13164_12227_naval_academy4
1986
Graduation ceremony for naval academy baccalaureate candidates. Close-up of back of heads of graduates in front of line to receive diplomas on stage; 2 graduates leave line to accept diplomas (one at a time); camera stays focused on line; camera follows 3rd person in line up to stage to receive diploma, shake hands with uniformed man on stage, exit stage; he looks to audience (off screen), raises diploma, and smiles as he exits the stage; camera follows same recipient off stage as he walks to back of line of recipients and gives a hearty handshake to the recipient in front of him in line; image darkens then lightens back to normal; tight shot of smiling recipients; cut to midsection of recipients standing in front of chairs; pan up to recipient's faces; recipients look off camera to stage and whisper to one another; quick pan to another group of graduates; zoom in on 1; image darkens and lightens back to normal; graduate sits; he looks down and the looks up and smiles; quick pan to female graduate from clip #3, standing; she looks back towards the stage (off camera) and smiles several times while walking in the opposite direction in line; cut to seated recipients and recent recipients walking past in front of seated recipients.