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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.
Author: Street, Sarah
Publication: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2021]

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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

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-354) and index.

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

ISBN

9781911239581
1911239589
9781911239574
1911239570

LCCN

2021012175

OCLC

1264172265

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

Research Call Number

MFL 22-3856

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