I looked at the film 'Zombieland':
- Zombieland is a horror/comedy and it is similar to the film 'Shaun of the Dead (spoof of Dawn of the Dead)
- The first voice we hear is the narrator. You can straight away tell
he is quite a young 'normal' boy. This straight away seems strange as in
usual zombie films the protagonist is usually an older, more
professional and experienced person. The way he explains the 'rules' of
Zombieland sounds quite humorous but they help set the tone of the film
and help us work out the genre which straight away you would think is
horror but the audience may be changing their minds. The way the
narrator is speaking seems very calm which seems to the audience that
he has been doing it for a long time. He doesn't hold back any
information which seems strange as usually horror films hold back a lot
of information from the audience to create suspense. The lighting used
is quite natural which makes the situation seem more real.
- The use of handheld shots create a sense of panic. It also looks as
if the character is filming what is around him which seems very
realistic. The high angle shot from one of the 'humans' shows him to
be vulnerable and shows that the zombie is the one with the power, which
leads into the zombies ruling the world. The first title we see is
'Columbia pictures' in red, this is a connotation of danger, violence
and blood. The style of the title also relates to it being a lively
action film. The lighting used is quite natural which makes the
situation seem more real.
- We straight away know the film is set in America as the first shot
is of the American flag. The camera then zooms out and in the background
we see The White House with smoke coming out of it. This indicates the
film is set in Washington. You can immediately tell things aren't right
as the smoke coming out of The White House, and the mess in all the
roads. It is easy to tell which genre this film is almost straight away.
The opening is very effective and I think that it interests the
audience to want to carry on watching the film and find out more.

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