Rainbow Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun. Rainbows can be full circles. However, the observer normally sees only an arc formed by illuminated droplets above the ground, and centered on a line from the sun to the observer's eye. In a primary rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet
Beyond the Black Rainbow he and the director "also looked at abstract paintings, photographs, and architectural design books" for inspiration. One of "Beyond the Black Rainbow"'s notable characteristics is its deliberately slow, hypnotic pace. According to Cosmatos, "Beyond the Black Rainbow" belongs to what he dubbed the "trance film" subgenre. Cosmatos mentioned Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (1979), Alain Resnais' "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961) and Saul Bass's "Phase IV" (1974) as cinematographic blueprints for his debut film. Cosmatos explained the rationale behind his screen-writing, which downplays the "very concrete story at the heart of it" in favor of an "atmospheric" approach: Jeremy Schmidt,