Three-strip Technicolor

Three-strip Technicolor separates color information onto three black-and-white film strips using a specialized camera, then recombines it through printing. The process shaped memorable classical Hollywood imagery, often pairing rich color with deliberate production design. Three-strip describes the recording mechanism, not the application of three colored filters in postproduction.

Kind

Technique

Lineage

Cinematography, color and postproduction

Medium family

Moving image, cinema and video

Medium

Film

Technique

Chemical development and processing

Colour

High saturation

Key traits

1. 01Color regions separate distinctly
2. 02Costume and sets establish designed palettes
3. 03Lighting keeps rich readable gradation