"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/Program
:
Class Project
SYRCE Symposium
Audio/Video Link
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Abstract
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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.