Definition

Noun: A motion picture film that includes synchronized recorded sound, specifically spoken dialogue and singing, as opposed to a silent film. It refers to the technological development in cinema that allowed audio to be recorded and played back in sync with the moving images.

Usage

The term is used to describe a film that has a soundtrack of audible spoken dialogue, distinguishing it from earlier silent films which used title cards. It is a historical term for what is now simply called a "movie" or "film."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: The term often appears in discussions about film history and technological evolution.
  • The advent of the talking picture, or "talkie," made some filmmaking techniques from the silent era obsolete.

Variants and Related Words

• Talkie (noun): An informal, shorter synonym for "talking picture."
  • The early talkies had primitive sound technology compared to today's films.
• Sound film (noun): A more general term for any film with a synchronized sound recording, which includes talking pictures.

Synonyms

• Talkie
• Sound film
• Motion picture (in the modern, general sense where sound is assumed)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• The talkies: A collective, informal term for talking pictures, especially when referring to the era of their introduction.
  • My grandmother remembers when the talkies first came to her local cinema.

Noun

1. a movie with synchronized speech and singing