Silent Film Sound.Silent Film Sound Rick Altman Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is an academic press based in New York City and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan (2004-present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, 61 W. 62nd St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10023 www.columbia.edu/cu/cup 0231116624 $50.00 1-800-944-8648 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 a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass. See also: Peep and projection to nickelodeon and the campaign to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. film sounds, Silent Film Sound is a bible of reference information--and vintage photos. |
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