The film is a horror so i decided to analysis the opening sequence to have a feel about how a horror could start.
There is a sound bridge at the beginning where we the audience see the universal and studio canel logo. This grabs the viewers attention because even though the visual of the film hasn't started, the music shows that its about to start. It also sets the tone/mood of the film i.e dark music suggests that something will happen at the beginning. After this, the film starts by Shaun being in the middle of the screen in a mid-shot to suggest that he is the main character. From this the camera moves further from Shaun to show a bigger image of the location which is a pub. This suggests that this is the place where everyone hangs out.
The camera moves with Shaun and the girl when they look at Ed to make it seem as thought the audience are in the movie. This engages the audience because they feel that they are apart of it and want to see why the camera is moving and wanting us as the audience to see. There is a wide mid-shot of the girl,Shaun and Ed. They are framed within the camera with the 'rule of 3' which means that within each third of the screen one of the characters are in it. This can be so that there is no empty space and the audience should focus on them 3. I think that Ed is in the middle to suggest that he is causing trouble between Shaun and his girlfriend.
Ed is in tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt and playing a gambling machine to suggest that he doesn't have a lot of money to splurge on clothes and that he isn't self conscious of what he wears and how he looks. In contrast Shaun is in a nice shirt and tie which can represent that he is able to dress up when going out maybe because he has a job and is able to make a living.
The shot reverse shot of Shaun and his girlfriend having a conversation makes it more realistic and creates an effect on the audience, as if there are there in the pub. The quick shots of Ed, his girlfriend and her 2 friends saying his name can suggest that he is being pestered, he himself is being annoying, they care for him or they want him to realise something.
The montage of the different characters at work suggests that as they are acting and look like zombies, which can suggest that something zombie like will happen. In my opinion this is what i think attracts the audience even more because they might be thinking 'okay whats going on here? i have to continue watching to see what happens.'
Shaun says 'things will change' which i think implicates that the main plot of the film is coming up. This line can therefore get the audience to think of what might change and how, because from this, it leads to the next scene.
The titles for the film is what appears next. 'Shaun Of The Dead' appears on the road as 'zombies' walk along that road to suggest that what Shaun said about things changing, is happening right now.
This then makes a transition to the next shot which is a pan shot of the camera moving up to show Shaun. Whats effective about this is that the noise that Shaun makes and the way that he walks seems zombie like which can suggest that he has turned into a zombie, when in actual fact, he has just woken up.This in my opinion creates humour.
A wide shot of Shaun & Ed's messy living room is shown to represent them as typical men i.e. lazy and untidy.
The sound of shooting coming from the video game that Ed is playing suggests that shooting might happen within the movie as well as representing boys love for video games.
The quick montage shots of the flushing toilet, Shaun brushing his teeth and washing his hands can suggest the rush he is in to get to work, also suggesting that he takes his job seriously because he doesn't want to end up like Ed. Him not wanting to end up like Ed is also shown by the close up of his name badge to suggest that he does care about work and wants to be seen as someone that is able to make a living for himself. This, as stated previously shows a contract is characters, which can be seen as interesting for the audience because they might like want to know how people with different personalities get along.
That was my analysis of the opening sequence to 'Shaun Of The Dead'
Becky
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