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This is the first time they’ve been seen. I find it fascinating to view these shorts as a glimpse into the mind of the remarkable thomas edison. As entertainment they vary in quality although i enjoyed each one.
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Picture quality is good for the age of the films and the sound is good
The quality is outstanding and a great documentary about the films and how they were made
Along with the aforementioned acting style the camera out of necessity had to be locked in place and the actors movements restr... Read More
This involved a system of mechanically synchronizing the pictures with the sound track
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- This product had a total of 24 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 24 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Each short is basically a filmed vaudeville performance running about six minutes apiece although the truly remarkable the edison kinetophone 1913 has been edited down to approximately three minutes to match the amount of sound material currently available to synch it up with
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Instead we see it presented with a sympathetic score from composer ben model
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is also a bit sad because there are many more examples of film and sound which still need to be united if the elements can be found and the money provided to do the work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its incredible to imagine that talking pictures were produced and exhibited in 1913 the year before charlie chaplin entered films
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Along with the six talkers theres a seventh that is missing its soundtrack cylinder and is accompanied perfectly by ben model
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Plus theres a brief less than 30 minutes documentary about the films that spells out their rise and fall
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Of course watching the films themselves demonstrates exactly why they never progressed beyond exciting novelty status
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Along with the aforementioned acting style the camera out of necessity had to be locked in place and the actors movements restricted to within that frame if they wanted to be heard
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