What is WestFest?

This is so wide open it's not funny. It's a theme that will actually force a lot of us to think outside of the box, so I'm actually excited by it. I've already gone through a dozen scenarios in my head that could be adapted to the theme and none of them actually feature guns!

Wait.. that's a lie.. one of them did feature guns. :grin:

But still, great theme and I think we'll see alot of creative entries. Somebody had better bring the blockbuster gunbattle or I'm going to be very disappointed. We don't ALL have to think outside the box....
 
At first I thought this could be good,bad, or ugly. :)

But upon further thought and research this could be very cool. So many possibilities.

Though an epic guns blazing, bullets flying gunfight would be sweet!
 
Second time I've tried typing this post.

I fail to see the vast variety of possibilities here.

I've spoken to a few people already and the possibility of creating a film based on 'The History of Western America' (especially OUTSIDE the states) isn't very enthusiastic. Along with the need for horse backs and the increasing amount of people discussing weponary and gun fights. It seems to me this fest genre is aimed more at the professional independant filmmakers.

Everyone knows I love and respect this forum, but eh. This fest..

I still look forward to seeing how people develop there films, but I do hate westerns.
So I don't know why I'm posting. :)

But I do hope I can be englightened / corrected.
 
ki-ki... perhaps you should read the wiki link if you think this fest is exclusive to "the history of western america" for a little inspiration on thinking outside the box :)

later,
Jaosn
 
Dude, you don't need a horseback or even guns. Seriously. It's just a time period and so much ELSE happened during that time. I don't have access to horses so my Hero doesn't have one either. Personally I'm going in a completely different direction. I actually had a couple of ides on how you could execute a western in a contemporary setting or even in the city (okay maybe a bit of a stretch there) but it is soooo wide open I can;t see how you couldn't get excited about the prospect. Of course right now this is the writer side of me getting excited... so present the idea to writers and see what they come up with. You might be VERY surprised....
 
According to 'Yahoo Answers' Rodney, we talking 1750-1875'ish?

If so, I think I can begin to see what you mean.
 
Doesn't even have to be the time period. Check out the discussion of themes common to the Western genre in the Wiki link.
 
it's not a period fest. It's a genre fest.

the wiki link is your first best bet for inspiration and ideas as to the many different directions you can take this...
 
WestFest checklist

Horses - Nope
Beautiful Western Vistas - Nope
Major gunfight - Possibly
Ideas - Thousands

I think this fest is going to rock.
 
Jason Ramsey said:
it's not a period fest. It's a genre fest.
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Now that right there is a dose of what we call reality. Don't be focusing on the period now folks. Just going to end up with a whole world of hurt round these parts.

Okay enough of talking like that. We're going to have 3 months of cowboy litanies. It's out of my system. I'm done.
 
I'm honestly more worried about a flood of schlocky Firefly rip-offs than anything else.

Against my better judgment, I have some ideas for this. I'll have to let them percolate for a month or so.
 
Ki-Ki said:
According to 'Yahoo Answers' Rodney, we talking 1750-1875'ish?

If so, I think I can begin to see what you mean.
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No.

I'm sure there are places in England that could pass for Oregon/Washington, especially Seattle where the sun never shines... (see "McCabe & Mrs Miller"(1971) for 'western' based in that region...) And you could also travel to Spain and do a "Man With No Name" knock off...

But I think of "No Country for Old Men"(2007) as a 'western'. And with that in mind, here's a blurb from the Wiki article on "The Roy Roger's Show"
The important item is highlighted below...


The Roy Rogers Show
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The Roy Rogers Show
Genre Western
Directed by George Blair
John English
Leslie H. Martinson
Don McDougall
Christian Nyby
Robert G. Walker
Starring Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Pat Brady
Trigger, the Golden Palomino
Bullet, the Wonder Dog
Ending theme "Happy Trails"
Composer(s) Lou Bring
Nat Farber
Frank Worth
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 100 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Larry Kent
Jack Lacey
Roy Rogers
Arthur Rush
Producer(s) Bob Henry
Jack Lacey
Cinematography Joe Novak
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run December 30, 1951 – June 9, 1957

The Roy Rogers Show is an American Western television series that broadcasted 100 episodes on NBC for six seasons between December 30, 1951 and June 9, 1957. The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietor of the Eureka Cafe in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as Roy’s sidekick and Dale's cook. Brady's jeep Nellybelle had a mind of her own and often sped away driverless with Brady in frantic pursuit on foot. Animal stars were Roy's Palomino horse, Trigger and his German Shepherd wonder dog, Bullet.

The show was filmed at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio, and originally sponsored by General Foods. The show's theme song, “Happy Trails”, was written by Dale Evans and sung over the end credits by Rogers and Evans. The show received an Emmy nomination in 1955 for Best Western or Adventure Series. CBS broadcast reruns for 3½ seasons on Saturday mornings four years after the show’s cancellation on NBC. Reruns aired in France in 1962.

Like Rogers’s films, the series featured traditional cowboys and cowgirls but worked contemporary touches such as automobiles, telephones, and electric lighting into the mix. Typical episodes followed the stars as they rescued the weak and helpless from the clutches of dishonest lawmen, claim jumpers, rustlers, and other "bad guys". The show was merchandised for the juvenile market with comic books, play sets, western costumes, and many other items made available.
 
Ki-Ki said:
According to 'Yahoo Answers' Rodney, we talking 1750-1875'ish?

If so, I think I can begin to see what you mean.
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A western is a style and theme, not a set time period. There was a script fest with Western as it's theme. I'm partial to Sci-Fi westerns.
 
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