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SITR + AJD Flashcards

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Singin in the rain development of technology

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Mics not used correctly
-comedy
Sound out of sync
-high status expected of lina+don 
Musical idea 
-shocking as never done before 
-contrast with bad movie at start + good movie at end
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All I do is dream of you physical setting

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Crowded party

-represents richness of people + status

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All I do is dream of you aural setting

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  • Starts loud, upbeat, short melody as Kathy jumps out of cake drawing attention to her
  • Pause then melody repeated + dancers run in
  • Instrumental section at moderate speed during speech
  • Increase in temp + energy + repeating drum beat
  • Vocals
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Make em laugh movement

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  • Cosmo + dummy behind sofa + appear to be wrestling aggressively then dummy is throw in the air
  • Sudden direction/ pattern changes as he avoids props before crashing into them
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Make em laugh physical setting

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Dummy 
-used as real person 
Film studio 
- props 
-enhances comedy
Involved with extras 
-dance works with realistic set design(busy)
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Make em laugh aural setting

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  • Starts piano interlude as Cosmo plays out of key notes
  • Fast paced and upbeat
  • moments of slight pause for crashes + bangs (found sounds)
  • Fast intense drum beats
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You were meant for me physical setting

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Pink + purple back drop 
-compliments ballet 
Moonlight from spotlight 
-romantic effect 
Close up camera
-intimacy 
Ladder
-class separation
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You were meant for me aural setting

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Don singing to Kathy 
-romantic serenade 
Orchestra
Instrumental middle section 
- dance section
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You were meant for me movement

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  • Join hands + face each other
  • glide around each other and the ladder
  • Kathy stands at top of ladder giving idea of R+J balcony scene
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Moses supposes physical setting

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Chairs/ classroom 
- levels 
-anywhere can be turned into performance 
- seem less transition to dance 
Curtain as prop
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Moses supposes aural setting

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Vocal lesson as part of song 
Repetitive music 
-links with tap
Cartoon like music 
-comedy 
-Cosmo + dons child like friendship
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Good morning dancers

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Kathy
Cosmo
Don

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Good morning physical setting

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Dance travels around house 
-on tables and sofas 
-levels 
Raincoats + hats 
-comedic effects
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Good morning aural setting

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Vocals 
-songs telling story (musical)
Instrumental
-fits with tap 
-up beat
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Singin in the rain dancers

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Don interacts with pedestrians

Starts with Kathy and don under shelter

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Singin in the rain physical setting

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In the street
Camera follows don 
Heavy raining
-playful
-doesn’t ruin happiness 
Lamppost
-dances around it
-child like 
-care free
-leans on it represents leaving on Kathy
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Singin the rain aural setting

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Dons vocals 
Violin opening
Music almost mimics rain sound
Light heated music 
-strong beats to match movement
Tap contributes to music
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Singin in the rain movement

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  • Pedestrian movement (skips, jumps intricate footwork) in different pathways, on and off path, through lampposts + other people WHY?
  • Suddenly reaches for lamppost + gracefully swings around it with other arm extended, movement is light and sustained as if time as stopped WHY?
  • Returns back to side walk skipping
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Gotta dance dancers

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Don main dancer 
-yellow waistcoat + stripy green shirt
Big ensemble bright costumes
-extravagant performance 
Men in stripy suits
20
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Gotta dance physical setting

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Cartoon like background
-matches costume
Moving floor section
-illusion of walking through the streets
-links to singin in the rain
1 women in green dress with cigarette
-gives mysterious ness of women + contrast with ensemble sect toon

21
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Gotta dance aural setting

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Vocals by don
-up beat 
Instrumental 
-tap section
-happy 
-musical theatre 
Music slows as women + 3 men introduced 
-contrast between start
-sexualised
-link to Bob fosse
22
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Gotta dance movement

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  • Ensemble in close proximity (kicks + jazz hands)
  • strong, theatrical, extravagant
  • Ensemble mimics dons movement
  • Slow sexual section contrasts
23
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Broadway melody ballet dancers

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Ensemble section goes to don + Kathy wearing white flowing dress
-romance

24
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Broadway melody ballet physical setting

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Purple backdown
Men in tuxedos
Chandelier
Posh/ high maintenance setting

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Broadway melody ballet aural setting

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Faster at start 
-contrast duet section 
Slower during duo 
Orchestral music 
-more intense + more contact
26
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Broadway melody ballet movement

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Don dances with lots of women at start 
-main focus on hun 
Don dances within dress
-connection between man and women 
-increasing romantic connection 
Ballet 
-contrast to up beat tap scenes
27
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Two ladies AJD

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AURAL SETTING

  • Cabaret in berlin
  • Shift in arts showing working classes + social dance = big aspect
  • Lyrics enhance narrative + movement is evolved from music
  • Lyrics ‘two for one’ shocking subject matter of women being associated with sex
  • blurred boundaries between social + theatrical dance
  • High energy + temp = comedic + audience enjoyment
  • AJD pre-WW2 contrast with post-WW2
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Mein Herr AJD

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MOVEMENT

  • Fosse performed in night clubs = influenced by sexually free club atmosphere/ burlesque/ vaudeville dark humour
  • women = provocative (frowned upon in 30’s)
  • Exaggerated lunges + pulsing over chair in suggestive manner
  • allowed AJD/women to be provocative
29
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Dance at the gym AJD

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SUBJECT MATTER

  • neoclassical (transition from ballet to modern AJD) rather than social dance
  • Professional dance style = contribute to gang warfare narrative
  • Partner work using flamboyant + complex movement representing the idea of competition
  • one of first to use AJD for narrative
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Anchors aweigh AJD

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TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

  • influenced by bill ‘bojangles’ Robinson (tap dancer who performed with limited upper body movement)
  • Kelly incorporated tap changing from full foot to ball of foot
  • camera to manipulate audience focus
  • technical footwork demonstrated through jerry the mouse animation
  • influenced Robbins technology use in AJD

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