Technicolor

American  

[tek-ni-kuhl-er] / ˈtɛk nɪˌkʌl ər /

Trademark.

1. 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.

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adjective

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

Technicolor British  

/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə /

noun

1. 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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Technicolor

For color, Tiernan referenced early hand-tinting of black and white, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Technicolor masterpiece “The Red Shoes” and Alfred Hitchcock’s dreamlike “Vertigo,” which was his touchstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

As the Technicolor label bragged, “This is the smog used by famous Hollywood stars!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

In November of that year, at the Roxy Theatre in Manhattan, the first-run film “Oh, You Beautiful Doll,” starring June Haver and Mark Stevens, was the Technicolor feature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Chu is also set to direct a new big-screen adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, pencilled in for release in 2027.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

Not red, like you might think, but bright amber like a Technicolor fire.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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