Introduction
Lights, Camera, Action!
Bollywood movies are an inlet
into a glamorous life, the dance and song number are
extravagant and over the top, everything from the
stars to the outfits are larger then life. The plots
are rather unrealistic, almost as a rule. They consist
of love, and stage drama, and always a happy ending.
You are an Indian bollywood director trying to break into the American movie scene and make a
movie that feeds into your cultural heritage, but also is a hit in the states! You want
to make it true to the style of bollywood, but change
some things to make it more successful in the states.
Bollywood vs. Hollywood
In this Bollywood
investigation you will be comparing some aspects of
bollywood movies to American ones, in order to find
what the American equivalent would be.you will be
viewing examples of Bollywood movie scenes with
specially picked possible American equivalents. All of the clips are
are purposely movies that were very popular American
but had some similar traits to bollywood movies, such as song dance ect.
Analyze what you like and dislike about each film as directed.
Think very carefully about what will appeal to an American audience, and what will not. For every two clips you watch you should list two aspects of
the movie you would like to incorporate into your film,
and two you think would not work. After watching all the clips you will be composing a master list of everything you want in your movie. Then prepare a short description of a sample dance and song scenes that you would include in your movie, try to incorporate all the elements you liked in the clips.
Welcome To Bollywood
- Watch both videos and compare the age and dance style of the dances, also note the placement of genders within the dance.
- based on what you see then pick a target age audience, most bollywood
movies are for an older audience, while high school
musical appeals to a very specific pre-teen age. List
two aspects of each that support your
choice. - Watch this video from the 60's bollywood and the clip
from grease, and pick two positive things about each, that
you might like to put into your film to give its a old
and semi-classic feel. - Find two similarities between the two all male dance
scenes, then find two differences. - Look at the how women are viewed in both videos, list
two similarities and differences - Now review your list and makes a master list with all
the elements you would like to include in you soon to
be hit movie. - Now get to work writing your sample dance scene remember all the things you were supposed to look for, and anything you noticed on your own.
Conclusion
Watching bollywood movies is the best way to get to
know them well. They are a very specific kind of movie
with a very interesting style. I think watching them
comparatively with possible American counter parts
will boost how much you notice about the cultural
aspect of the movie. I hope this blog brought a better understanding of Indian culture and how big of a part bollywood movie are. I hope your movies becomes a success and popularizes bollywood in American!
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Sit down, relax and open your mind to the wonderful world of bollywood music.
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