Singin' in the Rain

What conventions do audiences expect from a Musical?

• Spectacle

• Fantasy

• Song and Dance

• Action scenes

Characters sing about the way they feel.

• True

• False

Which best describes the settings in musicals?

• Dreamlike

• Realistic

• Futuristic

• Over the top and full of colour.

The fantasy style of musicals makes e_______ easy for the audience.

Subgenre is a sub category of film that has its own distinction conventions

• True

• False

A hybrid genre only contains one genre.

• True

• False

The Singin' in the Rain scene is a good example of which genre?

• Romance

• Drama

• Action

• Horror

A problem in a relationship is a key convention of the romance genre. Which of the following is the problem in Singin' in the Rain?

• Lina is angry at the film studio.

• Don makes Kathy sing for Lina.

• Cosmo doesn't back Kathy up.

Slap stick comedy is...

• Physical comedy

• One liners

• Puns

• Hidden references

Before his big break Don did what?

• He was a musician.

• He worked as a stuntman

• He worked in a shop.

• He drove cars.