Original photograph of Max Blumenstock and a script supervisor in front of a camera booth, circa 1930s

N.p. N.p., Circa 1930s. Vintage double weight photograph, circa 1930s, showing director Max Blumenstock and a script supervisor sitting in front of a soundproof camera booth. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso, noting Blumenstock's name.

In the early days of Hollywood, camera equipment and operators were placed in a soundproof booth (or "sweat box") in order to muffle the noise created by cameras—a factor which created significant limitations for both camera movement and actors on set. In the earliest talking films, small microphones were hidden around the set, but by 1929 microphones were suspended from booms, and by the 1930s bidirectional microphones were used to capture audio for film.

8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine, with faint soil and a small chip on the top and bottom margins.

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