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Oscar for Best Color Cinematography in 1950

posted 12 years ago by pathfinder616
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according to TMC's Robert Osborne, "the lightning bolts in Monument Valley are real and one of the reasons the cinematographer Winton C. Hoch went on to win the Oscar for Best Color Cinematography in 1950."

"When the storm rolled in over the horizon the film crew started packing up their gear to make a fast exit but Ford said "hey don't stop, keep shooting." Hoch did but was furious, with the lightning and all Hoch felt Ford was putting the crew in harm's way. Hoch even reported the incident to the cinematographer's union."

"We deal in lead, friend."

[–] JackBluegrass 12 years ago

The Technicolor company had its long-time but controversial Natalie Kalmus working on this film. As happened so often, her name appears in this movie's credits as, "Technicolor advisor".

Technicolor earned its props along with Winton Hoch for the beautiful images they gave us.

[–] Ethereal-Cloud 11 years ago

The IMDB community isn't going to like this comment, but I thought She Wore A Yellow Ribbon was a dud. The acting was average at best, and the story was terrible. I'd give it a 5/10 but rated it a 6/10 because of the impressive cinematography.

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