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Study GuideEMC / JOUR 3000
Edward Bowen
“Singin’ In The Rain” 1952
MGM Studios
Produced by Arthur Freed
Freed produced more than 40 musicals for MGM. His unit included Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, and Vincent Minnelli.
“Singin’ In The Rain” 1952
MGM Studios
Produced by Arthur Freed
Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Written by Betty Comden and Adolph GreenMusic by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse
The Technical DimensionThe Hollywood Montage – “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (1942)
http://youtu.be/2690vyc8HRQ
The Technical DimensionThe Hollywood Montage
http://youtu.be/cHMuAA0gBYI
The Technical DimensionThe Full Shot
http://youtu.be/ZFxWkUkUsQA
The Technical DimensionThe Full Shot
http://youtu.be/qu4v5hB1dKk
The Technical DimensionCamera Choreography (Hey look, I’m dancing with Gene Kelly)
http://youtu.be/B0asbGJbLKchttp://youtu.be/_UmaFTEIZ84
The Technical DimensionDubbing
http://youtu.be/cirOHTYWi2k
The Technical Dimension• How do camera work and editing integrate with music and
performance to help tell the story and evoke emotion?
• What part does color play in evoking emotion, defining character, and setting mood?
• How are dance sequences shot and edited for maximum impact?
• What techniques are used to suggest the style of silent movies of the time in which the movie is set? Of early sound musicals?
• What style of lighting is used in the movie, and what effect does it have?
• How do the filmmakers use studio sets and back lots to stylize the world of the film? To stylize the “Broadway Melody” sequence?
The Dramatic DimensionThe Unreliable Narrator
http://youtu.be/hC1R_szNzDM
The Dramatic Dimension
The Unreliable Narrator
The Dramatic DimensionEmotion and Story Through Song
“That’s a reaffirmation of life.” Leonard Bernstein
The Dramatic DimensionEmotion and Story Through Song
http://youtu.be/33c3drAfcI0
The Dramatic Dimension• How does Don Lockwood change as the movie progresses? What forces are
at work in this change?
• What function does Cosmo serve to the story? Why include the proverbial “third wheel?” Why is there no love interest for Cosmo?
• Which characters change and evolve? Which remain stagnant? Why?
• What are the impediments to Don and Cathy’s relationship? How are they overcome?
• How are songs used dramatically and cosmetically to propel the story and reveal character?
• What function does “The Broadway Melody” serve to the story and characters?
• How are the plot elements connected and then resolved in the final climactic scene?
The Auteur DimensionDirector Stanley Donen
“On The Town” (1949)“Royal Wedding” (1951)“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (1954)“It’s Always Fair Weather” (1955)“Funny Face” 1957“Charade” (1963)“Moonlighting – Big Man on Mulberry Street” (1986)
The Auteur Dimension
“Moonlighting – Big Man on Mulberry Street” (1986)
http://youtu.be/HXvki5MKPAI
The Auteur Dimension
Director Stanley Donen
1998 Academy Awardshttp://youtu.be/JMC8kHycgwM
The Historical Dimension
1952
• Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom• Organized baseball has its first African-American umpire• “I Love Lucy” is the first TV show to be seen in 10,000,000
homes• Dwight Eisenhower is elected president• Charlie Chaplin is refused reentry into the United States• Other movies – “The African Queen,” “The Greatest Show on
Earth,” “The Quiet Man,” “High Noon”
The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
http://youtu.be/OTFCctdiS04
The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
http://youtu.be/YMzV96LV6Cchttp://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/02/musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots/
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments
• The soundproof “ice box” temporarily limits camera movement.
http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments
• A successful color photography system (Technicolor) is introduced but it not widely used.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Big Five studios (majors) included Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO, and Warners; and the Little Three included Columbia, United Artists, and Universal.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Dominance is fully established for studio production methods, which included vertical integration, block booking, and the contract system (which reduced stars’ salaries).
https://picasaweb.google.com/114656905726841638976/MGM?feat=flashalbum#5700597435138265986
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Film Program – Cartoons, Travelogues, Newsreels, Novelty Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Musical Shorts, Coming Attractions, Features, Double-Features
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Cinema (single) screens are in every neighborhood.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Musicals, Horror Films, Gangster Films, Screwball Comedies, Westerns
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Disney Innovates the Animated Feature
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• American film dominates (up to 80% of the world market), except perhaps in Japan.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Under pressure, especially from religious groups, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association begins to administer a tough Production Code through an office headed by Joseph T. Breen.
The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments
• Production Code
The Historical Dimension1930-1939
• 1939
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE60830901D8BA3E&feature=view_all
The Historical Dimension1930-1939
• 1939
http://dadsmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/1939-montage-part-one-over-there.html
The Historical Dimension• What if anything does the movie say about society in the 1950s?
• What can be learned from the movie regarding the period of time of its story, in particular relating to the transition from silent to sound movies?
The Genre DimensionScience Fiction?As Author Ray Bradbury has pointed out, if you apply the classic definition of science-fiction as a story in which new and unexpected technology impacts the lives of characters, then “Singin’ in the Rain” is science fiction.
The Genre DimensionScience Fiction?As Author Ray Bradbury has pointed out, if you apply the classic definition of science-fiction as a story in which new and unexpected technology impacts the lives of characters, then “Singin’ in the Rain” is science fiction.
https://youtu.be/s8LZgH5-x_U
The Genre Dimension2012 – A struggling NBC, still reeling from the loss of “Must See Thursdays” and the Jay Leno Prime Time debacle. places the hopes of it’s stock holders and the might of its marketing department behind one new show. And it’s a musical …
http://youtu.be/qtWTAN7ykcw
The Genre Dimension2012 – Why is NBC struggling. Some blame the earlier firing of Kevin Reilly as entertainment president in 2007. Reilly moved to Fox and launched a breakaway hit series, and it was a musical …
http://vimeo.com/28788094
The Genre Dimension
1927 – “The Jazz Singer” Alan CroslandAl Jolson
http://youtu.be/j48T9BoKxlI
The Genre Dimension1933 – “42nd Street” Lloyd Bacon / Busby BerkeleyThe Great Depression, Sugar Daddies, The Casting Couch, Inebriation, Attempted Rape, Murder, Sex and Violence
http://youtu.be/SuqJJMSK15U
The Genre Dimension
1935 – “Gold Diggers of 1935” Busby Berkeley
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/76736/Gold-Diggers-Of-1935-trailer.html
The Genre Dimension
1935 – “Top Hat” Mark Sandrich
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/462008/Top-Hat-Movie-Clip-Isn-t-It-A-Lovely-Day.html
The Genre Dimension1936 – “Swing Time” George StevensFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
http://youtu.be/mxPgplMujzQ
The Genre Dimension1937 – “Shall We Dance” Mark SandrichFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
http://youtu.be/Fb-G07i35eE
The Genre Dimension1937 – “Shall We Dance” Mark SandrichFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
http://youtu.be/sdi6V6dsTKk
The Genre Dimension1955 – “It’s Always Fair Weather” Gene Kelly / Stanley Donen
http://youtu.be/KgAmXb5UZlY
The Genre Dimension1944 – “Anchors Away” George Sidney Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse
http://youtu.be/LiDeGrtjt2k
The Genre Dimension
1961 – “West Side Story” Robert Wise / Jerome Robbins
http://youtu.be/yA_aFprGzyc
The Genre Dimension1964 – “A Hard Day’s Night” Richard Lester
http://youtu.be/Lkk-tspdZl8
The Genre Dimension1964 – “Umbrellas of Cherbourg” Jacques Demy
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/16/movies/100000000818582/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.html
The Genre Dimension
1977 – “Saturday Night Fever” John Badham
http://youtu.be/tXsdH8XKy-8
The Genre Dimension
1979 – “All That Jazz” Bob Fosse
http://youtu.be/C74Pae3PpMo
The Genre Dimension
1979 – “All That Jazz” Bob Fosse
http://youtu.be/J5YRfCdeyOchttp://youtu.be/pr2JAlnV1eY
The Genre Dimension
1979 – “All That Jazz” Bob Fosse
http://youtu.be/fZS8LN4R9rU
The Genre Dimension1980 – “Fame” Alan Parker
http://youtu.be/geWBJxWxT3M
The Genre Dimension1983 – “Flashdance” Adrian Lyne
http://youtu.be/yJ6MtRfChg0
The Genre Dimension1983 – “Flashdance” Adrian Lyne
http://youtu.be/8NjbGr2nk2c
The Genre Dimension1991 – “The Commitments” Alan Parker
http://youtu.be/3paf2TLrgsg
The Genre Dimension2001 – “Moulin Rouge” Baz Luhrmann
http://youtu.be/dtEgAx80NC4
The Genre Dimension2002 – “Chicago” Rob Marshall
http://youtu.be/8IxcfbldgBY
The Genre Dimension2002 – “Chicago” Rob Marshall
http://youtu.be/HVyg4MchBYM
The Genre Dimension2002 – “Chicago” Rob Marshall
http://youtu.be/YW3MIixEps4
The Genre Dimension2004 – “Bride and Prejudice” Gurinder Chadha
http://youtu.be/PoLtHqS_LhA
The Genre Dimension2009 – “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench” Damien Chazelle
http://youtu.be/H2NWRydVjA8http://www.guyandmadeline.com/
The Genre Dimension2009 – “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench” Damien Chazelle
http://youtu.be/KJUzALdI--k
The Genre Dimension2011 – “The Artist” Michel Hazanavicius
http://youtu.be/Z2s9ZlenQm8
The Genre Dimension2012 – “Les Miserables” Tom Hooper
http://youtu.be/IuEFm84s4oI
The Genre Dimension2012 – “Les Miserables” Tom Hooper
http://youtu.be/wwgQjfg0hZw
The Genre Dimension2012 – “Les Miserables” Tom Hooper
http://youtu.be/S5AnWz8JaYU
The Genre DimensionProposition – All movies are and always have been musicals.
http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
The Genre DimensionProposition – All movies are and always have been musicals.
http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
The Genre DimensionProposition – All movies are and always have been musicals.
http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
The Genre DimensionProposition – All movies are and always have been musicals.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/priceless-silent-movie-mu_n_925643.html
The Genre DimensionProposition – All movies are and always have been musicals.
http://youtu.be/2fBrpTHe9kk
The Genre Dimension• What expectations do you have of a musical? How does “Singin’ in
the Rain” meet those expectations, and violate or subvert those expectations?
• How have musicals changed over the decades?
• In what ways do musicals reflect the mores, attitudes, and fixations of their eras?
• How do you react when a character in a movie bursts into song? Why do you react this way?
• How does the factor of verisimilitude play in to the acceptance or rejection of musicals as a genre?
• Are animated musicals more palatable than live action musicals? Why?