Follow The Yellow Brick Road…
In this rare photo from ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ we see one of the huge Techincolor cameras in action. Production on the bulk of the Technicolor sequences was a long and cumbersome process that ran for over six months, from October 1938 to March 1939. Most of the actors worked six days a week and had to arrive at the studio as early as four or five in the morning to be fitted with makeup and costumes, and would not leave until seven or eight at night. Cumbersome makeup and costumes were compounded by the fact that the early Technicolor process required a significant amount of lighting to be used (due to the low ASA speed of the film), which would usually heat the set to over a hundred degrees
Might be another reason why Buddy Ebsen didn’t make it through filming (he was the original Tin Man, for those of you who didn’t know..
From what I had read, Bubby was allergic to the makeup.
I have read that^as well.
My mom once produced a radio interview with Ray Bolger. While setting up, she told him how conscious she was of the spectacular colors in the film. He thanked her and told her about how hot the lights were to achieve that.
Buddy Ebsen started filming, but had an allergic reaction to the makeup that nearly killed him.
Do I see a stagehand hanging himself in the background (or was it a Munchkin?) 😉
Very cool. I never knew about your mother.
And today a 4K camera is smaller than a lunch box.
They earned their money!