Silent Film/Early Talkie

"The Talk of the Talking Pictures"

Presenter: Josephine R. Sihner

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 21-22

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Hillary Homzie

Department: Communication & Media Studies

Funding Source/Sponsor: Class Project, SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1latHmMZbOpzrgTj3eJbk3x3s3oDYUBFK

Abstract:
This film focuses on two stars of the 1920s silent film era as they adjust to changing technology and the introduction of talking pictures. Robert Goldman, an award-winning silent film Director, worries that his work will lose relevance if he doesn’t adopt synchronized sound. Helen Grant, a highly successful silent film actress, faces the harsh reality that acting with dialogue is a very different artform. As Robert and Helen maneuver the challenges associated with a new style of filmmaking, their lives take very different paths.