Silent film
Summary
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. In entertainment silent films the acting and dialogue is commuted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made practical in the late 1920s with the perfection of the audion amplifier tube and the introduction of the Vitaphone system. After The Jazz Singer in 1927, "talkies" became more and more commonplace and within a decade silent films essentially disappeared.The first film was created by Louis Le Prince in 1888.
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ArcGen Hilta Silences Competition at Showman’s Show
Silence was the order of the day for ArcGen Hilta at this year’s Showman’s Show as the company’s market-leading range of super-silent machines took centre stage. The stand, designed to emulate the set of a 1920s Hollywood silent movie, shone the spotlight on ArcGen Hilta’s EVENTA generators, SMC lighting towers and Lumaphore ‘softlite’ system, suitable [.
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“On beauty” - Andrea Resmini & Eric Reiss at EuroIA
Not since Joe Muggs turned up at London IA and started talking about “Dancing to architecture” have I faced a session as unbloggable as that delivered last night at EuroIA by Andrea Resmini and Eric Reiss. Taking turns to accompany each other on the piano, silent-movie style, they delivered a visual essay on the nature of beauty and what IAs should do about it - which doesn’t really work without either the visuals or the soundtrack.
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Books of The Times: ‘Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame’ by Ty Burr
From the silent movies to the talkies to the digital age, Ty Burr chronicles the cult of movie stars and their fans.
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Books of The Times: ‘Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame’ by Ty Burr
From the silent movies to the talkies to the digital age, Ty Burr chronicles the cult of movie stars and their fans.
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Books of The Times: ‘Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame’ by Ty Burr
From the silent movies to the talkies to the digital age, Ty Burr chronicles the cult of movie stars and their fans.
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Oscar Winner Jean Dujardin Chooses a Jaeger-LeCoultre
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- French actor Jean Dujardin received an Oscar last night as Best Actor for his role in the film "The Artist" at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. For his memorable evening, the silent film's star chose to wear a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox. . .
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Maria Rodale: Why the Artist Is the Perfect Movie for These Times
I saw The Artist in The Paris Theater. For New Yorkers, The Paris Theater is iconic. It's across the street from the Plaza Hotel and right next to Bergdorf Goodman, and it gets all the great and unusual movies, and sometimes even the premieres. It's not a big theater, nor especially fancy.
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WATCH: Chris Matthews Turns Mitt Romney Into 'The Artist'
Chris Matthews took a trip to the movies on his Sunday syndicated show, using Oscar favorite "The Artist" to make a parody trailer about Mitt Romney and his many verbal gaffes.
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Flip-flopping Favourites in the Lead Acting Oscar Betting but 'The Artist' a Shoo-in to Make Silence Golden
LONDON, February 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading online betting firm Sky Bet has updated its full list of Oscars betting markets ahead of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. Black and white silent movie 'The Artist', which picked up the Producers Guild Award and also won the. . .
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BBC1 draws biggest Baftas audience since 2004
SUNDAY: The British Academy Film Awards walked away with its biggest audience in eight years as silent movie The Artist swept the board.
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