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A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. In entertainment silent films the acting and dialogue is commuted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made practical in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system. After The Jazz Singer in 1927, "talkies" became more and more commonplace and within a decade silent films essentially disappeared. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  wnyc.org unknown ue, 09 Feb 2010 20:46:00 GM This year's annual winter film series at the World Financial Center is a short retrospective of the films of Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu, with three of his classic . silent films. set to new music scores by three Seattle-based composers: ...  louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com Louise Brooks Society Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:18:00 GM Its sad but true, the majority of . silent films. are lost. And not just lesser films by little known producers, films one might not notice not being on the archive shelf. If you can think of a major star or notable director, ...  chicagonow.com Sara Freeman Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:21:12 GM Thus far, many bloggers have contributed to the cause and enough funds have been raised to preserve a 1200 foot . silent film. ! That's about ten minutes of very expensive footage that will live forever because of the passionate work of ... From Google Blog Search: "Silent film" |
