The 8mm home movie cameras from the same era were not capable of recording sound. All those old, 8mm home movies were silent. For example, if you remember the scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when Clark was trapped in the attic and was watching the old 8mm home movies, they were all silent. That was the limitation of those old cameras.
Actually, some films had their soundtracks on a separate medium (like a record). For example, in the late 1920s and early 30s, Warner Bros. had a system that used 16" discs rotating at 33 1/3 rpm called Vitaphone. I believe that certain IMAX movies, when presented in IMAX, have their soundtracks presented on a separate film reel than the film itself.
Some formats did use magnetic tape on the film. 70mm use to, though any new 70mm prints use a time code system to keep a separate, off-film, digital track in sync. Some Super 8 also used magnetic strips. From the 80s until the present day, 35mm presentations have QR code looking digital data printed between sprocket holes on the film for Dolby Digital. They can also sometimes have the time code system like 70mm. 35mm also continues to retain the analog optical soundtrack.
@@Toast0808 I meant the old rolling of the Rs and the pronunciation of all the syllables of some words. I doubt if normal people talked like that, but announcers were probably following some old handbook somewhere that demanded diction be so.
I think this has to do with the ancient sound quality which wasn’t that good yet. The speakers had to talk very clearly and loud like in the theater to be understood well.
@@alext8828 That’s the “transatlantic” accent. It’s an artificial accent that was taught in broadcast school. They thought it made people easier to understand. It’s an artificial mix of American Midwest and British accents.
Really great film clip and although i have seen the soundtrack on the side of movie film This brilliant film tells a story super8 film 5min recorded could be made soundtrack but 35 mil film was
To be fair, I think they were more amazing than we are. They worked in the electro-mechanical age. We work in the computer age. Computers make everything easier. You can now make an entire feature length film on your smartphone.
kind of an interesting little film. I looked up the title of the feature that they were showing a clip of in this film and it was an actual film released by a short lived company called Grand National Films. I thought it was just a fake feature they were showing us, but it was from a real studio.
I'll bet this one is near and dear to Periscope, the very reason we are all here. Thanks Periscope!
I like watching the moving pictures and talkies.
Still seems like magic to me.
As an A/V geek in recovery, I learned something new!
Remember using these at the ymca in the 60s to show us kids neat war movies...those machines are a work of art!
"It brings to us the life of foreign lands and strange peoples." -- the strangest of whom live in Hollywood!
So good and truthfull hilarious comment ☺️
Amen to that.
Nice information sir.
Love it
The 8mm home movie cameras from the same era were not capable of recording sound. All those old, 8mm home movies were silent. For example, if you remember the scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when Clark was trapped in the attic and was watching the old 8mm home movies, they were all silent. That was the limitation of those old cameras.
Thanks for this lesson of how mecanic it was before then we see nothing of that but more of illusion create 😉
Fascinating. I believed for years soundtracks were synced from records, or magnetic tape on the film.
Actually, some films had their soundtracks on a separate medium (like a record). For example, in the late 1920s and early 30s, Warner Bros. had a system that used 16" discs rotating at 33 1/3 rpm called Vitaphone. I believe that certain IMAX movies, when presented in IMAX, have their soundtracks presented on a separate film reel than the film itself.
Some formats did use magnetic tape on the film. 70mm use to, though any new 70mm prints use a time code system to keep a separate, off-film, digital track in sync. Some Super 8 also used magnetic strips.
From the 80s until the present day, 35mm presentations have QR code looking digital data printed between sprocket holes on the film for Dolby Digital. They can also sometimes have the time code system like 70mm. 35mm also continues to retain the analog optical soundtrack.
Sandar.💜
Great video. The English language has changed so much since then.
How? You mean the “transatlantic” accent?
@@Toast0808 I meant the old rolling of the Rs and the pronunciation of all the syllables of some words. I doubt if normal people talked like that, but announcers were probably following some old handbook somewhere that demanded diction be so.
I think this has to do with the ancient sound quality which wasn’t that good yet. The speakers had to talk very clearly and loud like in the theater to be understood well.
@@alext8828
That’s the “transatlantic” accent. It’s an artificial accent that was taught in broadcast school. They thought it made people easier to understand. It’s an artificial mix of American Midwest and British accents.
@@tubi333 That's an excellent thought. I would bet that you're totally right.
It is a wonder that we get any form of cartoon at all considering how many pics are need to be drawn…..
You can now show a film anywhere at any time... barring the licensing...
Really great film clip and although i have seen the soundtrack on the side of movie film
This brilliant film tells a story super8 film 5min recorded could be made soundtrack but 35 mil film was
We think we're so high-tech these days, and so we are....And so were they!
To be fair, I think they were more amazing than we are. They worked in the electro-mechanical age. We work in the computer age. Computers make everything easier. You can now make an entire feature length film on your smartphone.
Is it possible to reprocess the audio to filter our the terrible annoying HISSSSS. Do you have an audio processing software program,?
Strange Bell & Howell make a film like this . Then puts a worm gear in their 16 mm projectors that falls apart after a year or so
kind of an interesting little film. I looked up the title of the feature that they were showing a clip of in this film and it was an actual film released by a short lived company called Grand National Films. I thought it was just a fake feature they were showing us, but it was from a real studio.
Looks like Steve McQueen to me.