COMM 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Mike Nichols, Buck Henry, Calder Willingham
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Some lms were trying to break new ground to attract younger, more critical viewers. The new generation of lm makers and actors became more risky, more self-conscious and more deliberate in heir attempt to differentiate their product from that seen on tv. The newer lms were more self-conscious about style and lming. fewer lms were shot on soundstage in the studio and more attention was paid toward trying to make things look real rather than cinematically perfect. Because it was good business and gave the new audience movies that they liked. This was an era of political assassinations, which saw the beginning of an unpopular war, the coming sexual revolution and a wholesale assault on traditional american middle class norms. Hayes code- old hollywood production code, replaced by the classi cation and. Attended the university of chicago and worked with an improvisation comedy troupe and compass players, where he teamed up with elaine may.
