sound films
Movies with audio
Sound films are motion pictures with synchronized audio—dialogue, music, and sound effects recorded alongside the visual image.
The term emerged in the late 1920s to distinguish these from silent films: The Jazz Singer was among the first sound films to achieve commercial success.
Also called talkies, though that term now sounds dated.
Movies with audible dialogue
- silent eraFilmmaking before talkies
- intertitlesText frames in silent films
- Warner BrosMajor film studio
- 1927Late jazz age
Al Jolson · pantomime · title cards · voice test · career end · stage actors · elocution
Creative professional's workspace
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- UniversalHollywood entertainment company
- FoxProminent media surname
Columbia · Disney · RKO · Oscars · premiere · blockbuster · celebrity · director
Audio input device
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- loudspeakerSound amplification device
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
soundstage · dubbing · mixing · playback · phonograph · acoustics · stereo · mono
Spoken exchange between parties
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
soundtrack · Foley · boom operator · dubbing · ADR · mixing · post-production · composer
Indian film industry
- playback singingPre-recorded vocals for film
- BombayMumbai's former name
- musicalSung theatrical production
- French cinemaMovies from France
talkies
Movies with audible dialogue
- silent eraFilmmaking before talkies
- intertitlesText frames in silent films
- Warner BrosMajor film studio
Al Jolson · 1927 · pantomime · title cards · voice test · career end · stage actors · elocution
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- MGMHollywood entertainment conglomerate
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- UniversalHollywood entertainment company
Fox · Columbia · Disney · RKO · Oscars · premiere · blockbuster · celebrity · director · producer
microphone
Audio input device
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- loudspeakerSound amplification device
- recordingCaptured audio or video
synchronization · soundstage · dubbing · mixing · playback · phonograph · acoustics · stereo · mono · audio
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
score · soundtrack · Foley · boom operator · dubbing · ADR · mixing · post-production · composer · orchestration
Bollywood
Indian film industry
- playback singingPre-recorded vocals for film
- BombayMumbai's former name
- musicalSung theatrical production