8PM, September 7, 2007 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium
Starring Rachel Alejandro, Teenee Chan, Frenchie Dy
Rycharde Everly, Felix Rivera, Aiza Seguerra and Joel Trinidad.

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These were originally written on November 14, 2006 for Literature class. I’m posting this because I want to watch the Young Frankenstein musical with Roger Bart!!!!!!! Aaand… because I want to!

CINEMATOGRAPHY
….can recreate and satirize movies of the past.
According to Gerald Hirschfield, the cinematographer of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (1974), Mel Brooks wanted to use black and white film to replicate and to satirize the original Frankenstein films, even if black and white were rarely being used in studios at that time. The interior of the castle was lighted using candle-lit chandeliers to give gloom and mystery to the place. As Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) and Inga (Teri Garr) slowly goes down the stairs to the “secret laboratory”, the light from their candle bounces on their faces which emphasized the element of suspense in the later scenes.

After a scene ends, it fades into black like old-fashioned films where the blackness encloses the screen until there is nothing left but a tiny circle. The size and power of Frankenstein’s monster (Peter Boyle) was shown by filming him from an angle that accentuated his height. The occasional zooming in on the overly comical expressions of the characters further satirized the “dark” mood and subject matter of the film.

…can compare and contrast actors with their surroundings and actors with other actors.
At the start of the film, the camera showed the day-to-day activities of young Josh Baskin, played by David Moscow in Big (1988). As Josh mopes around the carnival, since he wasn’t able to go along with his crush in a ride, he sticks out like a sore thumb with the colorful Ferris wheel and all the lights and the happy people that surrounding him. The fortune-teller machine mannequin was shown in extreme close up to make certain details, like the glowing eyes, reveal something that will happen to him in the coming days.

After Josh makes his wish and transforms into his older version (Tom Hanks), director Penny Marshall chose to focus on Older Josh’s feet before altogether focusing on his face to reveal how much he aged overnight. When Older Josh and his best friend Billy come together in the same frame, it is only then that we have a visual comparison of a 30 year old and a 12 year old.