IE: the section when she opens her door after the twister??? I have friends who say that the WHOLE movie was originally in blk and wht....and i cant seem to find any way to prove them wrong??!!!
2007-11-11 13:46:35 · 28 answers · asked by Lynda D 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It was filmed in both Sepiatone for the black and white scenes and on Technicolor for the color scenes. It was one of, if not the first to use Technicolor.
2007-11-11 13:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, that segment was originally in color- one of the first to use the new technology. Here's a quote from the IMDB trivia page-
"MGM had originally planned to incorporate a "stencil printing" process when Dorothy runs to open the farmhouse door before the film switches to Technicolor; each frame was to be hand-tinted to keep the inside of the door in sepia tone. This process--cumbersome, expensive, and ineffective--was abandoned in favor of a simpler and more clever alternative (a variation of this process was used, however, in 1939 release prints of The Women (1939)). The inside of the farmhouse was painted sepia, and the Dorothy who opens the door from the inside is not Judy Garland but her stand-in wearing a sepia-rinsed version of the famous gingham dress. Once the door is opened and the camera advances through it, Garland (wearing her bright blue dress) walks through the door and the audience is none the wiser. This effect does not work on older video/TV prints where the Kansas scenes appear in true black and white, as the changeover to color is all too apparent. With the Kansas scenes returned to their original sepia tints, however, they closely match the magical opening door and the effect is powerful."
2007-11-11 13:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by BostonCollin28 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The movie was filmed partially in Black and White and partially in color....just as you have always seen it on tv....Your friends are wrong. The reason for doing parts of the movie in black and white and part in color was to make Oz appear to be much more colorful and magical than real life.... Movies being shot in color was very very new technology in 1939 but this movie was in fact shot in color. It may have been one of the first movies shot in color ever.....either that or Gone with the Wind.....look that up.
2007-11-11 14:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by akire74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movie was purposefully shot part in B&W and Oz in color. This unique filming approach employed newly developed color shooting technology. The Director chose to reverse what happens in real life: We experience conscious life in color whilst we dream in B&W.
The richness, color spectrum, and clarity of the Oz sequences could not have been done by going back and "colorizing" a B&W film.
Have your friends read very carefully the credits at the end of the movie.
Also, when they visit Chicago have them see the play "Wicked".
2007-11-11 13:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by angelthe5th 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually believe it was filmed in color. It was a movie that made a real breakthrough in regards to movies filmed in color at that time, also that factor gave reason as to why that specific scene was one of the most fascinating. It was filmed in color to really give the effect of Dorothy coming into a whole new world.
2007-11-11 13:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first part of the movie is not actually black and white, but sepia tones. And the color was really filimed in Technicolor.
I've heard this question before too, and I think it is because so many children watched the movie in black in white on television in the 60's before color tv was prevelant - so the whole movie was in black in white to them for years.
2007-11-11 13:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by J&J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at the opening credits of the movie. It says "Filmed in Technicolor"
Those who remember the black and white version probably saw it on a black and white TV many years ago.
2007-11-11 13:53:04 · answer #7 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it was filmed in color. It was one of the very first movies to have color. Its the real deal. I have the special edtion dvd, and it tells all about .actually, they used a color company called technicolor. Dorothys dress in real life was green and pink ( I think) , but on film it looks like blue and white. They did that on perpose. I took a film class. Im sure of it.
2007-11-11 13:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by Lacie T 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it was. The Kansas scenes at the beginning in black-and-white, Oz in colour.Ruby slippers? Yellow Brick Road?
Tell your friends they're probably remembering seeing it as kids on the old black and white T.V.
2007-11-11 13:59:17 · answer #9 · answered by freebird 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While waitin' for the " Color '' equipment to arrive, and being behind on filming schedule, the bosses decided to start production in Black & White, and use Color in the OZ scenes.
It's that simple !!!!!
2007-11-11 13:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋