Friday 26 October 2012

Zombieland Analysis

Straight away we know that there is going to be a lot of deaths in this film, and perhaps quite gory ones, as the first scene is someone falling to the ground. A low angle/tilt up shot is used here to get the full affect and it feels like he is going to fall on us as that is where our perspective is. The soundtrack is Metallica, you wouldn't expect this for a zombie film suggesting that it could be a comedy/parody or something that isn't totally serious.
The blood and nudity shown in the opening sequence will make the audience realise that this will probably be echoed in the rest of the film. We know it will be quite gory, risky and maybe even controversial, as some people may get offended by the things shown. This is probably why some gory/nude things are shown in the opening sequence, maybe as a warning what will come up later in the film.

The titles and credits are in a red bold font, the red could suggest death, blood or danger. Also they look quite interactive as when the characters run/fall in them they look as if they are smashing. This could suggest the action that will happen throughout the film as a lot of things will probably get smashed up. In the first scene the title is placed as if it is the sign on the outside of the building too, which is quite clever, but also discrete.
By the time we've seen most of it we will probably establish that the genre is Zombie-Comedy due to the music and the editing mainly; the slow-motion editing looks quite humorous and comedic and the fact that the people are getting chased by the zombies. Due to the slow-motion we can see their facial expressions more which is quite funny.

The film looks as if it is set in an american city as there are lots of features that big cities have; prison at the beginning, fire department, school, strip club etc. The fact that it looks quite bright/sunny/hot there also confirms the location. The fact that it is so bright could contrast with the quite dark main feature; zombies. This could also add to the comedy feel of the film. The film looks quite modern, so it could make audiences imagine if that would be what it would be like if this happened now in real life.
This opening is quite good as raising enigmas as we are only shown clips that are in the peak of action and we don't know how it got to that point or how the zombie virus came about, so will we hence want to watch the rest and find out.

Tuesday 23 October 2012





Evaluation:

-What went well;
I think that overall most things went well. The scene looks flowing when it cuts from clip to clip, which I think was not only as a result of the editing, it was the way we filmed it too as we ensured the camera was in the right place and the way that we filmed something in one clip was done the same in the next clip, for example, the positions we were in and placements of things like hands. I like the fact that the camera we used was of a very high quality which enhanced the filming and made it look more professional. I also think that our video has added creativity and humour in too so it isn't as simple as the brief stated. Nether-the-less, it still meets the brief and we did exactly what it told us to do.

-What could be improved;
I think that most things went well however there are a few things that we could have improved or would improve is done again. Firstly there is a bit in the video where the door went from being open to being almost closed without of any film evidence of this, I thought this didn't look right. We also broke the framing rules as Kieran's face was cut out of the shot at times.

-What I have learnt and would apply elsewhere;
I have learnt how to correctly apply the 180 degree rule, so that it looks effective and realistic. I have also learnt the skills to make the video look flowing and real. When doing future projects i can use the continuity effect to make my videos look professional and effective.