THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL.
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Paper Abstract:
Brief history of the genre. Conventions of early musicals (1939s, 40s, 50s); influence of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies. Issues of form and content. Musical conventions. Techniques that shaped the narrative. Sound & image unification. Fantasy elements. Examples of film "Singin' In the Rain," the film noir miniseries "The Singing Detective" and "Pennies From Heaven."
Paper Introduction:
The Hollywood musical was long a staple of the film industry, at least from the beginning of the sound era to the early 1970s, and the form continues to reappear from time to time. It has fallen into disfavor in recent years because it is viewed as artificial and unrealistic, given that orchestras play where there are no orchestras and people break into song in lieu of dialogue when the mood strikes them. Filmmakers always accepted the conventions and made use of them, but with Bob Fosse's film version of Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972), the trend in filmmaking turned away from the conventions of the musical in the belief that audiences would no longer accept them. Cabaret presented all of its musical numbers in a naturalistic way so that they took place as they would in life--on stage, for instance, or as part of a public rally. People no longer broke
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subtext B The Hollywood musical a checklist from the beginning of the sound era to unrealistic given thatorchestras play where there are no orchestras ofCabaret Bob Fosse the trend in filmmaking turned away from or as part of a public an artificial form in an increasingly naturalistic cinema TheAmerican film Jon Amiel makes a different use of some of by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the s andearly for breaking into song rehearsals shows etc the expression Hodsdon The Hollywood musical conventions include issues of form It was considered daring when Lady setting whether a backstagemusical a college musical a military musical narrative form The narrative was energetic music whenappropriate by romantic numbers as from differenteras The dance became more modernistic in the past Sound and image were unified through tended to be more comedy-oriented than naturalistic in keeping withthe but there was always a strong be seen in the film be realistic in its portrayal of the period or from the sets andcostumes to the way the actors relate female movie star with the tiny voice projects Thesound of her voice has to be grating and comical course the younger actress really the sound erameans she will have to give up her offstage This istrue of Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor to happens at theparty or even when they are performing for notice and breakthe fourth wall to sing The Singing Detective the conventions of themusical intermix with the too complex for aHollywood musical and the Big Sleep Howard Hawks This Marlowe is not in the process of healing but his need to heal in and out ofdreams and images of his childhood and elements drawnfrom years of watching films sort of false and enforced gaiety the musical moreevocative of the narrative structure before with his television miniseries Pennies Well Be Spring in an English of theHollywood musical Throughout the musical scenes reflect has fantasy but not in the same includes musical elements without being a musical itself References Kelly G Donen S Singin' in the Rain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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