signs of the future Flashcards
with the rise of tv, theaters became more popular with…
young adults
hollywood didn’t understand the change in audience at first, so 50s feels seem…
uncertain of their target audiences
early sign of hollywood prioritizing young people was…
movies in which the protags were teen rebels
what was the first hollywood film wit a teen rebel protag?
The Wild One (1953)
what was the first film to portray rebels among middle class teenagers?
Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
as teen movies get more popular, studios begin to create…
more mainstream examples, where the protags aren’t threatening
3-strip technicolour was the first…
system able to reproduce every colour vividly
first technicolour movie was…
Disney’s The Three Little Pigs (1933)
first live action technicolour film was…
Becky Sharp (1935)
how does Technicolour work?
camera films three seperate strips, then they’re all dyed different colours
all Technicolour films have a similar look because…
the company could veto a director’s choice of colour
why did hollywood want to increase the number of colour films in the 50s?
to distinguish cinema from tv
in the 50s, technicolour was gradually superseded by….
Eastmancolour
eastmancolour was cheaper and easier because…
it used a single strip of film
eastmancolour captured the real world better because…
its colours were less saturated and more realistc
