Singing In The Rain Film Analysis

The motion picture of Singin’ in the Rain by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly was released in 1952. Singin’ in the Rain explores the different styles of film production in the MGM golden age. By showing the process of making a film, the transitions from a silent production to an audio production, and a romance between an actor and an actress. At the opening scene of the production, Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), Cosmo Brown (Donald O’ Connor) and Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) start off by walking in step with the song Singin’ in the Rain.

"Singin' in the Rain" is a 1952 American musical film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The movie is widely considered a classic, with its famously catchy tunes, energetic dance numbers, and immensely delightful performances. The movie is set in the 1920s, at a time when sound technology was revolutionizing the movie industry. This story explores the difficulties Monumental Pictures faces when transitioning from silent to talkie films.

“Genre Type A with just the right mix of Genre Type B, and the twists of Genre Type C.” Cabin in the Woods (2012) is just this type of genre melting pot, ranging multiple horror subtypes (teen, monster, zombie, slasher,) while even still spanning other genres (thriller, mystery, comedy.) Staiger argues that film genre cannot be “pure,” and never has been, as, the organization of genre study is excessively subjective, and that there is too much variety present in Hollywood. Moreover, what the studio sees is vastly different than what the audience sees, and that until “everyone—from the authors to the distributors and exhibitors to the audiences and critics—agrees on how to categorize films, no hope exists for genre study” (Staiger 188). Although

The two movies I will use in this analysis are “Girl Can’t Help It” and “Grease” they both are musical. “Girl Can’t Help It” is a romantic musical about down and out talent agent, washed up gangster, and a beauty. The washed up gangster has plans to marry the beauty but first he wants her to be famous because he doesn’t want to marry a nobody. So he hires the talent agent to make her a star. Due to here great looks he has no problem finding that to book her as talent but soon finds out that she lacks talent.

Title: Singin’ In the Rain Director: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen Other Technical Staff: Writer: Arthur Freed Producer: Arthur Freed Screenplay: Betty Comden and Adolph Green Cinematography: Harold Rosson Film Editor: Adrienne Fazan Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Genre: Hollywood Musical Major Cast Members: Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood Donald O 'Connor as Cosmo Brown.

The idea of mise-en-scene refers to the idea of using a variety of visual components in films to help an audience grasp a better understanding of the meaning behind a film, a film’s characters, situations, etc. For example, this technique involves the usage of costumes, makeup, sets, props, lighting, weather, character movement, etc. The use of mise-en-scene shows the audience the importance behind characters and situation as seen in the production of Singin’ in the Rain (1952) directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. In this entertaining film, some examples where mise-en-scene applies is in the introductory scene where the big Hollywood premiere is shown, through the juxtaposition of two women, Kathy and Lina, and the scene where the main

The genre of this film was hard for film critics and viewers to decipher. The closest description of a genre for this film would have to be a journalistic investigation biographical film. This allows for the mystery, the journalistic and the biographical elements which

“I remember having a grin from one ear to the other for seven minutes. It was a huge, fabulous event – absolutely grand and great fun,” (Leslie Caron, anothermag.com). All who have watched Singin’ in the Rain (1952) or Swing Time (1936) can easily understand Ms. Caron’s emotional state after dancing with both of these phenomenal dancers. This essay will compare the backgrounds, careers, and personal lives of the iconic Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. To begin, this essay will compare their general histories before and up to the start of their adult professional careers.

Integration dominates musicals, with Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II credited as the most consistent writers of integrated shows. One of the first musicals they wrote together was an example cited most regularly as highlighting integration and that was Oklahoma! It was to be considered in the early 1960’s that within this period it was mostly associated with integration. Within Oklahoma! music, song, instrumental underscore, orchestra and ballet accompaniment magnifies the dramatic narrative and also advances it in the musical; the texture of it clearly defines the characters and fleshes them out.

Singin’ in the Rain Comical lines, excellent song and dance, and devoted love are only three of many of the things that make Singin’ in the Rain, directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, a true masterpiece. The musical about making a musical has inspired many, and amazed many more. First, the athleticism required to make such a movie is incredible, demanding top physical conditions, but not necessarily being given what’s being demanded.

The opening movie premiere scene of 1952’s Singin’ In The Rain is set in 1927 Hollywood, California, with the now iconic Gene Kelly as star actor Don Lockwood and Jean Hagen as star actress Lina Lamont setting the stage for the quintessential musical motion picture. Stylistically it’s difficult to not discuss a little bit of Mise en scène, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound for such a grandiose film. For my essay, I’ll focus specifically on the use and importance of sound since it’s a crucial plot device for the story.

In the film Singin’ in the Rain, there is a very simple use of editing, as well as an intentional lack of editing in some scenes. This is because the film involves an abundance of dancing characters who are not only performing as actors, but as dancers. Due to this, many wideshots are used in order for the audience to be able to see the actors in the film dancing. There are a lack of jump cuts because this sort of editing is not required to be used in order to create an effect or sense of pace for the audience in the same way the film Psycho does, in fact, there is no need for the audience to have a sense of pace in order to create suspense as the film is not intended to make the audience feel excited for what is about to come, but rather to show what life is like as a hollywood actor.

In this 1952 American musical comedy, this film focuses on the movie industry's transition from silent to sound films. Singin’ in the Rain features Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. The story and screenplay for this movie was produced by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. The musical numbers were staged by Gene Kelly and they were directed by Stanley Donen. Although this film receives much admiration today, critics and moviegoers from the past did not pay much attention to it when it was released.

During this experimentation with a novel form of production, people had to produce a good system for recording sound. During this time, cameras were housed in blimps and microphones were hidden. Microphones and cameras helped dialogue to be coherent to the audience Singin' in the Rain is one of the greatest movies at that time. It is abstract and still can entertain people by its musical theme with the humorous and romantic

This sub-genre of musical pushed the boundaries of the musical genre because it strays away from the conventional light-hearted and fun stories normally portrayed by musicals. This is what according to Mittell (2000) how genres often develop in process from "adjectival" additions to other genres (like the "musical romance") to fully realized "noun" forms ("musicals") to potential vehicles for new adjectives ("backstage musicals"), or in this case a film-noir