The Washington times., 1928-09-26
TALK|ES' MAKE
HOLLYWOOD
SILENT
~ rnternatlonaI news Service

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HOLLYWOOD. Calf, Sept. 26.-I
In every one OF aollywood's larger
motion picture studios there IS
now building or to be built little
city OF dreadful silence.
And II you. a visitor. chance to-
be afflicted with sneezing fits or
have that one cough In carload. II
Il worse than dreadful.
a cough rates somewhere be-
tween q rnisdemeanor and felony.
while q sneeze IS nothing short zOt
lese majestic.
It Is here. sometimes in q cor.
l1er guarded with cOssack-like vigil.
lance, and sometimes In various
strategic poiAts about the lot.
guarded with equal care. that the.
motion pictures newest wrinkle.
talking pictures, are made.
Marks Big Change
Their coming has marked the
passing Of many Of the picturesque
phases Of the industry. not least
or which was the be-megaphoned
director, parceIling out destiny TO.
the different players az the play
proceeded by giving them .. bit
more dramatic action here. or. =
mite less comedy there.
Now the director il included in
| the silence which hangs like an
ominous pail over the set. once the
action starts.
In fact, the old familiar sights
Of picture shooting are almost all
gone nov.
Inc symDol OF the 0irectional
prOtnernoo0, the megapnone, Is no
Wnere 70 pc seen. Assistant direc-
tors, formerly noted for the bellows
power OF their lungs, now move
softly on r1bber-sOled shoes. So do
the property men. the cameramen
and the electricians:
gere q e sOuna.proo1 Dootn Con.
c ~ ". ameEa-~n4ype ml0rs
-. o 81 snots 0k sdikLe EeI e range
~ Ds IahssM TOE closeup lnser.
'ay 49, 49, 1.s..s' - VI
Z q. 49, q
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sha,,. I,,.as s,s ss,sa 800 csrss.,sI,,
o,nitting fhe hisa ~ sii,iIa ,,sss ana
| tongna tones.
II il o.. K. and !. fensenes9 set.
| ties down over the. 1890. az an
assistant director. signaIIed by the
| director. blows 4 sharp blast On 4
whistle. Everything within sound
Of. that whistle must hold an absO-
Lutte quiet until q two-blast whistle
shall lift the spell alter the scene
Is stopped.
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everyone haits nls " -
.as... 80 49,. H.,s- -. 80.
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fat head ana Inns dianI,ra srras.
THE Sirenfor Hfts = hand fele-
nhonn 1890 him ia xr1eaIx Ia the
| talleia oTserator.
af1kahau,s he ouerSes.
...Tust coupla. minutes. chief"
i. -. ra.,,oy,.a
| ,rl,en II 4. minute comes 4 click
over fha line. ana fhe direotor
| achcea Il vifI, : clicIa,. Il hclfss ty,
lie n.rS The .cars' /. ~
Tha nnvicea A. tI,a table game
are paIpabIy nervous. No help
now from tn, director. AZ used "a
be alwavs aVaiIable in the silent
dray,3a Tlnax .ra -, fhe,r our a
forgotten line. : wrong nuance. an
ilIy.spaced bit Of business. IN tact
any one Of = unvriad az tnisc1,es NAV
hannen ana anv are viii annil tina
an. rv,,.t,,. 1890. a..
e,l... -. s.s..a.,s. 49, ss
49,, 80. 49, 49, $3.50 49,. 1s
80. = 49, :. 49, n0s
~ Easy an the tathlSs'
whistle Lifts Speed
But this scene, let US say, is got
through without mishap. AS 1t
ends the two.blast whistles shrill.
and life again becomes normal.
Like the awakening Of the doll
cancers. arms come down from
stir positions. feet are shifted to
comfort. q buzz or talk. hushed,
however. by the very atmosphere
OF the place NUNS through the set.
nen comes the verdict. Down
from the listening booth. or from
taIkle wagon outside. comes
the hstener-in- newcomer to the
movie world.
This man sits before a speaker
and hears the voices of the PLAYERS
just as they will register on the
screen. He is an expert OF voice
culture.
' s: s s% \ *; ;.s4: too high H.