00:00Why is this shot from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
00:03one of the most important shots in the history of cinema?
00:06When the film was released in 1939, most films were in black and white
00:10and The Wizard of Oz also starts in black and white
00:12so the audience imagined that they were going to see a film without color
00:15and some people were even surprised because the film promoted colors made by Technicolor at the time
00:20until this scene comes along where Dorothy opens the door of her house
00:24which has been transported into the wonderful world of Oz
00:26and when she opens the door bang everything's in color
00:30all of this was filmed in a single take by painting the walls of the house in black and white
00:34with sepia tones
00:35and the girl you see from behind is also dressed in black and white clothes
00:38with her hair dyed with sepia tones as well
00:40but then bang she disappears giving way to the real Dorothy played by Judy Garland who is in full color
00:46it's a little interesting trick with Judy Garland's double Bobby Cochet
00:50who would disappear for Judy Garland to appear so that the effect would work
00:53and we would have the illusion of transition to color
00:56this shot is iconic because from a narrative point of view
00:59it marks the transition from the normal world to the wonderful world of Oz full of colors and lights
01:05and of course it shows the technical skills of Hollywood at the time
01:08which was now entirely able to film in color with the famous Technicolor process
01:12this really complex method of shooting with several rolls of film
01:15which was quite revolutionary at the time and is still talked about a lot today
01:19but unfortunately it no longer really exists even though you can still see films that try to imitate that style
01:24like La La Land or Barbie
01:26so on the way
01:26it's not really
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