Technicolor And Strip Color In The Wizard Of Oz

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During this film they talk about Technicolor and strip color. They were used when color first became part of the film industry. Color was a new thing and one that took a lot of time and energy. One movie that came to mind at the beginning of the film was Wizard of Oz and it was indeed mentioned during the film. When I was younger I always wondered why they started the film in black and white and then went to color, and through the use of Technicolor and three-strip negatives you see that it was a big thing for a movie to have color and took a lot of time and energy to create such a film. The Wizard of Oz, also known as “Production #1060,” called for lush Technicolor cinematography and costly special effects. Technicolor was a look that