Even with the advent of early color experiments, the greater expense of color meant films were mostly made in black and white until the 1950s, when cheaper color processes were introduced, and in some years the percentage of films shot on color film surpassed 51%.
Čak i uz pojavu eksperimenata u ranim bojama, veći trošak boja koji su filmi značili uglavnom su bili crno-bijele do pedesetih godina prošlog veka, kada su uvedeni jeftiniji procesi u boji, a za nekoliko godina procenat filmova snimljenih u filmu u boji premašio je 51%.