Week Four, Only Topic

Watch a Western or a Musical film made in the last 30 years. It cannot be from the genre that your favorite movie is from (the film you told us was your favorite in week one).

• American film industry and important films released during the 1940s and 1950s
• Italian Neorealism 
• French New Wave 
• Western genre style and filmmakers
• Musical genre style films and filmmakers
• Basics of special effects and their use in cinema
• Fundamentals of cinematography

NOTE:  FOR A LIST OF WESTERNS, IF YOU CAN'T THINK OF ONE, PLEASE USE THE WEEK 4 ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE OR THE ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE LINK IN THE WEEK 4 CONTENT AREA. DITTO WITH MUSICALS--USE THE ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE WEBPAGE AND YOU WILL FIND A LINK OF THE BEST MUSICALS OF THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES.

What does it have in common with the films of that genre in the week Four content? How is the film different?NOTE: YOU HAVE TO PICK A FILM  OR DOCUMENTARY FROM THE WEEK FOUR LIST FOR THE COMPARISON.

How does Cinematography or Special Effects play a part in the film you watched? Identify at least three places that one of these stood out in the film.