Drugi przełom dźwiękowy? Magnetofon Nagra i przemiany dźwięku filmowego w epoce postklasycznej
The Second Coming of Sound? Nagra Tape Recorder and the Evolution of Sound in Postclassical Cinema

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the influence exerted on cinema by Stefan Kudelski and his invention: the family of Nagra recorders. Introduced in 1958, Nagra III became especially popular among filmmakers, enabling, along with other technical breakthroughs of that time, the development of a new kind of documentary filmmaking, and later influencing feature production as well. For almost three decades, various models of Nagra recorders presented the golden standard in its field and helped shaping movements such as French New Wave and New Hollywood. It thus played an important part in the emergence of ‘postclassical’ cinema, which encompassed a new kind of cinematic realism and much more freedom in creating sound design. This important episode in the history of film technology might be instructive in understanding how technical progress might influence the culture and logistics of production but also inform strictly artistic and aesthetic choices made by filmmakers.

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