Framing Techniques used in The Searchers

Screening Report on The Searchers
John Ford did an excellent job at utilizing different framing techniques in his movie The Searchers. Ford used different framing techniques depending on the mood and location of the particular shot.
During the opening scene of the movie, Ethan rides across the dessert with mountains in the background. Ford uses natural surroundings extensively during the movie. During transitional scenes when the actors are moving from one place to another, the shot is usually from a distance. This technique shows the overall grandeur of the natural surroundings dwarfing t…