Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test

A sample of some of the earliest color motion picture film you will see.

Visit Kodak's A Thousand Words blog for a post about the video: http://1000words.kodak.com/post/?ID=2...

Music: Killer Tracks CD entitled: KT223 (Inspire). First track used is called "Breath," the second is called "Kindle."

This footage is from the George Eastman House collections. Preservation was completed by the museum's Motion Picture Department, a project of Sabrina Negri, a student in Eastman House's L. Jeffrey
Selznick School of Film Preservation and a recipient of the Haghefilm Foundation Fellowship.

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  Film & Animation

[IanTheCameraGuy]

The women here are beautiful! Such elegance and class. Watching this is like going back in time. It was shot 91 years ago but the color makes it feel like time never passed! Thank you for sharing this important part of history.

[OkageStarr]

History of imaging techniques.

"Hey, we just designed this great new way record visual information for later viewing! What should we record with it?"

"Why not some pretty women?"

"I like it!"

Every. Method. Ever.

[Rosita Larsson]

Beautiful!!!

[zonie9872]

Amazing

[chem100]

Someone -- *please* take me back! I'm ready now!

[TheColdbrews]

like there saying hello from beyond the grave..creepy

[Deepstarr7020]

Creepy moment when you realize everyone smiling happily in their prime in this video is dead.

[Ana Paula Reyes]

increible

[rmysterio80]

._.

Bit creepy. 

[19bunnyhug68]

I waved, smiled and told the first lady what a lovely hat she had. She blew me a kiss, and I did the same back to her and said goodbye. It was a pretty weird experience, but it was like we were communicating across time...

[Onneff69]

You would think Kodak would've kept Kodachrome simply *because* it was the only film of its kind - especially as far as archivability. Too bad. Was the 100' K rolls you shot in a 35mm movie camera, actually *bulk rolls* of Kodachrome designed for stills (slides)? I'd also check the edge numbering on that 16mm print. I suppose a K-chrome print could've be done, but it definitely would've been unusual to use for that purpose. ;) Of course, you're right about digital. ;)

[JohnMGilbert]

Actually my friend has a feature film printed on Kodachrome in 16mm. I've also shot 100' rolls of Kodachrome in a 35mm movie camera and the color is wonderful! I had the last roll of Super 8 Sound Film in the world processed by Wayne's Photo on the last day of processing. The film features our local elected saying hello to people a hundred years from that date. Digital will have long since corrupted but the film will still be around.