Warm Bodies.

 

Warm bodies-

mise en scene:
Setting- 

The opening is set in a shopping street. Although, all the shops are smashed up and everything is messy. This is allowing the audience to initially see what the surroundings are going to be like. It also allows the audience to see what the other characters look like, it shows the audience that the world is crashing down around this character.

 

 

The next location is in an airport. The airport is really run down and smashed up, which shows their has been a big event to cause such a state. The security officer is so careless about the security check. The fact that he does not care about something so important shows there much have been quite a significant thing happen to cause such carelessness in a place that is normally so careful.

 The final scene is a flashback of a man cleaning the floor. The flash back is in the same place but in different circumstances. The surroundings are normal, like in the world now. The fact that it is a flashback confirms that there has been a significant event to cause such a dramatic difference.

 

Lighting-

The lighting throughout the opening is all dull and dark. The darkness shows mourning and realisation of what has previously happened. The dark lighting also emphasises how pale the characters are, which is quite a significant part throughout the film opening.

Costume-

The only significant costume we see is the one that the main character is wearing. The costume is just a plain grey t-shirt, a red hoodie and some jeans. He is wearing normal clothes but they're just a bit messy and torn. This shows he has experienced some kind of fight or trauma. He is probably just a normal person who has been through an ordeal recently.

Sound-

The only sound throughout the whole opening is the main character talking. The rest is completely silent. This can indicate loneliness, he does not hear any other sound or interact with any other character. This could also indicate emptiness as it sound as if we are inside his head and we can hear him thinking.

 

Camera Angles-

This first angle is an extreme close up of the characters eye. This helps introduce who the main character is. It also helps the audience see that something is not quite right with the appearance of this character.

This next shot is from behind the character, it shows the whole surroundings and helps establish where the character is. It also shows us the setting, location and surroundings.

 

We then switch back to another close up of the characters eyes, this can show the emotionless state in which the character is in. This can help us show what kind of person this character is and this helps prepare us for the film.

Then comes just a normal close up. This shows us more of the character and shows more detail of his face. It begins to show his facial expressions and emotions. This shot also begins to show us what costume he is wearing.

 

This shot shows us the character as well as the surroundings. It begins to inform us of what has roughly happened. Listening to the dialogue as well tells us that everyone is dead and has turned into some kind of zombie. This lets us know that this film is based around a zombie apocalypse.  

A tracking shot is what we see next. This continues to show us the settings and where the character is. Because the shot captures the body language of the character. This shows the character walking almost like he is dead and has turned into a zombie, this tells us that he is like the other characters we have seen previously.