I think that I am getting the hang of this whole blog thing, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions. For this week, I have decided to give response to one of the quiz questions that we were assigned. I picked this particular one because it caught my attention, and the more I thought about it, I wasn't the only persons attention that it caught. I am referring to the question about the film, "Wild Party" and how important it became to development and history of sound technology.
As I sat down and really thought about this, and what it must of meant to the film industry, I was amazed. I'm sure that all of you reading this know the answer to this question being the fine, young and intelligent students that you are, but I thought that I would restate it. In 1929 the film, "Wild Party" was directed by Dorothy Arzner and in the film, she placed the microphone on some sort of fish pole. This allowed for actresses such as Clara Bow to move around on the set more freely. What a breakthrough for sound technology, and to think that it was all done by a simple fish pole.
This brings me to my next thought about sound technology. Just by using a simple fish pole, Dorothy Arzner opened the door wide open to tons of sound technology breakthoughs. If you ever go to Universal Studios and catch one of the set doors open, you will notice what their fish pole looks like in todays sets. It is a motorized camera stand, that is operated by remote control. Without good ol' Dorothy, where would we have been. Till next time, enjoy, I'm out!
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I thought the same thing when I heard that the first boom was created by a fishing pole. If only they were that light now. Have you held one before? It sucks if you lack arm strength. If sound in film history interests you, you should check out the Jazz Singer (the first synchronized sound film. Singing in the rain also touches on the idea too. At least, it does in the storyline.
I think it's cool too how the first boom mic was made with a fishing pole. It's also kind of cool that a woman came up with the idea because you don't hear much about the impact woman have in film.
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