The talkies (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
The talkies
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Volume:
The talkies
Leaf #:
00093
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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THETALKIES 59 When the actors and actresses had to move about a lot several microphones were sometimes employed, concealed about the stage or "set" as it is called, in such positions that there would always be at least one near enough to be the correct distance from the actors as they moved about. When this was done the work of the controlling engineers became increasingly difficult. Not only did they have to watch the amount of sound passing to the recording camera, but they had to see that the microphone nearest the actor who was speaking was switched on and that the others were switched off. They had to follow the actors about with their microphones, switching them on and off as the members of the cast moved about the stage. This was done by means of a "Mixer." Although there are two schools of thought with regard to the use of multiple microphones, there is, I think, a definite move towards using only one, due to the fact that the modern microphone is perfectly capable of picking up sounds over a large area if it is properly handled. Separate microphones are still extensively used for "noises off" such as clocks ticking, the sound of the sea, or the noise of traffic. These noises have to be "faded in" through a Mixer at just