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Technicolor used a prism to split light three ways
One camera exposed three strips of film, one for each primary colour The three-strip Technicolor camera used a prism behind the lens to divide incoming light into red, green and blue components, each recorded on its own black-and-white film. The three strips were later combined into a single colour print by dye transfer. The process gave unusually rich colour and needed enormous lighting. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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