Monthly Archives: October 2010

CinemaScope/Realism Argument Attempt

Most filmmakers did not subscribe to the Expressionist mode of color design.  Many directors were using Eastmancolor’s light-sensitivity to begin shooting films on location, instead of in sound stages.  Films such as Three Coins in a Fountain (1954), shot almost … Continue reading

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Attempt #1 at an Eastman Color Argument

The introduction of Eastman Color in 1952 created a short color Renaissance through the 1950s, during which directors experimented with new color vocabularies independent of the Technicolor style.  This color revolution eventually faded into a more muted style in the … Continue reading

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