![]() To this day, kids' singalong tapes and DVDs still use this technique from time to time modern karaoke videos use a variant without the ball, merely by highlighting the appropriate text with the appropriate rhythm. The ball may also highlight whatever word or syllable it touches, or leave a dotted line as it travels across the words. Usually the "ball" is a big red dot, but sometimes it'll be a different color, or some manner of icon appropriate to the setting. Musical literacy was a much bigger deal in the early 20th Century.Īccording to Wikipedia, the bouncing ball was named and invented by Max Fleischer, the founder of Fleischer Studios, in 1924. ![]() Sort of the karaoke of its time, but intended for a mass audience. "Follow the bouncing ball" is a technique of directing singalongs in movie theaters (and later on home video) where the lyrics are displayed as onscreen subtitles while a ball bounces along each word or syllable of the lyrics, in sync with the actual beat and rhythm of the song. ![]() It's time for a singalong! Music! Words! And. Max Fleischer Screen Songs Cartoon Any Little Girl ![]()
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