The Reproduction of Mobility of Form and Color by the Motion Picture Kaleidoscope
The embellishment of the entertainment program with artistic lighting effects is prevalent in many of the finest motion picture theaters. Changing color effects are produced by the use of numerous flood and spot lights controlled by elaborate systems of dimmers, and pleasing ornamental designs are procured by the projection of lantern slides either singly or in multiple. Such effects are usually of the static type although a certain amount of mobility can be obtained by the use of devices for fading-out one design and simultaneously fading-in another, and by variable color filters which can be moved across the optical axis of the projecting system. In general, however, the element of motion with its powerful appeal to the average motion picture audience is entirely lacking.
- Print ISSN
- 0096-6460
- Published
- 1928-04
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J08109