Tag Archives: Kodak

‘The Witchery of [colour] Kodakery’ and British women amateur filmmakers in late colonial period
By Dr Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes One of the significant visual components of British colonial culture is represented by amateur film practice, which until recently has been largely neglected in terms of its historic relevance in the construction of British imperial identity. The study of British colonial amateur films offers reliable counter-narratives to the conventional, official and […]

The Perversion of the System: Peeping Tom (1960) And Eastmancolor
This month we’re excited to publish our second in a series of guest blogs on other aspects of British cinema and colour. We’re delighted to present this piece from our colleague and friend Kirsty Sinclair Dootson, PhD Candidate at Yale University. (@sinclairdootson) When focus puller Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm) tells aspiring actress Vivian (Moira Shearer) that […]