#The Shape of water

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Although del Toro had originally planned on shooting in black-and-white, the choice would’ve been too costly, so color actually increased his budget from $16.5 million to $19.5 million. Even so, del Toro and Laustsen went for a monochromatic, deep sea look with single source lighting. The blues and greens were counterbalanced by the occasional amber or gold. And red was reserved for evoking love or depicting blood.

The Shape of Water (2017), dir. Guillermo del Toro

— Cinematography by Dan Laustsen

The Shape of Water