I found this stunning clip yesterday while browsing some site completely at random. This is one of the earliest tests Kodak did with its (back then) brand new Kodachrome color motion picture film. This was done in 1922, 13 years before the first full length color feature film (Becky Sharp, 1935). The flicker seen in the video occurs due to the fact that the camera is cranked by hand — or hand wound — another possibility is that the film varies in density due to old age. How the hell do I know all this? Well, I read it here.
All this technical stuff aside, the images are simply awesome. The first time I saw the video I was kind of mesmerized to the point of not being able to move. The way the models/actresses carry themselves in this simple camera test is so otherworldly and interesting. The poses and expressions… ah, heck — it’s like being there, in another time. Beautiful stuff!
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