EDUCATION
Dascolor and Film Atlas
An evening dedicated to Dascolor, an unusual and ambitious natural colour film process patented in 1930 by the Brussels-based cinematographer Léon-Josse Dassonville. During a lecture at CINEMATEK on 16 November, photographer and film historian Hilde D’haeyere will explore various aspects of the Dascolor process, tracing its historical context and technical developments.
Each aspect is richly illustrated by visual and historical sources and, above all, by the screening of four short films in Dascolor, which have rarely (if ever) been shown since their creation. It is, therefore, also a journey through the colourful delights of archival research.
Followed by a screening of four rare Dascolor short films.
The Dascolor process was invented by Léon-Josse Dassonville (1887–1975), pioneer of the cinematographic industry in Belgium. Research has uncovered information on seven short subjects shot in Dascolor, of which four survive – all made between 1934 and 1936 – suggesting that the exploitation of the Dascolor process was limited to a modest amount of self-produced samples, while failing to find broader commercial success.
Monday 16.11 16:30 LEDOUX Cart
Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Dascolor and Film Atlas
LECTURE
An Evening with Dascolor
- Hilde D’haeyere - Margaux Chalançon ⁄ ⁄ EN ⁄ 150 ⁄ FREE ADMISSION
Hilde D’haeyere (KASK/Hogent) will present her research on Dascolor, an innovative color film process dating back to 1934. She will take us on a journey through the life of its inventor and the context that led to the creation of this method. Several color techniques in cinema will be compared to Dascolor, with an emphasis on the historical and social context. Four rare short films preserved in Dascolor will be screened in digital format. In this context, Margaux Chalançon, a production staff member at Film Atlas, will present a consistently evolving website as a catalogue for all film formats that have ever existed.