The Nutty Professor Analysis
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor was released in 1963. It was directed by and also starred Jerry Lewis. It was based on the novel Dr Jeckell and Mr Hyde written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The basic narrative is of Professor Kelp, bored with being seen as weak and uptight takes a potion to give himself muscles but turns into Buddy Love', a swinger with a sharp dress sense but no tact. Kelp's scenes are mainly set in the University where he teaches. These sets look a lot like any University. Institutional colours are used, the brightest things in shot being the students clothing. The lighting used is a three-point setting, slightly yellow to give the impression that all the light is coming from the sources on set. In the opening credits and in the first classroom scene it is made very clear who the leading lady will be. Stella stands out from the rest of the class by being the only platinum blonde. In fact she is the only girl with this hair colour in the entire film. This enforces …show more content…
Unlike Kelp, Buddy is handsome, has a tanned complexion, so looks healthy and is wearing a sharply tailored blue suit. However his hair and suits may seem to be a little out of fashion as it is a teddy boy' look where this craze was on its way out in 1963. This may be simply due to fashion moving faster than the film industry or it could be an insult to Dean Martin, who Jerry Lewis parodies whilst playing this part. Buddy's body language is different to Kelp's. He stands up straight and is a lot more purposeful with his movements, this reflects his over-confident character. The camera tends to stay on Buddy longer with less cuts. This also shows him as a purposeful strong character. The Purple Pit' set is extremely purple. Everything except the piano and dance floor appears to be purple. The lighting for the club isn't plausible as it is the same lighting that is used in the Gym, and later on the
The Nutty Professor was released in 1963. It was directed by and also starred Jerry Lewis. It was based on the novel Dr Jeckell and Mr Hyde written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The basic narrative is of Professor Kelp, bored with being seen as weak and uptight takes a potion to give himself muscles but turns into Buddy Love', a swinger with a sharp dress sense but no tact. Kelp's scenes are mainly set in the University where he teaches. These sets look a lot like any University. Institutional colours are used, the brightest things in shot being the students clothing. The lighting used is a three-point setting, slightly yellow to give the impression that all the light is coming from the sources on set. In the opening credits and in the first classroom scene it is made very clear who the leading lady will be. Stella stands out from the rest of the class by being the only platinum blonde. In fact she is the only girl with this hair colour in the entire film. This enforces …show more content…
Unlike Kelp, Buddy is handsome, has a tanned complexion, so looks healthy and is wearing a sharply tailored blue suit. However his hair and suits may seem to be a little out of fashion as it is a teddy boy' look where this craze was on its way out in 1963. This may be simply due to fashion moving faster than the film industry or it could be an insult to Dean Martin, who Jerry Lewis parodies whilst playing this part. Buddy's body language is different to Kelp's. He stands up straight and is a lot more purposeful with his movements, this reflects his over-confident character. The camera tends to stay on Buddy longer with less cuts. This also shows him as a purposeful strong character. The Purple Pit' set is extremely purple. Everything except the piano and dance floor appears to be purple. The lighting for the club isn't plausible as it is the same lighting that is used in the Gym, and later on the