| IMMORTAL VOICES A look at the history of the gramophone. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7238 |
| Catalog #: | 506806 | |
| Clip Number: | 506806-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 340 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:18 - 01:39:04 | |
| Location: | various | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDING INDUSTRY: Misc | |
| Description: | IMMORTAL VOICES A look at the history of the gramophone. M/S of Thomas Edison stood in a garden, M/S of his workshop. M/S of part of a gramophone (phonograph, record player). M/S of people dancing to the music, M/S of a man covering up his ears, the camera pans to couples dancing to gramophone music on the floor above. C/U of the needle, M/S of the man with his fingers in his ears. M/S of the gramophone, M/S of a man recording his speech and replaying it. Various shots of early gramophones, M/S of sound box of paper and a pin. Diagrams show how sound is picked up and distributed. Various diagrams showing how it all works. Various studio shots supposedly showing its popularity all over the world. M/S of Hawaiian ladies in grass skirts dancing on a beach, one bends down and puts a record on. M/S of a man wearing a big turban sat in a 'harem' with a wife on either side, they look contented listening to the music. M/S of an arctic scene with a man putting on record in blizzard and clapping his hands. M/S of two pretty girls listening to their gramophone on the beach. M/S diagram of old gramophone and airplane and modern day designs to show how far they have come. | |
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