Film History - It Happened One Night Blog 3

 We have entered the world of sound! In this class we discussed the transition between silent films and talking films. When we talked about the problems with early sound, and how microphones had to be placed in positions where the actors could be heard, all i could think about was The movie Singing in The Rain. I feel like that movie perfectly describes this transition into talking films. We also talked about how woman were portrayed in films as sexual and then changed to elegant and classy.

 The article I found focuses on the first talkie film created called The Jazz Singer. It was a long process to create this film because there is a lot of detail involved. Microphone setting is really important. The article explains that synchronized sound is complicated and movie making was going to be more difficult to make, especially with comedy.

During this period of film, Men and woman competed to be the best. In class we watched a talking film called  It Happened One Night. During the scene where the main characters Peter and ... are trying to find a ride on the side of the road, Peter spends hours trying to wave down cars that never stop for him. wanted to give it a try but since she is a female he thought she had no chance. She got a car to stop right away. This is the competitiveness shown between males and females.



Work Cited:

Zhao, Jin. "Talking Was Golden: Actors And The First Talkies In America: 1927-1930." Atlanta Review Of Journalism History 9.(2010): 46-68. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.