Comments on: when did the u.s.a. military start doing documentary films in full color? http://www.aspectmediafactory.com/documentary-films/when-did-the-usa-military-start-doing-documentary-films-in-full-color Documentary Films, Commercial Advertising, New Media, Production, Post-Production Sat, 19 May 2012 04:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.aspectmediafactory.com/documentary-films/when-did-the-usa-military-start-doing-documentary-films-in-full-color/comment-page-1#comment-7099 Ben Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:59 +0000 http://www.aspectmediafactory.com/documentary-films/when-did-the-usa-military-start-doing-documentary-films-in-full-color#comment-7099 Up until the mid to late fifties, most documentaries were in black and white. It seemed so much more effective, because war has no color, even for veterans when they think back to those days, their recall is in black and white. The most famous of all documentaries was "Victory at Sea" which was done in black and white. Most filming done on Vietnam was done in color, so I suppose this was the age of color. It's true that color filming was sometimes used during WW II. This was the exception rather than the rule.<br><b>References : </b><br> Up until the mid to late fifties, most documentaries were in black and white. It seemed so much more effective, because war has no color, even for veterans when they think back to those days, their recall is in black and white.

The most famous of all documentaries was "Victory at Sea" which was done in black and white. Most filming done on Vietnam was done in color, so I suppose this was the age of color.

It’s true that color filming was sometimes used during WW II. This was the exception rather than the rule.
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]]> By: Dement3d 1 US Army http://www.aspectmediafactory.com/documentary-films/when-did-the-usa-military-start-doing-documentary-films-in-full-color/comment-page-1#comment-7098 Dement3d 1 US Army Mon, 10 May 2010 11:10:59 +0000 http://www.aspectmediafactory.com/documentary-films/when-did-the-usa-military-start-doing-documentary-films-in-full-color#comment-7098 Same reason now that we have color TV, improvement in technology. WWII documentaries are done in black and white because most of the footage is black and white, while Vietnam, OIF, OEF are done in color because of color footage.<br><b>References : </b><br> Same reason now that we have color TV, improvement in technology.

WWII documentaries are done in black and white because most of the footage is black and white, while Vietnam, OIF, OEF are done in color because of color footage.
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