Silent Film Sound (Film and Culture)

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Summary: A bible of reference information and vintage photos
Review: Mention 'silent film' and most will think of images with the absence of sound but in fact, the silent film was accompanied by sound, and original research her provides a challenge to the ideas of earlier histories, revealing the changing nature and sounds of early American silent movies. In reality, silent films were not always accompanied, nor were accompaniments uniform: there was an evolutionary process to silent film sound which involved both evolving technology and changing ideas of film production. From peep show and projection to nickelodeon and the campaign to standardize film sounds, Silent Film Sound is a bible of reference information and vintage photos.