2. The Kabuki is a Japanese drama based on
singing, dancing
The craftsmanship, handing of objects and
music of the drama is known to be one of a
kind
3. The magnificent makeup is a vital element of
the dance
The dance is also perceived as conservative
and simple
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5.
6. The process of 2 things happening at the same
time.
Eisenstein Believed Kabuki theatre mastered
playmaking from using simultaneity. Multiple
things were happening in the same shot.
7.
8. Costume added another form to Eisenstein's
storytelling.
Eisenstein studied Kabuki's use of hieroglyphs
in their storytelling to explain concepts.
9.
10. “The Crow is as incompletely
visible through the morning mist
as is the bird in the pattern of the
silk robe, when the sash wound
around the robed figure.”
The japanese lyric evidences an
interesting “fusion” of images,
which appeals to the most varied
senses.
11. Japanese history is too rich in historical
experience, and the burden of feudalism,
though overcome politically, still runs like a red
thread through the cultural traditions of japan.
12. o Kabuki is a bold & colorful style of theatre.
o Sound is considered to be a function of equal
significance in the performance.
o All senses work in harmony to tell the story.
13. “Hear movement”
“See sound”
By speaking highly of the sound aspects in
Kabuki, Eisenstein seems to suggest the
importance of sound is a crucial element in
film as well.
Kabuki’s use of sound is two-fold: music and
sound effects.
By combining elements of the senses, the
experience felt is richer.
14. Consider the impact of sound in this scene from
the 1942 horror film The Cat People, directed by
Jacques Tourneur.
In the scene, Jane Randolph is being followed by
Simone Simon. She suspects Simone is a ‘cat
person’ stalking her.
Stalk Scene
15. An excellent example of the power sound has in
concert with other elements comes from the 1993
blockbuster Jurrasic Park, directed by Steven
Spielberg.
The scene takes us deep inside the park as the tour
vehicles stop unexpectedly.
T-Rex Breakout
16. And finally, here is some subtle use of sound
more akin to the Kabuki tradition in director
Takashi Miike’s no-holds barred 2010 film 13
Assassins.
Duel
