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The document discusses the transition to sound films in the 1930s. It summarizes influential films of the decade like Frankenstein (1931) and The Invisible Man (1933) which used early special effects techniques. By the mid-1930s, all major studios were adding sound to films and special effects had advanced, requiring separate departments for techniques like rear projection, miniatures, and matte paintings.
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This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes specific films from 1975 (Jaws) and 1960 (Psycho) to showcase cinematography and sound techniques from those eras. The document also discusses how cinematography and sound have converged with other industries and impacted audiences over time.
Film Production
This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes specific films from 1975 (Jaws) and 1960 (Psycho) to showcase cinematography and sound techniques from those eras. The document also discusses how cinematography and sound have converged with other industries and how technological advances continue to impact filmmaking.
Film Production
This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes specific films from 1975 (Jaws) and 1960 (Psycho) to showcase cinematography and sound techniques from those eras. The document also discusses how cinematography and sound have converged with other industries and how technological advances continue to impact filmmaking.
Film Production
This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes specific films from 1975 (Jaws) and 1960 (Psycho) to showcase cinematography and sound techniques from those eras. The document also discusses how cinematography and sound have converged with other industries and how technological advances continue to impact film production.
Film Production
This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes specific films from 1975 (Jaws) and 1960 (Psycho) to showcase cinematography and sound techniques from those eras. The document also discusses how the film industry has converged with other industries through things like ringtones and how technological advances continue to impact cinematography, sound, and the audience experience.
Film Production
This document discusses the history and development of cinematography and sound in film production. It covers early examples of cinematography from 1888 and sound experimentation in 1894. It then analyzes the cinematography in the 1975 film "Jaws" and use of sound in the 1960 film "Psycho" to show how techniques have advanced over the decades. The document also explores how cinematography and sound have converged with other industries through things like film posters and ringtones.
History of Film
Here are the answers to the activity questions:
- The Jazz Singer was the movie that developed the change from silent films to sound films.
- The first line of dialogue in film history was "Wait a minute: you haven’t heard anything." uttered by the protagonist, Al Jolson, looking at the camera in The Jazz Singer.
- Light is the essential element in the Black and White films.
- Before actual methods, frames were painted frame by frame or films were turned into monochrome tones through a dye bath.
- Digital Cinematography is the process of capturing motion picture images digitally rather than on film, such as to video, hard disks, flash memory or other media that
The history of the movie trailer
The first film trailers began as advertisements shown between films in theaters in the 1910s. In 1919, the National Screen Service gained a monopoly on creating and distributing trailers, establishing a template that became standard. Trailers evolved from being silent to incorporating sound in 1929. Experimentation increased in the 1940s-60s as the National Screen Service's control declined. By the 1990s, trailers had become big business and focused more on safely selling expensive films than taking risks or revealing too much of the plot.
Film sound history
The document provides a history of film sound, beginning with Thomas Edison's 1895 Kinetophone, the first attempt to synchronize sound and moving images. Before 1928, silent films were typically accompanied by live sound effects, music, and recordings. Early experiments in the 1920s recorded sound on discs played in tandem with films. In 1926, Vitaphone and Movietone introduced sound-on-film systems, with Vitaphone recording sound separately on phonograph records. The 1927 film The Jazz Singer was the first feature-length movie with spoken dialogue. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, surround sound and Foley techniques were developed to improve audio quality and realism, as movie attendance declined with the rise of television.
The History Of The Cinema
The document provides biographies of Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin, two iconic stars of cinema's early history. It then discusses the history of film technology, from the camera obscura to the development of motion pictures in the 1920s. Finally, it outlines the major film studios that were prominent in Hollywood's Golden Age and the roles of key personnel involved in film production.
The History Of The Cinema
The document provides biographies of Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin, two iconic actors from Hollywood's golden age. It also discusses the early history of cinema, including the camera obscura, one of the first optical devices that led to the development of photography and film. Finally, it outlines the major film studios that were prominent in Hollywood in the early 20th century, including Warner Bros., Paramount, RKO, MGM, and 20th Century Fox.
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#7 1930’s-
- 1. The 1930’s The ‘talkie’ 1927 “The Jazz Singer” was released with rave reviews from audiences. Up to this point, Hollywood ignored the idea of adding sound to films, but the paying audiences wanted more films with sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxSMA9GTAo&feature=related Eventually snippets of sound were added to silent films, and by the mid 1930’s all major studios were adding sound to their films.