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Did Méliès use hand-painted colour in his films?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Only in one film

  • Only in his later films

Answer

Georges Méliès was one of the first filmmakers to use hand-painted color in his films. He used a technique called hand tinting, which involved painting each frame of the film by hand with a different color. This process was very time-consuming and expensive, but it allowed Méliès to create some of the most visually stunning films of the early silent era.
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