TCF 112 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. Hollywood in the 30’sa. The Coming of Soundi. Dilemmas of Soundii. Sound-on-disciii. Sound-on-filmiv. De Forests Audion Tube1. Impact on HWv. Warner Bros and Soundvi. Broad Impacts of Soundvii. Singin’ in The Rainviii. Don Juanix. The Jazz Singerx. Lights of New YorkOutline of Current Lecture I. Hollywood in The 30’s Cont.a. “The Musical”i. The Broadway Melodyii. Busby BerkeleyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Busby’s Poeticsiii. Astaire-Rogers Musicals1. Astaire-Rogers Poeticsiv. Swing TimeII. Storytelling Through Film Style & Film Structurea. Dramab. Story vs. Plot vs. Narrationc. Classical Three Act Structured. Brainstorming the Three ActsCurrent LectureHollywood in the 30’s Cont.“The Musical”:- The Broadway Melody (1929):1st Hollywood musicalWon Academy Award for Best PictureStarred Bessie LoveReturn to proscenium framing and static shotsReleased by MGM- Busby Berkeley:Reinvents “the musical”Gave film audiences views of the stage, performers, and sets unavailable to theater viewerso Berkeleys Poetics:1. Music as graphic design or geometric patternFootlight Parade-music as graphic design in motion2. Diegetic music motivates the musical numbersDiegetic-within the story world3. Musical numbers are independent of larger narrative 4. Dynamic and clever5. Eroticism- Astaire-Rogers MusicalsGinger Rogers Fred Astaireo Astaire-Rogers Poetics1. Non-diegetic music for many numbers2. Music and dance are integral to stories3. Proscenium and subtly moving camera4. Wide shots capture performers movements5. Long shots (duration) to capture entirety of the performance flow (editing undermines authenticity)- Swing Time (1936)Directed by George StevensChoreographed by Astaire, Rogers, and Hermes PanStorytelling Through Film Style & Film Structure:Drama:Drama-a person with a problemStory vs. Plot vs. Narration:Story-what the film tells us; events that characters go throughPlot-abstract scheme of the story; dispassionate summaryNarration-strategic telling of the story; how the story is assembled and communicated to the audienceClassical Three Act Structure:Act I-set-upTurning Point 1-ends Act I and transitions into Act IIAct II-development and confrontationTurning Point 2-ends Act II and transitions into Act IIIAct III-resolutionBrainstorming the Three Acts:Consider the three acts and how they flow and effect the movie in popular movies like:Star WarsThe AvengersThe Dark