Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread — Page 45

Dave28282 said: "And yet it is a film, on screen, with close-ups, recorded on a set, called stage..."

yes see exactly, it may have been recorded on video but it isn't a feature film adaptation. they are different things and one of the main things is that they take place not on a stage.

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Updated On: 12/30/16 at 10:31 PM

Haha. Not expecting Paige O'Hara or Susan Egan, but Belle should sound a bit mature when she sings

Belle is supposed to be what 16 or 17 years old??

According to Paige O'Hara, she was cast in the animated version partly because "...they wanted a woman that was ahead of her time, a woman for this character that sounded more like a woman than a girl. Consequently my voice – I was 30 years old, but they said, 'We want your voice. We want her to have a womanly quality to her, even though she's only 18 years old. We want her to be mature beyond her years." (http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Beauty-and-the-Beast-3D-Gives-Original-Star-Paige-OHara-a-New-Perspective-137157048.html) I don't think it's essential to try to replicate that quality (vocally, at least) in the live-action version though. (Although, I'm guessing they might not specify Belle's age in the new version, and may implicitly age her up by just a few years anyway, given that Dan Stevens is, and looks, over 30; modern sensibilities etc.)

Emma Watson sounds a lot better than I'd expected based on the comments here. They clearly wanted someone with box office pull for the role, and could have done a lot worse. I'm still on board for this.

(BTW, this link is working better for me for the official release of the audio, just in case it helps anyone else: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyBeautyAndTheBeast/videos/10155624629694097/.)

Updated On: 12/31/16 at 12:34 AM

Fan123 said: "
(BTW, this link is working better for me for the official release of the audio, just in case it helps anyone else: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyBeautyAndTheBeast/videos/10155624629694097/.)"

That audio makes it sound even more amateurish because you can hear more detail. It is just a dead, insecure, straightened, autotuned, robotic-lifeless, thin, spoken tone. Digitally pulled to a straight note. Isn't the character supposed to have life in her? And excitement? And nuance? Every syllable in singing tells a story. Otherwise, don't sing.

Updated On: 12/31/16 at 05:32 AM

All filmsets can be called stages.

And yet, the Miss Saigon film version feels much more real and truthful.

And that's because of people mastering the craft of intimate, filmic, great detailed singing and acting. Combined with good cinematography.

Especially with this artform, every little detail and nuance in a note tells a story. This is the finest art in the world. People will see and hear everything. In the case of BATB for example, in Something There, the last "see", should be held a bit longer, because during that note she is thinking what is happening, she is kind of astonished herself, she can't believe what she is seeing. The note should tell that. The note should be filled with excitement and there should definitely be an audible creciendo in the excitement in her feeling. So the note starts in a certain way and ends in another way. With a beginning, middle and end. THAT is how this language works.

That is what makes it feel natural.



But this....is just complete trash.

Updated On: 12/31/16 at 07:19 AM

Princeton2 said: "what? as good as miss saigon filming was its still obviously a filmed stage show. it doesn't feel like you're watching real life. "



The approach of this artform (acting through song) should never be approached as real life.

Because per definition it is the opposite. They need to explore every nuance in every note and paint with the art.

Leave it. Definitely.

I'm repelled by the disrespect.

Updated On: 12/31/16 at 08:03 AM

Dave28282 said: "Leave it. Definitely.

I'm repelled by the disrespect.



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Seems like Dave19 under a new screen name, spouting the same bull as ever.

Mrtrobz said: "I noticed during the promotion for Les Miserable they had a similar sound in terms of promotion like the music track was overly low compared to the vocal one."

That issue was not resolved on any print of the finished film that I have seen...

https://youtu.be/sxSSH6IFVRc

So we've got couple of new scenes to look at in this TV spot. 1. I think the "That is a hairbrush" line is very clever and 2. The snowball fight...Adorable! #75MoreDays

These TV Spots are getting better and better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iS-2M_dn0Q&index=1&list=FLS4WQyPBgatuUMF-7rlbkLw