I leaped out of my seat a I heard a shot coming from the sheriff’s gun. The sheriff had shot one of the four cowboys. Smoke poured out of his silver revolver. The horses jumped. The other three cowboys looked frightened because one of their fellow men had just been killed. The sheriff then smiled, holstered his gun and said, “I don’t think the old man in the back got his picture, how would ya’ll like us to do that again so he can get
his picture?”
Everyone in the bleachers around the mock up of the Wild West Town in Williams, Arizona laughed and cheered. The sheriff and cowboys started acting the few minuets before the shooting. Everyone in the stands had their cameras out, their fingers tense, waiting to take a great picture. As the sheriff fired his gun a second time every one fired their cameras as well. I was ready with my camera and took a picture just like every one else.
It turned out to be one of the best pictures I have ever taken. Smoke fills the space in front of the sheriff’s gun. The sun gleams off the polished metal on the revolver. Now when I look back I can tell people that after the second shot the cowboy fell dead just as he did the first time and the Wild West Show went on.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The Rear Window
Rear Window is a suspense movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who is known as the “Master of Suspense.” In this film Hitchcock tells the story of a murder through the eyes of a photographer. The whole movie is shot inside the photographer’s apartment. The film is very suspenseful for three reasons. The first is that Hitchcock tells the story so the viewer cannot really know what is going to happen until the very end. The second reason Rear Window is a very suspenseful film is because none of the dialog and conversations of the murder suspect, Mr. Thorwal is ever heard. The final and perhaps most suspenseful part of Rear Window is way the film is shot.
In the film the story is plotted out so that there is no way the viewer could say for sure if the murder suspect is guilty or not. The story begins very simply when a photographer sees what he thinks is a murder through his apartment window. He is certain he has witnessed a murder but the viewers cannot know for sure. Throughout the entire movie the photographer continues gathering more and more evidence. By looking through his window he sees the murder suspect handling things like giant saws and his wife’s jewelry. And yet the viewer’s uncertainty continues until the end of the film when it is revealed that Mr. Thorwal did in fact kill his wife and scattered her remains throughout the city of New York. None of this would been possible if the audience could have heard the conversations of the murderer.
The way Rear Window was filmed made it so that there was no audible sound coming from other apartments, including Mr. Thorwal’s. This added that extra level of suspense to make Rear Window a great and thrilling film. For example, in one scene, Mr. Thorwal is having a telephone conversation. He is going through his wife’s jewelry and is obviously telling the person on the other line about it. In many other scenes a slight mumbling of conversation can be heard, but it is impossible to determine what the other actors are saying. This great idea by Hitchcock made the film very suspenseful.
In the movie Rear Window the filming was done in a unique way. Alfred Hitchcock, the director, wanted to tell the story of a murder without the camera ever leaving L.B. Jefferies apartment. Since all of the shooting was done in one room it was never clear what the murderer, Mr. Thorwal was really doing. For example, in one of the scenes Mr. Thorwal is looking around his apartment and picks something up, but the viewer cannot see the object because it is out of the camera’s view. This “challenge” that Hitchcock set for himself gave the film that extra level of mystery that all movie directors strive for in a suspense movie.
These three things make Rear Window a suspenseful and thrilling movie to watch. If you heard the idea of the camera never leaving one place and no sound being heard from the murderer’s apartment you might think the film would be very boring. In fact, Hitchcock made Rear Window an original and fun-to-watch film with that extra sense of suspense by using these methods. As Hitchcock’s nickname says, he was surely the master of suspense, and that is clear in Rear Window.
In the film the story is plotted out so that there is no way the viewer could say for sure if the murder suspect is guilty or not. The story begins very simply when a photographer sees what he thinks is a murder through his apartment window. He is certain he has witnessed a murder but the viewers cannot know for sure. Throughout the entire movie the photographer continues gathering more and more evidence. By looking through his window he sees the murder suspect handling things like giant saws and his wife’s jewelry. And yet the viewer’s uncertainty continues until the end of the film when it is revealed that Mr. Thorwal did in fact kill his wife and scattered her remains throughout the city of New York. None of this would been possible if the audience could have heard the conversations of the murderer.
The way Rear Window was filmed made it so that there was no audible sound coming from other apartments, including Mr. Thorwal’s. This added that extra level of suspense to make Rear Window a great and thrilling film. For example, in one scene, Mr. Thorwal is having a telephone conversation. He is going through his wife’s jewelry and is obviously telling the person on the other line about it. In many other scenes a slight mumbling of conversation can be heard, but it is impossible to determine what the other actors are saying. This great idea by Hitchcock made the film very suspenseful.
In the movie Rear Window the filming was done in a unique way. Alfred Hitchcock, the director, wanted to tell the story of a murder without the camera ever leaving L.B. Jefferies apartment. Since all of the shooting was done in one room it was never clear what the murderer, Mr. Thorwal was really doing. For example, in one of the scenes Mr. Thorwal is looking around his apartment and picks something up, but the viewer cannot see the object because it is out of the camera’s view. This “challenge” that Hitchcock set for himself gave the film that extra level of mystery that all movie directors strive for in a suspense movie.
These three things make Rear Window a suspenseful and thrilling movie to watch. If you heard the idea of the camera never leaving one place and no sound being heard from the murderer’s apartment you might think the film would be very boring. In fact, Hitchcock made Rear Window an original and fun-to-watch film with that extra sense of suspense by using these methods. As Hitchcock’s nickname says, he was surely the master of suspense, and that is clear in Rear Window.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
My Family Trip to Europe
Last spring my family went on a vacation to Europe. We traveled to Italy and Switzerland. In Italy we went to Lucca and Rome. Rome was great because of all the old buildings. Lucca was fun because of the park you could ride your bike around. In Switzerland we stayed the the capitol city, Bern. I had been there before but it was fun the second time as well. On the way back we stoped in New York. It was my first time in New York. I was amazed by all of the huge buildings. We went to the top of the Empire State Building, and we saw the Statue of Liberty. We went into the Apple Store, the Rocofeller Center and the NBC Building. On the way home we flew first class. It was awesome to get that extra level of service.
The Story of My Awesome Dog
In the spring of 2004 I stayed at my grandparents for spring break. I dad many great and fun things during that week. The most exciting thing was getting an eight week old puppy. On the third morning my grandma and I went to the gas station to buy a Little Nickle. We looked through it until we found and ad that looked perfect. The ad read: two month old labs $25 each. We called the number, which I still remember today 579-9595. The home where the dogs were was 10 miles away from my grandparents. The puppies were so cute. I saw the one I wanted immediatly.
He was a small Black Lab. My grandma told the breeders that we would come back the next day at 9:00. The next morning I woke up around five and was very eagar to leave. When we drove to the house the second time it seemed like it took days but it only took about 15 minuets. We bought the same dog I had seen the day before. Licorice was the best $25 dog I have ever bought.
He was a small Black Lab. My grandma told the breeders that we would come back the next day at 9:00. The next morning I woke up around five and was very eagar to leave. When we drove to the house the second time it seemed like it took days but it only took about 15 minuets. We bought the same dog I had seen the day before. Licorice was the best $25 dog I have ever bought.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Welcome To My Blog
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