MeaganPiroutek_Chapter9

It makes sense that there would be so many different types of shots, however I never thought that they would all have names and be so specific about their origins. For example, the ‘cowboy shot’ is a very specific and funny name for a shot that we see so often now. It is extremely interesting that it came about because specifically in westerns they didn’t have the right shot for a shootout scene that gave enough drama. This doesn’t sound like that big of a deal until you realize how important westerns are in the way that American culture was reflected across the world during that time and frankly through current times.

The author doesn’t go into too much detail about this however, I did find an article with more information about the cowboy shot. You can find that here with more information about specific shooting styles and other film techniques in westerns.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/cowboy-shot-examples