The Story of the Jaz Singer Talking Pictures

The jaz singer was and is a tremendous influence on hollywood films, particularly the genre known in the industry as a bio pick. talking pictures also posed serious technological challenges inside the studios. The microphones of the age were big, clunky and not especially sensitive. They required thick cables to connect them with the recording equipment. These microphones had to be installed on the motion picture set as close to the actors as possible, but out of view of the camera. Set designers hid them in the furniture or scenery. Costume designers looked for ways to sew them into clothing. You had to hide the cables too. And once suitable hiding places had been found for the microphones, where they were out of sight