Assignment 10
- 1. fire and smoke within the frame in this OTS shot to show turmoil within the scene , this is usually associated with the zombie genre , as the country has no restraints or leadership , so everyone tends to go on a rampage. desolate abandoned place , this is true to the zombie film setting , this is because many people have fled from that area so large spaces look abandoned , this creates tense atmosphere as you don't know what could be hiding round the corner. gory makeup , this is stereotypical of the zombie genre as it makes it look quire realistic almost although they have just “eaten” someone. in this close up shot it shows bloody hands and face. the title of the film is in bold , red in colour and “Dead” being the largest words , this is an obvious connotation of the film , red has connotations of blood… the use of the little girl is common of zombie horror films , as you don't usually think of little girls as zombies , this makes the fact that she is a zombie a little more creepy and unsettling , it may also be a little surprising for some viewers who are not used to this genre. long shot of ambulance running someone over, this is quite ironic as , ambulances are meant to help people , it connotes that the country is in great turmoil. long shot of a high volume of zombies , shows that the survivors must have some skill set to be able to survive just because of the pure volume of people that are zombies. the editing of the titles has been done very well , the use of the blood blowing away give it a great effect and does look very realistic , the way they have done this is very striking , as before when you see it ,you associate it with blood , then the effect sets in and looks great and fits with the genre very well. this is very suitable for the genre as it fits with all the blood and gore you would expect from a zombie horror