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Re: Making silent films exciting
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weary flake
25 kwi 2022, 17:42:3325.04.2022
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On 4/19/22 10:36 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Apr 19, 2022 at 5:38:56 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offlin...@example.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-04-19 2:50 AM, Your Name wrote:
>>> On 2022-04-19 04:57:08 +0000, suzeeq said:
>>>> On 4/18/2022 6:22 PM, Rhino wrote:
>>>>> This video reveals how silent films, which are boring for most
>>>>> viewers, can be made much more exciting. The secret ingredient: live
>>>>> music.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9WBONw4kw0 [under 10 minutes]
>>>>
>>>> That's how they were originally shown in a lot of theaters. Live piano
>>>> music.
>>>
>>> Yep, piano or pipe organ since many moving picture theatres were already
>>> live stage play theatres. In a big city theatre it might even be a small
>>> orchestra.
>>>
>>> Sometimes today you can still go to a performance of modern movies with
>>> a live orchestra playing the music. For example, in London:
>>> <https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/series/films-in-concert/>
>>> I've never been to one, but presumably such showings have a special copy
>>> of the movie without the music track.
>>>
>> Or they just turn off the audio at the playback machine, which would be
>> a LOT less trouble than making a special version of the disk containing
>> the movie....
>
> You can't just turn off the audio because then you'd lose the dialog and sound
> effects, too.
>
> No, they have to prepare a special print of the film with only the music
> stripped out so the audience can watch the movie while the orchestra plays the
> score. I will note that whatever they do to strip out the music also leaves
> the dialog kind of tinny and flat-sounding.
Silent movies don't have audio, so they don't have talking or sound effects.
So no need for a special print, turn off the sound of whatever soundtrack
that's been slapped onto the film or video and play your own music.
> On Apr 19, 2022 at 5:38:56 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offlin...@example.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-04-19 2:50 AM, Your Name wrote:
>>> On 2022-04-19 04:57:08 +0000, suzeeq said:
>>>> On 4/18/2022 6:22 PM, Rhino wrote:
>>>>> This video reveals how silent films, which are boring for most
>>>>> viewers, can be made much more exciting. The secret ingredient: live
>>>>> music.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9WBONw4kw0 [under 10 minutes]
>>>>
>>>> That's how they were originally shown in a lot of theaters. Live piano
>>>> music.
>>>
>>> Yep, piano or pipe organ since many moving picture theatres were already
>>> live stage play theatres. In a big city theatre it might even be a small
>>> orchestra.
>>>
>>> Sometimes today you can still go to a performance of modern movies with
>>> a live orchestra playing the music. For example, in London:
>>> <https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/series/films-in-concert/>
>>> I've never been to one, but presumably such showings have a special copy
>>> of the movie without the music track.
>>>
>> Or they just turn off the audio at the playback machine, which would be
>> a LOT less trouble than making a special version of the disk containing
>> the movie....
>
> You can't just turn off the audio because then you'd lose the dialog and sound
> effects, too.
>
> No, they have to prepare a special print of the film with only the music
> stripped out so the audience can watch the movie while the orchestra plays the
> score. I will note that whatever they do to strip out the music also leaves
> the dialog kind of tinny and flat-sounding.
Silent movies don't have audio, so they don't have talking or sound effects.
So no need for a special print, turn off the sound of whatever soundtrack
that's been slapped onto the film or video and play your own music.
BTR1701
25 kwi 2022, 17:59:0325.04.2022
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In article <g96dnUus_oNfiPr_...@giganews.com>,
What part of "Sometimes today you can still go to a performance of
modern movies..." didn't you understand?
modern movies..." didn't you understand?
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