When Bava made Black Sunday, he used the same red and green makeup/lighting dissolve technique Rouben Mamoulian used in 1931 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to make Barbara Steele age from a middle aged beauty to an ugly old crone.
Tim Lucas wrote an outstanding book on the life, career, and technique of Mario Bava that you can find at www.videowatchdog.com. It’s pricey at $260, but believe me you get what you pay for. I’m reading it right now – I’m up to the coverage of Hercules in the Haunted World with Reg Park and Christopher Lee. The book also covers a lot of ground on the films Bava made but never took credit for, in a special effects, directing, and cinematography capacity.
Is this the documentary you were talking about? It begins with this part on youtube:
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