The Role Of Film Singing In The Rain

Gene Kelly’s and Stanley Donen’s 1952 American musical comedy film that changed and made a mark in film history for his film techniques and is one of the greatest films of the sound era. It is a classic film for its joyous and cheerful musical numbers that burst with energy. The film blends a variety of genres such as musical, period and historical, romance, family, drama and comedy all into one. The storyline really captivates the audience’s attention and wins it way into your heart with it heart-warming moments. Singing in the Rain had a positive impact on the future of film and although musicals are rarely made now, it still is considered one of the greatest films of the musical genre and has inspired many with its new and old techniques and storytelling. …show more content…
It sort of serves as a documentary or epic on what filmmakers had to go through during that era and suffered with. When the Jazz Singer was released most filmmakers thought they would go out of business because they could not compete with talkies. You can see the film company parodying and joking in the scene Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont have their film preview and the film loses synchronization, which actually happened in the 1920s because the technology was difficult for some to work. The use of the microphones and recording systems in the movie also seemed to be a problem where Lina’s microphone would pick up everything or not catch her dialogue. However, in the outer film sound is not a problem because of the technological advances in the 30-year