AMST 35a Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vitagraph Studios, Old Age, Cuckoo Clock
24 Jan 2017
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The early sound era (1927-1930: watch the movie, listen to the movie. 5 ways film communicate information to the audience: image. Paris: eiffel tower, china: the great wall: written language. French language (no translation: noise / sound. E. g. the room tone: sound of typing, sound of chewing gum (normal background noise) Vietnam: mix of rock and roll + jungle. All dialogues can be heard / understand very clearly. Radio should not be about one-to-one communication (short wave), it should be broadcasted to everyone. Use a receiver to listen to the radio. People started staying home to listen to the radio. October 6, 1927 (documentary of the jazz singer) On-screen synchronized sound vs off-screen synchronized sound (you can"t see me but you can hear me) So, movies with sound were getting popular at that time. Give you the sense of the outside world (things that are off screen) Elsee (naughty girl, angry tone) elsee (panic sound)
