There are many shots and editing techniques within this short extract that all contribute to the overall feel of the scene. This helps develop different moods as the story lines progresses. Though most of the editing used is used to establish continuity.
In westerns, they usually aim to make people quite tense, here the tension is created mainly by the lack of score used, this boosts the audience's attention and focus. Most of the shot lengths are quite long which makes for dull situations, fast cuts are used to alternate between characters to create a stare down which makes the audiences wonder what the character might do next
The main character is always in the centre of the shots, which establishes him as the focus of these shots, drawing the character's attention to him. This long shot is able to show the guns of the two characters facing him, which may establish that he's in a dangerous position. The long shot is also able to clearly show that the background is very empty, which may show that this town is dangerous as it is very empty.
The close up above is used in order to show the protagonist's facial expressions, Shot/reverse shots are used in order to show the difference in their expressions, portraying the protagonist as fearless while his opponents are quite scared and surprised. The shot also makes the audience surprised at why he's not scared while facing against several men, drawing them in.
A medium long shot is used in order to emphasise on the amount of people he is facing against. As they begin to draw their guns, the shot slowly zooms out, in order to show that they are shooting at the ground to intimidate him, and also to show the number of people watching in the background, signalling that they are also against the protagonist.
In this shot, the three characters are all holding guns, which symbolises danger, also the fact that they are shot from a lower angle is made in order to show that they are in control, this low angle shot makes them look larger and therefore more powerful.
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