Rainbow (1996 film)

Rainbow
Rainbow promotional poster
Directed byBob Hoskins
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Francis
Edited by
Music byAlan Reeves
Production
companies
  • Filmline International[1]
  • Winchester Entertainment plc[1]
  • Paragraph International
  • Screen Partners Ltd.
Distributed byFirst Independent Films
Release date
  • July 26, 1996 (1996-07-26)
(UK)
Running time
101 mins
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Canada
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$10 million[2]

Rainbow is a 1996 family adventure film directed by Bob Hoskins, written by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway and starring Hoskins, Terry Finn, Jacob Tierney, Saul Rubinek and Dan Aykroyd. The story concerns four children and a dog whose journey in a magical rainbow results in an adventure that finds them on a race against time to save the world.

Rainbow was the world's first all digital film[3] and was shot in high-definition video.[1] Shot entirely with Sony's first Solid State Electronic Cinematography cameras and featuring over 35 minutes of digital image processing and visual effects, all post production, sound effects, editing and scoring were completed digitally. The Digital High Definition image was transferred to 35mm negative using Sony's Electron Beam Recorder for theatrical release.

  1. ^ a b c Gritten, David, ed. (2007). "Rainbow". Halliwell's Film Guide 2008. Hammersmith, London: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 969. ISBN 978-0-00-726080-5.
  2. ^ Goodell, Gregory (1998). Independent Feature Film Production: A Complete Guide from Concept Through Distribution. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312181178.
  3. ^ Thomas Ohanian, Natalie Phillips (2013). Digital Filmmaking: The Changing Art and Craft of Making Motion Pictures. CRC Press. pp. 240–1. ISBN 978-1136053542.