Although we only watched minor clips for sync sound in the first week of class, I think it is important to focus on some and see their importance in the development of sound on film. One that stood out to me a lot was the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde clip. It was interesting to hear all these “new” sound effects they were using in order to induce cause in the changing of his form. The way they seemed to dim the sound when we were inside of his head was also pretty (I would assume) revolutionary, they could not only now record sound and sync it to film but they could also edit it and create certain effects! Now a days this is as simple as flipping a switch in a sound editing software but at that time I wouldn’t even know how they could do something like that (maybe a sheet over the microphone?).
In the reading, pages 113-125 in Altman. I found the part talking about cinema as the radio particularly interesting. When I think of the history of television and radio and cinema I usually think of them as separate entities. From Altman’s writing, it sounds like radio was instrumental in creating a sound cinema. It was a means of broadcasting sound that could be synced to the film being played. However, if I am understanding this correctly, this would mean that there would have to be someone on the other end speaking lines or playing music to film. So in reality it wasn’t quite sync sound. It was an important step away from a live performance however and helped develop the medium further.
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