De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
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De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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film production company → technology company → |
| activeInDecade |
1920s
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| associatedWithPerson |
Lee de Forest
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| associatedWithTechnology |
Phonofilm
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| competedWith |
Movietone
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Vitaphone → |
| country |
United States
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| distributionMethod |
theatrical exhibition
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| era |
early 20th century
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| feature |
recording sound directly onto the film strip
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synchronized playback of sound and image → |
| field |
cinema sound
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| focus |
demonstrating viability of sound motion pictures
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| foundedBy |
Lee de Forest
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Theodore Case → |
| hasFormat |
black-and-white films
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| hasGenre |
short subject films
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| industry |
motion pictures
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sound-on-film technology → |
| influenced |
later sound film technologies
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| innovation |
early commercial use of optical sound-on-film
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| locationCountry |
United States
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| namedAfter |
Lee de Forest
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| notableFor |
pioneering synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures
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| product |
demonstration films of the Phonofilm process
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short sound films → sound newsreels → |
| status |
defunct
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| technologyType |
optical sound-on-film system
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| uses |
Phonofilm sound-on-film process
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
("Phonofilm")
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associatedWithTechnology |
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De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
("Movietone")
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competedWith |
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Lee de Forest
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founded |
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De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
("Phonofilm sound-on-film process")
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uses |