1. 1. Study Guide EMC / JOUR 3000 Edward Bowen
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. Singin In The Rain 1952 MGM Studios Produced by Arthur Freed Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Music by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed Starring Gene Kelly, Donald OConnor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse
4. 4. The Technical Dimension The Hollywood Montage Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) http://youtu.be/2690vyc8HRQ
5. 5. The Technical Dimension The Hollywood Montage http://youtu.be/cHMuAA0gBYI
6. 6. The Technical Dimension The Full Shot http://youtu.be/ZFxWkUkUsQA
7. 7. The Technical Dimension The Full Shot http://youtu.be/qu4v5hB1dKk
8. 8. The Technical Dimension Camera Choreography (Hey look, Im dancing with Gene Kelly) http://youtu.be/B0asbGJbLKc http://youtu.be/_UmaFTEIZ84
9. 9. The Technical Dimension Dubbing http://youtu.be/cirOHTYWi2k
10. 10. 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?
11. 11. The Dramatic Dimension The Unreliable Narrator http://youtu.be/hC1R_szNzDM
12. 12. The Dramatic Dimension The Unreliable Narrator
13. 13. The Dramatic Dimension Emotion and Story Through Song Thats a reaffirmation of life. Leonard Bernstein
14. 14. The Dramatic Dimension Emotion and Story Through Song http://youtu.be/33c3drAfcI0
15. 15. 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 Cathys 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?
16. 16. The Auteur Dimension Director Stanley Donen On The Town (1949) Royal Wedding (1951) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Its Always Fair Weather (1955) Funny Face 1957 Charade (1963) Moonlighting Big Man on Mulberry Street (1986)
17. 17. The Auteur Dimension Moonlighting Big Man on Mulberry Street (1986) http://youtu.be/HXvki5MKPAI
18. 18. The Auteur Dimension Director Stanley Donen 1998 Academy Awards http://youtu.be/JMC8kHycgwM
19. 19. 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
20. 20. The Historical Dimension 1927 The movies begin to speak, and sing. http://youtu.be/OTFCctdiS04
21. 21. The Historical Dimension 1927 The movies begin to speak, and sing. http://youtu.be/YMzV96LV6Cc http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/02/ musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots/
22. 22. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Technical Developments The soundproof ice box temporarily limits camera movement. http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html
23. 23. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Technical Developments A successful color photography system (Technicolor) is introduced but it not widely used.
24. 24. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments The Big Five studios (majors) included Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO, and Warners; and the Little Three included Columbia, United Artists, and Universal.
25. 25. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 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#570 0597435138265986
26. 26. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments The Film Program Cartoons, Travelogues, Newsreels, Novelty Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Musical Shorts, Coming Attractions, Features, Double-Features
27. 27. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments Cinema (single) screens are in every neighborhood.
28. 28. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments Popular Genres Musicals, Horror Films, Gangster Films, Screwball Comedies, Westerns
29. 29. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments Popular Genres Disney Innovates the Animated Feature
30. 30. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments American film dominates (up to 80% of the world market), except perhaps in Japan.
31. 31. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 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.
32. 32. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments Production Code
33. 33. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments 1939 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE60830901D8BA3E&feature=view_all
34. 34. The Historical Dimension 1930-1939 Business Developments 1939 http://dadsmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/1939-montage-part-one-over-there.html
35. 35. 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?
36. 36. The Genre Dimension Science 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.
37. 37. The Genre Dimension 2012 A struggling NBC, still reeling from the loss of Must See Thursdays and the Jay Leno Prime Time debacle. places the hopes of its stock holders and the might of its marketing department behind one new show. And its a musical http://youtu.be/qtWTAN7ykcw
38. 38. The Genre Dimension 2012 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
39. 39. The Genre Dimension 1927 The Jazz Singer Alan Crosland Al Jolson http://youtu.be/j48T9BoKxlI
40. 40. The Genre Dimension 1933 42nd Street Lloyd Bacon / Busby Berkeley The Great Depression, Sugar Daddies, The Casting Couch, Inebriation, Attempted Rape, Murder, Sex and Violence http://youtu.be/SuqJJMSK15U
41. 41. The Genre Dimension 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 Busby Berkeley http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/76736/Gold-Diggers-Of-1935-trailer.html
42. 42. 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
43. 43. The Genre Dimension 1936 Swing Time George Stevens Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers http://youtu.be/mxPgplMujzQ
44. 44. The Genre Dimension 1937 Shall We Dance Mark Sandrich Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers http://youtu.be/Fb-G07i35eE
45. 45. The Genre Dimension 1937 Shall We Dance Mark Sandrich Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers http://youtu.be/sdi6V6dsTKk
46. 46. The Genre Dimension 1955 Its Always Fair Weather Gene Kelly / Stanley Donen http://youtu.be/KgAmXb5UZlY
47. 47. The Genre Dimension 1944 Anchors Away George Sidney Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse http://youtu.be/LiDeGrtjt2k
48. 48. The Genre Dimension 1961 West Side Story Robert Wise / Jerome Robbins http://youtu.be/yA_aFprGzyc
49. 49. The Genre Dimension 1964 A Hard Days Night Richard Lester http://youtu.be/Lkk-tspdZl8
50. 50. The Genre Dimension 1964 Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/16/movies/100000000818582/the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg.html
51. 51. The Genre Dimension 1977 Saturday Night Fever John Badham http://youtu.be/tXsdH8XKy-8
52. 52. The Genre Dimension 1979 All That Jazz Bob Fosse http://youtu.be/C74Pae3PpMo
53. 53. The Genre Dimension 1979 All That Jazz Bob Fosse http://youtu.be/J5YRfCdeyOc http://youtu.be/pr2JAlnV1eY
54. 54. The Genre Dimension 1979 All That Jazz Bob Fosse http://youtu.be/fZS8LN4R9rU
55. 55. The Genre Dimension 1980 Fame Alan Parker http://youtu.be/geWBJxWxT3M
56. 56. The Genre Dimension 1983 Flashdance Adrian Lyne http://youtu.be/yJ6MtRfChg0
57. 57. The Genre Dimension 1983 Flashdance Adrian Lyne http://youtu.be/8NjbGr2nk2c
58. 58. The Genre Dimension 1991 The Commitments Alan Parker http://youtu.be/3paf2TLrgsg
59. 59. The Genre Dimension 2001 Moulin Rouge Baz Luhrmann http://youtu.be/dtEgAx80NC4
60. 60. The Genre Dimension 2002 Chicago Rob Marshall http://youtu.be/8IxcfbldgBY
61. 61. The Genre Dimension 2002 Chicago Rob Marshall http://youtu.be/HVyg4MchBYM
62. 62. The Genre Dimension 2002 Chicago Rob Marshall http://youtu.be/YW3MIixEps4
63. 63. The Genre Dimension 2004 Bride and Prejudice Gurinder Chadha http://youtu.be/PoLtHqS_LhA
64. 64. The Genre Dimension 2009 Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Damien Chazelle http://youtu.be/H2NWRydVjA8 http://www.guyandmadeline.com/
65. 65. The Genre Dimension 2009 Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Damien Chazelle http://youtu.be/KJUzALdI--k
66. 66. The Genre Dimension 2011 The Artist Michel Hazanavicius http://youtu.be/Z2s9ZlenQm8
67. 67. The Genre Dimension 2012 Les Miserables Tom Hooper http://youtu.be/IuEFm84s4oI
68. 68. The Genre Dimension 2012 Les Miserables Tom Hooper http://youtu.be/wwgQjfg0hZw
69. 69. The Genre Dimension 2012 Les Miserables Tom Hooper http://youtu.be/S5AnWz8JaYU
70. 70. The Genre Dimension Proposition All movies are and always have been musicals. http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
71. 71. The Genre Dimension Proposition All movies are and always have been musicals. http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
72. 72. The Genre Dimension Proposition All movies are and always have been musicals. http://filmusik.com/eislers-ghost-or-what-the-devil-is-going-on-in-this-picture/
73. 73. The Genre Dimension Proposition All movies are and always have been musicals. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/priceless-silent-movie-mu_n_925643.html
74. 74. The Genre Dimension Proposition All movies are and always have been musicals. http://youtu.be/2fBrpTHe9kk
75. 75. 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?