Sound

Question 1

sound first introduced

Answer 1

Introduced in France

Question 2

Henry Ford car =

Answer 2

-Escaped without going to movies
-people listened to radio

Question 3

Theodore Case

Answer 3

-Put sound on film first
-interviewed famous people
- people in audience heard sound they wanted it

Question 4

The Jazz Singer

Answer 4

-First sound film
-Broadway star
-black face
-poster was colored but film was black and white
-made by warner bros.

Question 5

Sounds in films

Answer 5

One was silent (subtitles)
One with sound

Question 6

The singing fool

Answer 6

-80% talking singing
-20% silence
huge hit

Question 7

Studios remodel

Answer 7

Studios had to remodel “sound stages”
need quiet camera
camera inside a metal blimp
hidden microphones/cameras cant move
need projectors and sound systems in theaters
need actors with voices
need scriptwriters for dialogue = playwrights

Question 8

Joesph Breil

Answer 8

First US film score
go-piece L.A symphony plays at all shows
title song became a hit
film was 2 hours, 5 min.