Cuckoo

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Cuckoo

• Made in 1975
• Plot based in 1963mental institute in Oregon
• Lots of experimenting with patients

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for Coco Puffs

• Nicholsons Breakout film
• Oscar for Best Picture in 1975
• Q to answerWhat does it mean to be mentally ill?
  

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Cuckoos Nest

• Based on book by Ken Kesey
• Book written from Chiefs POV
• MAJOR AREAS
• Costumes
• Freedom vs Confinement
• Jarring Juxtaposition
• Viewpoints, film terms, Conflict analysis

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Jarring Juxtaposition Extreme contrast in tech
elements from one scene to another

• Camera
• Setting
• Color
• Sound
• Tone

• Effectby creating the contrast the audience is
  forced to pay attention to the movements.
  Develops, mood of the film and themes within the
  storyline.

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One Flew Over The CuckoosOpening Credits

• Setting
• Mountains, sunrise, marsh, and eagle
• road and car
• Effect
• Nature/freedom
• Civ/Control and rules
• Camera
• Extreme long/Establishing
• Medium/close-up/framing
• Effect
• Nature/freedom
• Civ/Control and rules

• Music
• Instruments
• Tambourine, drum, saw, flute/lute/recorder
• Pace - slow-rhythmic
• Effect
• Native American Sound- freedom

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Cuckoos NestConversation with Doctor

• You didnt weigh the chain, did you?
• Mispronounces Drs name
• Language
• Like to Fight and
• Animal reference

• Effect and purpose?
• In Jail - questions sexuality
• Language used to make Dr. uncomfortable

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Costumes and Looks - Nurse Ratched

• 1st appearance- walking into institution
• Black cape Represents her narrow view of
  right and wrong
• White nurses outfit
• No wrinkles perfection paying detail
  controlling
• No stains
• Looks
• Hair smooth- Barrette horns- straight
• Facial expression no expression no smiles
• Posture straight, shoulders back, legs

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Keeping em Straight

• MacJack Nicholson
• Scanlonbeard
• Cheswicklow self esteem
• Chiefbig Indian
• HardingRobe
• MartiniDeVitoshort/childlike
• Billystutters
• TaberChristopher Lloydtall/skinny

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Conflict Stages

• Conflict
• Nurse Ratched
• vs McMurphy
• Conflict Type is Person vs Person

• The primary conflict of One Flew Over the
  Cuckoos Nest is between McMurphy, who fights for
  __________________and Nurse Ratched, who fights
  for ______________.

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Inciting Incident

• The first time that the protagonist and
  antagonist realize they are going to have trouble
  with each other.
• Event Medicine Scene or 2nd World Series Vote
• Reason Why protagonist realizes he/she will have
  trouble.
• -when she attacks his sexuality/ forces pill
• pretends to swallow pill/ spits out -
• She says no break routine rebel-rule-breaker
• Not controlled by the man/ a woman
• No harm in watching game inflexible
• Reason this is the event that the antagonist
  realizes he/she will have trouble.
• Mocks her as he swallows pill
• Questions her rules pill/ music turned down
• Unbreakable continues challenging her rules
• Other patients start to follow his lead

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Inciting Incident Option 2 World Series

• Mac when nurse turns him down even when he gets
  Chief to respond, he knows she will not bend the
  rules
• Nurse - Mac influences others (Cheswick) to bring
  up World Series again. He pretends game is on
  and others follow, and do not listen to her.

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CrisisPoint at which the protagonist and
antagonist could have escaped or backed away from
the conflict.

• Event/Incident
• Stealing of the bus and the decision to
  commit Mac to Nurse Ratcheds ward

• Protag.
• Stole bus to seem crazy to stay in ward
• Antag.
• Chose to keep Mac on her ward versus sending
  him to disturbed or back to prison

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Protagonist - Antihero

• Protagonist (hero or character you root for)
  McMurphy
• Antihero
• statutory rape
• 5 fights
• Vulgar/sexual comments
• Racist Behaviors
• Insults Harding name
• and no Dr. Title
• Breaks up card game
• Uses man for basketball

• Character Type
• Flat no change only a mook cares for
  nothing but himself
• Round minimal surface change
• Dynamic turn around in his perception of
  self-importance versus other

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Character Change and Development

• Why do we like Mac?
• Sarcastic- funny Misprounces Dr.s name
• Chief imitation
• Brave
• Stands up for beliefs

• How does Mac evolve?
• Beginning
• Selfish
• Egocentric
• Cruel to others
• Middle
• Helps patients Basketball
• Plays cards tries to help Martini
• Takes them fishing
• Tells patients to live life
• Offers gum

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Antagonist

• Antagonist (villain or character that causes
  trouble for character you root for) Nurse
  Ratched
• Reasons you dislike Antagonist
• No world series break routine
• No changes
• Treats patients like kids belittles man among
  them
• Making them angry worked up no solution to
  prob.
• Threatens him with anal application of medicine
• Separates self behind glass

• Other examples . . .

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CatastropheEvent that promises that there will
be a final battle it is the last straw for P
and A.

• Event
• Party/Billys suicide and lets get back to our
  regular routine
• Reason its last straw for Pro.
• You cant just go back to normal after someones
  death accepts no responsibility for Bs death
  Last straw because Mac realizes NR does not care
  will never change shows no emotion to a
  patients death friends with Billys mom if
  death does not change her idea of rules, nothing
  ever will

• Reason its the last straw for Antag
• Macs influence destroyed the ward brought in
  women, corrupted the orderlies/guards, threatened
  her reputation made her look incompetent, got
  one of her friends son killed. She has lost
  control Mac is the reason for the loss of
  control
• Patient dead friends son, ward looks bad, may
  lose the Drs respect. Her hat is destroyed and
  it is symbolic of the fact that her patient no
  longer respect her.

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ClimaxThe event that signifies the final battle
after this meeting there must be a winner and a
loser

• Event Mac strangling RatchedReasons for
  Pro If she dies no more power chaos escape
  sent to prison or disturbed but would no
  longer be under Rs controlReasons for
  Antag If she lives therapy or he will be
  sent to another ward, or he will go back to
  prison she will have control over the
  punishment given to him or she will be free of
  him.

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Resolution The result of the final Battle

• Event Lobotomy/suffocation
• Reason Pro wins or loses
• Mac loses no power under Rs control
• Mac wins free of Ratcheds control
• Reason Antag wins or loses
• R wins control m has no personality- no longer
  a symbol of power for other patients- loses
  legend status
• Nurse Ratched loses Mac is out of her
  control- he keeps legend status patients are
  inspired to follow him

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DenouementLast remaining details after conflict
ends

• Chief kills M- spiritual freedom and Chief throws
  fountain and escapes. Other patients remain in
  institution.
• Chief escapes other patients cheer, but still
  remain in institution.

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Nurse Ratcheds Camera/Music

• Low angle frame shot of NR looking down on
  basketball game
• Ties into symbol of the record player- close-up
• Cycle
• Routine
• Old fashioned

• Music Classical
• Set pattern/structure
• Very little pace or rhythm variation
• Minimal volume variation-within actual music
• She plays it loudly
• Classical instruments more formal

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Patients Music

• Outside basketball
• Recorder
• Volume/ pitch/pace variation
• Boat-freedom/vacation
• Fast paced
• Hawaiian sound slurred notes
• Volume variation loud to soft
• Jumps in pitch

• Christmas Music at party
• Holiday idea
• Pitch and pace variation
• Volume changes
• Playing it on Ratcheds player etc. . .

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Jarring Juxtaposition Extreme contrast in tech
elements from one scene to another

• Boat when they get picked up
• Camera
• Extreme Longshot
• Wide open space
• Setting
• Outside- many people
• Color
• Vivid colors- orange, deep blue, etc
• Sound
• Voices, helicopter, cheer
• Tone
• Happy/excited

• Dr.s meeting about Macs mental state
• Camera
• Medium shot of Dr.
• Tight framing
• Setting
• Small office 1 person
• Color
• Greys and blue neutrals
• Sound
• Silent then 1 voice
• Tone
• Somber/ serious

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Final Costume Changes

• Mac
• Scene Cigarette battle
• Change
• mostly white outfit
• Cig/t-shirt
• Combed hair
• Meaning
• Knows hes stuck there
• Trying to fit in
• Scene Return from therapy
• Change
• White /small glompse of green t
• Combed hair
• Meaning
• Losing part of his individuality
• Scene-Return after lobotomy
• Change
• All in white outfit
• Meaning

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Final Costume Changes

• Nurse Ratched
• Scene After Party
• Change
• Hat on ground/dirty and crumpled
• Meaning
• Loss of power or control
• Scene After Billys suicide/strangulation
• Change
• Blood on uniform hair messed
• Facial expression etc
• Meaning
• Scene Last appearance
• Change
• Neck brace
• Meaning

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Symbols

• Cigarettes
• Scene
• Meaning
• Basketball
• Scene
• Meaning
• Hardings Robe
• Scene
• Meaning

• Cards
• Scene
• Meaning
• Water Fountain
• Scene
• Meaning
• Juicy Fruit Gum
• Scene
• Meaning