The Primary Colors in "The Siege of the North": an A:TLA picspam

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Okay, so when I saw that "Color Focus" was the challenge for this month at picspammy, I immediately wanted to do a picspam concerning the colors of Avatar but I had no idea on what to actually focus on. There are a lot of interesting color schemes going in various episodes and across seasons (taking after the elements that inspire each season) but, in terms of color, what sticks out the most in my memory is the finale of the first season, starting specifically after Zhao takes the Moon Spirit hostage. When I had first seen this scene, I had not really been a super-duper Avatar fan but I had casually enjoyed the first season. What really drew me into this episode were the bursts of red, blue, and yellow that really help the narrative along. While many later scenes/episodes of Avatar have perhaps trumped this one in terms of EPICNESS and HSQ, I still remain convinced that this showcases one of the most hauntingly beautiful animation in this day and age. Enjoy!




















Please don't use these images for graphing-making; the screencaps can be found at Piandao.org

Comments

[xenoamorist.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this is lovely! I think it would've looked even more awesome had you lumped all the blues together so that they formed a sort of gradation (instead of red red red O HAI BLUE red red red). :D

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

:D See, I was thinking of doing that! But then some of the caps containing multiple colors felt out of place (such as the last one on the first row) and, also, the whole RED RED bluuuuuuue RED RED sort of mimics my experience watching the episode caused it's all red and then you have Yue's blue memories and then BAM! back to Zhao's very red face.

IDK, it made sense in my head.

[xenoamorist.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. IT'S OKAY BB, I UNDERSTAND YOU. ♥!

[kateison.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is stunning. I love the how you mixed up the numbers of caps used in each row, it really gives those two-cap rows some extra oomph.

[xenoamorist.livejournal.com]

This, too! It's very storyboard-y. :D

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I'm glad you like this format since I wanted to occasionally take a break from the whole three-cap-per-line thing. :)

[caterfree10.livejournal.com]

Careful with TVTropes link! You may suck someone in. x3

Anyway, excellent picspam, m'dear! really, the colors in Avatar are amazing and the finales do very well in illustrating this. :3

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Haha, but TV Tropes explains it better than I can! XD

But, anyway, thank you! :D

[caterfree10.livejournal.com]

lol, Probably so on some things (and I'm the same way with some tropes as well), but yeah, still dangerous. XD

And you are very welcome, bb! :D

[happy-overdose.livejournal.com]

My gosh I love this episode! I have it on my computer! The primary colour thing is just beautiful.

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

I know, right? It's so awesome to watch it in action! :D

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

WHY DID YOU LINK TO TVTROPES NOW I CAN'T GET OUT!!!

*ahem*

Amazing picspam!

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

LOL, sorry about that. XD

Thank you! :D

[xxoathkeeperxx.livejournal.com]

I am totally in love with this picspam!

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :D

[superlazygirl.livejournal.com]

OMG SO PRETTYYYYYYYY <3

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

AW THANK YOU BB. <3

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

I sometimes forget how much time the animators spent working on the smallest details. It makes the series even more epic and beautiful. Thanks for reminding me!

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Haha, I definitely felt the same way while making this picspam. :D You're welcome! :)

[ali-wildgoose.livejournal.com]

This is really beautiful. Thank you for sharing! <3 <3

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

You're welcome and thanks for taking the time to comment! :)

[synnesai.livejournal.com]

beautiful

<3

you made a GREAT choice =D the color focuses are really good!! =3

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :D

[one6two6.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is beautiful! Absolutely. Ngl, watching this episode was when I realized I was hooked. This picspam reminded me of that, too. ♥

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

I'm glad someone felt the same way about this episode! Thanks for commenting! :D

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :D

[chickosaurusrex.livejournal.com]

Just gorgeous. The season finale of book 1 was always my favorite, especially for its incredible use of color for any show, let alone a kid's show.

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Thank you! :)

[fancifull.livejournal.com]

Seriously one of my favorite episodes in the series. Lovely spam ♥

[dharmavati.livejournal.com]

It's definitely around the top of my favorites as well. Thank you! :)

[rosegilmore.livejournal.com]

you just reminded me how awesome this episode was!

[wanderingdreamr.livejournal.com]

Wow, I remember really being impressed with the colors in this show but I never realized how they focused on the primary colors!

[raucousraven.livejournal.com]

Beautiful caps from one of my favourite shows. They did so much in there that is kind of "to one side," like the brushwork and the costuming... Now I will have to watch it again for all the colours!

That one of Aang, all drained of colour except for his red cape, kinda gives me the chills!

[fixednoise.livejournal.com]

MY EYES! THEY ARE DROOLING.

[marikunin.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, so pretty...*eyes sparkle*

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. I think the use of different colours to display the severity of the situations was so well-done it was breath-taking. I've never seen anything like it before, EVER, and I sure as hell watch alot of cartoons.

Very nicely done.

[nadiyah-sama.livejournal.com]

*DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS*

Thank you for posting this! Siege of the North is one of my favorite episodes for this very reason. ♥

[watermist.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is gorgeous. ♥♥

I don't watch Avatar but wow I am impressed what the animators/producers have done.

[coyote-revolver.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely gorgeous and I agree about it being wonderful animation; the S1 finale was what turned me into an Avatar fan and it still remains my favourite of all the 3 finales.

Totally adding this to my memories <3

[sainfoin-fields.livejournal.com]

One of the greatest pieces of animation ever. :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/_tiggingwithdom/]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

that was my initial thought.

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

Guh this is gorgeous, I feel like I could look at it forever.

[papertowns.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow!