In the beginning, long shot was used to show the show down battle ground and also the camera spinning around when Tuco was looking around. Close up was used when Blondie dropped the rock on the ground, and also close ups were used on the three men right before they shot their guns. Medium shot was used to show the men's bodies from the waist up. The camera had shots that cut from person to person. Eye line match was used to show how the characters were looking at one another. There was a high angle shot of the rope of when Blondie wanted Tuco to put his neck through. The music was very dramatic and powerful. He creates a very strong show down that heightens with all of these shots and creates a montage of all these images put together.

Re: Evolution of the Western

Western has changed over time because of the increase in western television series, ideology formed the western was becoming outmoded in the new permissive society and the rise of violent spaghetti westerns. This reflect changes in the world because these story plots of these westerns influenced Japanese samurai films.

Re: Reinventing the Western

Characteristics of a western genre are heroes (cowboys)/and or outlaw heroes, good vs. evil, and the battle between cowboys and native americans and the usual setting takes place in western nights. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a western because the battle in the movie is between the outlaw and official hero. The setting was taken place in a western town. The Good, Bad, and the Ugly is different from the The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance because there is more of a western theme song, more intense battle scene wise and there's more of mysterious twists in the film and more film techniques.

Re: Film Timeline and Film Techniques

On the film timeline, we are studying the year 1959. The next unit will be focusing on films made in the 1960's. Different film techniques that deal with the International Cinema unit are jump cuts and tracking shots. Jump cuts were introduced in the film Breathless and tracking shots were used in the films The 400 Blows and Children of Heaven.

Re: Film Festival Reflection

Cost of a Soul! Oh, how the chills begin! Well those who saw "Cost of a Soul", really say that it's been one great movie, from one great independent film director. Those who aren't recognizable with the film "Cost of a soul" would be in the category of Film Noir/Crime/Modern-Gangster movie. The movie was overall great, I really did get the movie from start to finish, and it wouldn't be great without all the people just being they're BAD-ASS self. Yes, even the little girl, she was the best! "Cost of a Soul" can connect to a lot of the films we studied, but mostly about all of the film techniques, and the actors actually as well. There was a-lot of Invisible Editing, the editing would be natural, you wouldn't really know if they are just depicting a shot or just making it feel normal and just go with the flow of the characters. There was a bit of Method Acting coming from the main character, he really hit the spot for just acting as he would in the movie and then become as a normal person in modern life. There was also a part that the "old lady" stuck up to me, on how she really isn't a true actor after all, she actually went through the times with her family relatives that have been close to her in real life, and that reminded me a bit of Italian Neo-Realism in a way. I would give a bit of improvements, and a bit of work in the field of film. The suitcase would be just a bit to cheezy, we would actually get the same reaction with the suitcase in "Pup Fiction". Now don't get me started the Suitcase really means a lot, but the fact of the whole suitcase just tips the scale of "TOO MUCH!". For the actors, well there wasn't really that much of an improvement, they all made great progress with the type of film. Overall, this film was great! It really got me at the edge of my seat in some scenes, and I LOVED IT! I give the movie 4 ½ "ANGRY SHOOTING GRANNY'S" out of 5!

Re: Iranian Cinema

Iranian Cinema was well known inspired by its choice of actors, also the history in where they film their sets. They can film in some very antique and or you can say "historical" cities or landmarks of the country. Mainly it was influenced by its history and probably it's remarkable short films (e.g. Taste of Cherry, The Apple, Gabbeh). Some of the films in Iran had great plots. In brief, Iranian history and film making goes pretty well, like how Italian Neo-Realism came to play, with great history and enough actors and stories to hop on board.

Re: San Jose Film Festival

Full Length Films

1. Third World (Tercer Mundo)

2. The Pit

3. God is D_ad

4. Paulista (¿Quanto Dura o Amor?)

5. The Real Revolutionaries

Short Films

1. Abuelo

2. Attack from the Robots from Nebula - 5

3 The Desire ( El Deseo )

4. A Bike Ride

5. The Six Dollar Fifty Man