dʒˈæk ænd ðə bˈiːnstɔːk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ ɹˌiːɪnˈaɪdʒɚ wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ʃˈuːt ɪn kˈʌlɚ, jˈuːsᵻz fˈʊlkˈʌlɚ pˈeɪntᵻd bˈækɡɹaʊndz wɪððə blˈæk sˌɪlʊwˈɛts, sˌʌm ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɑːɹ ˈɪnleɪd wɪð tɹænslˈuːsənt, kˈʌlɚd, "swˈiːt ɹˈæpɚ" mətˈɪɹiəl fɚɹə stˈeɪnd ɡlˈæs ɪfˈɛkt.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1955), which Reiniger was forced to shoot in colour, uses full-colour painted backgrounds with the black silhouettes, some of which are inlaid with translucent, coloured, "sweet wrapper" material for a stained glass effect.