A. Overdeterminations and the Film Text
B. Cinematic Influences
• Aesthetics- setting, visual design, point of view, literary design (where are song and dances put and why), performance
o Composition first time musical is put in a 3D atmosphere onto a 2D plane. Stanley knew that to create energy it’s better to have more people on a set. Works not only in frame but also connects frame to frame to keep up energy.
o Seven Brothers and Seven brides connects the western and the musical. In order to fully understand film one has to know the myths of both genres.
o MGM during this time was only one of three musical units that had own directors, composers, and everything else
• Business practices of the industry
o The production, distribution and exhibition.
o MGM was making three A musicals a year where they were dropping 1.5-2 million dollars.
o Studios would wine and dine all the press in the country. MGM would always show an A musical and a B musical during this......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 705
Approximate Pages: 3 (260 words per double-spaced page) |