Sound or silence, loss or gain?

The Weimar Cinema debate about the transition of sound

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
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Author: Sabine Buchholz ISBN: 9783638906180
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: January 30, 2008
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Sabine Buchholz
ISBN: 9783638906180
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: January 30, 2008
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Communications - Media History, grade: 1,3, University of Southampton (University of Southampton - School of Humanities: Film Studies), course: Image, Sound and Narrative in Late Weimar Cinem, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 'Put speech into films, and you will get speech plus film but you will not get a film.' Although, initially, sound films were considered to be only a temporary phenomenon that would never replace the silent picture, the transition to talkies proceeded more and more in Weimar cinema of the late 20's, and, in 1931/32, the sound film completely replaced its predecessor, which had gone out of fashion finally. Yet, the new invention unmistakably evoked numerous debates about whether the addition of sound to cinema pictures rather should be seen as a pro- or regress within the evolution of film art. In view of that, this essay discusses the advantages and drawbacks of silent as well as of sound films. [...]

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Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Communications - Media History, grade: 1,3, University of Southampton (University of Southampton - School of Humanities: Film Studies), course: Image, Sound and Narrative in Late Weimar Cinem, 15 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 'Put speech into films, and you will get speech plus film but you will not get a film.' Although, initially, sound films were considered to be only a temporary phenomenon that would never replace the silent picture, the transition to talkies proceeded more and more in Weimar cinema of the late 20's, and, in 1931/32, the sound film completely replaced its predecessor, which had gone out of fashion finally. Yet, the new invention unmistakably evoked numerous debates about whether the addition of sound to cinema pictures rather should be seen as a pro- or regress within the evolution of film art. In view of that, this essay discusses the advantages and drawbacks of silent as well as of sound films. [...]

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