“Films are 50 percent visual and 50 percent sound. Sometimes sound even overplays the visual,” David Lynch once said. Indeed, the aural experience is one that the best directors pay careful attention to and today we have a look at how synchronous came about in cinema. After looking at the history of editing and movie trailers, Filmmaker IQ have delivered an in-depth, 33-minute look at the history of sound at the movies.
Beginning with Edison and going through the various technologies and competing individuals that would vie for a breakthrough in the marketplace, the video also explores the massive transition in production and distribution that was needed. After The Jazz Singer showed audiences what could be, interest rapidly shifted and it was a fairly quick, but costly process for Hollywood to adapt (about two years). Check out much more in the video below.
Did you learn anything new from the video?