Oddity Archive: Episode 201 - Early Color Film (but not Technicolor)

[@patrickrwallace]

I tried hand coloring some tapes I had lying around, but it just gunked up the heads on my deck when I tried to play 'em... they must have had better dyes or something back then.

[@mcshaggyswildadventures3952]

This ain't for no betamax this is for film my guy

[@headrushindi]

headrushindi 47 seconds ago (edited) you must use the Bob Ross Oil Paints wet on wet technique😉 for video tape , and don't forget to apply the liquid white before you begin . I'm sure that's where you went wrong .😁hehe

[@C1NDR0N3]

i’d love to see a history of 3d film effects after this.

[@kit-ekat8139]

Ok that would be neat actually

[@jessekenzo8700]

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[@Moneytane1976]

I do like this film stuff, this history lesson was great - I have no problems at all. Amazing how colour was developed so early, yet some 1970s programmes were still black and white!

[@Crush777]

As a fan of the silent movie era, the early history of colour film was super interesting. Appreciate the history lesson, I learned a lot of new things!

[@Zawmbbeh]

i wish silent films were preserved better

[@mightyfilm]

Reminds me of the time I took a pre-college summer class that included a short film course. We were looking at avant garde films that were just drawn on, or rather scratched off film stock. After a while, it got to me, triggered some sort of epilepsy I didn't know I had, and I wound up so dizzy and nauseous , I had to leave the class and fall down on the floor. Good times.

[@rwdplz1]

That was an episode of Pokemon.

[@mightyfilm]

Pokemon induced seizures that one time from flickering red and blue colors too fast. I can't say I know the explanation, but the pure white light flickering through the scratches maybe did the same thing. If not, it gave me intense motion sickness.

[@mightyfilm]

I saw some projected on a decent sized movie screen in one of the campus's buildings. It was about the size of the smallest theater in a multiplex, where they usually house the movies that either bomb or in their final week. I'm surprised I didn't swallow my tongue.

[@SarafinaSummers]

@@mightyfilm Just as some small comfort to you, you physically can't swallow your tongue. And you probably have photosensitive epilepsy. Can you go for a drive and watch the trees go by really fast without having those same effects?

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

I am a huge film buff, so I found this episode very interesting. By the way, thank you again for the advice you gave a couple nights ago, Ben. I was the one who Facebook messaged you about LD players.

[@finkemon9]

This is actually my favorite kind of Archive video. THIS is why is subscribe.

[@bradjones1977]

Walmgate Bar in (Old) York, where I live, at the 8 min mark! Looks much the same now, but more traffic!

[@danielz2787]

I'm awaiting the early HD television history lesson, super interesting stuff!

[@OfficialDJUnikittyYT]

Hey, Ben! I want to say congrats on 200 amazing episodes of Oddity Archive, i got introduced to Oddity Archive on Discord via the 1-900 episode and here i am now. 200 episodes. I I gotta re-say it since the end of Last Season I been watching Oddity Archive since around last year or so. and this is my favorite webseries, period. here we are. as we say farewell to the Original Oddity Archive HQ and this season. and moved on a new era of Oddity Archive, in a brand new Archive HQ. And it's been the first few steps on your new journey in the new Archive HQ and i want to say congrats on moving and opening the new Archive HQ. and i want to say cheers for the brand new era of exploring the great audio-video landfill that is the Archive. and indeed we enjoyed in the exploration of the great audio-video landfill, in the brand new Archive HQ. Record Ripoffs in the new Archive HQ. Laserkaraoke Hell in the new Archive HQ. and yea. i want to thank you to Ben and Ed for the great new era of exploring the great audio-video landfill as the season in the new Archive HQ comes to a close. for the original Archive HQ. Well.. yea. Goodnight, Original Archive HQ. Until we meet again. Stay gold. Here's to exploring more of the great audio-video landfill. See you next time! and yes... We'll INDEED see you next time, Ben for 200 EPISODES !!! CHEERS TO YOU, BENNY-BOY!!

[@Tornado1994]

Three Stooges Hello Pop(1933) starring Ted Healy and his Stooges: One of the Earliest examples of Early Colorization. Deemed "Lost through time" by MGM in 1963, where it remained that way for Half a Century. Until 2013. forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/lost-three-stooges-short-hello-pop-found.307346/

[@BertLensch]

Actually, this was a pretty cool history of color motion picture film. I do enjoy these dives into the obscure that helped to build the foundation of modern technology.

[@GeoNeilUK]

Videos like this make me really want to see Ben do a video (or even a series of videos) on computers of the 1990s (but not the PC or Mac) I actually would love to see his take on the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Apple IIGS... even the Sharp X68000! Be interesting to see his opinion on why these computers failed while the PC and Mac carried on.

[@conflictmagazine]

Yeah, Mattel Aquarius! (-:

[@GeoNeilUK]

@@conflictmagazine "Yeah, Mattel Aquarius! (-:" Might as well add in the ZX81/Timex Sinclair 1000!

[@conflictmagazine]

@@GeoNeilUK Yes, but the ZX81/Timex Sinclair was a rock star compared to the Aquarius...with the ZX81/Timex Sinclair selling 1.5 million units and the Aquarius only 6,000 (it was only available from June to October of 1983) the Aquarius would fit into the rare/weird aesthetic of the channel...

[@Dusty696969]

Ben you have one of the best sense of humors . You remind me of an old friend of mine who is no longer here on Earth. Keep up the great videos, and don't ever start to falter to the pressure of making trendy videos. Your videos will always be great they way they are now. Stay yourself. I watched so many channels fall do to money, trends, and media buy-outs.

[@michaelfisher9722]

I think this was really cool. I've seen some very old color movies, but was never certain why they didn't really catch on for so long. Your presentation demystified the subject for me somewhat, to hear how cumbersome they were to make.

[@VectraQS]

Kodachrome is my favorite film color process. Hell, it's even better than Eastman color. I have yet to see a faded Kodachrome film of any kind. I had a batch of regular 8 films from my high school, half were shot on this terrible "Fotochrome" stock, and half were on Kodachrome (specifically, Kodachrome II). My dad had a batch of super 8 films, most shot on Ektachrome, and a couple on Kodachrome. Every time, Kodachrome blew the other stocks out of the water. (I especially hate Ektachrome, it tends to turn dull and purple.) It's a shame that Kodachrome can't be correctly developed anymore; I have a double 8 camera that came with a roll of Kodachrome II, but I'll have to get it processed in B&W.

[@thealrightestguitarist9135]

I really enjoyed this. I'd recently been wondering about the origins of colour film and meant to Google it (it's even on a little list I made on my phone, lol). So for me, this was actually a really timely video. Thanks for making it, Ben.

[@albear972]

2:48 Oh man! That's awesome. Mixing sledge hammers, fire, putting hand below swinging sledge hammer and passing around a bottle of booze. Ahhhhh! The good old days the old timers always say. 11:39 That reminds me of our crappy bulky 52" Mitsubishi DLP TV from 2004 that cost a pretty penny that we are still using. Danngit! Not getting rid of it until it totally dies! We're cheap like that. Seriously, I have wanted it to die for years now. And yeah! The video clip was friggin' awesome! I do appreciate the history of color in films.I had read about hand coloring of early movies back in the 90's and thought that that was tedious AF.

[@Deathfromabove5]

You make some of the most informative and entertaining content on this website and you deserve far more views and subs then you have. Seriously, I don't know who else could pull off making the obscure weird things you cover so interesting.

[@RickinBaltimore]

Wait...so someone took my Kodachrome away?

[@visaman]

Yo mama!

[@sw2442]

Wonderful episode...I enjoy when you do full length history lesson editions. They're really well done. Incidentally, have ever considered teaching...I think you would be effective instructing in recording technology, film history (like here,) popular music of the 20th century, or any pop culture subject like TV...or, at least, think about writing a book. Great job...

[@PeacefulAutistic]

Great episode Ben! I love learning about early film!

[@vicariousgamer2871]

Very cool Ben, this was quite informative. Thanks for the show.

[@iced_coffeelvr1069]

The history episodes are my favorites! I just love learning about this kind of stuff!

[@marknpm]

Pedantry corner at 12:50 - 'Gaumont' is pronounced "Go-mon" not "Gow-mon". Otherwise faultless, as usual. 😊

[@toratio8547]

This was great, I'm always impressed by how you manage to make things I wouldn't normally engage with worth learning about. Unless I missed it, I don't think you've looked at colourisation? That would be super interesting.

[@michaelturner4457]

That Kinemacolor projector with the sequential color wheel, is rather similar to the process in many DLP projectors today.

[@Yeen125]

It’s also similar to the failed CBS color TV system.

[@nigeldreiner]

This is awesome - I forwarded it to my friends at the Niles Museum. Great work, Ben!

[@Jenniekitty94]

Loved this video please do more videos on wierd inventions and processes for both cinema and photography and you Will be my favorite channel ever and for always

[@dannyspelman1468]

2:20 Rembrandt 5:45 The Great Train Robbery Ya know ya could've added even just a little bit of information on Technicolor. You so could!

[@ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

Fun Fact: Technicolor is the current owner of the RCA brand.

[@greyofpta5305]

This was an excellent episode!

[@thekidfromiowa]

These newfangled motionized pictorials are surely the work of sorcery! Just like those newfangled devil's chariots! You ride in an automobile you're riding down the road to Hades. Neither shall you let the devil mesmerize you with this particular variety of imagery. Lo the end is nigh.

[@frazzleface753]

This was really interesting, thanks.

[@spytromics]

That was really cool. Thanks!

[@johnnycaravella141]

Great Episode!

[@Kenneth_Mac_Pherson]

COOL! I just got up a little while ago (off today & tomorrow, per work schedule). Already got a cuppa Joe & smoke going -- and I get to enjoy ANOTHER EXCELLENT episode, just uploaded < 1 min ago! NICE! :-)

[@OddityArchive]

BTW, I got your package earlier this week. Haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but it did get here safely. :)

[@Kenneth_Mac_Pherson]

@@OddityArchive AWESOME! Thanks for the update -- and ENJOY, WHENEVER you can; thanks Ben! ALL THE BEST, Ken :-)

[@NaNaShee]

I love the film junk! Very fascinating video.

[@conflictmagazine]

All media is good media, Ben. Print media is also good for coverage...like do an episode covering obscure print items like carbon zines, round robin zines, spirit duplicator zines, etc.

[@nintendolunchbox]

Very fascinating. Keep it going.

[@devinsmith4790]

Once could say these early attempts were to make film a bit more *colorful.* I'll let myself out.

[@mutetus]

Biocolour was invented by William Friese-Greene. The chroma keying was invented by his cousin Frank Blues-Greene. I'll get me coat.

[@wavecast64]

Please make more film archives the sound episode is one of my favorites

[@surrodox]

NIce touch here at the intro, but maybe the sounds to be better put in center and not on the left channel only :-)

[@yvonnerogers6429]

Fascinating. Thanks!

[@kit-ekat8139]

Fascinating

[@CrackzTV]

I have returned ben, and ive missed you ever so much. I've watched this shit since i was 13...19 now...hard to imagine

[@cheeverbeaver]

Excellent video

[@ronsaarna1235]

Don't sell yourself short as this is all important information when it comes to your eventual series on 3D video.

[@shannon9993]

nah, film rocks

[@newtrussell1835]

Great video I thought this was really cool

[@Delirious365]

6:14. 6:24 see in a movie named Hugo (2011)

[@giantclaw8921]

I thought my headphones broke in the intro lol

[@danmount9462]

Last time I was early, Bonimo Turkish taffy was still a thing

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

The Magic Clown still has the souls of his victims in his taffy jail.

[@MikeDest]

Video thumb looks like some artsy Wu Tang logo

[@cmiguelh]

Nice one Ben.

[@thedabaraHPL]

Best episode so far!

[@AntoniosRemasteredworks]

What the name of the movies at 5:05 ?

[@TheCleopatras]

Funny, lenticular film was also used for some telerecordings/kinescopes. But, if you're going to use them, then perhaps learn how to do accented letters properly. A detail? Of course! But it's often the details that give away how good something is.

[@bleachno9]

Ben, I'm still waiting on an episode about the difference between NTSC, PAL and SECAM, I've been waiting since episode 20 or so. 😅

[@foxlimey]

This would be a good concept and give Ben some time to elaborate on some of the problems it has caused. (I still don't know why Secam exists other than France being France)

[@Delirious365]

Cool video / film 🎥🎬💯✔📼📺📹

[@cityhawk]

“I’ve decided to the whole world a favor, I’m going to colorize the moon.”

[@jamesslick4790]

Who else wiggled the cord on their headphones? 😲😜

[@joer-tard2821]

buy raycon

[@vaxick]

What is, great, I don't how many times, my uncle. The painter, that is. Art museums won't even give me a free ticket to see his work. Bastards.

[@dorourke105]

20:54 Foreshadowing for another vhs vault?

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

So what I learned today is "Each copy is personalized!" actually has some weight to it. 😂

[@ericariley1696]

Whenever I hear Kodachrome, I think of that stupid song by Paul Simon. "Mama don't take my Kodachrome away."

[@luisreyes1963]

Benny sure could have used that silly song for this presentation. 😆

[@imrustyokay]

5:46 Oh, oh, I got this, The Fair Grain Robbery! No that's not it...

[@Clay3613]

I cry for Kodachrome.

[@michealgilliland8830]

@18:00 Is that color footage of Thomas Edison?

[@jimmy-kp4mc]

Now that was entertaining.

[@Spider325]

I care about the film junk! Please make more videos on the subject.

[@Brillemeister]

Pavanned...panned

[@robfriedrich2822]

Why the sound on the left channel only?

[@bob2600]

Hey Ben, would it be possible to post the links to your source material as links in the description for your videos? It would be cool to click through them after viewing the episode.

[@CoreyCrookz]

Was there any early Talking & Color Films?

[@diamondarrow4567]

My left ear really enjoyed the intro Ben

[@OddityArchive]

Well, I do strive for period accuracy, so I presented it in true mono.

[@diamondarrow4567]

@@OddityArchive OMG the man himself replied to my comment, and yeah it makes sense lol. Been a fan for roughly 2 years now, keep doing what you do

[@Zulf85]

As someone deaf in my right ear who actually does listen in mono when on my phone, I appreciate being able to finally understand the jokes about broken headphones in these comments

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Looks good tho 😊

[@34.FB.34]

In France, we say the s of Georges Méliès. I know it's not important, just sayin'.

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