Assignment Guidelines:
1. Pick a scene from the following list. Only pick one of the following scenes to use in your critical analysis.
Beauty and the Beast, ballroom scene
Animated: https://youtu.be/xDUhINW3SPs
Live action: https://youtu.be/jZAYgGhvBEc
Aladdin, Friend Like Me
Animated: https://youtu.be/Yhqfd3DbzJw
Live action: https://youtu.be/1at7kKzBYxI
The Little Mermaid, Poor Unfortunate Souls
Animated: https://youtu.be/Gi58pN8W3hY
Live action, staged: https://youtu.be/rfBfuR8Jiqw
Aladdin, A Whole New World
Animated: https://youtu.be/Eq-eQKoEycM
Live action: https://youtu.be/eitDnP0_83k
The Lion King, Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Animated: https://youtu.be/25QyCxVkXwQ
Live action: https://youtu.be/DZr-VTULYQ8
2. Look up and include the composer of the song or the music from the scene. This is not the Music Supervisor or Music Editor.
3. Describe what is occurring in the scene with the music. Does this work as a part of the plot? Justify why you think yes or no.
4. Name one Aesthetic of Film Music present in the scene with proper justification. If you see and hear more than one, justify all Aesthetics mentioned.
5. Describe the musical content of the scene. Please include some of the following criteria:
What differences in the orchestration do you hear from the live action to the animated? Based on the differences, do you have a preference for which one you like more or less?
Name each singer for each song, from the animated to the live action versions of the song. Listening to the singer(s) in the live action and animated versions, what is the voice type of each singer?
Assume the reader does not know the proper terminology, briefly define the terms.
6. Briefly describe the cinematography and editing techniques of the scene and how it relates to the music present in the scene. Comparing the animated and live action versions, do you see similar or different cinematography? Name one specific point where there is similar cinematography and one specific point with different cinematography. Use timestamp markers, lyrics, or musical cues if needed to answer.
7. Lastly, as a part of your opinion-based narrative, which do you prefer and why? This should be your conclusion.
Assignment Criteria:
The assignment will be submitted onto BlazeVIEW as a PDF document, and TurnItIn will be active.
Style: 3 points
o Name on top of the page.
o All correction punctuation.
o Structure of the assignment is clearly defined (introduction, body, and conclusion).
o Grammar is correct and no contractions are present (ie: dont, cant, isnt, etc.).
o If you do not italicize titles, or use proper quotations when necessary, 1 point is fully deducted.
Content: 22 points
o Addresses all components of the assignment in a thoroughly thought out narrative, including discussed terminology and musical cues.
This includes discussion points of, but is not limited to:
Proper Aesthetic (2 pts)
Melody/Harmony (2 pts)
Texture/timbre
Tempo
Dynamics
Instrumentation comparison
Diegetic/non-diegetic
Voice types (2 pts)
o Each purposeful task question was given careful and thoughtful consideration with depth and detail, proper justification, and answered in a logical and progressive manner.
o Takes the reader through your scene in an insightful manner showing engaging style and purpose. (Do not use fluff words, filler words, or random words)
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to compare the live action and animated version of famous Disney songs. This is a combination of an opinion-based narrative response and proper analysis of the singer and music in a song.
Focus:
Disney is moving towards live action remakes of popular animated movies. The focus of this assignment is for you to showcase your critical musical analysis skills learned in the course with specific scenes and specific songs as references, comparing both approaches. You will only need to one of the scenes below.
Knowledge Acquired and Needed for this Assignment:
The Elements of Music lecture
The Elements of Drama lecture
Disney lecture
Editing lecture
Coplands Five Aesthetics of Film Music lecture
The Movie Musical lecture
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