Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them (c. 1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Date:
c. 1937
Publisher:
Richmond : Johnson Publishing Company
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000249
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Technology
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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1 MUSIC IN PICTURES There are two main methods by which music is used in sound studios. In one, in so-called "musical pictures," the music as sung or played by the character or characters is worked into the framework on a par with, or greater in appeal importance than, the story. Types of such musical films are The Girl of the Golden West, The Gold Diggers, Firefly, and Naughty Marietta. But the place of music in the cinema by no means stops with productions like these, for it is used to enhance dramatic effects in every photoplay. It is employed to greater extent now than ever before in film history. If individual music libraries of all the studios could be assembled in one place such a collection would be the largest music library in the world. In fact the music library of one single studio is rated as the third largest in the United States, for it has more than eighty thousand numbers. Direct criticism of a musical picture like May time or Rose-Marie is a simple task for anyone knowing music. But criticism of music that is applied to dramatic, nonmusical productions must arise from an intelligent understanding of special factors not found in the musical picture taken by itself. If one is able to understand why a [ 209 ]