Kirsten Thouvenot 323648 kdtf4d@mail.missouri.edu Film Studies 1800 Lesson 2 Mise-en-Scène The Graduate‚ a film released in 1967‚ involves a young man going through the crisis of finding himself after graduating college. Ben Braddock is at a stand still‚ unsure of what to do with his future. The film is set in the late 60’s in a suburban upper middle class area in Southern California. Mostly‚ the movie takes place at the Braddock’s home‚ a hotel nearby‚ a University‚ and a Church. The plot does
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“The Graduate” The film‚ “The graduate”‚ is a romantic comedy drama‚ produced by Mike Nichols in 1967. A movie typically gives us a lot of information trough the picture‚ the light and the sound. This is also the case in the movie “The graduate”. We are getting a lot of information trough the picture‚ the light and the sounds. The producer arranges these things in a certain way‚ and there by he puts the audience in a certain mood. An example in the movie “The graduate”‚ could be the first time
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The Graduate “Just one word … plastics‚” the statement that alone can summarize Mike Nichols’ 1967 film‚ The Graduate. However‚ when Mr. McQuire tells the movie’s main character‚ Ben Braddock‚ that there is "a great future in plastics" he finds it irrelevant and escapes to be alone in his room. However this comment surreptitiously creates a parallel to everything we see in Ben’s life. Whether it be the apprehensive relationship with his parents‚ an alienated affair with Mrs. Robinson‚ or the near
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History of Cinema The Graduation of the Graduate: the film’s influence on American Cinema For my research paper I would like to explore the motifs and key themes in the classic American film‚ The Graduate (1967). By investigating the adaptation of the novel by Charles Webb into a screenplay‚ the use of symbolism‚ soundtrack‚ metaphors and setting‚ I will determine the film’s role in American cinema history‚ and how its effects are still seen in film today. In 1963‚ Charles Webb
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The Graduate is a great example of a film where lens and camera choices were used effectively to convey the director’s point of view. It seemed like every choice made by the director Mike Nichols director and the director of cinematography Bob Surtees was justified. The outcome of each shot played an important role in shaping the message of the film. The cinematography of Bob Surtees is very complicated and thoughtful but at the same time seems poetic and spontaneous. All of Mrs. Robinson and
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The Graduate: An Adopted Champion of the Youth Movement The Graduate‚ directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman is not only critically hailed as a one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is also one of the most financially successful films of all time.1 Although initially looked over by the established Hollywood elite‚ the film found a home with an underrepresented and frustrated youth culture that was taking root in the 1960s. Its success lay in its effective portrayal and communication
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The Graduate Sequence Analysis One sequence in The Graduate where many elements of the mise-en-scene are present is the scene where Ben Braddock’s parents are throwing him a pool party for his twenty-first birthday‚ and they ask him to come out of the house and show off their present to him‚ a scuba suit. Even though Ben’s parents claim that this is a birthday party for Ben‚ his parents have only invited their friends. This makes the audience question whether Ben actually has any friends to invite
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The Graduate‚ a film based on the novel by Charles Webb‚ is directed by Mike Nichols‚ whose famous works also include Working Girl and Catch-22. The Graduate was released in United States on December 22‚ 1967. The screenplay for the film is done by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry‚ and the cinematography by Robert Surtees. A few of the main cast members include Anne Bancroft (as Mrs. Robinson)‚ Dustin Hoffman (as Benjamin Braddock)‚ Katharine Ross (as Elaine Robinson)‚ William Daniels (as Mr. Braddock)
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Everyone wants to have the power‚ the power to change someones life or control it. In The Graduate directed by Mike Nichols‚ Benjamin Braddock has just graduated college and returns home. He has no control over his life‚ his parents still control him and then so does Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson demands control over every scene she is in and even frames of scenes she is not present in. Camera draws all the attention to Mrs. Robinson when she’s on screen. In the scene where Mr. Robinson returns
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The use of sound in The Graduate The movie The Graduate was a pioneer for the film industry in regards to its use of popular music as non-diegetic sound throughout the film. The Simon and Garfunkel sound track fit in very nicely to set the tone of the film and give the audience clues as to what the characters were feeling. Aside from the non-diegetic sound the diegetic sound was also used very effectively to express character emotions‚ in particular Ben’s emotions. Ben’s disconnect from society
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