John Ford Impact On Westerns

​Since the beginning of cinema, the world has been introduced to many types of films, genres, and actors that influence how cinema is today. In the ever changing world of cinema, there will always be role models that actors and directors look up to for inspiration. As viewers, it’s important that we feel emotion throughout the production. There have been many actors and directors that have caused such a high impact and influence in the world of film, that it’s hard to forget them in years to come. One of the many popular actors/directors described is Clint Eastwood. Eastwood has been more influential than many people think. Eastwood has helped expand and inspire the world of cinema to what is it today.

During the course of this essay it is my intention to discuss the differences between Classical Hollywood and post-Classical Hollywood. Although these terms refer to theoretical movements of which they are not definitive it is my goal to show that they are applicable in a broad way to a cinema tradition that dominated Hollywood production between 1916 and 1960 and which also pervaded Western Mainstream Cinema (Classical Hollywood or Classic Narrative Cinema) and to the movement and changes that came about following this time period (Post-Classical or New Hollywood). I intend to do this by first analysing and defining aspects of Classical Hollywood and having done that,

Edwin S Porter was an expert builder of photographic equipment and a film projectionist, he worked for Thomas Edison. In 1901, Porter began operating the camera, and was responsible for directing film, from there, Porter was credited with almost all of the innovations of the pre-1908 period by making first story film titled Life of an American Fireman. Porter was also the one who is credited with editing, he also successful in creating models. Porter’s biggest contribution to cinema, is concentration on fiction filmmaking.

The American western frontier, still arguably existent today, has presented a standard of living and characteristics which, for a time, where all its own. Several authors of various works regarding these characteristics and the obvious border set up along the western and eastern sections have discussed their opinions of the west. In addition to these literary works by renowned authors, one rather convenient cinematic reference has also been influenced by these well-known, well-discussed practices of this American frontier. “True Grit”, a film recently remade in 2010 by the Cohen Brothers, crosses the boundaries of the west allowing all movie-goers to capture one idea of the western world. The movie, along with a few scholarly sources

Steven Spielberg used classic linear storytelling in his movies, the narrative in most of his movies were Plot driven and very effective. He is a storyteller always mindful of holding his audience. Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of today. He is master in taking stories and incidents from the past and and rejuvinating them with his own potential.

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Clint Eastwood’s, Unforgiven, represents a “new” type of Western that defies the formula previously used to create traditional Western films. Unlike Shane, a film with a clear-cut threat to the community, endangering all homesteaders, a lack of defense, creating an unfair advantage to the threat imposed, and a true hero, one who saves the day and must willingly return to where he came from, Unforgiven is a Western that is told through a different formula. Eastwood tackles this revisionist piece and lacks the three basic components to any classic Western film – a threat, lack of defense, and a hero.

Notably, John Ford’s paradigm moves the overall meaning of the film by the structure of the events which take

His face was most recognizable during the Hollywood’s golden age. He has contributed much more to uplift the American filmography. Sharecropper in Jean Renoir’s finest American work, was the most memorable turn in his career.

In The Lighting Thief he describes scenery and characters very specifically. For example when Percy and his mom get attacked

Considered one of the greatest of all American directors, John Ford would no doubt be regarded an auteur by those who choose to utilize the phrase. One can imagine Ford carefully weaving beautiful images of monument valley, to fulfill his artistic allegories, or demanding the most effective of performances from a cast who manage to convey the emotions which stir inside this most American of auteurs. Just as Corman seems to put a great deal of philosophical thought into crafting what many consider to be "simple" films, Ford seems to suggest that his cinematic choices are often over-analyzed. In an interview with fellow western film director Burt Kennedy, Ford was asked about some of these choices, which have come to define much of his style, and his answers are surprisingly simplistic. When questioned about his connection to Monument Valley, and the reasoning behind choosing that location, Ford responded "I knew

In this essay I will be discussing five key points throughout Post Production history between the 1900s-1960s. Post Production is seen as a vital component in the cinematic industry as it essentially finalises the final products. Techniques that have been developed over the years are incredibly important, but they all have an origin. Although these techniques started out without overwhelming effect, they are now unbelievably crucial to how films are constructed. The five points I wish to discuss go as follows: The Great Train Robbery and Edwin Porter himself, D.W. Griffith and his overwhelming influence on editing, The Jazz Singer, the Kuleshov Effect and finally, 2001: A Space Odyssey. As well as discussing these key factors, this essay will take into consideration secondary material.

because it painted characters and situations as they would be in life. The main character,

I think that his ideas were fascinating because he tried to go away from the standard idea of assigning places according to the person’s importance in society but rather made the actors the main focus for everyone. I think of this as a way to make the audience all the same making the actors the only celebrities in the room. Also the idea that everyone had the same opportunity to the same view went away

In an era that seemed to emphasize conformity, the iconoclastic western hero proved to be a seductive archetype. Along with a revival of the westerns came the emergence of a new genre (auteur films), one targeted at an audience demographic that the studios coveted more than any other: The American teenager. And with the emergence of television in order for films to compete with television, movies needed more than a new shape and new sound; they needed to present material that could not be found on the small screen.