[ecrea] Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound Symposium

*Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound Symposium*

*13 September 2017*

*Phoenix Cinema, Leicester*

*as part of the 19^th British Silent Film Festival, 13-17 September*


CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

The transition from silent to synchronised sound cinema in Britain 
between 1927 and 1933 was a period which changed British cinema as both 
industry and art form forever, but which has largely been overlooked by 
cinema historians.

This symposium, which will precede the British Silent Film Festival, 
will examine the transition from silent to sound across the cinema 
industry in terms of economics, employment, technology and 
infrastructure, as well as the shift in film form and style including 
its impact on production, distribution, exhibition, reception and critique.

We invite papers and presentations from a range of disciplines that help 
to advance our understanding of the film industry during this tumultuous 
period. We particularly welcome contributions which consider the 
transitional period in European cinemas along with Britain’s own 
international relationships to both Anglophone and non-Anglophone 
countries. We also invite papers that consider the role of music and 
sound in silent cinema, before the period of the transition to sound.

The symposium is part of the AHRC-funded project on British Silent 
Cinema and the Transition to sound (a collaboration between De Montfort 
University and the University of Stirling) and will precede the 19^th 
British Silent Film Festival which will include four-days of screenings 
and presentations on the transitional period 1927 – 1933.

Possible topics include:
- technology and industry
- economics
- personnel
- film form, style and the impact of new production processes
- exhibition, reception, cinema-going and audiences
- cinema markets
- the transitional period's impact and legacy
- music and sound in early cinema

Please send abstracts of 200-500 words to Laraine Porter at

(lporter /at/ dmu.ac.uk) <mailto:(lporter /at/ dmu.ac.uk)>

Deadline for contributions: 31 July 2017.


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