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What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Westerns take place in the untamed frontier, an open landscape of mountain ranges, rugged lands and vast plains.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Westerns take place in the untamed frontier, an open landscape of mountain ranges, rugged lands and vast plains.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Westerns take place in the untamed frontier, an open landscape of mountain ranges, rugged lands and vast plains.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Settlers build isolated homesteads or live in small towns, which often boast a main street;

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? main businesses of these small towns include a jail,

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? a livery stable

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Settlers are just as distinct as the setting, the men wearing boots, spurs and Stetsons.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Cowboys are the main characters with the Western genre.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Westerns generally feature a hero, often a cowboy.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? But not always

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Indians

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Women

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Children

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? And Animals Too

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Cattle often factor into the plot of many Westerns.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Heroes must be adept at using a lasso in the Western genre.

What Are the Characteristics of the Western Genre? Heroes must be adept at using a lasso in the Western genre.

Simple Movie Treatment Plot: What is the conflict to the story?

Plot Cowboys & Aliens revolves around an outlaw, a wealthy cattleman, and a mysterious woman traveler who must ally to save a group of townspeople abducted by space aliens.

Movie Characters Hero or Heroes, Robbers, Ranchers, Family, Town Folk

Simple Movie Treatment Setting: One setting such as plains or mountains or multiple settings.

Simple Movie Treatment Setting: One setting such as plains or mountains or multiple settings.

Title Cowboys and Aliens

Write a Movie Treatment Write a movie treatment for your Western movie and include the plot, characters, setting and title.

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