Technicolor

[ tek-ni-kuhl-er ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a system of making color motion pictures by means of superimposing the three primary colors to produce a final colored print.

adjective

1. (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.

Technicolor

/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə /

noun

1. the process of producing colour film by means of superimposing synchronized films of the same scene, each of which has a different colour filter, to obtain the desired mix of colour

Example Sentences

Not only is this the rare episode where Elsbeth has zero costume changes, but she isn’t a Technicolor dream.

From Los Angeles Times

Everything goes from technicolor to a muted black, where only occasional bursts of yellow light punctuate the darkness to showcase the room’s focal points.

From Salon

The method relied on the century-old mechanics of Hollywood’s Technicolor film processes to create an abstract “moving picture” in three-dimensional space.

From Los Angeles Times

Less than a mile away on Romaine Street, Simon is preparing to launch a $600-million renovation and expansion of Echelon at Television Center, which was once home to Technicolor’s film manufacturing laboratory and Metro Pictures Corp., which became part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times

While both are likely true to some degree, Timberlake came off self-aware and self-assured on Thursday, joking as he briefly took a seat before a steamy dance routine during “Technicolor” that “I’m 43, so I gotta sit down for a second.”

From Seattle Times