Colour films in Britain : the Eastmancolor revolution
- Title
- Colour films in Britain : the Eastmancolor revolution / Sarah Street, Keith M. Johnston, Paul Frith and Carolyn Rickards.
- Published by
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2021]
- Author
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- Description
- xiv, 366 pages : illustrations (color); 25 cm
- Summary
- "The story of Eastmancolor's arrival on the British filmmaking scene is one of intermittent trial and error, intense debate and speculation before gradual acceptance. This book traces the journey of its adoption in British Film and considers its lasting significance as one of the most important technical innovations in film history. Through original archival research and interviews with key figures within the industry, the authors examine the role of Eastmancolor in relation to key areas of British cinema since the 1950s; including its economic and structural histories, different studio and industrial strategies, and the wider aesthetic changes that took place with the mass adoption of colour. Their analysis of British cinema through the lens of colour produces new interpretations of key British film genres including social realism, historical and costume drama, science fiction, horror, crime, documentary and even sex films. They explore how colour communicated meaning in films ranging from the Carry On series to Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) to My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), and from Goldfinger (1964) to Dance with a Stranger (1984), and in the work of key directors and cinematographers of both popular and art cinema including Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Ridley Scott, Peter Greenaway and Chris Menges"--
- Alternative title
- Color films in Britain
- Subject
- Eastman Kodak Company
- 1900-1999
- Color motion pictures > Great Britain > History
- Color cinematography > Great Britain > History
- Color cinematography > Processing > History
- Motion picture industry > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Colors in motion pictures
- Color cinematography
- Color cinematography > Processing
- Color motion pictures
- Motion picture industry
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- Eastmancolor and branding -- Institutions and Eastmancolor -- Comedy and satire -- Social realism and contemporary drama -- The colour of crime -- The colour fantastic : fantasy, horror and science fiction -- Historical and costume films -- Musicals, pop music and the concert film -- Colour and collaboration -- Art, experimental/avant grade practices -- Amateur colour filmmaking -- Short, documentary and advertising films -- Sex and Eastmancolor -- Cultures and practices of preservation and restoration.
- Call number
- MFL 22-3856
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-354) and index.
- Author
- Street, Sarah, author.
- Title
- Colour films in Britain : the Eastmancolor revolution / Sarah Street, Keith M. Johnston, Paul Frith and Carolyn Rickards.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2021]
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-354) and index.
- Chronological term
- 1900-1999
- Added author
- Johnston, Keith M., 1973- author.
- Frith, Paul, author.
- Rickards, Carolyn, author.
- Other form:
- Online version: Street, Sarah. Colour films in Britain [New York, New York] : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2021] 9781911239604 (DLC) 2021012176
- LCCN
- 2021012175
- ISBN
- 9781911239581 (hardcover)
- 1911239589 (hardcover)
- 9781911239574 (paperback)
- 1911239570 (paperback)
- Research call number
- MFL 22-3856