Film in the 1920s - Talkies (late 1920s)

Introduction

• Warner Bros. developed the Vitaphone
• Many films started using synchronized sound effects, then moved on to occasional spoken words. By 1928, there were animated sound cartoons and all-talking sound films
• Later other major film studios joined in the revolution of sound and converted from silent to sound film production
• The transition from silent to talking films had difficulties for film industries
• By 1930, silent film industries moved into sound film production
• For more information about the transition from Silent to Talkies, copy the link below:
• http://francescamiller.com/talkies.html

Don Juan

• Don Juan (1928) was the first film that had synchronized sound effects, however, there was no dialogue

Birth of Talkies

Challenges during the transition from Silent to Talkies

• Talkie films began when Warner Brothers developed the Vitaphone.
• The Vitaphone synchronized sound with the film to create talking pictures. The sound was recorded on a phonograph record and then synchronize with the film projector.

• Difficulties for film industries:
• Camera movements were restricted and acting suffered in order to record live dialogue
• Film industries had to purchase expensive new equipment
• Careers of actors and actresses during the silent era suffered
• Actors and actresses in talking films had good voices and stage presence
• The link below is about the ten famous actors and actresses during the silent movie era and how the start of "talkies" affected their careers:
• http://www.shadowlocked.com/201203072430/lists/10-silent-super-stars-facing-the-advent-of-talkies.html

Steamboat Willie

• Steamboat Willie (1928) was the first animated sound cartoon

Film in the 1920s

Actors and Actresses

• The Jazz Singer (1927)
• Al Jolson
• May McAvoy
• Lights of New York (1928)
• Helene Costello
• Cullen Landis
• Wheeler Oakman
• Steamboat Willie (1928)
• Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney)
• Link to activity:
• http://prezi.com/uk_nqkzfhh0h/film-in-the-1920s-talkies-activity/

Lights of New York

• Lights of New York (1928) was the first all talking sound film

Talkies (Late 1920s)

Jazz Singer

• Jazz Singer (1927) was the first feature length talkie film. There were about 350 spoken words
• For more information, copy the link below:
• http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/movies/talkies.html

Birth of Talkies

• Warner Brothers developed the vitaphone.
• The vitaphone synchronized sound with the film to create talking pictures. The sound was recorded on a phonograph record and then synchronized with the film projector.

The Vitaphone

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/VitaphoneDemo.jpg/300px-VitaphoneDemo.jpg