The art of sound pictures (1930)

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Title:
The art of sound pictures
Date:
1930
Publisher:
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Volume:
The art of sound pictures
Leaf #:
000244
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 09, 2024
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INTRODUCTION TO PART II Thus far you have been considering the fundamentals of the art and its many techniques. Probably nine out of ten workers in the field of sound pictures find these problems more than enough to absorb their energies. Certainly, few story writers, continuity writers, scenario editors, and directors delve deeply into the other grand division of the picture business, wherein engineers and scientists toil over physical and chemical puzzles. They leave all these to specialists. Nevertheless, one cannot know too much about anything; and the motion picture business suffers woefully from a surplus of people having a deficit of knowledge. Furthermore, the most competent workers always are eager to assimilate all they can. So we shall outline in this part of the book the three main parts of picture mechanics, namely, the underlying scientific facts of y reproducing scenes, sound, and color. Should your interest be limited to the inventing of stories, or to preparing stories for the director, or to directing them, you will probably not care to read the following chapters. But, sooner or later, you are likely to find that some of this highly specialized information is sorely needed.