Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/026 (coming soon)

We explore the fascinating history of sound in films — the trial and error that led from silent films to the first talkies — with Fritzi Kramer of Movies Silently. Fritzi also suggests some silent VFX films, and we catch up with good news about former Cinefex publisher Don Shay.

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Features

• Movies Silently
• The Blue Bird (1918)
• The Whispering Chorus (1918)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
• The Burning Crucible (1923)
• The Lost World (1925)
• The Penalty (1920)
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Guests

• Fritzi Kramer, the founder of Movies Silently, a blog dedicated to making silent films fun and accessible to newcomers.

Music

• All tracks by Digital Droo

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