Fox Movietone sound system
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The Fox Movietone sound system was an early sound-on-film technology developed by Fox Film Corporation that enabled synchronized audio and motion pictures, helping usher in the era of talking movies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motion picture sound system
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sound-on-film technology ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Fox-owned theaters
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various independent cinemas ⓘ |
| advantage | eliminated synchronization problems between disc and film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Movietone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioStorageMethod | optical sound-on-film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tri-Ergon sound-on-film patents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
RCA Photophone
NERFINISHED
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Vitaphone sound system ⓘ Western Electric sound-on-film systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
optical sound projector
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optical sound recorder ⓘ sound camera ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | Vitaphone sound-on-disc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of optical sound in Hollywood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom | sound-on-disc technologies ⓘ |
| enabled |
synchronized dialogue in films
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synchronized music and effects tracks ⓘ |
| era | late 1920s ⓘ |
| feature | synchronized sound and image ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early commercial success for sound-on-film
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helped usher in the era of talking movies ⓘ |
| impact | accelerated worldwide adoption of sound films ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| introducedBy | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableUse | Fox Movietone News newsreels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playbackMethod | photoelectric cell reading optical track ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | on the same film strip as the picture ⓘ |
| replaced |
live musical accompaniment in cinemas
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some sound-on-disc systems ⓘ |
| soundEncoding | variable-density optical track ⓘ |
| soundTrackPosition | along the edge of the film ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later standardized optical sound systems ⓘ |
| technologyType | analog optical audio recording ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | late 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Fox Movietone News crews for location sound ⓘ |
| usedFor |
feature films
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newsreels ⓘ talking pictures ⓘ |
| usedIn | transition from silent to sound cinema ⓘ |
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