One of the featurettes has an interview with an actor discussing how off-putting it was working in gray sets, with gray props. And the hours spent in makeup.
To the best of my knowledge, Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, from Disney, is the first modern 3D black & white production. And it's quite beautiful. The story is basically your standard boy and his dog... but with a bit of grave-robbing thrown in. A beautiful film, for all ages, this tale of...