Just found your channel thanks to the White Christmas restoration video. You guys and your dog are so cute, and I’m learning so much about film restoration. Please keep making videos, you deserve thousands more subscribers.
I really enjoyed this episode. I love the Jack Warner impression! I was hoping for a bit more about 2 strip technicolor (especially its use in Doctor X or Mystery of the Wax Museum) but I understand it's a lot of history in a limited amount of time.
The only movie Deanna Durbin did in Technicolor was in 1944 - "Can't Help Singing." Get the DVD and be prepared to be blown away. The color is breathtakingly beautiful.
Love you guys (and your dogs too)! So glad I found your channel. I've already watched several of your videos today. VERY entertaining and informative. I'm a film buff for many years and still learning new things thanks to you two. And we have schnauzer as well. They're the best.
It's true the cemented 2-color prints had issues with scratching, separating and cupping, but they were *not* double thickness. Eastman Kodak manufactured special matrix stock, so the two matrix films were half the normal thickness of regular film stock. And on a side note, Technicolor relied quite heavily on Eastman Kodak for their very existence, as Kodak [almost] exclusively supplied the many types of film stocks Technicolor used.
I was hoping that you could have explored the restorations of the two color films such as 'Mystery of the Wax Museum' and 'Doctor X'. To knowledge that Frankenstein was considered to be made in two color is fascinating. Really enjoying your episodes
To me, the term “Technicolor Sky” means the blue sky you’d get in 3-strip Technicolor with a particular filter on the camera lens. By the way, the actual mastermind behind “Flowers and Trees” was UB IWERKS, and not Uncle Walt himself. Incidentally, the “Burning of Atlanta” sequence (like ALL of ‘Gone With The Wind) was shot on Culver City’s “40 Acres” lot, which was owned by Cecil B. De Mille, and only LEASED to De Mille’s son-in-law, David O. Selznick. Later, that lot was sold to RKO, and even later, at the demise of RKO, to Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball to house their Desilu Productions.
Small correction: "Suspiria" was NOT shot in 3-strip Technicolor (confirmed on IIMDB). It was printed in IB Technicolor at the Technicolor plant in Rome on Via Tiburtina, just outside the city. I worked there back in 2004 and spoke to some of the technicians who were around at the time. Nobody shot in 3-strip after about 1955. It's true that Argento's films are brilliant and have an amazing look.
Thanks for the correction, that part is being removed. That’s so interesting that you worked at Technicolor Rome. I’ve read so many not-so-kind stories about them from the 1950s-1970s when they damaged a few Paramount negatives.
When I was a kid (in the 60's) someone told me that Technicolor prints do not fade as other processes did. Any truth to that? Whenever I would see a credit say color by Deluxe or some other name I thought to myself 'I guess this is not intended to last'.
It really makes me happy that the people behind restorations are such fans and film enthusiasts themselves. Loved this.
Just found your channel thanks to the White Christmas restoration video. You guys and your dog are so cute, and I’m learning so much about film restoration. Please keep making videos, you deserve thousands more subscribers.
Excellent explanation of the company behind the Best color process. Wonderful insight as well. Looking forward to the 2nd installment!
Thanks so much!
Absolutely fascinating, like usual! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so specialized. I love it.
I really enjoyed this episode. I love the Jack Warner impression! I was hoping for a bit more about 2 strip technicolor (especially its use in Doctor X or Mystery of the Wax Museum) but I understand it's a lot of history in a limited amount of time.
The only movie Deanna Durbin did in Technicolor was in 1944 - "Can't Help Singing." Get the DVD and be prepared to be blown away. The color is breathtakingly beautiful.
We’ve never seen that one. Thanks for the recommendation!
Love you guys (and your dogs too)! So glad I found your channel. I've already watched several of your videos today. VERY entertaining and informative. I'm a film buff for many years and still learning new things thanks to you two. And we have schnauzer as well. They're the best.
It's true the cemented 2-color prints had issues with scratching, separating and cupping, but they were *not* double thickness. Eastman Kodak manufactured special matrix stock, so the two matrix films were half the normal thickness of regular film stock. And on a side note, Technicolor relied quite heavily on Eastman Kodak for their very existence, as Kodak [almost] exclusively supplied the many types of film stocks Technicolor used.
I was hoping that you could have explored the restorations of the two color films such as 'Mystery of the Wax Museum' and 'Doctor X'. To knowledge that Frankenstein was considered to be made in two color is fascinating. Really enjoying your episodes
Natalie Kalmus' hats are legendary
Great video!
Really enjoyed this! Thank you. Favorite Technicolor movie? Houdini (1953), of course! And it's a Paramount film.
That’s a fun one! Hopefully it gets a new HD transfer soon to fix some of the registration issues in the previous transfer. 😉
-CB
To me, the term “Technicolor Sky” means the blue sky you’d get in 3-strip Technicolor with a particular filter on the camera lens. By the way, the actual mastermind behind “Flowers and Trees” was UB IWERKS, and not Uncle Walt himself. Incidentally, the “Burning of Atlanta” sequence (like ALL of ‘Gone With The Wind) was shot on Culver City’s “40 Acres” lot, which was owned by Cecil B. De Mille, and only LEASED to De Mille’s son-in-law, David O. Selznick. Later, that lot was sold to RKO, and even later, at the demise of RKO, to Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball to house their Desilu Productions.
And another thing…
Technicolor also had a facility on Slauson, just east of Sepulveda.
Great episode - looking forward to the next installment. More "garish tripe" - please!!
Small correction: "Suspiria" was NOT shot in 3-strip Technicolor (confirmed on IIMDB). It was printed in IB Technicolor at the Technicolor plant in Rome on Via Tiburtina, just outside the city. I worked there back in 2004 and spoke to some of the technicians who were around at the time. Nobody shot in 3-strip after about 1955. It's true that Argento's films are brilliant and have an amazing look.
Thanks for the correction, that part is being removed. That’s so interesting that you worked at Technicolor Rome. I’ve read so many not-so-kind stories about them from the 1950s-1970s when they damaged a few Paramount negatives.
Adam- just think if Errol Flynn was in the Technicolor classic "The Pirate" with Gene Kelly? 🤯
ทำไมไม่ลองสร้างภาพยนตร์ที่ถ่ายทำด้วยระบบสี 3 strip technicolor ขึ้นมาอีกครั้ง
Technicolor meant Betty Grable ❤
When I was a kid (in the 60's) someone told me that Technicolor prints do not fade as other processes did. Any truth to that? Whenever I would see a credit say color by Deluxe or some other name I thought to myself 'I guess this is not intended to last'.
Would you happen to know the veracity of the information that some 3-strip cameras were sold to China during the 1970s?