Episode number 8 of Series “Pioneers of photography”.
The theory of three colour photography had been known since the beginning of art but early methods were clumsy. Louis Lumiere devised a process in the late 1890’s which was not marketable and it was not until his autochromes became available in 1907 that colour photography was possible for everyone.
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ACMI Identifier
506795
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lumiere, Louis, 1864-1948
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography - Films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Color photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Processing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Social aspects - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Photography - Social aspects - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Inventions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)