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This 5-page paper examines the history of sound in motion picture before 1939. The essay describes the advent of picture-and-sound technology, launched in the late 19th century, and moves through the release of "The Jazz Singer," considered the breakthrough "talkie" in movie sound technology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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pictures. Silent movies simply dont exist any more, and sound and dialogue are central to the plot development of a motion picture.
Less than a century ago, however, there was no such thing as sound with movies, unless you include a player piano adding background sound to a particular scene. At that
time, in fact, experiments with sound and pictures were dubious, at best, and were considered not to be desirable or needed. Yet if it hadnt been for the advent of
"talkies" before 1939, movie-making today would likely not be as sophisticated or movies as memorable as they are now. In probably one
of the most well remembered and best-loved movies, "Singing in the Rain," one scene stands out in particular. In this scene (which takes place in 1927), movie stars Lina Lamont
and Don Lockwood are filming a new "talkie." But Linas film voice says "no" while she is nodding "yes." The problem is that Linas voice (actually recorded by another actress
because Linas true voice was little more than a shriek) was not "in synch" with what was happening on the screen. This happened because the "sound technology" was actually a
phonograph - and when the record skipped, so did the sound synchronization. The results, predictably, were humorous - the movie-going audience hated it and wanted its money back. As mentioned
before, one problem with recording Linas voice was that, although she was gorgeous on the screen, her voice was a Bronx scream, and the movie studio executives (rightfully so) were
convinced that if Linas voice were to be heard, it would automatically decrease the fan base, as Lina was a great movie star - at least as long as the
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