# What did Sargent predict in 1916 about talking pictures (Ch. LXI), and what should a photoplay writer expect or not expect from them?

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1916 predictions, not facts: Sargent expects talking pictures (his term for a phonograph, a projection machine and a timing device) never to replace the photoplay or the silent drama, though they may become an established amusement. He expects the camera to support recorded song or speech, with the chief use in seeing and hearing operatic or dramatic stars and in vaudeville specialties, and he doubts sound will be used to heighten the photoplay. He reports a 1913 revival that did not hold interest. His advice to writers is not to study the work much until its permanent success is assured. Later history was not examined.

1916 predictions, not facts: Sargent expects talking pictures (his term for a phonograph, a projection machine and a timing device) never to replace the photoplay or the silent drama, though they may become an established amusement. He expects the camera to support recorded song or speech, with the chief use in seeing and hearing operatic or dramatic stars and in vaudeville specialties, and he doubts sound will be used to heighten the photoplay. He reports a 1913 revival that did not hold interest. His advice to writers is not to study the work much until its permanent success is assured. Later history was not examined.

Curator qualifications: Sargent's talking-picture prediction, dialogue rules and study method are verified and correctly labelled as 1916 predictions and practice; examples are separated from claims.

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- [sourced_fact] 1916 predictions, not facts: Sargent expects talking pictures (his term for a phonograph, a projection machine and a timing device) never to replace the photoplay or the silent drama, though they may become an established amusement. He expects the camera to support recorded song or speech, with the chief use in seeing and hearing operatic or dramatic stars and in vaudeville specialties, and he doubts sound will be used to heighten the photoplay. He reports a 1913 revival that did not hold interest. His advice to writers is not to study the work much until its permanent success is assured. Later history was not examined. · locator: sar.flat (a3cff7eb) ch. LXI and study chapters · source: https://archive.org/stream/techniqueofphoto00sarg/techniqueofphoto00sarg_djvu.txt

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