Hi all,

Currently working on a project that requires me to create a 30-second movie trailer for a movie made in 1954.

Just wondering if anyone had some tips on taking video footage and giving it a 1950s film look, specifically the Technicolor feel.

Thanks,

Gavin

Wash out the colors, and make it grainy.

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what exactly do you mean by "wash out the colors"?
How do you do this?

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Yeah, if you would be able to give a step-by-step in more detail, that would be great .

actually, i wouldn't totally wash out the colors. if you desaturate too much, you'd acheive the beach-bypass look, which is distinctly modern. I would really fool around with the color balance. Technicolor emulsions had a stronger red spectral dye response. So i would raise the red levels while taking down the green/blue a bit. Alter your color balance to get that distinctive "Technicolor" flesh tone. Its very saturated and red heavy.

Yeah, the reds really popped in those films. Actually, most of the primary colors really came out strong. Depending on your art direction I'd recommend shooting with a color enhancer (Didymium filter) and tweak specific color channels in post (If you're trying to do this on video at least). Here's a bit of history on Technicolor that may come in helpful devising your approach. Also, you may want to read up on the film Far From Heaven in which Ed Lachman ASC tried to duplicate the old Technicolor look (Here's the article from American Cinematographer). Good luck!

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