1920's Film
I have always had a deep
interest in film. Cinema technologies have progressed and changed so much over
the years. It is amazing to see how far we have come with our film technology;
but, there is something so beautiful and simplistic about the 1920 era of film that
people should revisit and give a chance to an entirely different movie art form.
It was not until the late 1920’s that sound was introduced into films. Before
1927 silent films were the craze. These films contained music by a piano or
other instrument playing in the background with title cards that would appear
with printed text to move the storyline along. It was then that “talkies” were
made in 1927 when the movie The Jazz
Singer was released. According to our text book, they used the Vitaphone, a
sound-on-disc process that issued the audio from the film.
Carli,
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I loved reading about your interest in cinema technologies and their development over time. I think it is great that you were able to give a history of silent films and the technology they used like the vitaphone. As much as I have an appreciation for the older art forms, I also really enjoy the advancement and how far they have come in movies.
Madelyn Roop
Carli,
ReplyDeleteNot a lot of people are interested in this kind of cinema technology. It is refreshing to know that I'm not the only one out there. Your post really had good facts, including how silent films used to be the 'craze,' and that's true, its so sad to see people taking less interest in all the things that happen behind the actors like the music. Movies and cinema technology has advanced to much, but it would be nice to revisit the old times.
Kassandra Alanis
Carli, I really enjoyed reading your post and how you focused in on the 1920's era. This era was so vibrant and so rich in history. Cinema technology is very interesting, especially this the 1920's where the film industry developed and became a large part of entertainment and pop culture. Great job and and great topic.
ReplyDelete-Masiel Arroyo
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ReplyDeleteCarli, this was definitely an interesting read. I've never seen a silent film, but I can definitely appreciate the simplistic art behind them. It's interesting to think about how fast silent films died out once sound technology, in films, was better developed. It always makes me wonder what the film industry would have been like today if sound technology wasn't invented.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Suniga
Carli, I really enjoyed reading your post! I happen to find silent films very interesting as well because I find that they were such a big part of the 1920’s era and brought so much life and interesting history to that era. You picked a really great topic and its insane how much we’ve grown and are still growing since then.
ReplyDeleteKeana lujan
Hi Carli,
ReplyDeleteI’m also super interested in film. I used to want to study film so the history of it is still super intriguing to me. It’s so cool to think about how simple films used to be, before dialog and even acting skills were necessary; it was just purely the art of film. Great blog post!
Best,
Miranda Moeller
Carli,
ReplyDeleteAs someone who is also interested in film, I found your post to be very interesting. I like how you focused on the history of film, because the simplistic origins of film are often forgotten and overshadowed by all the advanced technology used to create films today. It's always interesting to reflect on how far technology has come in the past century. I enjoyed reading your blog!
- Angela Porter
Coming from a huge movie buff here I really loved your thoughts in this blog. I personally have never seen a movie from the 1920’s era, but I certainly appreciate their creation and how those films were the stepping stones to the cinematic masterpieces we have today. I love that you put in there that movies with sound were called “talkies,” it’s a cute little fun fact that I’ll probably always have stored in the back of my mind. Thanks for this blog 10/10!
ReplyDelete-Savannah Martinez
Carli,
ReplyDeleteFinally, a post that doesn't include social media but I agree with you and your passion for film. It has definitely came a long way and I believe it will continue to come a long way and make strides in the film world. This was my favorite blog to read thus far, keep it up!
-Jarveon