Hands of Hollywood (1929)

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Hands of Hollywood New machinery has been added to the laboratory and the system of developing has been changed, great care being taken so that the sound impressions on the film will not be distorted. The cutting of dialog pictures has been changed, also. The Cutter formerly cut the film entirely by scenes. Now he must also cut the dialog. Each scene of the recorded film is timed by means of a stop watch. The cutters are equipped with small projectors and reproducers which enable them to watch the action of the scene and to hear the speaking of the dialog at the same time. When cuts are made or when close-ups are inserted, the movements of the charac' ter's lips must synchronize exactly with the sound of the voice. Some dialog picture authorities predict that the theaters of the future will contain a maximum of 1500 seats. They claim that the arrangement of theater seats will be changed radically, the theater being divided into small sections and having twice as many aisles as formerly. Such an arrangement, they say, would diminish the annoy ance caused by late arrivals passing in front of the patrons. Despite widespread reports to the contrary, the Talkers have not said curfew to the majority of the regular picture stars. Indeed, some of the old-time players'1 voices have recorded more effectively than the voices of many of the stage actors. Most of the screen favorites are secure in their position and it will take more than studied enunciation to remove them from Hollywood. Many of the experienced stage actors are neither as young nor as beautiful as the average screen star, and the average theater-goer, having learned to expect loveliness of face and figure on the screen, will continue to demand it in the future. Of course, some of the stage stars are very beautiful, but Screenland has more beauty, youth and allure than any place in the world. [98]