The art of sound pictures (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
The art of sound pictures
Date:
1930
Publisher:
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Volume:
The art of sound pictures
Leaf #:
000245
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:
March 21, 2024
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CHAPTER X SOUND TECHNIQUE Making silent pictures was difficult enough. But now that sound must be added to every picture, we have a wholly new technique. Let us consider briefly the processes involved in picture making. The motion picture camera is designed to take a long series of individual photographs in rapid succession. It operates on the same principle as a machine gun, but instead of shooting out bullets, it is shooting in a series of pictures. The ordinary word for taking a picture is ‘‘shooting.” Individual pictures or short sequences of pictures are called “shots.” Thus, we say: “Is Harry Pollard shooting to-day?” Or, “Jim Cruze got some nice shots on that undersea set yesterday.” We mean that Harry Pollard is actually photographing some part of a story, and that Cruze took some successful motion picture photographs of the set. In picture language, all shots are moving picture shots unless otherwise designated. There is a special photographer usually on the set known as the “still man,” He uses an ordinary camera which takes only one picture at a time. These are called “stills,” for they do not, of course, show motion. We may as well use professional terms in our study of sound technique. So keep in mind these and other motion picture terms as you proceed. The principle of motion pictures is a very old one. It 215