Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000112
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Jan., 1930] ACOUSTIC CONTROL OF RECORDING 95 other hand, no difficulty has been experienced in obtaining the requisite loudness under the same conditions of overload in live rooms. This would lead one to believe that the ear interprets loudness, not only by means of maximum intensity which reaches it, but that it also, to a certain extent, integrates this intensity in time. Regardless of the exact nature of this phenomenon, it is of considerable commercial importance as not only the quality but the loudness of such records is improved by the use of scoring rooms having the proper time of reverberation. From the foregoing, it is believed that a considerable improvement in the naturalness of talking moving picture reproduction can be obtained by a proper control of the following items: 1 . Reverberation in the set. 2. Proper placement of the microphone. 3. The use of only one microphone at a time. 4. Refraining from operating the "mixer" to any extent during take.