![]() 80 financial contributors sponsored the crowdfunding campaign Database of Historical Film Colors with more than USD 11.100 in 2012. In 2013 the University of Zurich and the Swiss National Science Foundation awarded additional funding for the elaboration of this web resource. Timeline of Historical Film Colors was started with Barbara Flueckiger’s research at Harvard University in the framework of her project Film History Re-mastered, funded by Swiss National Science Foundation, 2011-2013. This database was created in 2012 and has been developed and curated by Barbara Flueckiger, professor at the Department of Film Studies, University of Zurich to provide comprehensive information about historical film color processes invented since the end of the 19th century including specific still photography color technologies that were their conceptual predecessors. ![]() An extensive image section illustrates the texts and color systems and continues the aesthetic experience of the various processes and objects in book form. Thematic clusters focus on aesthetic and technological parallels, including fashion and identity, abstraction and experiment, politics, exoticism, and travel.Ĭolor Mania contains a general introduction to color in film and photography (technique, materiality, aesthetics) as well as a series of short essays that take a closer look at specific aspects. Works of contemporary photographers and artists who reflect on technological and culture-theoretical aspects of the material of color underline these relations. ![]() This publication highlights material aspects of color in photography and film, while also investigating the relationship of historical film colors and present-day photography. Apart from these fundamental connections in terms of the technology of color processes, film and photography also share and exchange color attributions and aesthetics. In this regard, both media institutionalized numerous techniques such as hand and stencil coloring as well as printing and halftone processes. More than 230 film color processes have been devised in the course of film history, often in close connection with photography. It is a little cliched and not, overall, greatly exciting as such (there are some fairly thrilling scenes but only now and again) but I enjoyed it for the most part (cliches and slowish plot pace aside) and I would recommend it to others regardless as a good(ish) watch, yes.Since the earliest days of cinema, film has been a colorful medium and art form. There are the scenes with women fighting over the male lead character and I suppose it has a hint of a James Bond film about it - if any then I guess it'd have to be 'Casino Royale', although this is decidedly less an action/thriller film and more a somewhat light romantic drama, with some fairly witty pieces of dialogue at times. I thought this was a nice, fun watch, with inevitably a hint of nostalgia about it (it was released in 1955). Cary Grant comes across as quite suave and sophisticated as his character, John Robie. I enjoyed the setting, the glitzy French riviera and of course the cast includes two pretty big names - Grace Kelly and Cary Grant. ![]() Cary Grant comes across as quite suave and This is an entertaining watch, with different characters trying to second guess who the titular thief is. This is an entertaining watch, with different characters trying to second guess who the titular thief is.
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