Great video! The only problem with colorization to me is that most of the time the final result is not "equal" to one originally filmed in color, I mean, maybe I'm just nitpicking but I think colorization still has a long way to go, as far as technology goes. You see a coloured filmed and... you just know something is off, you might not be able to say exactly what it is, but you know. With that said, I don't consider film colorization to be, like, a sacrilege, as some directors against it might think. I think colorization it's like a remake. Like "a frame by frame remake" of a movie. If you don't like, you can always just go watch the original. I think options are good, basically.
That’s generally how I see it. I also have a weird bit of nostalgia because my introduction to a lot of classic movies was the Turner colorized version. Thanks for watching!
@@picsnportraits Somewhat Turner Classic Movies fan. Off topic, but 1960's colorization of cartoons simply redraw animation over an original copy, re-paint, and shoot under a color camera; resulting in wonky animation.
3:03 To be fair, I think that's just how they look from the old TV recordings that are currently the only way to view these colorized attempts. Footage from an unreleased colorization of Scrap Happy Daffy (from the little documentaries in the Looney Tunes Golden Classic Collection DVDs) shows that the coloring, when it's not seen behind VHS tape generation loss, actually looks good, and pretty much on par with the color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies from the 40s period. These digitally colorized versions of the old black-and-white Looney Tunes shorts seem to be standing on the railing of a bridge called "Lost Media"; While they played them a lot on Cartoon Network before its original library started expanding, they don't seem to be popping up much now. Most I seen from modern American broadcasting, was the digitally colorized version of The Henpecked Duck playing on Boomerang. I honestly don't really see why they weren't given home video releases, because it would be nice to see these in a good 480p, in the way they were meant to be seen (these colorization), even if the selected base prints themselves weren't of the highest quality. Plus, if we're to talk about colorization, I've been practicing the medium myself (though only for cartoons), and in Vegas Pro, no less; First, I cut each scene, just for bookmarking purposes. 2, I duplicate a selected scene on an upper layer (The base monochrome footage is still kept underneath, to preserve things like the whites in eyes). 3, I mask out each frame of the selected area that I want to colorize. 4, I use the "Light Rays" and "Brightness and Contrast" effects (and sometimes the "HSL Adjust" and "Color Balance" effects) to tint the chosen area to the color of choice. 5, I repeat the process, adding more layers when necessary, to make a full color scene. Is it just me that does colorizing with Vegas Pro, or does anybody else do that?
Great video! certain movies were meant for black and white because of the vision! but many weren't and adding colour should always be done with caution and respect to the movie :)
Sorry to have so many people incapable of hearing a person talk at a normal speed. Just wanted to note that Jackson additionally had a whole range of voice actors dub in the voices on the silent footage, as well as an army of lip readers to discern what was being said.
In the case of artistic black and white film's heavy use of lighting to create shadows and atmosphere was used. It was shot intentionally in black and white. In the case of old footage, documentaries and tv shows, it can be beneficial as they weren't really made with black and white as a chose medium, they were made in black and white because that's all they had/ it was cheaper etc
Very cool! I'm actually a big fan of colorization, but only in the case of certain genre films, namely Carnival of Souls and Night of the Living Dead. NotLD I wouldn't argue is made better for it, just stranger, but Carnival of Souls becomes even more dream-like and eerie.
It's great when it's done to documentary films. It's good to be reminded that the people who lived in the 20s and 30s did not live in a black and white world. Even when color film was available, most news reels etc were B&W because of cost.
Growing up I hated watching movies in black and white and now that I’m older, I still hate it lol but colorization has helped me enjoy some of the black and white movies.
People who colorize almost never get realistic skin tones. They see a white person and paint the face either tan or beige. Skin tone is much more complex.
Cool video, but were you trying to beat a speed-reading record while reading your script? You ended up slurring through about 20% of your words because you went so fast, stepping right over natural pauses. Watch a documentary or two. Like, pretty much any professional documentary to see the proper way to narrate something. Nice try though. Ended up listening to it at 75% speed and that worked, although sounded strange.
Great video!
The only problem with colorization to me is that most of the time the final result is not "equal" to one originally filmed in color, I mean, maybe I'm just nitpicking but I think colorization still has a long way to go, as far as technology goes. You see a coloured filmed and... you just know something is off, you might not be able to say exactly what it is, but you know.
With that said, I don't consider film colorization to be, like, a sacrilege, as some directors against it might think. I think colorization it's like a remake. Like "a frame by frame remake" of a movie. If you don't like, you can always just go watch the original. I think options are good, basically.
That’s generally how I see it. I also have a weird bit of nostalgia because my introduction to a lot of classic movies was the Turner colorized version.
Thanks for watching!
@@picsnportraits Somewhat Turner Classic Movies fan. Off topic, but 1960's colorization of cartoons simply redraw animation over an original copy, re-paint, and shoot under a color camera; resulting in wonky animation.
This is really well-researched and well-produced. Excellent!
3:03 To be fair, I think that's just how they look from the old TV recordings that are currently the only way to view these colorized attempts. Footage from an unreleased colorization of Scrap Happy Daffy (from the little documentaries in the Looney Tunes Golden Classic Collection DVDs) shows that the coloring, when it's not seen behind VHS tape generation loss, actually looks good, and pretty much on par with the color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies from the 40s period. These digitally colorized versions of the old black-and-white Looney Tunes shorts seem to be standing on the railing of a bridge called "Lost Media"; While they played them a lot on Cartoon Network before its original library started expanding, they don't seem to be popping up much now. Most I seen from modern American broadcasting, was the digitally colorized version of The Henpecked Duck playing on Boomerang. I honestly don't really see why they weren't given home video releases, because it would be nice to see these in a good 480p, in the way they were meant to be seen (these colorization), even if the selected base prints themselves weren't of the highest quality.
Plus, if we're to talk about colorization, I've been practicing the medium myself (though only for cartoons), and in Vegas Pro, no less; First, I cut each scene, just for bookmarking purposes. 2, I duplicate a selected scene on an upper layer (The base monochrome footage is still kept underneath, to preserve things like the whites in eyes). 3, I mask out each frame of the selected area that I want to colorize. 4, I use the "Light Rays" and "Brightness and Contrast" effects (and sometimes the "HSL Adjust" and "Color Balance" effects) to tint the chosen area to the color of choice. 5, I repeat the process, adding more layers when necessary, to make a full color scene. Is it just me that does colorizing with Vegas Pro, or does anybody else do that?
Very well researched and informative. My only issue is that you talk incredibly fast, and don’t pause between sentences. I had to slow it down to 75%.
This is ironic because I actually sped up the video (with subtitles on) to get the facts faster. To each their own! :)
When will The Heiress 1949 be colorized?? Is there an actual list of movies waiting to be colonized? Anybody - thank you
Well researched and great presentation. Thank you for uploading.
Great video! certain movies were meant for black and white because of the vision! but many weren't and adding colour should always be done with caution and respect to the movie :)
Sorry to have so many people incapable of hearing a person talk at a normal speed. Just wanted to note that Jackson additionally had a whole range of voice actors dub in the voices on the silent footage, as well as an army of lip readers to discern what was being said.
In the case of artistic black and white film's heavy use of lighting to create shadows and atmosphere was used.
It was shot intentionally in black and white.
In the case of old footage, documentaries and tv shows, it can be beneficial as they weren't really made with black and white as a chose medium, they were made in black and white because that's all they had/ it was cheaper etc
Very cool! I'm actually a big fan of colorization, but only in the case of certain genre films, namely Carnival of Souls and Night of the Living Dead. NotLD I wouldn't argue is made better for it, just stranger, but Carnival of Souls becomes even more dream-like and eerie.
100% agree. Reefer Madness colorized is another example of it amplifying the experience. Thanks for watching!
I worked on colorizing the Night of the Living Dead. There are several different colorized versions of THAT.
It's great when it's done to documentary films. It's good to be reminded that the people who lived in the 20s and 30s did not live in a black and white world. Even when color film was available, most news reels etc were B&W because of cost.
Growing up I hated watching movies in black and white and now that I’m older, I still hate it lol but colorization has helped me enjoy some of the black and white movies.
It's also been used in colorizing animated shorts such as Mickey Mouse & Porky Pig.
It's "copyrighted" not "copywritten", based on "copyright", not "copywrite".
Both terms are used interchangeably
I read is as “the history of colonization”
C'est vraiment très cool merciii
Though I can identify the comment as complimentary. Do you comprehend French, since I heard (from one of your videos) that you are Canadian?
People who colorize almost never get realistic skin tones. They see a white person and paint the face either tan or beige. Skin tone is much more complex.
Great video! thanks so much, it helped me with my research project :)
Talking too fast
Cool video, but were you trying to beat a speed-reading record while reading your script? You ended up slurring through about 20% of your words because you went so fast, stepping right over natural pauses. Watch a documentary or two. Like, pretty much any professional documentary to see the proper way to narrate something. Nice try though. Ended up listening to it at 75% speed and that worked, although sounded strange.
He's bad at enunciating his words. He speaks too fast and is barely audible.
I am sorry, I could not understand your narration.