Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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The exhibition takes an immersive and innovative approach to understanding cinematic color through six unique galleries, each focusing on a different aspect of film color. Color in Motion engages visitors through dynamic, colorful film installations and features objects from the silent era through the digital age, including cameras, projectors, costumes, props, animation cels, and film posters. Object highlights include:
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Dorothy’s ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz (USA, 1939)
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A green costume worn by Kim Novak in Vertigo (USA, 1958)
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A blue costume worn by Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained (USA, 2012)
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The red jacket worn by Jack Nicholson in The Shining (USA, 1980)
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A red sari worn by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Jodhaa Akbar (India, 2008)
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Two-color and three-color Technicolor cameras highlighting the Technicolor II and IV processes, respectively
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A yellow color study model of the house from Pixar’s Up (USA, 2009)
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Original materials from Disney’s Ink & Paint Department
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An early stencil cutting machine and stencil application machine used at Pathé studios
A Color Arcade concludes the exhibition with an opportunity for visitors to physically interact with color through physical movement, inviting them to see, create, and experience "color in motion."
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