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What’s this curious effect seen in old Technicolor…?
This question is indeed related to my study of AECS3, inasmuch as it’s one I’d like to replicate, and I’m asking you this ’cause I know you guys are super-smart.
But only those of you who are fans of old Technicolor Hollywod movies (circa 1945–1965) will even know what I’m talking about, and even then, only if you’re fairly observant and cognizant of the artifices of film… (-:
Have you noticed how, in many of those old super-saturated movies, when one sequence dips to black… especially your slower transitions… the colors will change curiously during the last full second or so of the fadeout?
The natural colors will suddenly assume a purple cast, an amber cast, or a reddish cast as the image dips to black… then, when the next scene starts, the colors are normal again?
One can see this effect in such films as BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, the color Hitchcock films, the Douglas Sirk Technicolor dramas, the early-60’s Doris Day comedies. It’s quick and brief. But noticeable all the same.
My question is:
Was this effect– the color discoloration– intentional (ie., an artistic effect), or was it an anomaly of the Technicolor process (ie., something to do with dye vats or developing, etc.)?
Thanks, Dave
P.S. TELL me that I’m not the only person who’s ever noticed this! (-:
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You could Google “technicolor” “dissolve” and “shift”, leading to a link like this.
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