The dawn of Technicolor, 1915-1935 / James Layton, David Pierce ; Paolo Cherchi Usai and Catherine A. Surowiec, editors.

"Traces the first two decades of the Technicolor Corporation and the development of its two-color motion picture process, using such resources as corporate documents, studio production files, contemporary accounts, and unpublished interviews. Includes annotated filmography of all two-color Technicol...

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Main Authors: Layton, James, 1984- (Author)
Pierce, David, 1959- (Author)
Other Authors: Cherchi Usai, Paolo (Editor)
Surowiec, Catherine A. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Rochester, New York : George Eastman House, [2015]
Subjects:
Technicolor Corp.
Color cinematography > Printing processes > Dye transfer > History.
Color motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Color photography > United States > History > 20th century.
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Physical Description:448 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Kalmus, Comstock & Wescott
  • Back to the drawing board
  • Technicolor goes to Hollywood
  • Hollywood experiments with color
  • The dye-transfer process
  • The conversion to all-color production
  • Technicolor enters production
  • The color boom
  • The color slump
  • The path to three-color.