Saturday 3 December 2011

A Brief History of Silent Movies


Imagining a mute movie in today's times would probably freak the day-light out of your mind! Imagine Kill Bill without the sound effects, Inception and The Social Network without the background score, or The Godfather without the dialogues... Scary thought, isn't it? But for many many years, this popular medium of entertainment - cinema, movies, or films - did not have a voice. It is called the silent era of movies. Movie-makers back then had to heavily and largely depend on all other aspects of movie-making, since the technology to combine visuals with sound had not yet developed. It was only a matter of time before this technology did develop, but in the meanwhile, cinema witnessed the birth of many legends, who crafted many masterpieces that were appreciated and viewed over and over again, even as the 'talkies' arrived. Presented below is a brief account of the history of silent cinema.

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