However, in films like “Amarcord” and “Satyricon”, there is an explosion of colors. Guido’s distorted shadow is reflected on the bare white walls of the location in this case, the dominant visual presence of the shadow is also an indication to Guido’s dominant character in that very scene.
In his black and white films, the visual emphasis is caused by highly contrasted images and spotted lights, especially in dream scenes, like the harem scene in “8 ½”. Though Fellini has made films both in color and in black and white, his visual approach in all his films remained the same: Fellini’s visual texture is extremely marked out.
