A Conversation for The Early History and Development of Film

Talkies

Post 1

ITIWBS

And then talkies were made practical by means of keeping a motion picture film record (the sound track) of the optical display produced by Alexander Graham Bell's photophone, which transmitted sound over a beam of light.

A case of the steam engine effect in action again, combination of two pre-existing technologies producing something new.


Talkies

Post 2

Bluebottle

Yes, the next big step which again had several people taking numerous small ones in between.smiley - smiley

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