HIST 3260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Romantic Comedy Film, Vertical Integration, Ginger Rogers
30 Oct 2016
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Primary sources of cinema: theatrical release posters, storyboard, multipane camera, production stills, motion picture magazines, fan letters, press interviews, film reviews, press releases. Trailer: originated in 1910s, originally shown after the feature, production monopoly for about 40 years beginning in 1940 by the national. Screen service: advertising compiled from preproduction, or early-stage shooting and either stock music or music that will appear in the film, linda obst"s sleepless in hollywood pg. Inception (2010) touches on why trailers oftentimes tell a different story than the films themselves. The musical: golden era for this genre: the great depression, featured: Dance routine that encapsulates plot changes; expresses character, motivation, emotion. Plots & stories about putting on a show: famous example: gold diggers (1933, often a vehicle for celebrated popular music composers and hollywood stars. Fred astaire and ginger rogers can be held as state of the art pinnacle stars of the musical genre. Primary sources of cinema: pre-production, production, post-production, marketing.
