whiteshroud | Krusnik Kids Group Chat

So! For a long time, movies had only been in black and white. There had been a short film by a British studio that released the first colored movie. The studio used a technique called Kinemacolor, if I recall correctly, and it was very expensive, but it really showcased the potential that they had on their hands. However, the downside was that this process was mostly limited to green and red light, which could wash out some images and still didn't display the full spectrum of color. Then, the Technicolor process came around in I think somewhere around 1913, 1914 which, while still very expensive, was a revolutionary way to put color into film. Disney capitalized on it with a short film as well. The Wizard of Oz was the first full length feature film that included Technicolor for a large portion of the movie, and Gone with the Wind is another that used Technicolor for I think all of the film that released the same year. The reason Oz is so much more well known is because of how they used Technicolor as a narrative device. I don't think I can even think of another movie that did anything like what that one did.

[Something something he's very incompetent and not THAT smart, guys, trust him.]

... That explains a lot.

[ Holy shit this is so much. ]

Wow. You're... you're really passionate about this subject, huh?

But that's fascinating! I did wonder at what point they started using colour- or... I guess more to the point why it didn't start that way, I guess? It's hard to explain trying to understand something you have no basis of previously. But this is really useful information, thank you, Haru!

[ Knowledge matters A LOT to Varian, so thanking someone for giving some is only polite. He's not even gonna call him out on the whole faked incompetence thing he tries out. ]

But now I'm curious! How did they use it as a narrative device?

Not particularly. It's simply that I didn't know anything, and I had to learn a lot in a short period of time. One of the things I was curious about was pop culture and how it shaped history. Which pop culture is very much tied to the history of science, social movements, and technology. Plus, Belle was super into movies back when I first met her, so I learned a lot just from that.

You're welcome! I'm happy to talk about history, and recommend some videos on the topic. Color in movies is actually very recent in the grand scheme of the world. That short film I talked about in Kinemacolor? That was released back in 1904. A hundred and eleven years ago!

[Hehe....]

Ah, but that's a spoiler! You'll have to watch it to see~

I mean, I can say that about myself too, and I never learned this much about movies. You were passionate enough about something to learn all you can, and that's always going to impressive to me. I won't hear another word against that- accept that it's impressive and don't try and brush it off as otherwise.

History would be a big help, honestly. I missed a lot of it, and it was the worst subject for me after phys ed for me in school. It's hard to envision a "history" lesson when most of the stuff they talk about happened in what would be the future for you. Even a hundred and eleven years ago is pretty far ahead for me. If I never left my old world, I would have been in my eighties when that came out. The "past" is so much weirder to think about when you're... from it.

[He's kind of glad he got to experience this kind of thing now, really. He can enjoy it in his youth instead!]

Ooooooh that's sneaky. I see what you're doing. But okay, I'll have to save the surprise for when I watch it.

Haha, okay, okay! I yield and accept it.

Yeah, I can see that being an almost out-of-body experience. I was starting from 0 knowledge when I took some of my college courses, so my experience was a lot different.

Hehe~! I hope you enjoy it! Lemme know what you think.

As well you should!!!

Yeah! I mean, I still got an A [because if Varian got anything less than an A he would fucking die ] but it was honestly more memorising dates and names than it was... actually understanding it. And yeah, that's true, you'd be starting from the bottom for... very different reasons.

I will! I'll rope Jun into watching it with me.

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