Singing In The Rain Analysis
The hit musical "Singin' in the
Rain" may possibly be one of if not the greatest musicals of all time. With it's tale of the film world of the mid 1920's and its creative underlining love story between Don
Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden (Debbie
Reynolds), it provokes the interest of someone who would not generally be attracted to a musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the standards that musical films of today will be judged by. It is a classic performance by the great Gene Kelly and displays outstanding performances by
Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. As well as starring in this brilliant movie, Gene Kelly teams up with
Stanley Donen to make their mark in film history. In my opinion, what set the stage for the level of entertainment …show more content…
Don and Cosmo are shown giving a fabulous dance routine but unfortunately the fans didn't feel it was all that great. The cinematography in this classic was another plus although it there was not too much of it. In some movies it seems that the camera movements don't flow through the film while this one did. Throughout the flashback there were basically only long and medium shots.
For instance, during the second segment of the flashback where Don and Cosmo sneak into the theater, there is some significant camera work. The shot begins with a medium shot of the billboard that is advertising the horror movie and then zooms out to welcome the entrance of the boys. Then the camera slowly pans to the right to show the kids duck under the ticket clerk's window and then into the theater. There is little to the cinematography in the third segment as well. The camera starts out with a long shot on the left side of the screen and then pans over to the right to see an older Don and Cosmo playing their instruments. The most significant part of the cinematography in this scene is that in only the scene before, Don and Cosmo were a
Rain" may possibly be one of if not the greatest musicals of all time. With it's tale of the film world of the mid 1920's and its creative underlining love story between Don
Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden (Debbie
Reynolds), it provokes the interest of someone who would not generally be attracted to a musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the standards that musical films of today will be judged by. It is a classic performance by the great Gene Kelly and displays outstanding performances by
Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. As well as starring in this brilliant movie, Gene Kelly teams up with
Stanley Donen to make their mark in film history. In my opinion, what set the stage for the level of entertainment …show more content…
Don and Cosmo are shown giving a fabulous dance routine but unfortunately the fans didn't feel it was all that great. The cinematography in this classic was another plus although it there was not too much of it. In some movies it seems that the camera movements don't flow through the film while this one did. Throughout the flashback there were basically only long and medium shots.
For instance, during the second segment of the flashback where Don and Cosmo sneak into the theater, there is some significant camera work. The shot begins with a medium shot of the billboard that is advertising the horror movie and then zooms out to welcome the entrance of the boys. Then the camera slowly pans to the right to show the kids duck under the ticket clerk's window and then into the theater. There is little to the cinematography in the third segment as well. The camera starts out with a long shot on the left side of the screen and then pans over to the right to see an older Don and Cosmo playing their instruments. The most significant part of the cinematography in this scene is that in only the scene before, Don and Cosmo were a