Technicolor

[tek-ni-kuhl-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Trademark.

a brand name for a system of making color motion pictures by means of superimposing the three primary colors to produce a final colored print.

adjective

(often lowercase)��flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.

Technicolor

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noun

the process of producing colour film by means of superimposing synchronized films of the same scene, each of which has a different colour filter, to obtain the desired mix of colour

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Otto Preminger’s 1958 adaptation, pairing the then-scandalous story with a luminous Jean Seberg, Deborah Kerr and David Niven — plus an experimental use of both Technicolor and monochrome — only burnished its appeal, inspiring the French New Wave to boot.

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The technicolor Florida sunset had faded into darkness, and my extended family, assembled from two continents and three countries, gathered on the beach at Longboat Key to look at the stars.

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Alice in Wonderland takes the unpredictability of life and gives it a Technicolor whirl, assuring us our nightmares are really just dreams.

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The pair, who penned a trio of theatrical smashes in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita, have written songs for a new comedy entitled Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas.

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From the technicolor tragedy of “The Red Shoes” to “Black Swan,” we’ve seen films depict the anguish that artists often suffer in the name of creating great art.

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