MUSIC246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Miklós Rózsa, Vistavision, Panavision
14 Dec 2022
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The 1950s: end of the studio system, challenge of new media - television. Battle with television fought on two fronts: technology, subject matter. Multiple systems in competition (just like sound) such as cinerama, Epic films: quo vadis, the robe, julius ceasar, lawrence of arabia, cleopatra, the ten commandments. Ex: youtube example: the parade of the chrioteers https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=k6tugccyzns. Visually spectacular / no narrative development during this scene / focus is on the grandeur of the sound and image. March 1930: the production code (hays office) Studied at the julliard school of performing arts (aaron copland) During the 1940s, pursued career concert pianist/composer: also worked in. Forced to do b-movies: cat woman of the moon (1953) https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=qoyt_cjha7u. The man with the golden arm (1955: big band, within a conventional orchestra, the score strongly jazz/popular influenced, jazz urban drug abuse. Agnes de mille / cecil b. de mille.
