projected images on a screen so a large audience could see them simultaneously

was invented by the British brothers Louis and Auguste in 1895

couldn’t be transported to different places

actors used pantomime gestures so the audience could laugh

directors sometimes used short subtitles

the conductor hired musicians

the audiences were silent so they could understand the film

the audiences chatted to discuss what was going on

few people enjoyed going to the cinema

was adored by female audiences due to its violence and passion

was good-natured although he  usually got into trouble

recorded and reproduced sound

combined images with sound

was invented by Thomas Edison in 1927

was the first film to use pictures and sound together

included music, singing and dialogues for the first time

put an abrupt end to the silent films

they had complicated scripts

actors stopped using exaggerated gestures

they couldn’t get used to the actors’ real voices

they worked in tiny rooms

they had to synchronize phonographs and projectors

they couldn’t shout instructions during the film

is an American silent movie released in the 1920s

didn't win any Awards

shows how the new technology causes silent films to fall out of fashion

thanks to the improvement of technicolor technology

because Judy Garland was captivated by the yellow brick road

because audiences were tired of the talkies