The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915–1935
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0935398287 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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In some cases, the frames pictured in the book constitute nearly all of what is left of the film." (Farran Smith Nehme, The Wall Street Journal)There have been previous publications on the subject, but this is an achievement on another scale. (Sonia Genaitay, Sight & Sound)One of the book’s highlights is an extensively annotated filmography of every film produced in two-color Technicolor from 1917 to 1937, compiled by Crystal Kui and James Layton (with the collaboration of Almudena Escobar López, Daisuke Kawahara, and Catherine A. For many film buffs, this section alone wi
Lavishly illustrated with more than 400 reproductions, it includes a comprehensive annotated filmography of all two-color Technicolor titles produced between 1917 and 1937.. The Dawn of Technicolor investigates these vital make-or-break years, as the firm grew from a small team of exceptional engineers into a multimillion-dollar corporation. The authors chart the making of pivotal films in the process, from the troubled productions of Ben-Hur (1925) and The Mysterious Island (1926-29), to the early short films in Technicolor's groundbreaking three-color process: Walt Disney's animated Flowers and Trees (1932) and the live-action La Cucaracha (1934). Published to coincide with Technicolor's centennial in 2015, The Dawn of Technicolor recounts the beginnings of one of
James Layton is Manager of the Museum of Modern Art's Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center. He was formerly the Head of Preservation and Curator of the National Film and Television Archive at the British Film Institute. Prior to this he worked at George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, where he curated two gallery exhibitions and the website Technicolor 100. Layton has also acted as Cataloguer and Workflow Coordinator at the East Anglian Film Archive in Norwich, UK, and
kate gabrielle said More textbook than photo book. I just received this in the mail today, so I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I wanted to leave a review in case anyone else was thinking this was a photo book. The book is mostly text, with some small pictures sprinkled throughout. There are a handful (just flipping through I'd guess maybe 15-"More textbook than photo book" according to kate gabrielle. I just received this in the mail today, so I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but I wanted to leave a review in case anyone else was thinking this was a photo book. The book is mostly text, with some small pictures sprinkled throughout. There are a handful (just flipping through I'd guess maybe 15-20?) of. 0?) of. Great read, terrific resource, lacking some technical info. Bill Taylor This book describes the many steps in Technicolor's development through its early history as a continuously evolving two color process, ending as the refined three-color Technicolor process is used to film "Becky Sharp". One hopes a second volume is forthcomng!It includes hundreds of color images (ranging fro. Highly recommended history of Technicolor Here is a book that belongs in every true cinema fan's library. It's not the usual story about studios and films that have been told countless times before. This is the history of Technicolor and very well written. Also of value is the chronology of films that had any Technicolor parts including what, if any,