The Open Road, Documentary, 1926

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chicomarx ◊ 2009-08-18 02:21	-- Last edit: 2009-08-18 02:28:04
nzcarnerd ◊ 2009-08-18 07:36	The colour is quite stunning isn't it?
Vintman ◊ 2009-08-18 11:54	Hi, I think I saw this on TV a few months back. Lovely colours before colour film was in use. If I remember correctly it was a black and white film with frames painted in two colours only, red and green I think, and then projected slightly out of sync. This fools the eye into thinking it is ‘normal’ colour. Didn’t always work fully. Fascinating historical record of the time. Interesting that it transfers to presumably DVD in 'normal' colour? Regards Vintman
chicomarx ◊ 2009-08-18 19:46	Yes, the experimental two-colour-process by Friese-Greene. ("Alternative frames were tinted red and blue-green. When projected at 24 frames per second, the two colours combined create the illusion of natural colour through persistence of vision.") Audiences were turned off by problems during projection, and it failed to persuade other film makers. So it stayed locked in the vaults for 80 years. There's also the 2006 BBC documentary The Lost World of Friese-Greene in which they trace the original route in a vintage car.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2009-08-18 19:53	That's interesting to see. As I ve heard earlier also the films of the Méliès were painted (manually with brush), frame by frame.

	The vehicle is part of the movie
	Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
	Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
	Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
	Background vehicle
	Unknown vehicle role
	Seen only in preview/trailer
	Seen only in deleted scenes
	Seen only in an alternative ending
	Seen only in an extra DVD contents