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A century of sound : the history of sound in motion pictures / UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Rick Chace Foundation ; writer, producer, director, Robert Gitt.
LIBRA DVD 022 998
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sound motion pictures--United States--History.
- Sound motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- History.
- United States.
- Sound--Recording and reproducing--History.
- Sound.
- Sound--Recording and reproducing.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [California] : Regents of the University of California and The Rick Chace Foundation, c2007-
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A three-part program that takes a comprehensive look at sound in motion pictures. Part 1 begins with the 1876 invention of the phonograph and chronicles the development of motion picture recording, production, and exhibition technology through 1932, featuring unique and rarely seen film excerpts showing the progress of recording methods.
- Contents:
- [pt. 1] The beginning: 1876-1932 (183 min.)
- Participant:
- Presenter, Robert Gitt.
- Credits:
- Executive producer, Tim Kittleson.
- Notes:
- Special features include: pt. 1. Hollywood stars and the transition to sound, George Groves' oral history, a time line, and a bibliography.
- OCLC:
- 173612857
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