3:54
3:54
still of opening – macarthur quote and military music – while we see hawkeye!
still of opening
7:50
9:01
going in to eat – go from one group to the silverware to pick up another conversation, all in one shot
going in to eat - all in one shot
13:00
13:47
first view of the operating room - Altman clearly likes having everyone’s mouth covered!
first view of operating room
20:56
21:37
completely low key intro of Elliot Gould
23:49
24:01
watching the operations as if it’s a show – in this one they’re seeing how Trapper John is doing – we cut to different windows
watching the operations as if it’s a show
26:37
26:49
watching arrival of helicopter, in wrong direction
32:05
33:11
zooming out from fly fishing all the way across camp – not quite sure who we’re following - then let’s keep it going to hear the announcement of the movie - Guess who directed it! (John Ford - 1950)
announcement of the movie
33:29
33:47
in middle of conversation between Hawkeye and HotLips we cut to operating room, then right away the lights go out. (eventually we go back to the conversation after the lights go out, but it takes awhile)
cut in middle of conversation
37:59
38:09
slowly into glass as HotLips is typing a letter, camera has to wander over, and we see through glass first before we go inside
slowly into glass as HotLips is typing a letter
45:25
45:44
try to follow the jeep outside as we listen to conversation inside
48:51
49:01
ironic image of the flag (like half built church in McCabe – and another ironic song)
49:31
49:52
when major burns (robert duvall) is taken away, so he can go appear in the godfather and apocalypse now and lots of other great movies, camera has to wander a bit and zoom to pick up hawkeye and trapper john, only to have them walk away
wandering camera
57:47
58:52
sneaking into last supper by first having conversation between chaplain and hawkeye, before camera eventually pulls out and over (even first part is though a window or screen with a bunch of obstructions) – after zooming out, camera slowly starts to track
sneaking into last supper
77:12
77:39
an intriguing one during the helicopter shot-golf game – we only get a fragment on the loudspeakers about several corporations conspiring about something
intriguing one during the helicopter shot-golf game
88:32
88:57
right after the phony blackmail photos, the next war movie announcement, for “Halls of Montezuma”, with camera movement up to the flag
next war movie announcement
91:39
92:02
and another movie announcement, over reverse zoom of camp – Glory Brigade – this is a good example to show
another movie announcement
102:14
102:43
during football half-time, interrupting the “Knute Rockne” speech (can explain who he is) in order to “press the bets” – not only does he mock war, he mocks football too!
interrupting the “Knute Rockne” speech
112:34
113:06
interrupting operation for “flash forward” of returning home [NOT LIKE IT WOULD REALLY HAPPEN!], completely undercuts a homecoming
interrupting operation
114:32
115:24
at the very end, right after the chaplain has blessed the jeep, the all-important loudspeaker announcement comes on! “ tonight’s movie HAS BEEN MASH . . . “ (the tense is good – it’s the movie we’ve just seen) – the film is also nicely circular – starts and ends with Hawkeye stealing a jeep, and then it goes into a device for the credits – pretty nifty commentary on the movie we’ve just seen
very end