A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

10/24/1940 (US) • 11m

Documentary

Overview

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

behind the scenes

audio recording

sound waves

promotional film

movie studio

short film

sound recorder

sound

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