The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915–1935

Neibaur, Examiner)"The Dawn of Technicolor is, in fact, essentially a business history, with modern-day echoes in the story of Pixar's decades-long effort to bring computer technology to old-school animation. The challenges in filming and processing, the impact, and the evolution of the technology as film itself continued to grow, are all covered with complete and fascinating information." (James L. Chapters begin with full-page photos, rare and often stunning. Pierce and Layton have set the bar very high. In some cases, the frames pictured in the book constitute nearly all of what is left of the film." (Farran Smith Nehme, The Wall Street Journal)There have b

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His articles have appeared in numerous journals, and his report on the survival of American silent feature films was published by the Library of Congress in 2013. In 2011 he founded the Media History Digital Library, providing free online access to millions of pages of motion picture magazines and books.. James Layton is Manager of the Museum of Modern Art's Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center. He was formerly the Head of Preservation and Curator of the National Film

Kalmus, Technicolor eventually prevailed against daunting odds to create the only commercially viable color process for motion pictures. Following its incorporation in 1915, Technicolor developed a series of two-color processes as necessary steps toward full-color photography and printing. The Dawn of Technicolor investigates these vital make-or-break years, as the firm grew from a small team of exceptional engineers into a multimillion-dollar corporation. Published to coincide with Technicolor's centennial in 2015, The Dawn of Technicolor recounts the beginnings of one of the m