Have you seen 3 strip Technicolor feature movie list of Imdb?

[Vivaldi]

A lot of 3 strip Technicolor feature movies between 1935 and 1953

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls071964296/

[AI Opinion]

Yes, I've seen the list of 3-strip Technicolor feature movies on IMDb, and these films are remarkable for their vibrant colors and historical significance. They played a crucial role in the evolution of film technology. Some notable movies from that era include "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind." These classics are still celebrated today for their pioneering use of color, adding a unique visual richness to storytelling. 🎬✨

[MrOracle]

One of the issues with 3-strip Techniclolor was that the cameras were so massive (nearly the size of a washing machine) that it was nearly impossible to move them - dolly and crane shots were damn near impossible. Movies had to be shot with the camera either static or with a gentle pan, and multiple angles and editing were required to show movement and point-of-view changes.

This process also required massive amount of light. The Wizard Of Oz used every watt of power available to MGM studios to light the sets, and the lights created a huge amount of heat, requiring lots of make-up retouching and breaks between scenes. Outdoor daytime movie shots like some shots from Gone With The Wind were easier, but night scenes couldn't really be done effectively. Technicolor was also extremely expensive - the film, the lab costs, and the editing were all made more complicated and more expensive by the process. But, wow, was it worth it for some of those movies.

When Eastman came in with single-strip color, that was a game-changer. Cameras could be much smaller, could use wide-angle lenses, and stunt scenes and similar scenes where the camera was "at risk" became possible.

Today we have tiny, ultra-high quality cameras, stabilized drones, and many other things to get shots that could have never happened before. Isn't progress great?

[Vivaldi]

In pre-eastmancolor era, Kodak's color films like Kodachrome and Kodacolor existed but 3 Strip Technicolor was prefered. There was also Cinecolor, which was cheaper than 3 strip Technicolor but 3 strip Technicolor was still dominant color way to go by a very large margin despite it being more expensive than Cinecolor.

[MrOracle]

Right. Like most things in life, these decisions all come with trade-offs. And there are lots of different things to consider, including things like laboratory support and experience, distribution, cinema projector compatibility, and many other things. That's why the industry tends to quickly settle on one (or maybe two) formats that are used for almost everything for decades - when you look at all of the dependencies, you quickly realize that breaking from established standards is difficult and expensive and comes with long-term problems.