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Genre - Western - Coggle Diagram
Genre - Western
Plot
Many Westerns use a stock plot of depicting a crime, then showing the pursuit of the wrongdoer, ending in revenge and retribution, which is often dispensed through a shootout or quick draw duel
Western plot structures using a single person are often communicating the Journey of the Hero, whereby a character must endure a series of questions, challenges, and transformations to achieve an end goal
The protagonist's primary change from the beginning of the story to the end moves along a values spectrum of subjugation perceived as freedom to freedom and autonomy
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Common themes in westerns include morality, survival, justice, and redemption
Characters
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Bounty hunters - the people hunting down others with a bounty on their head (which is caused by crimes)
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Lighting
Western movies often used back light to create silhouette effects. A cowboy and his horse would be shot against the sunset to form a contrasting silhouette.
The Low-Key light technique, developed in the 1930s, focuses on the shadows of a scene to create an atmosphere of dark mystery.
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Editing
There is not much editing as Western films mainly use lighting techniques to show meaning, including the mysteriousness and intensity of the western world
