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Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 25, Issue: 2, August 1935)
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Some Problems in Directing Color Pictures

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SMPTE
Doc Type
Journal Article
Article Type
research-article
Abstract
A brief discussion of whether color in the motion picture is here to stay, pointing out that black-and-white was a convention that had to be accepted because of technical limitations at the beginning of the art. Had color-pictures been invented first, a black-and-white picture would now seem flat and inadequate—although there are beauties in the unreal shadows that can not be denied nor be destroyed. The paper concludes with a few remarks upon the use of color for enhancing and emphasizing the emotional situations of a picture, and the effects to be achieved by carefully selecting the colors of the clothing or uniforms of the actors and of the backgrounds and lighting.
Publication Date
1935-08-01
DOI
10.5594/J05387
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J05387
Author(s)
Rouben Mamoulian
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