Micro Analysis of
"Dawn of the Dead"
Camera:
- Extreme close ups of shots
- Medium shots
- Long shots
THE TITLE SEQUENCE
- Fast-paced
- Special effects
- Quick transitions into each shot
- Explosions
- Country music (which contrasts with the images shown)
- There are lots of screaming and sounds of distress from people
- There is dialogue from the new presenters
- There are also police sirens
Mise-En-Scene:
- The location is set in Washington DC as we see the White House
- There is a lot of blood therefore lots of make up used
- The lighting's different for each scene
Macro Analysis
What is the key plot idea introduced in the title sequence?
That there is going to be a devastation, possibly due to a bacterial virus as they show
images of moving bacteria and people running and screaming.The images shows an
epidemic of some sort.
In what order is the story-line introduced?
There isn't a specific order, but from the beginning of the title sequence we are presented with very fast shots of bloody people, almost not human and then gradually we start to see the devastation which could be the consequence of the creatures.
What characters are introduced? When and How?
Characters are not necessarily introduced, there are videos of people running and sometimes a news presenters talking, but no indication saying its the main character.
What social groups are represented? How are they represented?
There are lower class people and upper class people, as we are shown people on the street with dirty clothes, whereas there are the upper class people leaving the white house and the TV presenters too. There is a negative view on the lower class people as they are seen disoriented and in a lot of distress.
Title sequence
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