Judged as the absolute masterpiece of Western cinema is probably the most complex and discussed the work of John Ford's filmography. Amato and criticized by many, the subject of numerous studies and essays, is also a key point for the analysis that exists between film and painting.
Focusing on some shots, composition and colors are the same as many paintings by Frederic Remington. This American artist, considered more an 'illustrator than a painter, was one of the few who told through the use of painting and sculpture, the epic of the West, the myth of the frontier and the Indians. His images of great visual effect served as the inspiration for almost all production of movies.
Focusing on some shots, composition and colors are the same as many paintings by Frederic Remington. This American artist, considered more an 'illustrator than a painter, was one of the few who told through the use of painting and sculpture, the epic of the West, the myth of the frontier and the Indians. His images of great visual effect served as the inspiration for almost all production of movies.
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Frederic Remington, A reconnaissance (1902)
Frederic Remington, The Scout: Friends or Foes (1902-05) 
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Frederic Remington, Mauve rider in the snow
"I tried to copy the style of Remington, his color and his movement, I think I have partially succeeded," John Ford.
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Frederic Remington, The capture of Finnigan (1888) When Ethan and Martin arise on the Indian camp littered with corpses John Ford follows the "battles" of the paintings Remington.
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L ' attack Indians. Ford is not just a simple staging, superspettacolo end in itself but a symbol of the struggle between good and evil, the clash of opposing cultures and different interpretations through the school of Remington. Same cut of the frame and the same things in perspective.
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Frederic Remington, A Dash for the Tiber 
Frederic Remington, Buffalo Runners - Big Horn basin (1909 ) 
The camera shows the stage set by use of a frame. John Ford's vision blends with the paint film, leading the viewer into a painting.
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"If you keep the horizon line up or down, never at the center of the frame, it means that you're a good director" John Ford
This statement is reflected in many landscapes where the distribution of space is the basis for a correct composition.
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