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Zombie land opening sequence

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The opening sequence of Zombie Land uses an unsettling remix of the American national anthem and diegetic sounds of chaos like car alarms and explosions to set an ominous tone. Handheld camerawork and slow motion gory scenes portray a sense of vulnerability and danger. Titles written in red with a bold font directly inform the viewer this will be a violent action horror film. The setting of Washington DC among American symbols burning establishes the film's location and suggests all is not right in the world.

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Zombie land opening sequence Here I am analysing the opening sequence of Zombie land. This film is a horror/comedy, which is unusual but works very well, another film that does this well is Shaun of the Dead (a spoof on the film Dawn of the Dead. The opening starts with the American national anthem, but it is a re-mix of it, therefore this immediately makes us feel on edge and as if things are not quite right. There is a voice over that acts as our main way of finding out information, he sounds like a typical American man, as this is the case he could be the main character, as he seems an easy everyday character in which the audience can relate to. Followed then by a diegetic car alarm, car explosion and fire special effects, this connotes chaos, and therefore the audience feel danger and are on edge. Already you know this is a horror genre film, from diegetic screaming, you know the theme of violence will carry on throughout. When the actual film titles begin, immediately rock type music starts, this could suggest that the film is rough and ready. At the start of the opening sequence the main camera shot is a handheld, it is as if the character is filming around him, as there are very realistic glitches, this adds to the realism of this sequence, but also as the audience we feel disorientated as the camera is of a canted angle.A high angle shot of one of the humans shows him to be vulnerable, this adds to the story line of the zombies controlling the earth. All of the title sequence is in slow motion, as it features gory scenes this allows the viewer to see this in depth. The first title is Columbia pictures. All the text we see is in red, this has immediate connotations of danger and violence. The titles are of bold font, this adds to the fact it is an action pack film, not a romance. The setting is in Washington in America, this can be found through an American flag on the car on fire but also you see the White House (with smoke coming out), immediately things are not right. As this is a horror genre opening, there is a lot of gore and bloody violence. I think that the titles being red informs the reader straight away, therefore when it comes to mine I will do the same. P.O.V and handheld shots are extremely effective in getting the audience to relate and involve themselves with the film; these types of shots will play a part in mine. I find the animated titles (how they seem to break/crack like glass) very well put together, but as im not a professional I feel this would be too challenging to achieve, therefore I will stick to a simpler dissolve in, but focus on technical typography.

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  • 1. Zombie land opening sequence Here I am analysing the opening sequence of Zombie land. This film is a horror/comedy, which is unusual but works very well, another film that does this well is Shaun of the Dead (a spoof on the film Dawn of the Dead. The opening starts with the American national anthem, but it is a re-mix of it, therefore this immediately makes us feel on edge and as if things are not quite right. There is a voice over that acts as our main way of finding out information, he sounds like a typical American man, as this is the case he could be the main character, as he seems an easy everyday character in which the audience can relate to. Followed then by a diegetic car alarm, car explosion and fire special effects, this connotes chaos, and therefore the audience feel danger and are on edge. Already you know this is a horror genre film, from diegetic screaming, you know the theme of violence will carry on throughout. When the actual film titles begin, immediately rock type music starts, this could suggest that the film is rough and ready. At the start of the opening sequence the main camera shot is a handheld, it is as if the character is filming around him, as there are very realistic glitches, this adds to the realism of this sequence, but also as the audience we feel disorientated as the camera is of a canted angle.A high angle shot of one of the humans shows him to be vulnerable, this adds to the story line of the zombies controlling the earth. All of the title sequence is in slow motion, as it features gory scenes this allows the viewer to see this in depth. The first title is Columbia pictures. All the text we see is in red, this has immediate connotations of danger and violence. The titles are of bold font, this adds to the fact it is an action pack film, not a romance. The setting is in Washington in America, this can be found through an American flag on the car on fire but also you see the White House (with smoke coming out), immediately things are not right. As this is a horror genre opening, there is a lot of gore and bloody violence. I think that the titles being red informs the reader straight away, therefore when it comes to mine I will do the same. P.O.V and handheld shots are extremely effective in getting the audience to relate and involve themselves with the film; these types of shots will play a part in mine. I find the animated titles (how they seem to break/crack like glass) very well put together, but as im not a professional I feel this would be too challenging to achieve, therefore I will stick to a simpler dissolve in, but focus on technical typography.