Sound in movies

Question 1

sound on film?

Answer 1

The sound is made on the film with scratches and ridges on the edges that communicate to the machine about specific sounds. The advantage of this system is that if a film shot was messed up in the theater could cut the film and you wouldn’t have extra sound.

Question 2

sound on disc?

Answer 2

The film would come with a record and could play alongside the film. The problem with this system is that if a film got messed up you couldn’t cut away the film bc the sound would still be there

Question 3

Vitaphone

Answer 3

It was sound on disc that Warner Bros heavily invested in and then used for their first major and short sound films.

Question 4

Synchronous sound

Answer 4

Synchronous sound, or sync sound, is audio that lines up precisely with what’s happening on screen. Character dialog, a shot of a river with rushing water sounds, and punching sounds during a fight scene are all examples of synchronous sound

Question 5

Asynchronous sound

Answer 5

Asynchronous sound is audio that doesn’t match up with visuals

Question 6

The Jazz Singer 1927

Answer 6

The Jazz singer of 1927, released on October sixth, was the first dialogue-talking film, though only had a few talking scenes and more scenes where Alan Crosshead sang songs. Made by Warner bros

Question 7

Diegetic sound

Answer 7

Sound that would happen in the film world and make sense in the film world, such as door closing and someone talking

Question 8

Non-Diegetic sound

Answer 8

Sound that would not happen in the films world, such as background music.

Question 9

Photophone

Answer 9

sound on film that was suported by rca and made by them and became the standard