Lipstick and Dynamite

Lipstick and Dynamite was a very well crafted documentary on the pioneers of womens wrestling. As far as the movie content goes, I loved the girls and their stories but that's not what I'm supposed to talk about. Given that the photos and footage used in the movie are from the 40's and 50's, the majority of it is in black and white or sepia. Some of these in the movie are given a pop art feel much the same way as we learned how to do with black and white photos in Vis-Comm. The photo is placed over a colored background on multiply so the color shows through. The interviews tha take place through out the movie play with some intersting lighting. For example, some onterview footage with Mooloh is done with light coming diagonally at her so it casts a shadow over half of her face. Also the interview done on the pier is shot faing the sun so the figures are silhouetted again the background.