Early Days of Synchronous Sound

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Talkie

An early nickname for a motion picture with synchronous sound

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Studio System

A vertically-integrated financial model in which film studios had direct control over every aspect of the production, distribution, and projection of films.

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  • MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

  • Warner Bros.

  • RKO Radio Pictures

  • 20th Century Fox

  • Paramount Pictures

The Big Five

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United Artists

Columbia

Universal Pictures

The Little Three

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Sound-on-Film

A technology where sound and picture are both printed on the same strip of film, ensuring synchronous sound and image.

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What is the film and its directors and composers that you need to know for the 2nd part of the quiz

The Informer (1935)

Director: John Ford

Scored by: Max Steiner

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Lego Fanfare

A combination of visuals and music which defined each studio

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Studio System

A vertically-integrated financial model in which film studios had direct control over every aspect of the production, distribution, and projection of films

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Vitaphone

Allowed for synchronized sound between the projector and a record by way of a mechanical link between projector and phonograph