A Research On The Musical Scene In American Animated Film

The paper puts musical scene in American animated films as research object by studying the representative text of musical scene.First, the paper introduces the history of Broadway musical and Hollywood musical movies briefly, which provide musical scene comprehensively historical and cultural background. The paper describes the important stages the musical scene has experienced during its development and tells reader why musical scene in Hollywood animated films has existed for a long time and is still welcomed by audiences.Second, the paper analyzes the two essential elements of musical scene: singing and dancing. Singing includes the form of it, lyrics and music. The writer concludes the feature of each one. It also introduces the forms and styles of dancing. Singing and dancing in musical scene work together to tell the touching stories and express deep feeling of roles.Third, the paper concludes the function of musical scene. Take the example of two animated films and analyze the shots, scene and editing to conclude the idea that musical scene has the function of narration and expression.Finally the paper concludes the three features of musical scene in American animated films. It combines various elements of two art form, show the child-like sincere interests of audiences and share the feature of comedy. It reflects the entertaining spirit, the spectacle scene and commercial art. Researching on musical scene in American animated film help us have a better understanding on Hollywood animated films and find some good solutions for the development of Chinese animation movies.