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Early color films made movie sets unbearably hot

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Capturing vibrant hues required practically roasting the actors alive. The early color film process was so notoriously insensitive to light that studios had to blast sets with massive, blindingly bright arc lamps, routinely causing temperatures to soar past one hundred degrees and literally melting makeup.

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