the searchers - shot breakdown (1.29-4.32)

Shot Breakdown - The Searchers
(1.29-1.35) Black Background with words ‘Texas 1868’ in white writing
Shot 1- (1.35-1.55) Writing fades out so entire screen is black, until door is opened (as music starts) by a medium shot of a silhouette of a lady (Martha), who walks outside to the porch, into light so we can now see her. The camera tracks with her outside to the porch where it stops and pans over with her so there is a medium shot of her to the left side of the screen, on the right side of the screen you see a extreme long shot of figure (Ethan) approaching the house on horse.
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Shot 2- (1.55-2.00) Camera is now in front of Martha, and we see a medium shot of her looking out in distance
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Shot 3- (2.00-2.06) eye-line matching -camera shows what she is looking out at with a long shot of the figure (Ethan) riding towards her
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Shot 4- (2.06-2.17) back to medium shot of Martha on porch. Male character (Aa...