Cinderella Videos

Tony Awards Cinderella Performance

Question 11 - Watch the video clip of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway. How does the Broadway play show the magical scenes?

Question 12 - How does the Broadway play use visual and multimedia elements (such as lighting, costume changes, or staging effects) to convey the transformation scenes, and how do these contribute to the tone or meaning of the story?

Cinderella Meets the Prince
(Live Action 2015)

Question 13 - Watch the scene “Cinderella meets the Prince” from Disney’s Live Action Cinderella (2015). What tone do the writers and directors of this movie have toward the prince? Give examples to support your conclusion.

Cinderella Meets the Prince
(Ever After 1998)

Question 14 - Watch the scene “Cinderella meets the Prince” from Ever After (1998). What tone do the writers and directors of this movie have toward the prince? Give examples to support your conclusion.

Question 15 - Which movie (Disney’s Cinderella - 2015 or Ever After) shows Cinderella in a positive way? Explain the author’s tone toward Cinderella in this movie.

Cinderella Enters the Ball
(Disney Animated 1950)

Question 16 - How does Disney’s Animated Cinderella (1950) use visual elements in the scene where Cinderella enters the ball to portray her transformation and emotions?

Cinderella Walking Down the Stairs
(Disney Cinderella 2015)

Question 17 - Watch Cinderella Enters and Sam Walking Down the Stairs. How do the visual and multimedia elements in each movie contribute to the story’s meaning, tone, and beauty? Compare Disney’s Cinderella (1950), Disney’s Cinderella (2015), and A Cinderella Story in the chart below.

Sam Walking Down the Stairs
(A Cinderella Story)

Question 17 - Watch this video before answering Question 17.

Dance at the Ball
(Rodgers & Hammerstein 1997)

Question 18 - Watch the dance scenes from Disney’s Cinderella (1950), Disney’s Cinderella (2015), and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997). How does each film use music and movement to show the relationship between Cinderella and the Prince?

Dance at the Ball
(Rodgers & Hammerstein 1965)

Question 19 - Watch the dance clips at the ball from Disney’s Cinderella and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Which clip best captures the beauty of the Cinderella story? Explain why using details from the movie clip.

Song “Somebody to Love”
(Ella Enchanted 2002)

Question 20 - Watch the Ella Enchanted dance clip from the giant’s wedding feast. Explain how this version of Cinderella changes the meaning of the original story using details from the clip and story.

Dance at the Ball
(Disney Cinderella 2015)

Question 21 - Compare the choreography and music in the dance scenes from Disney’s Cinderella (2015) and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997). How do these elements reflect the tone and emotions of each story?

The Clock Strikes Midnight

Question 22 - In each version of Cinderella, there is a moment when she realizes she must leave. Watch the scenes right after the dance in Disney’s Cinderella (1950), Disney’s Cinderella (2015), and Ella Enchanted (2004). How does each film use music, lighting, and character reactions to build tension and emotion before she runs from the ball?

Cinderella Leaving the Ball

Question 23 - Watch the two video clips of Cinderella running from the ball. Which clip contributes to the story’s beauty the most? Explain why.

Cinderella 2015
(Escape from the Palace)

Question 24 - Watch the two video clips of Cinderella running from the ball. Compare the similarities in the two movie clips.