3. Sound comes to film
• over 3 decades of significant
innovation
4. Sound comes to film
• over 3 decades of significant
innovation
• declining profits in 1927-28 led
film companies to push the
wide-spread implementation of
sound for film
5. Sound comes to film
• over 3 decades of significant
innovation
• declining profits in 1927-28 led
film companies to push the
wide-spread implementation of
sound for film
• by 1931 all Hollywood movies
are ‘talkies’
29. Amplification
problem solved
• 1904 - Daniel Higham invents
the Higham-A-Phone
reproducer, the amplifier
used in the Columbia
Graphophone
30. Amplification
problem solved
• 1904 - Daniel Higham invents
the Higham-A-Phone
reproducer, the amplifier
used in the Columbia
Graphophone
• 1906 - Lee DeForest invents
the Audion, an early tube
amplifier
31. Amplification
problem solved
• 1904 - Daniel Higham invents
the Higham-A-Phone
reproducer, the amplifier
used in the Columbia
Graphophone
• 1906 - Lee DeForest invents
the Audion, an early tube
amplifier
• 1908 - E.E. Norton invents
the Cameraphone
37. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• 1911-1919 - Western Electric and Lee
DeForest develop Vitaphone, a method of
recording and reproducing sound
electronically on disc.
38. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• 1911-1919 - Western Electric and Lee
DeForest develop Vitaphone, a method of
recording and reproducing sound
electronically on disc.
• 1921 - DeForest patents phonofilm, a
method of recording sound on film
39. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• 1911-1919 - Western Electric and Lee
DeForest develop Vitaphone, a method of
recording and reproducing sound
electronically on disc.
• 1921 - DeForest patents phonofilm, a
method of recording sound on film
• 1926 - Warner Bros. releases Don Juan, the
first film to include music on an amplified
sound-track using the Vitaphone system.
40. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• 1911-1919 - Western Electric and Lee
DeForest develop Vitaphone, a method of
recording and reproducing sound
electronically on disc.
• 1921 - DeForest patents phonofilm, a
method of recording sound on film
• 1926 - Warner Bros. releases Don Juan, the
first film to include music on an amplified
sound-track using the Vitaphone system.
• 1927 -The Jazz Singer featuring Al Jolson is
released by Warner Bros. First full-length
film with synchronized dialog.
41. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• 1911-1919 - Western Electric and Lee
DeForest develop Vitaphone, a method of
recording and reproducing sound
electronically on disc.
• 1921 - DeForest patents phonofilm, a
method of recording sound on film
• 1926 - Warner Bros. releases Don Juan, the
first film to include music on an amplified
sound-track using the Vitaphone system.
• 1927 -The Jazz Singer featuring Al Jolson is
released by Warner Bros. First full-length
film with synchronized dialog.
• 1927 - Fox Film Corp. produces newsreels
with a sound on film process called
Movietone.
43. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• May 1928 - the major film
companies sign with AT&T to
produce pictures with sound
on film.
44. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• May 1928 - the major film
companies sign with AT&T to
produce pictures with sound
on film.
• End of 1920s - Most theaters
no longer have a house
orchestra and organist.
45. Making Sound for Film
Cost Effective
• May 1928 - the major film
companies sign with AT&T to
produce pictures with sound
on film.
• End of 1920s - Most theaters
no longer have a house
orchestra and organist.
• 1928 -- Warner Bros. releases
The Singing Fool -- again
starring Al Jolson. Makes an
unprecedented $5,000,000.
47. Silent Films are history
• Mass Production and lower cost
implementations resolved the last
problem.
48. Silent Films are history
• Mass Production and lower cost
implementations resolved the last
problem.
• Sound for Film was now cost effective
and making film companies more
money than ever!
Notas do Editor
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
New inventions led to new innovations. Once these were implemented in mass quantities, they became cost effective.
Kinetophone had background music only, not in sync with the picture.
Chronophone attempted to synchronize sound with picture, but had limited success.
Kinetophone had background music only, not in sync with the picture.
Chronophone attempted to synchronize sound with picture, but had limited success.
Kinetophone had background music only, not in sync with the picture.
Chronophone attempted to synchronize sound with picture, but had limited success.
Each inventor and company had limited success because of these three problems.
Each inventor and company had limited success because of these three problems.
Each inventor and company had limited success because of these three problems.
Kinetophone was connected to projector via a long pulley for synchronization
Edison abandoned sound films in 1915, due to problems with union projectionists and lack of patent protection
Kinetophone was connected to projector via a long pulley for synchronization
Edison abandoned sound films in 1915, due to problems with union projectionists and lack of patent protection
Synchronization had been accomplished by early 1900’s, but the volume of playback and the cost of implementation were still problems.
Synchronization had been accomplished by early 1900’s, but the volume of playback and the cost of implementation were still problems.
Synchronization had been accomplished by early 1900’s, but the volume of playback and the cost of implementation were still problems.
Sound could now be synchronized to the picture and amplified in the theater, but implementation was expensive.
Sound could now be synchronized to the picture and amplified in the theater, but implementation was expensive.
Sound could now be synchronized to the picture and amplified in the theater, but implementation was expensive.
Among the Fox Newsreels: the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the capturing of the explosion of the Hindenburg. These newsreel shorts became known as the Movietone News.
Among the Fox Newsreels: the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the capturing of the explosion of the Hindenburg. These newsreel shorts became known as the Movietone News.
Among the Fox Newsreels: the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the capturing of the explosion of the Hindenburg. These newsreel shorts became known as the Movietone News.
Among the Fox Newsreels: the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the capturing of the explosion of the Hindenburg. These newsreel shorts became known as the Movietone News.
Among the Fox Newsreels: the flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic and the capturing of the explosion of the Hindenburg. These newsreel shorts became known as the Movietone News.
Mass Production and Lower cost implementations resolved the last problem. Sound for Film was now cost effective and making film companies more money than ever!
Mass Production and Lower cost implementations resolved the last problem. Sound for Film was now cost effective and making film companies more money than ever!
Mass Production and Lower cost implementations resolved the last problem. Sound for Film was now cost effective and making film companies more money than ever!
