Leone

Chart It: Sergio Leone that your director would be known for || Example ||  || How can you emulate this in your film? ||
 * || Techniques & Iconic Examples
 * Cinematography || Wide, sweeping panoramas of scenery; extremely wide photography. Paired with closeups and extreme closeups of the human visage and features (eyes particularly) || * The opening shot of //The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly// (establishing shot of the barren desert interrupted by a man's face in extreme proximity with the camera.
 * Final shot of //Once Upon A Time In America//; close up on Noodle's deranged smiling face.
 * Wide shot of an alley in New York City as Noodles and his friends walk across the street in //Once Upon A Time In America.//
 * The scenic sweeps of the American landscape as Jill McBain rides towards Sweetwater in //Once Upon A Time In The West// ||  || Open with a wide sweeping panorama, establishing the setting (playground) and creating a feeling of desolation.

Close-up of protagonist's face comes into view from a wide shot.

Inserts of Close-ups of faces throughout film.

Final shot of the film could be the protagonist walking away into the distant horizon in a wide shot. ||
 * Editing || Slow, dramatic, almost ritual-like buildup to action or death (long, evenly spaced shots immediately followed by quick succession of match cuts)

Snippets and pieces of flashbacks throughout the film, revealed entirely near the end.

Match cuts between eyes. Juxtaposition of wide shots and extreme closeups.

Non-chronological order( only applies to one of his film though...) (?) || * The "triangle of trust" final shoot out in //The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly// consists of many match cuts between eyes, cuts to wide shots of all three men (long, drawn out), and ends with rapid succession of match cuts when the shooting actually happens.
 * Noodles has flashbacks of him in his youth throughout the film, which the bulk of the film consists of. (//Once Upon A Time In America)//
 * Snippets of a menacing, out of focus figure is featured in Harmonica's flashbacks, revealed to be Frank at the end. ||  || The film could be presented as a series of my flashbacks, back to the time when I was a child.

As this is somewhat becoming a story of a child facing bullies, a cuts between closeups of the protagonist's face and the face of the bullies can be used.

Final showdown scene...I have to incorporate a scene where a final showdown takes place. Possibly a scene where the protagonist faces his tormentors. ||
 * Lighting || Protagonists are often lit with low key lighting to emphasize their moral ambiguity and flawed characters. When a character comes to terms with himself he can be seen in high key lighting. Villains or often seen shaded from light. || * Frank is seen in obscured in the shade from the sun a lot, indicating his role as a villain and his shrewd and dark character.
 * The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood's character in the Dollars trilogy) is often shown in low key lighting, as he is sometimes seen performing acts of selfishness, but other times are seen performing good deeds.
 * Noodles is lit with high key lighting in his final meeting with an aged Max, after coming to terms with himself. ||  || Protagonist will perform an cruel act of vengeance on his tormentors, but out of justice, so he can be lit with low key lighting.

Bullies could be under the shade of a tree or brim of a hat. ||
 * Sound || Integration of score composed by Ennio Morricone, which successfully sets the mood for the story. || * The deranged, dangerous,suspenseful and iconic score for the dollars trilogy. Sets a fun, dangerous, wild feeling.
 * The epic and heroic but slightly deranged tone of the score in //Once Upon A Time In The West//
 * The sorrowful yet beautifully delicate score of //Once Upon A Time In America// evokes nostalgia and a sense of tragedy. ||  || The music from //Once Upon A TIme In America// can be used for nostalgic flashbacks to my childhood.

The score from //Once Upon A Time In The West// can be used in confrontation scenes. ||
 * Mise-en-scene || Costumes are used to set antagonist and protagonist apart and also portray materialism in society. Props characterize their characters (guns). || * Fancy clothing on the Rojo and Baxter gangs in //Fistful of Dollars// indicates their want of riches and materialistic needs
 * Lee Van Cleef's character in //The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly// wears black because he is the epitome of bad and evil, so is Frank (who also wears black).
 * The Man With No Name's gun features a unique and easily distinguishable cobra grip, indicating his prowess and danger.
 * Tuco from //The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly// carries a gun constructed from parts of many other guns, emphasizing his versatility. ||  || The protagonist can have a hidden talent, or ability (hacky sack? hopscotch? Sling shot?)

Bullies wear dark colors and/or "bling" accesories and branded clothing to show materialism and evil. || Intense duels between characters. || * Laughing faces of villains as Harmonica's brother hangs from a noose in //Once Upon A Time IN The West//
 * Performance || Cold, steely expression of protagonists, makes them feel dangerous and in control of the situation at all times. Villains are usually over-the-board and exaggerated in their evilness.
 * //H//armonica's expression is cold, calm, and cool, as if he's always in control. ||  || Bullies could be over exaggerated in their mean-spirit and their bullying of the protagonist.

Protagonist could have a cold calculating expression to express that he is in control of the situation in the final showdown scene with the bullies. A duel in the end. ||
 * Theme || The selfish, individualistic and materialistic nature of men. The harshness of reality and society versus perceived view of society. || * The Rojo and Baxter gang's materialistic greed and lust for power.
 * The arrival of Jill McBain to the train station in Once Upon A TIme in The West: juxtaposition of her neat attire and confused expression with the red skins being herded away behind her. ||  || The first day of school for the protagonist is vastly different from what he perceived it to be, and soon his view of people and society is shattered by bullies. Welcome to the real world. The protagonist is given a choice between becoming part of the harsh society, or sticking to he values, but no one ever said anything about compromising between the two... ||