The talkies (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
The talkies
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Volume:
The talkies
Leaf #:
000281
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
August 29, 2024
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THET ALKIES 1 93 vidual who commands his respect, inasmuch as he certainly is working under adverse conditions, and, what is more, getting results. The soundengineer, in his turn, is beginning to get some idea of the cinematographer's point of view, and, realizing that both photography and sound must work hand in hand, and that one is as necessary as the other, the two are now working in happy co-operation. What would they say now? Perhaps they are all too busy getting down to their new problems to have time for contemplation. Whatever people may say, the Talkies are improving. Slowly, but surely, the back stage "sob stuff" with its pink and blue heroines is dying out, and the prime importance of a sound plot, good words, and balanced acting, is becoming evident. Rubbish seen alone or heard alone does not stand out so sharply as when it is caught writhing in the converging beams of simultaneous sight and hearing. The screen is tending towards reality. The Talkies have brought it marvellously near on more than one occasion. It is easy to deplore an age of mechanical entertainment, but there is no doubt that science and reality can be, and are being, brought closer together by the talking picture. There can be no better ending for this