1. Musical film

2. What is a musical film? musical (noun): a stage, television or film production utilizing popular-style songs (dialogue optional) to either tell a story (book musicals) or showcase the talents of the writers and/or performers (revue) the songs are meant to advance the plot and/or the characters

3. Book musical s comic operas operettas extravaganzas musical comedy Revues vaudeville music halls minstrel shows

4. Three essential qualities Brains intelligence and style Heart genuine and believable emotion Courage the guts to do something creative and exciting

5. Song types charm songs comedy numbers musical scenes “I am” songs “I want” songs “new” songs

6. Charm songs let a character beguile an audience

7. Getting to know you (The king and I) beguile (verb) - to charm or divert

8. Comedy numbers aim for laughs

9. POPular (wicked)

10. Musical scenes seamlessly blend dialogue and song, usually with two or more characters

11. Summer Nights (Grease)

12. “I am” songs any song that explains a character, a group of characters, or a situation

13. Defying gravity (wicked)

14. Trouble (music man)

15. “I want” songs these tell us what characters desire, what motivates them most love songs fit into this category

16. Maria (west side story)

17. “new” songs any number that does not fit the other categories usually they serve special dramatic needs

18. gee, officer krupke (West side story) This song lets the Jets express their frustrations and gives the audience a breather from the tragic story line.

19. Hello, Dolly! Dolly Levi comes down the stairs of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant The waiter could have looked at her fondly and said “It’s good to have you back, Madam” This would not result in the dramatic impact needed for the audience Where words are not sufficient, the music and dance take over, bringing the show and its audiences to greater dramatic heights

21. song placement

22. Types of song placement Opening Number The Main “I Want” Song The Eleven O’clock Number The Finale Reprise

23. Opening Number sets the tone for the rest of the show it is not unusual for this song to be written after the rest of a show is in place

24. What time is it (high school musical 2)

25. Rock island (music man)

26. Main “I Want” Song comes early in the first act, with one or more of the main characters singing about the key motivating desire that will propel everyone (including the audience) through the remainder of the show

27. castle on a cloud (les miserables)

28. Eleven O’clock Number takes place about midway through Act Two it can be a ballad, charm song, or comedy showpiece it does not have to mark a climatic moment in the plot, but it must be strong enough to energize the audience for the final scenes Note - since curtain times are earlier than in years past, this number now takes place around 10:00 p.m.

29. Tale as old as time (beauty and the beast) 11 o’clock - ballad

30. Hello, Dolly (Hello, dolly!) 11 o’clock - charm song

31. oklahoma (oklahoma)

32. Finale Traditional Approach should carry an emotional wallop, leaving audiences with a powerful last impression this is usually done by reprising one of the score’s most emotion-packed numbers Alternative Approach is to introduce a rousing new song

33. circle of life (lion king) finale - traditional approach

34. You can’t stop the beat (hairspray) finale - alternative approach

35. Reprise all or part of a song is repeated to make a dramatic point and (usually) to energize the end of a scene

36. Belle (beauty and the beast) Original Song

37. belle (beauty and the beast) Reprise

38. Satire making fun of something else films often poke fun at themselves by imitating other films/scenes in the same genre

39. That’s how you know (enchanted)