MUSIC 1AA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Marlene Dietrich, Critical Role, Hanns Eisler
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Great depression had a big impact on the entertainment industry: (cid:862)dish night(cid:863), dish (cid:449)as gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) to ea(cid:272)h adult that paid ad(cid:373)issio(cid:374). Could (cid:272)olle(cid:272)t a full set: radio thrived because they could be entertained at home. Sound was originally disliked by the industry, but sound attracted larger audiences and studios fixed the technological problems they had: studios had trouble mixing sounds. First two talking films, the light of new york (underscoring and source music) and in old. Arizona (much less music but was produced by movietone) Original shot as a silent film but when studios acquired sound equipment they switched to sound. Some scenes were shot silent film (more movement from actors and only way music was present was if it was played live) and some were shot with sound (less movement from actors and camera, synchronized music and talking) Actress had an accent so someone had to speak off screen for the speaking scenes.
