The art of sound pictures (1930)

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ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Railroading talkies 22 AI Jolson putting over one of his famous songs during the production of The Singing Fool 22 The stage is set 46 A barrage of cameras and talkie equipment recording chorus numbers 46 Testing subjects for their reactions to screen episodes . 130 Testing reactions to a compliance episode 130 Testing reactions to a submission episode 134 Scene used to test the reactions of blondes and brunettes to the emotion of inducement 134 Taking talking pictures upside down 196 Galloping talkies 196 The “heart” of talking picture production . . . . 226 Fanny Brice making her picture, My Man . . . . 226 A soundproof camera booth 238 Synchronizing film and sound 238 S. S. Van Dine designed this set 278