Cosa aspettarsi
Made in the Black Maria studio for Edison’s Kinetophone experiments, the fragment lets us see synchronised sound being pursued decades before talking pictures became standard.
Come avvicinarsi al film
Treat it as a laboratory trace rather than a miniature drama. Watch the performers organise themselves around the recording apparatus and notice how technology dictates the frame.
Da sapere
Una breve nota non esaustiva The surviving item is measured in seconds, and there is no evidence that it was publicly shown in its original synchronised form.
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I love that cinema’s future appears here as an awkward practical problem: where should two performers stand so that both machines can hear and see them?
— Momo
Crediti e versioni
Fonti dei dati
Come proseguire
Per il prossimo film, vuoi qualcosa di più delicato, più breve o più insolito? Chiedi a Momo qualcosa di simile → (Si apre in inglese)
Momo è di turno. Visita Momo Cinema → (Si apre in inglese)
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