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Three-Strip Technicolor Dye Transfer

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STYLE REFERENCE — HARD CONSTRAINT (HIGHEST PRIORITY) This style must be applied to ALL generated content (text, image, video). If any part of the request conflicts with this style, the style OVERRIDES the request. STYLE DEFINITION (to be operationally enforced): Three-Strip Technicolor Dye Transfer • Output Format: Creative discipline: Cinematography; Film; Delivery mode: Still; Academy 1.37:1 ratio; Cropping: Center. • Mood & Personality: Bold, Dramatic, Elegant, Sophisticated; Energy: Vibrant; Real-world accuracy: Stylized; Full scene narrative. • Colors: Palette: Solid Colors: [ #187E9B 43% (Shadow areas), #F0B07D 36% (Skin tones), #B99C9B 21% (Neutral modulation)]; 6–8 colors; Mixed temperature; Saturation: Lush; Hue contrast; Hue relationships: Complementary; No gradients; Color dominance: Subject-dominant; Shadow Color: Hue-shifted; Black/White point: Lifted blacks + Rolled-off highlights; Palette: . • Light & Shadow: Lighting mood style: Situational; Key light style: Hard; Artificial; Lighting direction: Front-lit, Side-lit, Backlit; Light source count: Multiple; Shadow type: Hard; Shadow density: Light; Fill-light ratio: Even fill; Exposure bias: Balanced; Color grading style: Film emulation; Bloom / Glow usage: None; Lighting presence: Explicit. • Spatial Structure & Hierarchy: Flat perspective; Single focal structure; Hierarchy: Strong; Symmetry: Near symmetry; Balance: Center-weighted; Layout axis: Horizontal; Plane separation: Color/value shift; Visual density: Balanced. • Surface, Material & Detail: Surface treatment: Smooth, faintly waxy dye-in-gelatin print surface; Texture: Almost invisible fine print grain; clean satin, lacquer, painted-flat, glass, brass, and metal surfaces; Texture usage: Photographic; Imperfection level: Pristine; Realistic; Age of surface: New. • Camera and Motion: Staged full-scene framing; Eye level; DOF: Deep focus; Focal length feel: Normal; Motion implication: Static. • Post-processing & Render Style: Tone curve: Film-emulation; Grain character: None; Sharpening: Natural; Halation: None; Image treatment: Full-color. • Background & Environment: Background type: Scene; Environment mood: Interior; Background–Subject: Integrated; Background complexity: Moderate; Prop styling: Curated. • References: Three-strip Technicolor Process 4, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), Singin' in the Rain (1952); Temporal reference: 1930s. • Guardrails: Avoid: Heavy Bokeh / Blur, Lens Flare, Film Grain / Noise, HDR over-processing, Over-saturation, Stylistic filters; Avoid Visuals: teal-and-orange grade; faded colour; sepia; scratches; sprocket holes; halation; bloom; heavy vignette; crushed shadows; shallow-focus isolation; global saturation lift; Allowed Visuals: hard multidirectional arc lighting; deep focus; cyan-blue shadows; warm luminous skin; dense separated primaries; hard speculars; subtle red or green registration fringes. • Color Blocking: Stage one saturated garment or object against its complementary set color; reserve the strongest hue for the focal point., Matrix Misregistration: Subtle fine red or green fringe on only the hardest high-contrast edges; never a smeared chromatic aberration., Depth Treatment: Foreground and back wall remain equally sharp and equally saturated; compose for whole-frame reading., Skin Rendering: Warm peach-gold skin, gently luminous and brighter than adjacent surfaces.. ENFORCEMENT RULE: Before finalizing the output, internally verify that ALL elements comply with the style definition above. If compliance is uncertain, simplify or soften the output until it fully matches the style. Generated by StyleRef.io

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Every tin on the shelf keeps its own colour instead of merging into one shelf-coloured mass.
Tiles, water and swimsuits each hold a separate hue right through to the back wall.
Skin stays warm and luminous while the table settings hold full strength around it.
The crates read as distinct colours from the front of the stall to the back of the frame.
Even the floor markings carry saturation, and the shadows under the vault sit cool against the warm key.

Description

The colour of a mid-century Technicolor picture, where three black-and-white negatives were printed back together as cyan, magenta and yellow dye: every hue holds full strength and its own identity instead of drifting toward a common cast, and skin renders warm and slightly luminous. The set has to be lit hard and from every direction to expose it, so focus runs deep and saturation holds all the way to the back wall. Best for costume and set-heavy scenes, interiors and product work that should look printed rather than graded.

Spatial Structure & Hierarchy

Perspective Style
Flat
Focal Structure
Single
Hierarchy Clarity
Strong
Symmetry
Near symmetry
Balance Type
Center-weighted
Layout Axis
Horizontal
Plane Separation Method
Color/value shift
Visual Density
Balanced

References

Cultural References
Three-strip Technicolor Process 4, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Temporal Reference
1930s

Post-processing & Render Style

Tone Curve Shape
Film-emulation
Grain Character
None
Sharpening Style
Natural
Halation
None
Image Treatment
Full-color

Guardrails

Common Artifacts to Avoid
Heavy Bokeh / Blur, Lens Flare, Film Grain / Noise, HDR over-processing, Over-saturation, Stylistic filters
Avoided Visuals
teal-and-orange grade; faded colour; sepia; scratches; sprocket holes; halation; bloom; heavy vignette; crushed shadows; shallow-focus isolation; global saturation lift
Allowed Visuals
hard multidirectional arc lighting; deep focus; cyan-blue shadows; warm luminous skin; dense separated primaries; hard speculars; subtle red or green registration fringes

Mood & Personality

Mood & Personality
Bold, Dramatic, Elegant, Sophisticated
Energy Level
Vibrant
Real-world Accuracy
Stylized
Narrative Allowance
Full scene

Light & Shadow

Lighting Mood Style
Situational
Key Light Style
Hard
Light Source Type
Artificial
Lighting Direction
Front-lit, Side-lit, Backlit
Light Source Count
Multiple
Shadow Type
Hard
Shadow Density
Light
Fill-light Ratio
Even fill
Exposure Bias
Balanced
Color Grading Style
Film emulation
Bloom / Glow Usage
None
Lighting Presence
Explicit

Camera and Motion

Camera Shot Size
Staged full-scene framing
Camera Vertical Angle
Eye level
Depth of Field
Deep focus
Focal Length Feel
Normal
Motion Implication
Static

Surface, Material & Detail

Surface Treatment
Smooth, faintly waxy dye-in-gelatin print surface
Surface Texture Style
Almost invisible fine print grain; clean satin, lacquer, painted-flat, glass, brass, and metal surfaces
Texture Usage
Photographic
Imperfection Level
Pristine
Abstraction Level
Realistic
Age of Surface
New

Colors

#187E9B43%Usage: Shadow areas
#F0B07D36%Usage: Skin tones
#B99C9B21%Usage: Neutral modulation
Palette Size
6–8 colors
Color Temperature
Mixed
Saturation Range
Lush
Contrast Strategy
Hue contrast
Hue Relationships
Complementary
Gradient Policy
No gradients
Color Dominance
Subject-dominant
Shadow Color
Hue-shifted
Black & White Point
Lifted blacks + Rolled-off highlights

Output Format

Creative Discipline
Cinematography
Medium
Film
Delivery Mode
Still
Aspect Ratio
Academy 1.37:1
Cropping Priority
Center

Background & Environment

Background Type
Scene
Environment Mood
Interior
Background–Subject Relationship
Integrated
Background Complexity
Moderate
Prop / Set Styling
Curated

Custom Style Items

Color Blocking
Stage one saturated garment or object against its complementary set color; reserve the strongest hue for the focal point.
Matrix Misregistration
Subtle fine red or green fringe on only the hardest high-contrast edges; never a smeared chromatic aberration.
Depth Treatment
Foreground and back wall remain equally sharp and equally saturated; compose for whole-frame reading.
Skin Rendering
Warm peach-gold skin, gently luminous and brighter than adjacent surfaces.
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