Right this is fucked up . . I thought my headphone balance was off so I open the first UA-cam video on my feed to test them without looking . . and i get a loud "Hey! Hello! Can you hear me? You can? Good!" . . Lost my sense of reality there for a second.
If you want to learn more in a very entertaining way, watch Singing in the Rain. A movie explaining the consequences of Hollywood having to adapt to sound. Brilliant.
I'm loving the CC Film series! I'm a film nut, and this course has really helped fill in the gaps that my "Film" elective left out. I am going to recommend this series to my film teacher, and hopefully she will be able to use it with her next class.
I watched the Jazz Singer with my family recently (which is about 90% silent) and I thought it was pretty fun how you could talk about the movie as it was happening and not actually miss anything. I wonder did that used to be part of the experience in the silent era where seeing movies was a more social experience.
I would love to see a Crash Course: History of Comedy. see who they would get to host, how the would tackle the subject; Comedy in theatre, movies, history of stand up, and all of that.
It depends on if it's music history or music theory, it'll probably be music history, because CC doesn't like eurocentrism and music theory is almost all European
Really nice series. I love cinema and I think the episodes of this new series have a very good format. Of course, the subject is so rich that many more things could be told for each episode but I think it's a already a very comprehensive introduction and I strongly encourage people captivated by these episodes to watch silent films by themselves and dig more into this era. You will find that the golden age of silent movies (the late 1920s, especially 1927-1928) was an amazing period for cinema and movies shot by the best at that time remain, even today, extremely enjoyable. And you can never get enough Buster Keaton!
You know, there was a comment in the "Silent Era" episode that asked you guys to discuss Buster Keaton, and sure enough, you did this episode. Thanks for listening to your fans. You're awesome.
I like how you address how "advances" effect the people already working in the industry. Maybe you can cover the culture of people, including crew and people who provide services to the crew, in a future episode.
As a HUGE fan of Sally Menke (I cried when the news broke about her death) she was on the list for a few names to cite at the end. But, we felt Schoonmaker and Lassek were also important and listed them instead. - Nick J.
please do one on history of automobiles. I'm sure there are lots of contents on UA-cam regarding this, but many of them are major car company based. Crash-course would be more comprehensive.
I reminded of a visual gag Freakazoid! did by having Freakazoid saying to "watch out for the lip sync," then immediately showing a pair of lips sinking like a ship.
You are completely wrong about Buster Keaton. He WANTED to get into sound right away with his last great feature largely under his proper control, "Spite Marriage (1929)," and had the years of stage experience to make it work, but MGM held him back until he lost all his creative freedom with his career. Furthermore, his early sound films made money, but Keaton was so disheartened and frustrated at MGM's methods he was forced to use that he took to drink and was eventually he was fired for his drunkenness. Really, of all the silent movie greats that became victims of the transition to sound you could have used, why did you pick a star who wanted to jump on board the sound wagon instead others whose career suffered because of the change like Norma Talmadge, Emil Jannings, Gloria Swanson or John Gilbert?
I wouldn't say COMPLETELY wrong, but this is a fair criticism. Keaton also made a poor career decision in not signing with UA. Chaplin really wanted him to but Keaton made the choice not to. This, coupled with alcoholism, coupled with a more subtle nuance of his early sound work not translating the same way his silent work did, coupled with loss of creative control, coupled with depression are all reasons his career started to lose steam (no pun intended for The General fans out there). So, I'll agree that we omitted some things and oversimplified a bit, but there was a lot happening in poor Keaton's life at the time. - Nick J.
Singin' in the Rain is a musical from the 50's about the introduction of "talkies". I don't put much trust into the accuracy of the storytelling, but it's a great movie. One of the best musicals ever!
Even though I knew before you said it that you weren't a real person in my room talking to me, with a real mouth out of which real sounds were emanating, as soon as you said it, the whole illusion just fell apart for me. The truth that I was watching bits of light being shined on me while my speakers were vibrating the air around me struck me, and I was unable to even focus on what you were teaching me for the rest of the video. My whole life is a lie! I feel so utterly alone. How do I forget? How can I make myself forget??
This is a captivating article. A book I read with kindred content completely changed my perspective. "The Silent Bridge: Echoes of the Unspoken Past" by Emma Wick
Hey Crash Course! I wanted to know if you could suggest any further reading about the changes that happened thanks to sound, especially what ever happened to Buster Keaton and the experiences of the women who were former editors. Thanks!
There are many, many great biographies of Buster Keaton and a lot of the Blurays of his films also contain really good documentaries about the films and his life. It's not a happy journey as Keaton battled alcoholism, depression, injuries, and loss of creative control later in his movie career. My particular favorite is called "Buster Keaton Remembered" by Eleanor Keaton and Jeffery Vance. - Nick J.
I'm having some trouble with this part. In 1910, Eugène A. Lauste was succesfully able to record sound on film. In 1919, three german inventors did apparently the same thing through the tri ergon process. In 1922, Lee De Forest built apparently the same system, but now with a tube amp to amplify the sound. Seems like the system for synchronizing sound wasn't an invention of his at all, just what happens to it after it comes out the other end. How can De Forest be claimed as an innovator in this process? Wouldn't he have had to pay the guys who actually invented it?
Another proof of how Hollywood is money minded not art oriented, and would resist any change as long as the old, beaten way gives them enough cash. No matter how important the potential change could be.
it is a shame that we didn't stick to the naming convention of films. If we had stick to it, then 3D-Movies would probably have been calld deepys, because, in contrast to their predecessors, they have depth as a dimension.
absolutely love this show, great theme, great show, great presenter. Good job, CC.
Thanks so much! :D
- Nick J.
Yup! I want a second season already!
Agreed. Loving the course so far. Punch that eagle!
@@crashcourse yuhh, get into it.
Right this is fucked up . . I thought my headphone balance was off so I open the first UA-cam video on my feed to test them without looking . . and i get a loud "Hey! Hello! Can you hear me? You can? Good!" . . Lost my sense of reality there for a second.
This is funny.
Your pain amuses us.
Always happy to help
haha
THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO ME WHAT
I really like the way this guy sits there and synchronizes his voice with his mouth movements.
If you want to learn more in a very entertaining way, watch Singing in the Rain. A movie explaining the consequences of Hollywood having to adapt to sound. Brilliant.
I love this series. And Eagle Punch is back, baby!
I'm loving the CC Film series! I'm a film nut, and this course has really helped fill in the gaps that my "Film" elective left out. I am going to recommend this series to my film teacher, and hopefully she will be able to use it with her next class.
*When UA-cam glitches out so the sound isn't actually synchronous*
Nicholas Viespoli Yeah, just ask Hank about it, his last couple livestreams trying to practise his Vidcon set! Ghah gl gl glitchy!
Nicholas Viespoli I'm almost sure that was done on purpose to serve as an ironic joke.
Dianalambard No, I'm not referring to that part haha! My entire video glitched, so I heard what Craig was saying a second after he said it.
I watched the Jazz Singer with my family recently (which is about 90% silent) and I thought it was pretty fun how you could talk about the movie as it was happening and not actually miss anything. I wonder did that used to be part of the experience in the silent era where seeing movies was a more social experience.
Hellllloooooo!
I said that in my best Robin Williams/Mrs. Doubtfire voice
I literally love this series. I hope they will go on with the next episodes and cover up all Film History til our days!! Waiting for them!
Can we do Crash Course Animation next? Like History of animation and etc. :D
Chayadol Lomtong otaku
I second that.
There are plenty of channels out there that already do it...but not a bad idea nonetheless
How about history of art. Drawn and painted art.
I've never been into the workings of cinema before, but I love this series. Keep up the good work, CrashCourse!
I would love to see a Crash Course: History of Comedy. see who they would get to host, how the would tackle the subject; Comedy in theatre, movies, history of stand up, and all of that.
Fascinating as all the other previous episodes. I'm glued to the screen as usual, wishing the video only would last longer : )
I get so excited whenever a new crash course film history is uploaded. Great content, entertaining content!!!!!
5:17 to 5:31 -- Will Hayes: What a charismatic speaker!
really love this series, has got to be my favorite series in this channel so far
This guy is awesome , I like the way he's talking with
thank you Crashcourse for making me realize the importance of my mind.
Huh, always thought Jazz Singer was the very first talkie. Thanks CrashCourse, I learned something new
Thanks Craig! One of my fave presenter on crashcourse. Hope to see you again ❤️
"Citizen Kane, never heard of that movie" LMFAO! ROFL!!!
ROLPH
Can we get Crash Course Music?
Please?
We're working on it. Tricky subject, but we're thinking about trying it soon. We'll try to keep everyone posted :)
- Nick J.
CrashCourse in that case, can we get Crash Course Linguistics as well?
It depends on if it's music history or music theory, it'll probably be music history, because CC doesn't like eurocentrism and music theory is almost all European
Oh my gosh crash course music theory would be the besttttttt
I'm glad I saved a few of these to watch later. I've got a cold and you guys are making it not so bad.
I friggin LOVE CrashCourse!
Really nice series. I love cinema and I think the episodes of this new series have a very good format. Of course, the subject is so rich that many more things could be told for each episode but I think it's a already a very comprehensive introduction and I strongly encourage people captivated by these episodes to watch silent films by themselves and dig more into this era. You will find that the golden age of silent movies (the late 1920s, especially 1927-1928) was an amazing period for cinema and movies shot by the best at that time remain, even today, extremely enjoyable. And you can never get enough Buster Keaton!
These take waayyy too long to come out! I want to binge watch all of it right now.
You know, there was a comment in the "Silent Era" episode that asked you guys to discuss Buster Keaton, and sure enough, you did this episode.
Thanks for listening to your fans. You're awesome.
This course is amazing!
When this was announced, I knew what would become my favorite Crash Course series would be
I am addicted to this series. Before discovering it, I only watch science videos (e.g., Space Time). Thanks for expanding my horizons.
I like how you address how "advances" effect the people already working in the industry. Maybe you can cover the culture of people, including crew and people who provide services to the crew, in a future episode.
my new favorite CC series!
I learn so much from every video of this Crash Course, thank you for your job!
I love this series, thanks so much for making it!
I love the pop corny texts!
I'm loving the series
that sweet eagle punch hahahah
I continue to love every episode
Where was Sally Menke at the end? She edited all of Tarantino"s films until her unfortunate demise.
Preetham Sagireddy
Too sad to note?
And maybe because Quentin Tarantino is a poor filmmaker?
Marlon Moncrieffe
Nah, just saw Reservoir Dogs yesterday.
As a HUGE fan of Sally Menke (I cried when the news broke about her death) she was on the list for a few names to cite at the end. But, we felt Schoonmaker and Lassek were also important and listed them instead.
- Nick J.
The My Nickname in Highschool joke just keeps getting better.
aw these episodes always end too soon !!! great series
please do one on history of automobiles. I'm sure there are lots of contents on UA-cam regarding this, but many of them are major car company based. Crash-course would be more comprehensive.
I love Craig !!!!
*Saving space for later when I come up with an important comment*
Everything -Science But will you come back?
just pulling up a chair for front row seating to this awesome comment coming later!
still waiting on you!
Don't keep us hanging on
Anything yet?
I reminded of a visual gag Freakazoid! did by having Freakazoid saying to "watch out for the lip sync," then immediately showing a pair of lips sinking like a ship.
You are completely wrong about Buster Keaton. He WANTED to get into sound right away with his last great feature largely under his proper control, "Spite Marriage (1929)," and had the years of stage experience to make it work, but MGM held him back until he lost all his creative freedom with his career. Furthermore, his early sound films made money, but Keaton was so disheartened and frustrated at MGM's methods he was forced to use that he took to drink and was eventually he was fired for his drunkenness.
Really, of all the silent movie greats that became victims of the transition to sound you could have used, why did you pick a star who wanted to jump on board the sound wagon instead others whose career suffered because of the change like Norma Talmadge, Emil Jannings, Gloria Swanson or John Gilbert?
I wouldn't say COMPLETELY wrong, but this is a fair criticism. Keaton also made a poor career decision in not signing with UA. Chaplin really wanted him to but Keaton made the choice not to. This, coupled with alcoholism, coupled with a more subtle nuance of his early sound work not translating the same way his silent work did, coupled with loss of creative control, coupled with depression are all reasons his career started to lose steam (no pun intended for The General fans out there).
So, I'll agree that we omitted some things and oversimplified a bit, but there was a lot happening in poor Keaton's life at the time.
- Nick J.
Love the channel! Biology videos are very helpful for my A level - may I suggest doing a criminology series? Not much on youtube about the subject yet
Singin' in the Rain is a musical from the 50's about the introduction of "talkies". I don't put much trust into the accuracy of the storytelling, but it's a great movie. One of the best musicals ever!
Even though I knew before you said it that you weren't a real person in my room talking to me, with a real mouth out of which real sounds were emanating, as soon as you said it, the whole illusion just fell apart for me. The truth that I was watching bits of light being shined on me while my speakers were vibrating the air around me struck me, and I was unable to even focus on what you were teaching me for the rest of the video. My whole life is a lie! I feel so utterly alone. How do I forget? How can I make myself forget??
i love this crash course
Eagle is back!
Please make more videos!!! I love these so much
This episode is basically just the plot of Singin' in the Rain.
This is so interesting!
I love this!
The spoken message from Will Hays sounds like it was straight up recorded from David Lynch's Black Lodge
There's also Margaret Sixel, who edited Mad Max Fury Road, and is largely responsible for how unique it is among the action genre
Half of this can be summed up by "People thought that ____ was just a novelty, and they were wrong."
is there going to be a week dedicated to animation? I just want some solace!
This is a captivating article. A book I read with kindred content completely changed my perspective. "The Silent Bridge: Echoes of the Unspoken Past" by Emma Wick
Another brilliant film editor: Anne V. Coates. She edited Lawrence of Arabia and many other movies.
I wish they would cover more animation
Looking forward to Crash Course Linguistics!
Crash Course Geology would be so interesting!
right but is anyone gonna point out the terrific tongue twister that Craig said successfully at 3:51? SO MANY F's!
i want to take a class with this man
I can't wait for you guys to cover the French and Japanese new wave.
Me = I HAVE NO INTEREST IN FILM HISTORY !!
(watches Craig)
Me = I LOVE FILM HISTORY !!
The speech in the Don Juan movies freaked me out. Old timey talking freaks me out. Idk why
Me to
yes! more please! can you please make one about practical FX?
Does anybody know what books are in the back? Great show btw I love Craig!
I'm surprised that the film Singing in the Rain wasn't mentioned. Its sub-narrative was all about the coming of sound.
Where is ep 11? ...can't wait any longer... 😭
7:43 who else got spooked?
"Citizen Kane. Never heard of it." lol
believe it or not, I am watching this for my bachelor degree thesis.
I am saddened that you didn't mention Fleischer Studios when you mentioned the animated stuff from back then.
Fantastic series!!!! :D
See ya in da pictures!
makes me think of singing in the rain and that one lady with the horrible voice trying to transition to sound movies
Hey Crash Course! I wanted to know if you could suggest any further reading about the changes that happened thanks to sound, especially what ever happened to Buster Keaton and the experiences of the women who were former editors. Thanks!
There are many, many great biographies of Buster Keaton and a lot of the Blurays of his films also contain really good documentaries about the films and his life. It's not a happy journey as Keaton battled alcoholism, depression, injuries, and loss of creative control later in his movie career. My particular favorite is called "Buster Keaton Remembered" by Eleanor Keaton and Jeffery Vance.
- Nick J.
Crash Course make me life complete...
Nosferatu!
I'm having some trouble with this part.
In 1910, Eugène A. Lauste was succesfully able to record sound on film.
In 1919, three german inventors did apparently the same thing through the tri ergon process.
In 1922, Lee De Forest built apparently the same system, but now with a tube amp to amplify the sound. Seems like the system for synchronizing sound wasn't an invention of his at all, just what happens to it after it comes out the other end. How can De Forest be claimed as an innovator in this process? Wouldn't he have had to pay the guys who actually invented it?
Sound!
I sould go watch a movie tomorrow
Why no mention of Sally Menke, Tarantino's editor through Inglourious Basterds, in the female editor resurgence?
why does he punch the eagle?
also: can we talk about the wild jump cuts in this one?
Can't wait for the next episode! Just one thing: the "just like me" jokes are kinda strange and un-neccessary.
One of my earbuds is broken and I spent this entire video about sound in video trying to get the sound to work right for this video
I'm still convinced the talkies are just a fad.
Another proof of how Hollywood is money minded not art oriented, and would resist any change as long as the old, beaten way gives them enough cash. No matter how important the potential change could be.
BTW, We have our first remake (preadaptation?)!
His Girl Friday is same story as Front Page, right?
The whole time I was thinking about Singing in the Rain
Educational!
The Simpsons episode where Krusty reveals that his father is a rabbi is based on The Jazz Singer.
4:58 Nice Monty Python reference.
it is a shame that we didn't stick to the naming convention of films. If we had stick to it, then 3D-Movies would probably have been calld deepys, because, in contrast to their predecessors, they have depth as a dimension.
Good job ... 👍👍👍
It's been two weeks since my fix of CC Film History. WHERE ARE MY VIDEOS.