New sub. What a trip down memory lane. During my over 60 year career in show business, I visited Technicolor on Romaine and Universal City, crossed paths with Mr. Warner,Mr.Wallis,and friends with Errol Flynn's eldest daughter, Diedre. Fun fact.In the Ink & Paint building at Disney, had a Technicolor reference chart with swatches, on the wall for the artists that said, if you want this, use this. Looking forward to the Mrs. Natalie Kalmus vid. I used to call my mom Mrs. kalmus because she used to develop her own color slide film and laugh about the "ready when, you are CB" 4 camera shoot , story.Thanks.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
I recently added a Technicolor light meter to my list of finds and from the information that I have been able to find is that it might verify that it belonged to a William V. Skall. I think these meters might have been issued to a specific person. Technicolor as a company never responded to my request for help. I just think some sort of data someplace can put this in his hands. Also a side note In my search was that Skalls wife, Gertrude, was Sid Grauman secretary. Thanks for letting me share.
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.
You mentioned 3-strip Technicolor when showing more-or-less "normal" sized cameras, but then I've seen photos of The Wizard of Oz production showing a camera the size of a major appliance (HUGE). Can you explain why that one camera was so huge? Was it because there were 3 reels in there simultaneously (red, green, and blue)? How then do you explain the smaller "normal" sized camera when also talking about 3-strip?
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.
New sub. What a trip down memory lane. During my over 60 year career in show business, I visited Technicolor on Romaine and Universal City, crossed paths with Mr. Warner,Mr.Wallis,and friends with Errol Flynn's eldest daughter, Diedre. Fun fact.In the Ink & Paint building at Disney, had a Technicolor reference chart with swatches, on the wall for the artists that said, if you want this, use this. Looking forward to the Mrs. Natalie Kalmus vid. I used to call my mom Mrs. kalmus because she used to develop her own color slide film and laugh about the "ready when, you are CB" 4 camera shoot , story.Thanks.
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.
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!
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.
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
Excellent explanation of the company behind the Best color process. Wonderful insight as well. Looking forward to the 2nd installment!
Thanks so much!
This is so specialized. I love it.
Absolutely fascinating, like usual! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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.
Natalie Kalmus' hats are legendary
Great video!
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.
Wonderful Video! I found your channel on a random popup, keep up the great work..
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
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.
And another thing…
Technicolor also had a facility on Slauson, just east of Sepulveda.
I recently added a Technicolor light meter to my list of finds and from the information that I have been able to find is that it might verify that it belonged to a William V. Skall. I think these meters might have been issued to a specific person. Technicolor as a company never responded to my request for help. I just think some sort of data someplace can put this in his hands. Also a side note In my search was that Skalls wife, Gertrude, was Sid Grauman secretary. Thanks for letting me share.
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.
Great episode - looking forward to the next installment. More "garish tripe" - please!!
Adam- just think if Errol Flynn was in the Technicolor classic "The Pirate" with Gene Kelly? 🤯
It is the Dye Transfer method for Motion Picture Stock.
You mentioned 3-strip Technicolor when showing more-or-less "normal" sized cameras, but then I've seen photos of The Wizard of Oz production showing a camera the size of a major appliance (HUGE). Can you explain why that one camera was so huge? Was it because there were 3 reels in there simultaneously (red, green, and blue)? How then do you explain the smaller "normal" sized camera when also talking about 3-strip?
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'.
The primary colors are really red, yellow, and blue, not red, blue, and green. It’s always puzzled me how three-strip captures all the color palette.
But our eyes have rgb rods
Would you happen to know the veracity of the information that some 3-strip cameras were sold to China during the 1970s?
Without Technicolor we wouldn't have the classic Oz idiom... Technicolor yawn 😂