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Colour Films in Britain - The Negotiation of Innovation 1900-1955 (Paperback)
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Colour Films in Britain - The Negotiation of Innovation 1900-1955 (Paperback)
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Colour Films in Britain is the first nationally-focused study of
colour style and technology. Unlike the coming of sound, colour did
not revolutionise the film industry overnight, and charting the
British experience of colour offers fascinating insights into the
complex network of issues that accompany the introduction of new
technologies.
This book reveals how the introduction of colour into British film
was controversial - greeted by some as an exciting development with
scope for developing a uniquely British aesthetic, while others
feared its impact on audiences accustomed to seeing black-and-white
films that were frequently praised as being superior. Yet many
British inventors and filmmakers were captivated by the
possibilities created by colour, exploiting different processes and
producing films that demonstrated remarkable experimentation and
quality.
Beautifully illustrated by stills from a range of important short
and feature films and with analyses of many celebrated and lesser
known films including The Open Road, The Glorious Adventure, This
Is Colour, Blithe Spirit, This Happy Breed, Black Narcissus, The
Red Shoes, The Tales of Hoffmann and Moulin Rouge, this book
details the unique contribution of the many British technicians and
directors who negotiated their way through the various economic,
technical and aesthetic challenges posed by colour in the first
half of the twentieth century. A new history of British cinema is
mapped - a history in which colour played an important role
throughout several decades. The book includes a Technical Appendix
by Simon Brown, providing further details of the large number of
colour processes highlighted in the book.
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