Within the first shot you can establish the film is a western. This is because of the mis-en-scene of the musky desert and horse ridden by a long ranger. At this point the diegetic sound of a horse galloping and naying, along side the non-diegetic sound of a Mexican guitar. These also show the genre of the film. The camera then backtracks and zooms, at a fast pace, to reveal the vast landscape in the distance.
The Camera then pans to the right and there is an old, wheel-less, western wagon that's clearly been there for a number of years and has been abandoned. This could show how far away the characters in the scene are away from civilisation. in the next shot we see a second horse, fully saddled with supplies. Again this could be suggesting how far away from civilisation this place is.
As the camera pans across the set, the sound of a man performing some sort of strenuous activity is heard. The camera is still panning as it passes a dug hole with a shovel next to it this gives us a clue to what the man is doing which is digging holes. However the fact the shovel is on the floor suggest the man is digging with his hands and from the sound, very frantically. The camera continues to pan to the right revealing more dug holes and more shovels.The fact there are so many shovels suggests the man digging was well prepared when he came to this place which means he is digging for something in particular.the amount of holes may also show how long the man has been at it for.
The camera finally stops panning and the scene cuts back to the lone ranger closing in on this digging man. The digging man then pops his head up showing he knows there is somebody approaching and we get a close up of the characters face, which has the expression of realisation. The man stops completely and go's for his gun.
Here we have a long shot from the character point of view, looking down the barrel of his gun and aiming at the lone ranger. The man then approaches the long ranger, who appears to be dead and then. pokes the still body to check if the lone ranger is dead. As the man pulls away the lone rangers hat to see what they look like, you discover that the the lone ranger is in fact a women which isn't a typical western convention but, puts a twist on the story.
The women then hits the man sending him flying and stands to her feet. When she is stood there, the women appears as a silhouette in front of the bright, light sun. The array of light could symbolise that she is the main character in the film and also that she could be a hero and not a villain. After standing up the women ties up the man with a chain and rides off leaving him stranded.
The next shot is long shot of the women riding on her horse through, a grave yard full of tomb stones. This may be for shadowing the amount of deaths that will occur through out the rest of the film.
The camera then pans to the left but slowing down to a low angle shot of a fence painted with the word, 'REDEMPTION'. This could suggest religious themes throughout the film and also characters being saved from various situations. Religion and belief in god is a popular theme in western movies.
Next there is a mid shot of the women with a contemplating look on her face as she appears to be looking at something a head of her. The shot then cuts to an eye-line shot to reveal what she is looking at...
...which is, a vast, god-like but barren land scape. the women then rides her horse towards the small town which is seen in the distance.
A new scene begins as the women is entering the town. As she approaches, a group of loud mean on horse back come from behind her and ride past shouting and all appear to be happy.
As she continues to ride further into the town, the women looks down and the camera again shows what she is looking at with a close up. The close up is of a sign or something of that nature that reads 'MARSHALL' which is covered in dust a cast down amongst the rubble. The imagery could suggest this is a lawless town and there is no real order or regulations to follow.
The women then rides past a man plaining the lid of a coffin which then becomes the main focus of the shot. On the lid of coffin is a cross, this could be more imagery to suggest some theme of religion.
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