DNCE 1017 Midterm: Dance Exam 3 Study Guide
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Dance and film: kindred art forms, three types of movement in film. Of the editing: choreographer, director, camera person contribute to how the dance reads in a film, dance for camera, temporal and special considerations: Ephemerality: synesthesia: stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to involuntary stimulation of another. Dance in narrative film: solo dance. Anabelle moore: first film celebrity serpentine dance: the great train robbery . Innovative techniques: composite editing (cutting to different scenes or angels), on location shooting. Dance used for: establishing local, depicting types of people involved (use of stereotypes and stick characters). Sir charles spencer charlie chaplin: martha graham: in a deep sense chaplin is a dancer because he has always danced his roles , 1919: sunnyside . Blurred line between social and presentational dance. Accompanied by live music, sound effects, commentary: talkies . The jazz singer (1927): first with synchronized dialogue: peak of early film musical (1930, review films: direct translation from stage to film.
