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From: jackh@zehntel.UUCP (jack hagerty)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: First Color Films (Oz)
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Date: Tue, 23-Apr-85 16:59:27 EST
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> One interesting fact about color films.  The process was discovered in
> the middle of the filming of the Wizard of Oz.  They decided not to 
> reshoot all the parts they had already done.  That's why the scenes in
> Kansas are in black and white and you don't have any color until they
> hit Munchkinland.
> 
> ellen bart


Are you serious, Ellen? I don't see any smiley faces in your posting, but
you must be kidding. TWoO was released in 1939, all of the other postings
in this discussion date the beginning of color films in the late 20's or
early 30's, depending on the process.

TWoO was shot that way because that's the way Frank Baum (sp?) wrote
the story. He described Kansas as being "gray, gray, gray. The towns
were gray, the houses were gray and the people were gray." Now I ask
you, is that a perfect setup for a b&w segue into color or what!

Besides, by your explanation that means that they somehow lost the
process for the last 2 minutes of the film! ;-)

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