Analysis Of Dirty Dancing

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Dirty Dancing is a film that will show the skillful analysis and the theatrical techniques. In this movie, the author will present the elements in the film. There are five elements that are classified as narrative, cinematography, sound, and editing. Through the concept of analyzing the elements of this movie, it will show how it made this an awesome movie. I will give my interpretation of this romantic movie and how the techniques were used. The movie Dirty Dancing shows the capacity of drama, the stem of romance, and the ability to love, which will be shown through the cinematography, lighting, movements, shots, and angles. As we take a further look, the movie Dirty Dancing shows a theme of Love, Innocence, and Principles. Each theme describes …show more content…

The mise en scene is what the viewers see on the big screen, such as the backgrounds, characters, and the lighting. The set, makeup, props and placement of actors can tell the story with dialogue, setting the mood and setting the plot (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014). This film displayed several elements. It was a lot of lighting, movement, shots, and angles. The first element that I noticed was during the scene when Johnny and Jennifer (Baby) first met to learn how to dance. That scene gave different shots and angles. It showed the fun side of them. The second element of lighting was used pretty much throughout the movie. One scene was at the time on stage, the camera showed low-lighting and some lights in the background, which gave a soft and romantic feel. Another scene was when Johnny and Baby were dancing in his studio before they became intimate. This scene illustrated their upbeat mood. The last element will be edit. The scene when Johnny walked up to Baby and took her on stage. The editing of this scene showed the series as being slow which referred to the pace of the song. This showed the viewers that the music was an important convention of the …show more content…

It developed the humor, drama, and romantic scenes. The mise en scene is the setting or surroundings of an event or action. It includes several elements like those in theater, like actors, colors, makeup, sets, setting, costumes, props, and blocking (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014). These scenes showed how the elements worked together to show what happened in one scene to the next. The actors were in close space with each other. This signify’s the romance and desires for the audience to see. The clothing they were wearing, the music they were playing, and their style showed the style of the eighties. While watching this film, we were able to see how it was shown through the cinematography, the capture of the lighting, the movements, shots, and angles of the

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