Dorothy & Her Sepia Twin

This refers to this blogpost: http://peelslowlynsee.wordpress.com/2...

We all remember the moment in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy leaves her home and enters Oz, especially because it takes us into the color portion of the film. And the geeks reading this probably already know that those first 22 minutes of the film were broadcast in B&W--instead of the original sepia—until 1989. And the observant folks know that the first shot in color has the door frame to the house painted in sepia so it appears to be in B&W until Dorothy opens the door But I just noticed this and think its really awesome.

The woman who opens the door is not Judy Garland. It's her stand-in wearing a sepia version of Dorothy's blue-and-white dress. Then when she steps back out of frame, Judy Garland walks through the door.

I love shit like this. Smart problem-solving. In-camera, on-location problem solving.

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[guntzborg]

The greatest scene in moviehistory

[musicaltheatergeek79]

Yeah, that's how they did it. It was mentioned in the book "The Making of the Wizard of Oz" by Aljean Harmetz.

[JohnnyGNV]

Well, I guess most of us know by now that the gal opening the door is not Judy Garland - in fact, many times in movie making when a back of the head or over-the-shoulder shot is required, it's not necessary to utilize the actual celebrity.

[boinnng]

Really? A stand in? I always thought it was just the subdued lighting that made the dress appear sepia instead of blue & white. DUH! The solution you present is brilliant and...so obvious! Thanks!

[LibranWay]

I third that!!

[MiaPia0808]

@guntzborg I second that!