Unit+Two+Key+Concepts

=Unit Two Key Concepts=


 * Musical Reality** - Musicals operate according to two different laws, and alternate back and forth between them. Musicals shift from their narrative reality to musical spectacle reality and then back to narrative reality. Characters surrender themselves to the spectacle of song and dance and there is a smooth transition of some kind between the two realities.


 * Narrative Reality-** The film's narrative world that is consistent and coherent and follows the laws made up by the filmmaker. Narrative reality shows the reality of what is going on during the film, the straight forward not the cryptic messages in the film.

A crystal or cable (or sync) is used for this, in order for things to be lined up correctly and not be out-of-sync.
 * Sync Sound**- When a picture is being shot, the sound that is recorded at the same time as the film is called sync sound.


 * Wild Sound** - Sound that is often recorded to fill-in the sync takes; it is non-sync sound. The sound is recorded when the camera is not filming the scene. Wild sound is used in "Singin' in the Rain" when Kathy Selden is being recorded to take the place of Lina Lamont's speech and singing.


 * Looping**- The process of inserting someone's voice into already processed film. A shot is played over and over again so the actor can perfectly synchronize their voice to the film. It can also be a segment of sound replayed over and over to continue to edit it.


 * Dubbing**- Recording a scene and later editing sound into it to compensate for the sound restrictions and white noise during filming (used in foreign films that are translated). Dubbing is used when actors have an annoying voice, or a problem with the audio occurs. For example, a plane might fly by and the audio will not be heard.


 * Sound-stage-** A room or studio that is usually soundproof, used for the production of movies; has a hangar-like structure that is most commonly found on secure movie studio property-uses are for theatrical filmmaking and tv production. It is used for all quality films.


 * Backlot-** An area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming. It is basically a place or stage that famous movie directors and companies use for shooting a film. It can be used over and over for many different films. Sometimes the backlot is modified for the film that is being recorded.


 * Technicolor**-A color motion picture process that was developed in 1916, it creates vivid color filims from black and white film stock by combining two or three separate strips of exposed film tinted with special dyes. It is very expensive and requires a large amount of labor to be accomplished.


 * Stereophonic Sound-** Using two or more separate microphones to feed two or more loudspeakers through separate channels in order to give a spatial effect to the sound often shortened to stereo. Sometimes it is used as an illusion that you are in the actual habitat of the film. For instance: when a plane is flying by from right to left, the sound would start at the right audio speaker and gradually fade out and into the left speaker to sound like it is actually flying by.

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** Broadway's Influence on Musicals- ** Broadway was the a earlier form of entertainment that was done without the use of film and conducted on the stage. The Broadway shows were highly popular and with the new emergence of sound films the stagecraft was put into full length motion pictures. These films created a huge rush to the box office to by tickets! ======

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**Important Inventions for Film Color**- One important invention was additive color system called Biocolour. Color filters were used between camera and projector. During the black and white films, film makers would individually dye the film squares different colors (red,green,orange,yellow) to give the effect that it is in color, and to bring enjoyment of the film. ======

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**Newsreels**- A short film dealing with recent or current events. Newsreels are now considered significant historical documents, since they are often the only audiovisual record of historical and cultural events of those times. They were short documentary films prevalent in the first half of the 20th century, usually released in a public presentation place. They contain filmed news stories and items of top interest.======

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**Public Acceptance of Sound Films**- Adding sound to films was an amazing accomplishmant and gaining public acceptance of this new technology was quick and easy. The addition of sound revolutionized the film industry. In 1927 Warner Brothers became the first to successfully add sound in a film. Theaters had to install new equipment, such as, microphones and soundproof cameras in order to accommodate the use of sound in films.======


 * Integrated Musicals-** Includes acting, singing, and dancing. A musical that tried to cohere narrative and musical sequences. Doesnt have random musicals sequences but instead has music included into a story with a plot. An example of an integrated musical is "On the Town", the 1949 comedy starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.