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The Silent Era - History of Silent Black and White Movies
The history of movies started in the late 19th century when technical advancements of the industrial revolution enabled the creation of the first motion picture cameras and projectors. After a few years of experimentation, filmmakers in Europe and the United States started producing short films (often minutes long) and distributing them in traveling theaters. It was quickly established that the production and reproduction of moving pictures were more cost-efficient and straightforward ways of entertaining the masses than the large traveling theatres or carnivals.
Powered by the rising public interest, large profit margins, and a sudden wave of technical inventions, the industry of motion pictures began spreading its influence in the mids. During the first 11 years of their existence in the commercial market from to , silent movies created the foundation for the future establishment of movie studios, worldwide known stars, a
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Silent film
Motion pictures without synchronized recorded sound
"Silent movie" redirects here. For the Mel Brooks bio, see Silent Movie. For the grupp, see A Silent Film.
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of inter-title kort.
The begrepp "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era, which existed from the mids to the late s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in larger cities, an orchestra—would play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a individ would even narrate the inter-title kort for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film
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Silents Are Golden: The Silent Film guide
History of movies started in the late 19th century when technical advancements of industrial revolution enabled the creation of first motion picture cameras and projectors. After few years of experimentation, filmmakers in Europe and United States started producing their short films (often minute long) and distribute them in traveling theaters. It was quickly established that production and reproduction of moving pictures was more cost efficient and simpler way of entertaining the masses than the large traveling theatres or carnivals.
Powered by the rising public interest, large profit margins and sudden wave of technical inventions, industry of motion pictures begun spreading its influence since mids. During the first 11 years of their existence in commercial market from to , silent movies created foundation for future establishment of movie studios, worldwide known stars and early film grammar. Silent movies of those initial years were f