Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Exploring Genre Through Analysis of Film Openings

Dawn of the Dead- Zack Snyder.
Denotation and connotation.
  • Image of the skull - we now know that death will be a key theme.
  • Green coloured Walls in the hospital - makes us think of sick, illness, uneasy.
  • She keeps checking her watch - she's ordinary, she does long shifts, works hard.
  • Emmergency sign behind her shown- this forshadows later events.
  • Forms a relationship with girl - establishes she may be a key character.
  • Picure of couple shown - theyre in a loving long term relationship.
  • Girl appears in dimmed lights - fear of the unknown.
  • Woman deals with the situation - shes a strong character, coping under pressure.
Cabin Fever- Eli Roth.
  • 'Cabin Fever' - Title forshadows, thinks of isolation.
  • Titles last a long time - slowely lowering us into the story world.
  • Establishes location and setting - we realise theyre in isolation.
  • Lone dodgy looking man - sets an eerie tone.
  • Cuts quickly to american girl (civilisation) - sets up, worlds colliding.
Taken - Pierre Morel
  • Home made movie of little girl - she will be a significant character.
  • Little light, drab and grey - negative feeling, tired and down.
  • He wraps a present precisely - He does things well, takes care, perfectonist.
  • Negative attitude between parents - dysfunctional relationship, could change.
  • Reflectng on past - he misses the strong bond with daughter, significant.

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