The Motion Picture Almanac 1929 (1929)

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Record Details:

Title:
The Motion Picture Almanac 1929
Date:
1929
Publisher:
Chicago : Exhibitors Herald-World
Volume:
The motion picture almanac (1929)
Leaf #:
000127
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Yearbook
Collection:
Year Book
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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1929 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 123 MAKING THE SILENT SCREEN TALK Filament /\ Condenser Slit Objectne; Figure 1. Above: Diagram of optical system of sound pick-up in the Movietone method of sound-mi-film . The P-E. or photoelectric cell, is the "heart" of somid pictures by the film method. It is this cell irhich changes a beam of light into speech and music. Above: Section of Photophoue Jilm, another sound'On-film method. Note sound track at right. Silver layer Sensitive surface. Glass bulb Light passing thru film Window Anode Gaseous — ^ Conduction 1 > 1 ^■Ayl^K f. Jj^^^^^^^^l ■ ^H^^H^liM'' .^^^^1 " ■ ^1 |P--Jiil IM ^^^H ' ^^^^^^1 h— ■ Wtmk^^^^^ Above: Section of Movietone filtn. The light track, or speech, is the sha ded si rip at the right. Above: The photo-electric cell used ii the Movietone method of sound-07i-fih> reproduction. Left: The sound-proof camera booth used in producing sound pictures by the Vitaphone, or sound-on-disc. method. Right : The projection machine gives the audience both visual and audible enti rtainmcnt by the \' it a phone method.