Norman McLaren is known for his hand-drawn films—animations drawn directly on the film strip. These films often have hand-drawn soundtracks as well, taking advantage of the visual encoding of sound on film to create novel sounds by hand.
This video is one of those old-timey charming specials on how he did it.
(via the music of sound)
Scores are silent music!
An actor watches the image repeatedly while listening to the original production track on headphones as a guide. The actor then re-performs each line to match the wording and lip movements. Actors vary in their ability to achieve sync and to recapture the emotional tone of their performance.(via filmsound.org)
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