Eastmancolor

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Eastmancolor is a color motion picture film process developed by Eastman Kodak that became widely used in the mid-20th century as a more economical alternative to earlier color systems like Technicolor.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Agfacolor 2
Eastman Color 1
Eastman Color Negative 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf color motion picture film process
photographic film brand
alsoKnownAs Eastmancolor
surface form: Eastman Color

Eastmancolor
surface form: Eastman Color Negative
archivalConcern color fading over time
associatedWith European co-productions
Hollywood studio productions
Indian cinema
category cinematography technology
color film brand
colorType subtractive color
three-color process
competesWith Eastmancolor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agfacolor

DeLuxe Color
Technicolor
componentLayers blue-sensitive layer
green-sensitive layer
red-sensitive layer
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
developer Eastman Kodak Company
surface form: Eastman Kodak
eraOfWidespreadUse 1950s
1960s
1970s
filmBase safety film
filmGauge 16 mm
35 mm
8 mm
influenced later color negative film processes
standardization of single-strip color cinematography
introduced 1950
introducedDecade 1950s
knownIssue dye fading in early stocks
manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company
surface form: Eastman Kodak
notableCharacteristic enabled location shooting with lighter cameras
integral color couplers in the emulsion layers
more economical than Technicolor
simpler camera setup than three-strip systems
processType single-strip color film
replaced three-strip Technicolor
typicalUse color negative film for printing onto color positive stock
use motion picture production
television production
theatrical feature films

Referenced by (9)

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Eastmancolor alsoKnownAs Eastmancolor
this entity surface form: Eastman Color
Eastmancolor alsoKnownAs Eastmancolor
this entity surface form: Eastman Color Negative
Autumn Sonata colorProcess Eastmancolor
The Early Bird colorProcess Eastmancolor
The Guns of Navarone colorProcess Eastmancolor
The Tender Trap colorProcess Eastmancolor
Technicolor competedWith Eastmancolor
Technicolor competedWith Eastmancolor
this entity surface form: Agfacolor
Eastmancolor competesWith Eastmancolor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agfacolor