Telecolor 3007
I love old stuff
Why today's films (photographic and cinematographic) don't have the vivid coulorus of the old films? I'm talking about the image suport.
There is no more Kodachrome and no more film cameras.
Funny you should ask...
Just this morning, I was flipping through channels and came across "Broken Arrow" with James Stewart, from 1950. The colors looked natural and clear, but not like I'd have expected old 3-strip Technicolor to look. Neother did it look like old single-strip color films, many of which have faded due to unstable dye. I had myself convinced it was a single-strip color of some sort that had been digitally manipulated back to normal. But, no...info online suggests it was 3-strip Technicolor - and so does the time frame. Seems like single-strip didn't begin to take over until later in the '50s. Anybody know what I'm talking about?...
The publicity says "Color by Technicolor," not "In Technicolor." This could be an indication that it was printed by Technicolor 3-strip process but shot on single strip, but I haven't found a reference to that being a definitive indication.
I don't think that can happen (I could be wrong). The reverse is possible (shot on 3 strip, printed on single - I've seen plenty of prints like that), Wouldn't be any reason I can see for printing a movie shot on single strip using the 3 strip process....seems it would be like unmixing an egg. Happy to be proved wrong.
"Terrible picture quality" could mean a lot of things. Could you be more specific?The last several movies I’ve seen at the theater have had terrible picture quality and cinematography. It would appear that something is lost - whether it’s to blame on art or technology remains a question.
The picture just looks bland. Colors are washed, sharpness and contrast diminished, and brightness maxed. It's almost like the life is compressed out of it. Hostiles was a prime example. What a missed opportunity. This average film could have been a few ticks more enjoyable if the cinematography was off the charts. Instead, I felt like the intent was to make me watch an average film in a hazy environment."Terrible picture quality" could mean a lot of things. Could you be more specific?
Gladiator and The Life of Pi are prime examples of excellence in modern cinematography.I used to work for an electronics recycler, and we had a resale shop where we would sell TVs that I had repaired. I was always on the watch for movies that had that colorful "pop" about them. It helped sell TVs, lol. It was hard to find something that was vibrant, yet sharp, and safe to play the whole way through in a public setting. I usually ended up playing Madagascar or some other Pixar-type flick.
There is no more Kodachrome and no more film cameras.