La llegada de los primeros sistemas cinematográficos sonoros a España (1895-1929)

Authors

  • Lídia López Gómez

Keywords:

Silent film, Sound, Reception, Kinetophone, Chronophone, Phonofilm

Abstract

During the final decade of the 19th century, inventors such as Thomas A. Edison and the Lumière brothers worked assiduously to find a way to preserve and reproduce sound and images. The numerous inventions conceived in this period such as the Kinetophone, the Vitascope and the Cinematograph are testament to this and are nowadays considered the forerunners of cinema. Most of these new technologies were presented at public screenings which generated a high level of interest. They attracted people from all social classes, who packed out the halls, theatres and hotels where they were held. This paper presents a review of the newspaper and magazine articles published in Spain at the turn of the century in order to study the social reception of the first film equipment in the country, as well as to understand the role of music in relation to the images at these events and how the first film systems dealt with sound.

Published

2018-12-20

How to Cite

López Gómez, L. (2018). La llegada de los primeros sistemas cinematográficos sonoros a España (1895-1929). Journal of Sound, Silence, Image and Technology, (1), 27–42. Retrieved from https://jossit.tecnocampus.cat/index.php/jossit/article/view/4

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