Picture Parade #5…’Gone With The Wind’ Technicolor Closeup
On January 10, 2015
- TV History
Picture Parade #5…’Gone With The Wind’ Technicolor Closeup
Having seen one of these huge Technicolor camera blimps in the Oz photo earlier, I wanted to give you a feel for how big they really were.
On the set of ‘Gone With The Wind’, here is director Victor Fleming looking into the viewfinder. Behind him is camera operator Arthur Arling and cinematographer Ernest Haller.
The actual camera inside the soundproof blimp was about the size of a regular 35mm Mitchell, but it used three reels of film simultaneously and a larger than average motor, so it was fairly noisy. Remember to visit the EOAG page to see all of today’s stories by clicking on the blue title text above. -Bobby Ellerbee
I am still in awe of the beauty of the two ’39 classics in Technicolor…I have both on Blu Ray and they are both truly awesome for being made 75 years ago!
thinks the cradle head would have been the right size for a TK-41
Whatever it takes.
Hitchcock’s movie Rope runs approximately 90 minutes and the camera held about 10,000 feet of film. The camera was so big they had to build walls that could be pulled apart so the camera could be dollied through during seamless filming of scenes. It’s camera blocking on steroids. There are only 10 edits in the film.
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Hokey Smokes! Must have been louder than I thought!
Cameramen just don’t dress like they used to. 🙂
Notice the tape hanging for lens measurement.
Here is the Technicolor camera outside the blimp. The operator is Jack Cardiff…master of technicolor cameramen.