Specimen of talking films - Tri-Ergon process
- PART OF:
- Three Specimen of talking films
- Made:
- c. 1921 in Zurich
- maker:
- Tri-Ergon Aktiengesellschaft
One of three specimens of talking films:- 4 1/2" length of film - "Tri-Ergon" process (piece of first sound-on film picture made 1921), encased in glass. Image shows standing man appearing to give a lecture behind a lectern.
The Tri-Ergon sound-on-film system was developed from around 1919 by three German inventors, Josef Engl (1893–1942), Joseph Massolle (1889–1957), and Hans Vogt (1890–1979). The system used a photoelectric recording method and a non-standard film size (42mm) which incorporated the sound track with stock 35mm film. With a Swiss backer, the inventors formed Tri-Ergon AG in Zurich, and tried to interest the market with their invention.
Ufa acquired the German sound film rights for the Tri-Ergon process in 1925, but dropped the system when the public showing of their first sound film suffered technical failures.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1929-381/1
- Materials:
- cellulose nitrate
- type:
- film sample
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
