The document analyzes a scene from the film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". It discusses how the close-up shots of each character looking at one another establishes tension and suggests they are nervous. Hand close-ups further reveal one character is fidgeting and another's hand is shaking, indicating their states of mind. The positioning of the characters is established through 180-degree shots. A rock placed between them takes on symbolic significance. Facial expressions and backgrounds provide clues to one character's fate. Music and wide shots set the scene. Through these techniques, the director builds suspense around the outcome of the standoff.

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All the characters have eye match have looking at each other. You could see a close up of
Setenza looking at Blondie then it goes back to Blondie back to setenza and setenza to
Tuco. Because this shows setenza looking at both characters it suggests he is worried
about what’s about to unfold, this is because lots of the eye line matches suggests that he
is nervous. However all the characters have an eye line shot which suggests all the
characters are equal and anyone could win this dual. After the eye line shots you can see
a selection of close ups which views the characters hands and the use of weapons. This
helps create the meaning that Blondie is calm and in control of the situation. You can see
this because the close up shows that Setenza is fidgeting with his fingers. This would
immediately suggest to the audience that the character is nervous and unstable where as
if you look at Blondie he is fairly relaxed and is staring them out almost to creep them
out. If you look at Tucos hand you can see that it is shaking, this immediately indicates
that he is scared and doesn’t know his fate. Also with the use of the 180 degree you are
able to know where they are at all times. This allows the audience to know the positions
of all the characters in the film. In contrast to this there is also a Match on action on the
characters to show they are getting the guns ready, this creates suspense and this shows
how important the character Clint Eastwood plays in the film; this is because Clint’s gun
links in with the inevitable death of Tuco which links in with the Graveyard. There is also
an Early long shot which shows what the characters are looking at, this builds connection
with the characters, the amount of Early long shots which are used to link with the level
of concern and with the guns and it almost tells you what’s about to unfold. This will
make the audience feel on edge as they may know what his destiny is in the film. One
other indication you can see with regards to colour you can see that with the colours that
Blondie is the Protagonist in the film as he is wearing light coloured clothes and the other
guys are the antagonist as they are wearing Dark clothes which is symbolic for death and
Evil. The colours in the face off have all been edited in order to create Juxtaposition. One
other aspect of the clip you notice is the when Blondie puts the Rock down, when the
camera zooms on it, it means that the rock has some sort of meaning and all the
characters in the scene need it for some reason so this makes it the plot device. After the
rock has been placed it immediately cuts towards the characters faces to show what they
are all after. The meaning which is created is that it shows to the audience that this rock
has some significance.
One other aspect of the clip that you see is the use of the early long shot over the
shoulders in order to see what the other characters are looking at, this shows focus and it
would immediately let the audience know what the characters are trying to do. One other
aspect of the clip that you can clearly notice is that there is a 180 degree cut from an
early long shot to a High angle shot in order to show suspense and has also been used in
order to show shock, which will make the audience wonder what the significance of the
shootout. Something else you notice from the clip is that you can see Blondie with the
Rock in his hand, this could symbolise that he has the power of the situation and this also
links in with the use of juxtaposition cos you can clearly see that there is 2 Guys following
him and watching his every move. In the face off clip 1.05 you can see that there is a wide

2. shot of all the guys who are involved in the shootout and an idea of the Location of the
film, so that it gives the film a narrative of the setting. One other aspect of them clip you
notice is the facial expressions on the faces of Tuco, you can almost tell that his fate is
death and the graveyard behind him is symbolic of this. One other aspect you notice from
the clip is that straight away you can see that Blondie is confident that he is going to win
the face off as about 0.05 seconds in you can see that he just looks at them in a way of
disgust and cockiness. You can also sense that something might happen as the music gets
louder, this creates tension and it makes the audience question what is about unfold. The
choice of music is also relevant to the clip as the film is Wild West and the music
replicates this.