitive response of the …show more content…
He graduated from Columbia University, with a degree of philosophy. He entered the film industry by writing an article for a magazine, a producer Michael Laughlin was attracted by his writings and suggested co-writing for the film “Strange Behavior(1987)”. After his first film work, he made his debut by directing “Sister, sister(1987)” and a number of televised films. He became well-known by his musicalized directing style, also known as a successful technique used to render the animation of “Beauty and the Beast” into live-action resembling the real world. Without any doubt, Condon came into the spotlight for altering the balance between animation and live-action. His challenge of translating the story into a completely different medium formed a great responsibility to expand the beloved storyline without touching the original