John+Hughes'+Style

that your director would be known for || Examples || Film ||
 * || Techniques & Iconic Examples
 * Cinematography ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Editing ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Lighting || Colorful illumination to reflect mood and tone, sometimes the moods of characters. || * Red light on Cameron's face as he destroys his father's car, represents his rage and start to finally be his own person without worrying about his father's rule || * //Ferris Bueller's Day Off// ||
 * Sound || Hits with meaningful lyrics that serve to exemplify and support Hughes' themes || * Simple Mind's //Don't You Forget About Me,// speaks of abandonment and some of the issues that many 80s teens would have thought about and that were relevant in their lives
 * Ray Charles' //Mess Around (not quite 80s),// a comedic homage to this artist, cheers up Neil and Del, reminds them of their past and eases some of the serious mood || * //The Breakfast Club//
 * //Planes, Trains, and Automobiles// ||
 * Mise-en-scene || Small details that would not be noticed the first time a film is watched, these also buttress Hughes' motives and the meanings of his films || * Business men in carnival hats, watching a parade: These otherwise serious men can enjoy some of the silliness that is happening around them, relates to being yourself
 * Psychological theories, written on a blackboard in the background, reflect themes of //Ferris Bueller's Day Off// || * //Ferris Bueller's Day Off// ||
 * Performance || Breaking the fourth wall is a technique that John Hughes uses in several of his films. The characters directly address the audience and is aware that they are part of a movie. || * Ferris Bueller in //Ferris Bueller's Day Off// explains to the audience of the film how he manages to skip school by faking an illness.
 * John Bender in //The Breakfast Club// tells a joke to the audience as he is crawling in the ceiling but falls before he can finish it. || * //Ferris Bueller's Day Off//
 * //The Breakfast Club// ||
 * Themes || Themes in Hughes' movies include finding one's maturity, especially as a teenager. He advocates overcoming differences and finding friends in unusual places. || * An example of this is in //Weird Science:// Wyatt and Gary's creation of Lisa and their expanding of their social horizons. They learn to make new friends and become more mature and responsible as the movie progresses
 * Neil and Del become extremely close friends even though they hate each other at the beginning of //Planes, Trains and Automobiles//. Neil accepts Del's personality and eventually takes him home with him.
 * The five teenagers in //The Breakfast Club,// who did not know each other before, share their stories and become very close during their Saturday detention. Through their open-mindedness they learn a lot about themselves and each other. || * //Weird Science//
 * //Planes, Trains, and Automobiles//
 * //The Breakfast Club//
 * //Sixteen Candles//
 * //Ferris Bueller's Day Off// ||
 * Themes || In addition to maturity, Hughes' movies have themes such as American freedom, the ability to be yourself, find yourself, and do whatever you want. || * Ferris and Cameron both are advocates of freedom and self-knowledge, Ferris since the beginning, and Cameron over the course of //Ferris Bueller's Day Off//. He defies his father and destroys his car, making him much more self-aware.
 * In //Sixteen Candles,// Farmer Ted aka the Geek, is not aware or does not care about his social status and uses all of his opportunities to get what he wants. This leads him to get with one of the most popular girl's in school. In addition, Sam is able to muster the courage to talk to Jake and this leads her to achieve her goals. || * //Ferris Bueller's Day Off//
 * //Sixteen Candles// ||