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=== Background ===
===Background===
'''Kromocolor''' was a color motion picture process, used commercially from 1916-1926, invented by Bud Fisher in 1914. Bud Fisher licensed the production of ''Mutt and Jeff'' for animation with pioneers Charles Bowers and Raoul Barré of the Barré Studio. It was launched by Bud Fisher's Modern Film Sales Corporation in 1916. From 1918 on, this process was known and trademarked as '''Kromocolor'''. It was a two-color additive process, photographing and projecting a black and white film behind the alternating color filters.
This was the colorization unit of Modern Film Sales Corporation.


=== (1925-1926) ===
===Logo (May 28, 1925-March 16, 1926) ===
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Kromocolor Productions (1926) (From - 16mm colorized print of the Mutt and Jeff cartoon Slick Sleuths).png
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'''Visuals:''' Several sunbursts are seen stacked on a white background. The smallest sunburst is red with the words "the end" on it in white lettering, while the biggest is light blue. This is stacked atop a red and yellow striped background with "A KROMOCOLOR PRODUCTION" in black Art-Deco type.
'''Nickname:''' "Multicolored Sunburst"


'''Logo:''' Several sunbursts are seen stacked on a dark blue background, which has the words "the end" on it in white lettering. The sunbursts are pinkish in nature, with the smaller sunburst dark pink, while the biggest is nearly white. This is stacked atop a pinkish background with the word "A KROMOCOLOR (Title below) PRODUCTION" in black Art-Deco type. The rest of the logo has been cut off. Possibly, this may not actually be a logo, but something else. Kromocolor could have been the film process used. Modern Film Sales bought some of the old Mutt and Jeff cartoons, added soundtracks, and colorized them.
'''Trivia:''' Possibly, this may not actually be a logo, but something else. Kromocolor could have been the film process used. Modern Film Sales bought some of the old ''Mutt and Jeff'' cartoons, added soundtracks, and colorized them.


'''Variant:''' A B&W version exists.
'''Variant:''' A <u>B&W version</u> exists.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Technique:''' A still printed image.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending music of a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
'''Audio:''' The ending music of a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.


'''Availability:''' Seen on 16mm and 35mm colorized prints of several ''Mutt and Jeff'' cartoons including "Westward Whoa!", "The Globe Trotters", and "Slick Sleuths".
'''Availability:''' Seen on 16mm and 35mm colorized prints of several ''Mutt and Jeff'' cartoons including "Westward Whoa!", "The Globe Trotters", and "Slick Sleuths".



'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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Latest revision as of 21:47, 21 April 2024

Background

Kromocolor was a color motion picture process, used commercially from 1916-1926, invented by Bud Fisher in 1914. Bud Fisher licensed the production of Mutt and Jeff for animation with pioneers Charles Bowers and Raoul Barré of the Barré Studio. It was launched by Bud Fisher's Modern Film Sales Corporation in 1916. From 1918 on, this process was known and trademarked as Kromocolor. It was a two-color additive process, photographing and projecting a black and white film behind the alternating color filters.

Logo (May 28, 1925-March 16, 1926)

Visuals: Several sunbursts are seen stacked on a white background. The smallest sunburst is red with the words "the end" on it in white lettering, while the biggest is light blue. This is stacked atop a red and yellow striped background with "A KROMOCOLOR PRODUCTION" in black Art-Deco type.

Trivia: Possibly, this may not actually be a logo, but something else. Kromocolor could have been the film process used. Modern Film Sales bought some of the old Mutt and Jeff cartoons, added soundtracks, and colorized them.

Variant: A B&W version exists.

Technique: A still printed image.

Audio: The ending music of a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.

Availability: Seen on 16mm and 35mm colorized prints of several Mutt and Jeff cartoons including "Westward Whoa!", "The Globe Trotters", and "Slick Sleuths".

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