Definition

Noun: A sound film is motion-picture film that has sound effects and dialogue recorded directly onto it. This distinguishes it from earlier silent films, which had no synchronized recorded sound.

Usage

The term is used to describe the medium or technology of filmmaking that incorporates synchronized audio. It is often used in historical or technical contexts to discuss the evolution of cinema. - The introduction of the sound film revolutionized the movie industry in the late 1920s. - This archive specializes in preserving early sound films.

Advanced Usage

• As a historical term: The phrase often refers specifically to films made during the transition from silent to sound cinema (the "talkies").
  • Studios faced significant challenges during the production of early sound films due to new technical requirements.

Variants and Related Words

• Talkie (noun, informal): A term for an early sound film.
  • "The Jazz Singer" is one of the most famous talkies.
• Silent film (noun): A motion picture without synchronized recorded sound, the predecessor to the sound film.

Synonyms

• Talking picture
• Talkie (informal)

Related Phrases

• To make the transition to sound: Refers to the period when filmmakers and studios began producing sound films.
  • Many silent film stars struggled to make the transition to sound.

Noun

1. motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it