In motion pictures, an intertitle is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i.e. -inter) the photographed action, at various points, generally to convey character dialogue, or descriptive narrative material related to, but not necessarily covered by, the material photographed. Intertitles were a mainstay of silent films, once they became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue and/or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. The development of the soundtrack largely eliminated their utility, except as an occasional artistic device. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... In fiction, a narrator is a voice or character who tells the story. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Film soundtrack. ...
The term intertitle should not be confused with subtitle or main title. Production of teletext subtitles A subtitle can refer to one of two things: textual versions of a film or television programs dialogue that appear onscreen, or an explanatory or alternate title, in addition to the main title of a work. ...
The Spanish intertitle print from which we worked is available at the Library of Congress in Washington for anyone who needs to see that original.
I should point out that quite often I did not have the opportunity to screen a film in advance of playing it, and that is when the art of "instant composition" came to the fore: improvising musical material as the scenes unfolded on the screen.
I learned to read the intertitles about twice as fast as any of the audience so that I could reflect the mood of the dialogue while the title was still on the screen.
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