ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ, lˈeɪɾɚ fˈɪlmeɪkɚz, ðə dˈɑːmɪnənt mˈɛθəd ʌv ʃˈuːɾɪŋ sˌɪlʊwˈɛt fˈɪlmz ɪn kˈʌlɚ hˈæzbiːn tʊ ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt ðə tˈɪntᵻd lˈʊk ʌv pɹˈɪnzən ɐtʃəmd baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ bˈækɡɹaʊndz wɪð mˈɛni dˈɪfɹənt tˈoʊnz ʌv wˈʌn kˈʌlɚ, ɔːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz tˈuː klˈoʊs ɔːɹ kˌɑːmplɪmˈɛntɚɹi kˈʌlɚz.
Among other, later filmmakers, the dominant method of shooting silhouette films in colour has been to imitate the tinted look of Prinzen Achmed by using backgrounds with many different tones of one colour, or sometimes two close or complementary colours.