History Main / JuxtaposedHalvesShot

* Juxtaposed halves is a common motif used in the opening montage of ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', first we see a half-and-half shot of Monroe; the right hand side is his human form and the lefthand side he's in his wessen (monster) form. A few seconds later we see it again but with another character, Rosalee. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyxnyLxu-qc]] The intersitials for Season 3 on the UK channel Watch do the same thing with Nick's zombie form.

* The ''Literature/LoneWolf'' graphic novel ''The Skull of Agarash'' uses a juxtaposed halves shot in the same panel to show Grandmaster Lone Wolf and Guildmaster Banedon both leaning on a CrystallBall while they're communicating with each other at a distance.

* Juxtaposed halves was a common motif used in the opening montage of ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', first we see a half-and-half shot of Monroe; the right hand side is his human form and the lefthand side he's in his wessen (monster) form. A few seconds later we see it again but with another character, Rosalee. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyxnyLxu-qc]] The intersitials for Season 3 on the UK channel Watch do the same thing with Nick's zombie form.

* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', [[Recap/DeathBattleS02E13RyuVsScorpion "Ryu vs. Scorpion"]]: The last shot of the introduction, right before the battle itself, is such a shot of half of Ryu and Scorpion's faces. The symmetry is interesting here, since Ryu's half is animation while Scorpion's half is live-action.

* In SilverAge ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics, when Peter Parker's Spidey Sense is triggered while he's in civvies, we often see his face half normal and half in his costume's mask.

* ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankACrackInTime'' case cover uses this with the eponymous characters to contrast them as "Flesh and Steel".

* Luminous of ''Videogame/MapleStory'' has his character portraits which depict his normal and corrupted side.

* The posters for the Wrestling/{{WWE}} ''Invasion'' Pay Per View had half Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and half Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon, since the invading force was the WCW/ECW contingent led by Shane.

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* The cover for ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'' feature [[TheProtagonist The Prince]] and [[JekyllAndHyde Dark Prince]] juxtaposed on each other, and provides the trope image for SuperPoweredEvilSide.
** The WII version ''Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords'' instead opts for MirroredConfrontationShot.

See also MirroredConfrontationShot for a similar but conflict exclusive trope. Compare VersusCharacterSplash, where two characters' faces are are briefly shown in a Splash Screen as a prelude to a battle in a FightingGame; and FearfulSymmetry, where both characters involved are usually shown in profile in an ongoing BladeLock.

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* In a similar vein, in SilverAge ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' comics when Peter Parker's Spidey Sense is triggered while he's in civvies we often see his face half normal and half in his costume's mask.

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* ''Film/FaceOff'''s poster/cover juxtaposes three quarters of [[FBIAgent Sean Archer]] (JohnTravolta) with [[ArchEnemy Castor Troy]] (NicolasCage) using shadows to split them, also averts MisplacedNamesPoster.

* ''Film/SpaceJam'' uses a variation in one of the film's posters with MichaelJordan beside BugsBunny and half of their mugs at the left and right side of the poster.

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* ''RatchetAndClankACrackInTime'' case cover uses this with the eponymous characters to contrast them as "Flesh and Steel".

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* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'': The [[http://www.dragonball-multiverse.com/en/page-790.html cover page for chapter 36]] does this with [[RedOniBlueOni Bardock and King Cold]]. Bardock's side depicts people from the Planet Trade Organization and Cold's side features Saiyans.

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* The home video covers for ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' show one half of her face hidden by a sword. The other half is reflected in the sword, but as her [[SweetPollyOliver male soldier persona]].
* ''[[WesternAnimation.MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'': Used during the song 'What My Cutie Mark Is Telling Me' in the episode "[[Recap.MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]", one shot with all six of the mane cast.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' does this during "The Plagues" between [[TheHero Moses]] and [[WellDoneSonGuy Rameses]] before turning into a MirroredConfrontationShot.

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* One of ''TheMuppets Film Parody Calendar'' posters was a take-off of ''Face/Off'', with the Original Miss Piggy from Season 1 of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' on one side and the current, smoother Piggy puppet on the other. The title: ''Face/Lift''.

* The posters for the {{WWE}} ''Invasion'' {{PPV}} had half VinceMcMahon and half ShaneMcMahon, since the invading force was the WCW/ECW contingent led by Shane.

Besides conflict, it is sometimes simply used to show [[DuoTropes partners]] or [[{{Foil}} opposites]], like [[RedFishBlueFish past/future, good/evil, 2D[=/=]3D]] etc. in one shot.

* Juxtaposed halves was a common motif used in the opening montage of ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', first we see a half-and-half shot of Monroe; the right hand side is his human form and the lefthand side he's in his wessen (monster) form. A few seconds later we see it again but with another character, Rosalee. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyxnyLxu-qc]]

* The ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Emotion Sickness" has a shot of Kim and Shego styled like this when their "moodulator" chips are set on angry.

* ''[[WesternAnimation.MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'': Used during the song 'What My Cutie Mark Is Telling Me' in the episode "[[Recap.MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]", one shot with all six of the mane cast.

* The home video covers for ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' show one half of her face hidden by a sword. The other half is reflected in the sword, but as her [[SweetPollyOliver male soldier persona]].

* ''DragonBallMultiverse'': The [[http://www.dragonball-multiverse.com/en/page-790.html cover page for chapter 36]] does this with [[RedOniBlueOni Bardock and King Cold]]. Bardock's side depicts people from the Planet Trade Organization and Cold's side features Saiyans.