A biocolour film shot by pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene showcasing London’s postcard attractions during 1926. Click through for a high quality version, remastered and digitally enhanced by the British Film Industry.

[Biocolour] produced the illusion of true colour by exposing each alternate frame of ordinary black-and-white film stock through a two different coloured filters. Each alternate frame of the monochrome print was then stained red or green. Although the projection of Biocolour prints did provide a tolerable illusion of true colour, it suffered from noticeable flickering and red-and-green fringing when the subject was in rapid motion. In an attempt to overcome the colour fringing problem, a faster-than-usual frame rate was used.

Submitted by Eric King, 2nd Year.