listen to a movie

[silverraven]

I haven't tried this, but I ran across it suggested somewhere today. I guess it falls under audiobook, sorta, so I put it here.

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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by silverraven

I haven't tried this, but I ran across it suggested somewhere today. I guess it falls under audiobook, sorta, so I put it here.

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I don't know if this website is kosher. Did he get copyright clearances for these files?

[HarryT]

This is a flagrant case of piracy. Please don't post links to such sites.

Thanks.

[silverraven]

Originally Posted by HarryT

This is a flagrant case of piracy. Please don't post links to such sites.

Thanks.

Now who would have thought that Kim Komando, national radio host, would get that wrong?? She had it listed in her email and web site today as Top 7 sites for absolutely free (and legal!) movies. I would never ever post something I thought was a pirate site, I know better. You are welcome to go to her site and check that I am not lying.
Sorry about that! I had no idea!
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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by silverraven

Now who would have thought that Kim Komando, national radio host, would get that wrong?? She had it listed in her email and web site today as Top 7 sites for absolutely free (and legal!) movies. I would never ever post something I thought was a pirate site, I know better. You are welcome to go to her site and check that I am not lying.
Sorry about that! I had no idea!
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I definitely believe you. Shame on Kim for not doing her homework.

[HarryT]

There's no harm done, but really, if anyone stops to think about it, how likely is it that the soundtracks of major movie releases are going to be released for free download?

[ApK]

Just out of curiosity, who would want to do this? With the possible exception of something like "My Dinner With Andre" wouldn't this be like reading a novel with everything but the dialog cut out?

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by ApK

Just out of curiosity, who would want to do this? With the possible exception of something like "My Dinner With Andre" wouldn't this be like reading a novel with everything but the dialog cut out?

Well, why not? It would be similar to reading a play or movie script. If you've seen the movie, you can fill in the images in your head.

Back in the day, before VCRs, a few times I hooked up a tape recorder to the TV to record the sound of a favorite movie.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Well, why not? It would be similar to reading a play or movie script. If you've seen the movie, you can fill in the images in your head.

Back in the day, before VCRs, a few times I hooked up a tape recorder to the TV to record the sound of a favorite movie.

Scripts have stage directions, descriptions of action and of setting, etc.

But I guess I can see the appeal if you've already seen the movie, especially a favorite.

Speaking of listening to movies, this reminds me:
Do we have any sight-impaired folk among us who avail themselves of those "descriptive audio tracks" found on some DVDs these days?

I tried listening to them a few times with my eyes closed and I found them horribly jarring. Anyone get value from them?

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by ApK

Scripts have stage directions, descriptions of action and of setting, etc.

But I guess I can see the appeal if you've already seen the movie, especially a favorite.

Some transistor radios used to be available with TV bands, so you could tune in the sound of a TV broadcast. I used to listen to an afternoon soap opera this way when in school after I got hooked on it during vacation time. Again, it was before VCRs and time-shifting, so it was a way to keep up with the storylines. Since soaps are so repetitious and slow-moving and talky, it worked fairly well.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Some transistor radios used to be available with TV bands, so you could tune in the sound of a TV broadcast. I used to listen to an afternoon soap opera this way when in school after I got hooked on it during vacation time. Again, it was before VCRs and time-shifting, so it was a way to keep up with the storylines. Since soaps are so repetitious and slow-moving and talky, it worked fairly well.

And the soaps got their start on radio. In fact their 1st sponsors were soap companies which is how they got the name of soaps.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by crich70

And the soaps got their start on radio. In fact their 1st sponsors were soap companies which is how they got the name of soaps.

:/ But soaps on radio were written and produced as audio productions.
If someone pulled a gun, someone SAID so....

TV band radio....yeah, I remember that...ah, something else I can tell my kids about to make me feel old.

[tubemonkey]

For some reason, silent movies never did well on radio

[crich70]

Originally Posted by ApK

:/ But soaps on radio were written and produced as audio productions.
If someone pulled a gun, someone SAID so....

TV band radio....yeah, I remember that...ah, something else I can tell my kids about to make me feel old.

True. I'm just saying that's how the 'soaps' got their name in the 1st place. I agree that a TV program doesn't translate well to radio since the cues that you need aren't there like in radio dramatizations. Of course a lot of Radio programs later moved to TV. Dragnet, Gunsmoke, a number of the 'soap operas' that we see on TV today.