Of all the elements that come together to make a film special, sound is perhaps the most underrated of all. When motion pictures leapt from silent movies to "talkies" in the 1920s, the medium was fundamentally changed forever - far more so than any innovation since. The History of the Typewriter recited by Michael Winslow is a short film that is, ostensibly, nothing but sound. Director Ignacio Uriarte had actor/comedian Michael Winslow sit in a studio and imitate the sound of a century's worth of typewriters. Aside from the names of the models flashing across the screen, there are no words or dialogue. We never see or hear the typewriters in question. Indeed, there is nothing seen or heard in the movie that is not Mr. Winslow, save for a microphone or two. Michael Winslow rose to fame in the 1980s on the strength of his ability to produce...
- 6/20/2010
- by Daniel
- FilmJunk
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