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==Small Gauges==
==Small Gauges==
[[File:16mm-doubleperf-silent.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A 16mm home movie with no soundtrack.]]
===Amateur Films===
===Amateur Films===
===Experimental Films===
===Experimental Films===

Revision as of 14:23, 10 August 2013

Silent film commonly refers to commercial film productions before the adoption of sound in the late 1920s. However, silent films encompass much beyond that — many 8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm, 16mm, and 28mm amateur films, home movies, experimental films, and even feature films were made without soundtracks long after the 1920s.

Silent Films in 35mm

  • Aspect ratios
  • Movietone music + effects tracks vs. true 'silents'
  • Modern-day recorded accompaniment
  • Post-1920s silents

Small Gauges

A 16mm home movie with no soundtrack.

Amateur Films

Experimental Films

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