Oscars 2012: "The Artist"

Filming a dance sequence in "The Artist."

Although many of the techniques of Old Hollywood were used against - mimicking the lighting styles, shooting in 1:33 frame ratio - the production actually photographed "The Artist" on color film and then converted the image to black and white in a lab because (according to Oscar-nominated cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman) current black-and-white film stocks produce too sharp an image, unlike the shimmering, glowing nitrate images of yesteryear.

Credit: Weinstein Company