Homework movies - Breakfast Club (1985)

The Breakfast Club is a dramatic look into the lives of several different classes of students written, directed, and produced by John Hughes (1950-2009) in the mid 80's. Cinematographer on this film was Thomas Del Ruth, who has worked on both television and movies since the mid 60's. His Cinematographer credits began in the late 70's with the TV series Mrs. Columbo and the movie Motel Hell. Thomas' most notable movies besides Breakfast Club are Stand By Me, Kuffs and he's currently working with Rob Reiner on a movie called Flipped.

For the movie The Breakfast Club, I noticed that the lighting was mostly natural lighting inside the hallowed halls of Sherman High School. The feel of the lighting looked very institutional, giving the feeling of being trapped. Which are the feelings the students had because it was supposed to be punishment. It was a very cool glow from the halogen lights normally used in a high school with little adjustments.

Homework movies - Goonies (1985)

Goonies is an action adventure written by Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus in 1985 and directed by Richard Donner for Amblin Entertainment. Cinematographer on this film was Nick McLean, who has worked as various titles in the industry since the early 70's.

I would watch this movie before I started my day of my third grade summer. The great cast, which includes the very young Josh Brolin, Sean Austin, and Corey Feldman in a Haim-free roll of the 80's.

The film was mostly shot with an orange glow creating a warm mood. But when the bad guys, the Fratelis, were on screen there was a crisp blue tone. The warm tones were in a soft focus suggesting an ethereal feeling of hope and dreams. The Goonies were on a mission to save their parents homes due to foreclosure. Hope was all these kids had, and that was enough for them to go to such depths, to follow a legend and a map.