Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow : : Color Design in the 1930s /

Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow : : Color Design in the 1930s / / Scott Higgins.

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Like Dorothy waking up over the rainbow in the Land of Oz, Hollywood discovered a vivid new world of color in the 1930s. The introduction of three-color Technicolor technology in 1932 gave filmmakers a powerful tool with which to guide viewers' attention, punctuate turning points, and express e...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Higgins, Scott,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2007
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • ONE. Introduction: The Challenge of Technicolor
  • TWO. Forging a New Aesthetic: From Opera to Color Consciousness
  • THREE. A Feature-Length Demonstration: Becky Sharp
  • FOUR. Unobtrusive Design: Introducing Three-Color to Conventional Production
  • FIVE. Delicate Expansions: Designing in the Restrained Mode
  • SIX. Broadening the Palette: The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • SEVEN. A Fully Integrated Design: Light and Color in Gone with the Wind
  • EIGHT. Beyond the 1930s: The Legacies of Three-Color Aesthetics
  • Appendix 1. Types of Prints Consulted and Variables in Color Reproduction
  • Appendix 2. Chronological Filmography: Three-Color Features of the 1930s
  • Appendix 3. Pantone Numbers for Color Names
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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