At the snap of a finger, the film industry would forever change. The introduction of sync sound technology changed the film industry in a way that nothing had ever affected it before. From the first few movies after the explosion of sound including Blood of a Poet (1930) and Horse Feathers (1932), to the classic thriller Psycho (1960), the way people made films was constantly changing and evolving to not only meet audience demand, but creative demand as well. Directors were now able to use sound technology to tell stories in a way that had not been done before in the history of cinema, and when done well, the sound would pair perfectly with the visual storytelling to create an astounding film. One of the first sound films, Blood of a Poet, …show more content…
For example, there is a moment when the poet (Enrique Rivero) is walking through a hallway along a wall. However, the actors is actually laying down on the wall and pretending that he is walking on the floor. The set was rotated. This creates the illusion that he is naturally walking on the floor, but it also looks extremely unnatural because of the hard time the poet is having trying to create the movement. The film also creates very interesting scenarios with special effects, the most obvious being when the poet jumps into the mirror, which is just a pool of water. These cuts are masked very well and when played in sequence with the film, it makes the audience feel more uneasy and they begin to question reality, which is what the film is going for in the first …show more content…
Perhaps one of the best scenes that best utilizes sound technology is when Pinky plays the harp for Connie. Not only does the character completely change personas, but he plays with such elegance and passion that it radiates through the screen so that the audience can feel the beautiful sounds that he is creating. The editing of this scene is also much slower, which allows the audience to have a longer amount of time, and less distractions, when listening and watching Pinky play the harp. While the rest of the film does not cut quickly, it does cut quicker than the harp scene most of the time. The film cuts the quickest when the Marx Brothers are throwing jokes at the audience constantly. The scene in the bar when Pinky cuts the cards and Professor Wagstaff is trying to get in has some of the quickest cutting in the film. This works because the jokes must be thrown at the audience in a rapid succession in order for their effectiveness to be maximized. This technique can be seen in many films Horse Feathers and in countless films that follow it. Instead of an abundance of sight gags and jokes, There Was a Father (1942) is one of the simplest films of the time, which only adds to its effectiveness. Yasujirô Ozu does a wonderful job telling a simple and beautiful story with a very small amount of extra thrown in. Ozu achieves this by capitalizing on a very calming camera style, and only using sound