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'''Silent film''' commonly refers to commercial film productions before the adoption of sound in the late 1920s. However, silent films encompass much beyond that — many [[8mm]], [[Super 8]], [[9.5mm]], [[16mm]], and [[28mm]] amateur films, home movies, experimental films, and even feature films were made without soundtracks long after the 1920s.
'''Silent film''' commonly refers to commercial film productions before the adoption of sound in the late 1920s. However, silent films encompass much beyond that — many [[8mm]], [[Super 8]], [[9.5mm]], [[16mm]], and [[28mm]] amateur films, home movies, experimental films, and even feature films were made without soundtracks long after the 1920s.


==Silent Films in 35mm==
==Silent Films in [[35mm]]==
* Aspect ratios
* Aspect ratios
* Movietone music + effects tracks vs. true 'silents'
* Movietone music + effects tracks vs. true 'silents'
* Modern-day recorded accompaniment
* Modern-day recorded accompaniment
* Post-1920s silents
* Post-1920s silents
* [[Variable speed]] - technical details, historical details


==Small Gauges==
==Small Gauges==
===Amateur Films===
===Amateur Films===
===Experimental Films===
===Experimental Films===
==Images==
<gallery widths=250px heights=250px mode=packed>
File:Joan of arc.JPG| 35mm 1.33 Full frame silent
File:Speedy.JPG|35mm Full frame silent with Dolby Digital music track
File:16mm-doubleperf-silent.jpg| A 16mm home movie with no soundtrack
</gallery>


==Related Articles==
==Related Articles==
*[[Aspect ratios]]
*[[16mm]]
*[[35mm]]
* [[List of silent film accompanists]]
* [[List of silent film accompanists]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.silentera.com SilentEra.com]
* [http://www.silentera.com SilentEra.com]
*[http://nilesfilmmuseum.org/ Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum]
[[Category:Film prints]]
[[Category: Sound formats]]