In 1929, Walt Disney and composer Carl Stalling collaborated on the creation of a new series for the Disney animation crew: episodic cartoons based around particular melodies, in which the action was driven not by […]
Tonight, New York City’s MOMA kicks off its series Universal Pictures: Restorations and Rediscoveries (1928-1937) which, through June 15th, will highlight gems from Universal’s early sound catalogue. The festivities begin with the revival premiere of […]
The Pictorial Palette is a regular exercise that brings Technicolor glasses to design. By selecting a still from a classic film and exploring its color patterns, it is our hope that these little swaths of […]
Henri Matisse once said, “With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.” That being the case, I do not hesitate to say that movie color is without doubt some of the […]
The Dawn of Technicolor: (1915-1935) By James Layton and David Pierce Page count: 498 Publisher: George Eastman House List price: $65 The brilliant team of men and women knew exactly what they wanted. On […]
Not long ago I was watching Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, which I’ve watched multiple times—not because I feel it is necessarily a great film, but because few modern films have so accurately pinpointed the look […]
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