As a filmmaker, it's your responsibility to take advantage of every tool that is thrown your way. Here at NFS, we throw ...

Frames from ‘La légende des ondines’ (1911) featured in ‘Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema’ (GIF by the author via Vimeo) Cover of ‘Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema’ (click to enlarge) Its over 300 ...

It is 14 years since the first Polaroid cameras began developing and printing their own black-and-white snapshots in a matter of seconds. Though photographers have been yearning ever since for someone ...

Does a film by any other name look as sweet? The iconic Kodak Portra appears to have been re-released under the new name ...

Inside the color systems of ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Hamnet’—three Oscar-nominated films where palette and set design do as much work as the script. Jacobi Jupe stars as Hamnet, Bodhi Rae ...

Tinted films were immersed in baths of acidic dye that bonded to the gelatin in the emulsion. In a tinted film, the emulsion remains black, but the tinting is visible in areas that would otherwise ...