Tuesday 4 May 2010

The Good, the Bad and the Cinematic Masterpieces

Did you know that many spaghetti westerns were filmed here in Spain? The Almería prvoince has got many interesting landscapes that appear to be the Wild West of America, a place where cowboys and bandits once roamed.

a typical spaghetti western landscape

Take a look at this website: It's got many interesting images of places around Spain and Italy (a country famous for modern films of this genre) where Westerns were filmed. Have you been to any? What elements of cinematography do you see? Are there any placeas around your village that might make good background for a film?
In class, we'll watch a clip of a deul. See if you can name the different elements used by filmmakers. Remember, they are: Panorama, Wide General View, General View, Group Shot, Knees-up View, Waist-up View, First plane (just the face) and Detail Plane (just a detail). Here is a website with several examples towards the bottom.
You can watch the video, as well as other famous clips, on youtube by clicking here.

1 comment:

josema said...

Hello! :)

When I was 5 years old, I went to Almería and I visited the "Mini Hollywood" with my family. I think that it's like the Wild West of America too.

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A film was filmed in Olivares more than 30 years ago. But children and teenagers can't watch it. It's for adults.

I think Olivares is a very beautiful town and it is perfect to film a film. :D

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In that photo we can appreciate a Panorama (View), the landscape is very homogeneous, and only predominate two colors: light brown (the ground and the hills) & light blue (the sky).

Did you go to the "Mini Hollywood of Almería"? Did you like it? // What would you think if I tell you: a film will be filmed in your town?

GoodBye! :)