Singin In The Rain

For my paper I am going to focus on the movie Singin’ in the Rain and incorporate a quote from the reading stating “From the very beginning of Singin’ in the Rain, the technology responsible for sound reproduction—technology that is usually hidden—is displayed” (Reader, 182). The clip from the film I am going to discuss and analyze is the opening scene of a premiere for Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont. I am going to discuss everything leading up to their arrival. The scene starts off with a big shot of the red carpet premiere. It then cuts to a glimpse of a man and two young boys in what appears to be up in a tree next to a big speaker that is being used to amplify the voice of a lady who is commentating the premier. The camera then turns to this lady Dora Bailey as she starts welcome everybody to the event and introduce stars as they arrive. Starting from the opening image, we see a large fancy …show more content…
A comical statement is then made about how they still look like as happy as newlyweds after being married for a whole two months. The next to arrive is Cosmo Brown. The crowd all stands in excitement, but once they realize who it is they seem very disappointed and sit back down. This is comparable to the lack of credit he is given in the films for Don and Lina because he is responsible for the music which is a huge part of the films, yet no one really cared about him. The paparazzi even seems turns away and doesn’t take any pictures. Singin’ in the Rain is a movie about making movie and it shows the important role sound and the real life talking that was eventually introduced into movies played in the evolution of film. There is an obvious concern with sound recording technology displayed in this film, especially in this particular clip. It displays the various ways that sound can interact with images. This is a theme that is paramount throughout the