tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post4728698334216555623..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Flooding the Movie Theatre With ColorJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-61411046995957615522009-03-19T19:44:00.000-04:002009-03-19T19:44:00.000-04:00The obvious example from Disney of a really aggres...The obvious example from Disney of a really aggressive use of this technique is in Fantasia when Mickey cuts up the broomstick with the axe: first the screen goes a brilliant crimson, then - as Mickey pauses after his "kill" - it goes almost black and white, before colour slowly leaches back in as the broomstick awakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-45452171060012757022009-03-17T14:25:00.000-04:002009-03-17T14:25:00.000-04:00Flooding the theater: the darkroom scene in "Funny...Flooding the theater: the darkroom scene in "Funny Face" has that effect when you see it on the big screen. It's not a shock but it's definitely startling, going from the nearly all-white hallway into the red-lit darkroom. It's not too long before the scene strains the eyes. The closeup of Audrey Hepburn at the end, when she's lit with white light and thus in color, is shocking primarily for the size of the false eyelashes on this supposed beatnik.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-65824434949337774722009-03-12T19:03:00.000-04:002009-03-12T19:03:00.000-04:00And as happened was 70 years ago, Shamus Culhane's...And as happened was 70 years ago, Shamus Culhane's contributions to the film (this scene, mainly) were not acknowledged in any way on the DVD. A crime.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-3200822543096972002009-03-12T17:25:00.000-04:002009-03-12T17:25:00.000-04:00Having seen and actually held an IB Tech print of ...Having seen and actually held an IB Tech print of Pinocchio I'd have to say that the latest DVD does look the best it ever has on home video. That still doesn't mean there's slight imperfections, like the DVNR or weird lighting 'fixes'.<BR/><BR/>I could have gotten that print too, but I didn't have $2,000 cash.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-75588309712686954432009-03-12T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:22:00.000-04:00The scene remains most effective when on a big scr...The scene remains most effective when on a big screen in its original 1:33 aspect ratio. Many post 1960's theatrical releases of "Pinocchio" featured standard 1:85 cropping for multiplex cinemas, trimming the top and bottom as well as much of the scene's dramatic impact. I do hope the new DVD features decent color. Frame grabs appearing on some blogs that are championed as the greatest DVD color of all time to me look like a three F-stop light loss and a marked Eastmancolor palate compared with how i.b. Tech should look. And I've seen "Pinocchio" in Tech, more than once. Mineral dye saturation did not showcase an overall soft look, nor a dim translucence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com