"In 1952, Delli Colli was under contract with producers Carlo Ponti and Dino De Laurentiis when he was assigned lensing duties on Italy???s first color pic, comedy ???Toto a colori.??? Delli Colli says the transition to color required new types of lighting and affected basic concepts of costume and production design. ???There is no doubt the cinema has gained something from the advent of color,???" . . . .