Throughout time film has become progressively more complex. Initially, black and white silent films were a huge innovation. With Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877, filmmakers became able to add sound to "moving pictures." The sound was low quality by the standards of today, but a shock to many from the era. It took a while to figure out synchronization, The Jazz Singer released in 1927, was the first "talkie" to receive attention from audiences. From the addition to dialogue came the addition of a separate musical soundtrack, as well as sounds one may not consciously realize are missing, such as rain falling on a window or a door creaking open.
^Walt Disney's Flowers & Trees; 1932^
The technicolor process began its development in 1912. A two strip technique was used by 1917 and a three strip process was created by 1930. In 1932 Walt Disney used this technology in an animated short called Flowers & Trees. This led to its popularity in Hollywood, where it was used by many filmmakers in movies such as The Cat & The Fiddle (1934), Snow White & the Seven Dwafs (1937) and most famously The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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