Technicolor
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Technicolor is a pioneering color motion picture process and company renowned for its vivid, saturated hues in classic Hollywood films.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brand
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color motion picture process ⓘ film laboratory ⓘ film technology company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| brandMeaning | high-quality color cinematography ⓘ |
| businessModel | exclusive control of cameras and processing ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | major Hollywood studios ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Eastmancolor
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surface form:
Agfacolor
Eastmancolor ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact | symbol of classic Hollywood color style ⓘ |
| developed |
Technicolor
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Technicolor Process 1
Technicolor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Technicolor Process 2
Technicolor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Technicolor Process 3
Technicolor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Technicolor Process 4
dye-transfer imbibition printing process ⓘ three-strip Technicolor camera system ⓘ |
| feature |
printing of color matrices onto a single film strip
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separate recording of red, green and blue components ⓘ use of beam-splitting prism in camera ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Daniel Comstock
ⓘ
Herbert Kalmus ⓘ W. Burton Wescott ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hollywood, California, United States
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surface form:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
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| industry |
color imaging
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film post-production ⓘ motion picture industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kalmus, Comstock and Wescott research at MIT ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive saturated palette
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high color stability of dye-transfer prints ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Technicolor
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surface form:
Technicolor process
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| notableFor |
dye-transfer printing
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three-strip color process ⓘ vivid saturated color in classic Hollywood films ⓘ |
| providedServicesFor |
20th Century Fox
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Productions
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| required | special Technicolor cameras for three-strip process ⓘ |
| technologyType |
subtractive color process
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three-color separation system ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | monopack color film technologies ⓘ |
| usedInFilm |
Gone with the Wind
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Singin' in the Rain ⓘ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
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