SILENT CLOWNS FILM SERIES - The Story of Color in the Movies!
Date and Time
November 8, 2014
Event Details
Presented by film historian, Eric Grayson
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of three-strip Technicolor, Indianapolis- based film historian Eric Grayson will give his immersive and mesmerizing presentation of how color began and developed through the history of the cinema. Starting with three images that represent the color spectrum, Grayson will take the audience on a journey through hand-tinting and stenciling, Kinemacolor, Technicolor, Cinecolor, Kodachrome, and Eastmancolor, using entertaining and eye-catching examples of these groundbreaking processes and developments - all presented from actual motion picture film.
The Library for the Performing Arts is proud to offer free admission to programs on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program. At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.