The Introduction of the Talkies
The Introduction of the ‘Talkies’
Before 1926 all motion pictures were accompanied by a live orchestra to play alongside the film that was provided by theatre owners. By 1926 Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system. This provided sound effects and music that was recorded on a wax record. This recorded piece would then be synchronized with a film projector. Since the introduction of sound was coming about, this meant the production to produce these films, instead of a silent movies, had to increase its costs.
August 6th 1926 is when Warner Brothers first revealed the Vitaphone to the public.
Vitaphones were introduced in the 1920’s as an early sound system that would sync together the sound of a phonograph (which is a sound-reproducing machine that uses records in the form of a cylinder or disc) and then it gets projected to a moving picture. During the 1920’s Vitaphones was the only major analog sound on disc system that was so successful and widely used.
The first motion picture to have had a pre-recorded score and synchronized sound effects was released by Warner Brothers and was “Don Juan”.
However, October 1927 was the premiere of the “The Jazz Singer” which proved to change numerous opinions on “talkies”.
In the 1920’s motion pictures were ranked fifth in the entertainment industry.
During the late 1920’s silent films were being replaced with talking pictures. Soon after silent films were known as dead. Sound had completely taken over the industry and was named the new king of movies.
Bibliography
K J Mason (2007).
Experience of Nationhood. 5th ed.
Australia: McGraw Hill Australia. 125.
Oleksy, W.
The Silents and the Early Talkies.
Available: http://www.themave.com/bijou/20/intro.htm
Last accessed 10th Aug 2013.
Benchley, R. (1994).
Talking Motion Pictures.
Available: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/movies/talkies.html.
Last accessed 10th Aug 2013.
Pineda, M. (2012).
The Introduction to Talkies -
Before 1926 all motion pictures were accompanied by a live orchestra to play alongside the film that was provided by theatre owners. By 1926 Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system. This provided sound effects and music that was recorded on a wax record. This recorded piece would then be synchronized with a film projector. Since the introduction of sound was coming about, this meant the production to produce these films, instead of a silent movies, had to increase its costs.
August 6th 1926 is when Warner Brothers first revealed the Vitaphone to the public.
Vitaphones were introduced in the 1920’s as an early sound system that would sync together the sound of a phonograph (which is a sound-reproducing machine that uses records in the form of a cylinder or disc) and then it gets projected to a moving picture. During the 1920’s Vitaphones was the only major analog sound on disc system that was so successful and widely used.
The first motion picture to have had a pre-recorded score and synchronized sound effects was released by Warner Brothers and was “Don Juan”.
However, October 1927 was the premiere of the “The Jazz Singer” which proved to change numerous opinions on “talkies”.
In the 1920’s motion pictures were ranked fifth in the entertainment industry.
During the late 1920’s silent films were being replaced with talking pictures. Soon after silent films were known as dead. Sound had completely taken over the industry and was named the new king of movies.
Bibliography
K J Mason (2007).
Experience of Nationhood. 5th ed.
Australia: McGraw Hill Australia. 125.
Oleksy, W.
The Silents and the Early Talkies.
Available: http://www.themave.com/bijou/20/intro.htm
Last accessed 10th Aug 2013.
Benchley, R. (1994).
Talking Motion Pictures.
Available: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/movies/talkies.html.
Last accessed 10th Aug 2013.
Pineda, M. (2012).
The Introduction to Talkies -