28 weeks later open scene analysis

28 weeks later open scene analysis 

The scene starts of with Don the main character running with one of the zombies following him. Then you hear his wife Alice shout "Don" and there is a close up of her face which shows her emotions which are disappointed, scared and upset because she never thought her husband would leave. This makes the audience wonder why Don would leave his wife and not try to save her and where is he thinking of heading to next. Afterwards there is a close up of Don's face which shows he feels guilty of leaving his wife in the house full of zombies. After that scene a high angle shot is taken of Don opening one of the boarded up windows so that he can escape. This shows part of the setting that he is in which is dark and empty as they don't want the zombies to know they are inside the house. When Don has climbed out of the window he fulls to the ground which cuts to a long shot of Don getting up from the floor and at the same time a group of zombies running past at a fast pace. At this point the audience is wondering if Don is going to survive or if the zombies are going to spot him. This shows the audience more of the setting and makes them wonder what the zombies look like up close. Thirty six seconds in a medium shot is taken of Alice shouting "Don" through a long window in the house even though he is unable to hear her. This keeps the audience thinking is she going to die or survive. There is another close up of her face saying his name again and you can hear the worry in her voice. After that it cuts to a long shot of Alice getting pulled away and all that is left is the dark window which leaves the audience wondering what happened to her. A birds eye view comes into place which shows the setting of the scene which is a large field and you can see Don running in the distance. It then cuts to a close up of Don's face and in the background you can see a hoard of zombies chasing after him which keeps the audience wondering if he is going to survive. Finally Don he reached the dock which has a boat. There are a few moments when the camera cuts to a close up of the zombies face when they are trying to drag Don out of the boat. This shows the audience a better view of what the zombies look like. Mise en scene is used in this open scene as there are two setting in the house and at the river. The prop used is the boat which Don uses to escape.